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-The Legislature, and Province _ generally, is awaiting with interest the plans for establishment of some " sort of farm credit formula for the benefit of young men who want to take up farming but are prevented by lack of capital from doing so. We have urged such legislation for some time; and we feel certain that it will have a salutary effect on the agri- cultural industry.

Details of the plan have yet to be announced. We trust that they will not be unduly complicated and that the terms of credit will be such as will put assistance within the reach

_ of all who really need it and who can give reasonable assurance that it will be used to good advantage. Rules and regulations there must be, of course; but there is no need to

bind them with excessive red tape.

We hope that three things, par- ticularly, will be kept in mind: ‘1) The amount of money available to any bonafide applicant should be enough to give the man a real start in farming; anything less would de- feat the purpose of the plan; (2) In-

terest rates should be kept as low_

as possible, commensurate with the fund’s stability; (3) The plan should! be kept entirely free of political con- trol or influence. Let it never be said that a single individual was refused

assistance because it was rumoured that he voted for the “wrong party”.

Lessons From Norway

Efforts to control inflation in this country and the United States are largely confined to plaintive governmental appeals, labor being implored to limit its demands and industry to curb price increases. But in Norway, which also is suffering inflation, they seem to be doing something concrete about it. The government is really making head in bringing about voluntary control.

Four major business organiza- tions recently pledged assistance, to- ward putting voluntary price re- ductions in effect to lower the cost of living index two-thirds of a point by Mar. 1. They are the Norwegian Federation of Industries, the Mer- cantile federation, the Federation of Handicraft Trades and the Federa- tion of Consumer Co-operatives.

The Norweigian Federation of Labor has agreed to postpone wage negotiations until the cost of living for June 15 has been published. The two major farm organizations, af- ter early reluctance, are considér- ing a new government request. Its effect would be to reduce the cost of living index one-third of a point.

Norway’s labor force, farms and factories are more highly organized and thus more readily approached and influenced by goyernment than are similar groups in America. Still, Norway’s program bears watching as an indication of whether vigorous government prodding can hold down inflation.

Whale Hunting t

Last year, for the first time, the ‘Canadian Government went into the whale hunting business—and netted a total of 43 white whales. The operation was conducted by of- ficials of the Northern Affairs De- partment’s Arctic Division in co- operation with Eskimos who used their traditional equipment. The scene of operations was about 120 miles north of Churchill on the north coast of Hudson Bay. The purpose, according to one official of the Department, “was to give us a chance to see what we could do”. Another purpose, presumably; was to add to the Eskimos’ food supplies.

The white whale measures from 12 to 15 feet and weighs about 1500 pounds. The Eskimos don’t particu- larly relish its flesh, although they eat it on occasion; but they are quite fond of the layers of thick tissue just under the skin called. “muk- tuk.” Whale meat is used exten- sively as dog food, and this is an important use among the Eskimos.

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Next the Government. hopes to have available a new type

of processing plant, in which heat

and electricity provided by a diesel motor are used to cure the meat that has been .cooked. The Defense Research Medical Laboratory at Toronto is now working on the ap-

___ Capital Punishment [| | We think that Mr. Lester B. |

Pearson: is correct in his view that the Federal Government has no right to abolish capital punishment by order-in-council. This, evidently, is what the Government is doing. Since the Conservatives assumed of- fice, some 17: death sentences; out of a total of 21 or 22, have been commuted to so-called “life impris- onment” by cabinet decree.

There are arguments that might be cited in favour of doing away with the death penalty. There are arguments, too, for retaining it. Both sides in the controversy can easily furnish statistics to support their point of view. It is a matter which needs more exhaustive study than has been given to it so far be- fore the issue can be settled one way or the other.

In any event, Parliament alone should make the decision, after the proper study has been made. What Prime Minister Diefenbaker _ per- sonally thinks should not be the decisive factor in reaching a con- | clusion.

If capital punishment is finally abolished—by. act- of Parliament, the statute regarding life imprisonment should be amended, so as to make it mean exactly what it says.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Poor Mr. Molotov! For his al- leged “deviation” from party policy in the Soviet Union, he was sent off to Outer Mongolia. Now that he would like a change of scenery, the Netherlands has refused to accept him as Soviet\ Ambassador.

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Nearly half the world's children are not getting any education at all, according to a survey made

‘public last week by the United Na.

tions Educational, Scientific and

‘Cultural Organization. The survey

is based on appraisal of 197~school systems and is a depressing com- mentary on world. progress in this age of enlightenment.

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Congratulations to the pupils ahd 4

staff of Kensington and Alberton high schools. They scored highest marks in the four Atlantic Provin- ces in a schools and colleges ability test sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation. Other Island high schools also made a good showing. In citing this achievment in the Legislature on Tuesday, Education

' Minister Clark said. it-was evidence

that “neither the teachers nor the

youth of this Province, have sub-

stantially lost the spirit of sacrifice

or the ambitions of their ancestors.” 7 = *

Canadians have shown marked interest in the ceremonies, which started on February 12 all over the United States, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the president who in 1865 was assassinated for his activities in abolishing slavery. The celebrations are to continue through- out the year, designated by Presid- ent Eisenhower as’ Lincoln Sesqui- centennial Year, and a record of these observances will be kept. by the Library of Congress, whert a large collection of material on the

life and work of Lincoln is preserv- ed. ‘ ° * *

The U.S. Department of Agricul- ture reports that storage of surplus crops under the price support pro- a record in 1958. The govenment stored 489,146,395 bus-) hels of wheat, one-third of the re-. cord: crop of 1,462,000,000 bushels. It now owns outright 786,101,564 bushels, for which it laid out $2,- 205,872,246 in support - payments. Also placed in storage last year were almost 98 million bushels of soy- beans, almost 100 million bushels of grain sorghums and 1081‘, million bushels of corn. Expenditures for Storage, interest and handling of this inventory will be one billion dollars. And, President Eisenhower

| said, none of this contributes to a

sound solution of the farm problem.

Britain’s Program For Cyprus |: PUBLIC FORUM

Canadian

On the face of it, there is noth- , Archbishop Makarios has repeat-

ing in Britain's foyr-point pro- |

gram for an independent Cyprus | them remaining on leasehold. In- | to delay an early. settlement of | deed. he is one of the first to|

the vexed Cypriot problem.

The greatest single danger al! along has been the issue of Brit- ain’s retention of any form cf overeignty over the military

ases she needs on the island for | riot communities on Cyprus; a

strategic purposes.

Significantly, the relevant clause in the British program carefully avoids use of the word | “sovereignty.”” It says the ‘‘stra- | tegic needs of Britain on Cyprus | should be established in such a |

manner that they cannot be chal- lenzged later and will stand In- definitely.”

FAMILIAR PATTERN

This is interpreted in London as meaning that the British gov- ernment will probably be satis- fied with a long-term lease—pos- sibly 99 years — on the bases.

This would follow the pattern of United States bases in Britain | and other parts of Eurcpe, which are subject to the authority of the country concerned — Unlike the enclaves Britain and other colonial powers once maintained ander their. own flags in foreign territory .

To m@ny Cypriots, lasistence | on the use of the word SOv- | ereignty would have implied the | continuation of colonia! rule and | an infringement of their Jong-~ souzht indevencence

But the Cypriots have no de-

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sire to see the bases abandoned. | Thee.

| drafied by the prime ministers | lof Greece and Turkey.

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edly said he has no odjection to

admit that the bases are neces- sary to the island’s economy. OTHER POINTS

The remaining British points— a full reconciliation between Cyp-

ré-creation of Greco - Turkish friendship and that the Cypriots themselves be given an opportu- nity to develop their institutions for self-government .and_ inde- pendence — are in accord with the Zurich agreement on Cyprus

The absence of any spec'fic reference to the Commonwealth indicates that Britain, Greece and | Turkey are agreed that this is a | matter \for the Cypriots them,, selves to decide. |

Archbishop Makarios has said | he has nothing against an inde- pendent Cyprus remaining in the Commonwealth. Indeed, there Is a feeling in some British quarters that he favors such acticn.

/ Turkish Cypriots also want to maintain the Commonwealth link, | but the more nationalistic sec- | tions of the Greek Cypriot com- } '

munity and left - wing elements want it severed.

The Age Old Story

Thou wilt keep him in. perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on

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_ Sir John-At Falconweod ~

P. E. Island Historical Society

"Did you know that Sir John A. MacDonald, Prime Minister , of

Canada, was first inmate of Fal- conwood? 2

The old “Asylum for Insane Persons,”’ as it was called before the less offensive name of ‘‘Fal- conwood Hospital” was adopted, was built in 1879 on the present site of Riverside Hospital, and on land whose first owner was Phillips Callbeck.

It was at this farm that Mrs. Callbeck was concealed on No- vember 17, 1775, when the Amer- ican privaters, Franklin and Lynch, raided Charlottetown. Cap-

+ tain John Selman of the Lynch

tried to find Mrs. Callbeck for the purpose (to use his own words) of ‘‘cutting her throat,” because her father, Nathanial Coffin of Boston, ‘is remarkable for his attachment to the Govern ment.” «

Later, the land became the pro- perty of JohnrGrubbe (perhaps no relation to the sexton who was stolen by goblins) whose bones lie in the old burial ground on Elm .Avenue: The Asylum was built near ‘‘Falconwood House,” the seat of Mr. Grubbe, a fine residence in which Sir John A. MacDona'd lived for awhile as an invalid

Sir John was stricken with a

This column ts open to discus

sion by correspondents of question c.

interest. The Guardian does not resem

sarily endorse the opinion cf corres pondents.

_FARMERS’ PROBLEMS

Sir,—Vertical integration is get- ting quite an airing and it soon ought to smell a whele-lot sweet, er. The main bugbear ig over- preduction and vacant farms, Young people soon tire of work- ing for big companies for little or nothing. Evidently it is here to stay, so we, will have to meet

| dairying; and sheep raising has

the challenge and study all its!

| angles. Denmark, on their little farms |

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A Day’s Meal

es Lawrence in a report in -the Journal of the American Medical Association.: Foods to Include Daily:: Cereal an bread: whole grain

with the farmers in the drivers’ seat, have pretty well driven us out of the British market. With over 2500 vacant farms the in- efficient farmer must be pretty well eliminated.

It is about time farm experts turned their attention to organ- ized orderly production and mar- keting, and quit giving the small farmer the axe.

Existing support prices without a quota helps the big integrat- ing companies most except in

not helped much.

Labor unions will soon include farm workers which should put the. family farm in a much. bet- ter position. Officials. shou!d retain as many family farms as possible, If they were put on a 40 hour week they would think they were on vacation half of the time. :

The stress of climate and dis- ease needs the personal inter- est which can not be controlled from an office. Even big indust- ries are looking more and more to the little fellow for a lot of their accessories. I don't think it is a good idea to have all your

the farmers very

eggs in the one basket. A big thank you goes out to the, dairies. who helped in the mem- | bership drive for the Mederatien. I hope the executive will sée fit by some tangible means to make every member feel he is_ important, I am. Sir, ¢tc.. SMALL FARMER Freetown, P. E. L

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Eggs: At least three

Vegetables: At least‘ two serv- ings a day; one serving or more should be of a green or yellow vegetable

Potatoes: At least one serving.

Fruits: At least two servings; one serving should be of citrus ‘ruit or melon; avoid the syrup of canned fruits.

Milk: One pint or more.

Water: Six to eight glasses (this may include. coffee or tea). FOR DESSERT

Desserts: Fruit as specified, simple puddings, fruit gelatin, simple cakes (pound or sponge cake without icing), simple céok- ies .

Fats: As needed and desired.

Now ‘here is a sample daily menu using these foods:

_ Breakfast: Orange juice, oat- meal, poached egg, toast, butter, coffee (no sugar).

Lunch: Tomato juice, broiled trout, asparagus, combination salad with dressing, bread, fruit cup, butter, tea or coffee (no sugar).

SAMPLE DINNER

Dinner: Chicken broth with Tice, broiled lamb chops, baked potato, julienne carrots. salad. bread. butter, baked custard, tea or coffee (again, no sugar).

In addition to this, you should drink a 6 ounce glass of milk at 10 a.m., another at 3 p.m. and a third before: bedtime. For the bedtime snack you can also have crackers, cereal or toast and

‘some fruit.

And there you have it—a day’s meal for the tired executive.. QUESTION AND ANSWER

R. T.: What is the cause of werts cn the bottom of the feet. and what is the best and quick- est way to remove them?

Answer: These are called plan- tar warts, the cause of which is unknown. They may be very

| stubborn. and various treatments

have been used, includ:ng local medication, freezing, radiation and surgical removal. }

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(From Tbe Guardian Files)

TWENTY—FIVE YEARS AGO (Feb, 19, 1934) ‘

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Judson of Pownal received many congratu- latory messages of goodwill on the occasion of their sixty-third wedding anniversary which occur- red recently. A large number ga- thered to wish the couple many more years of married happiness,

Rev. Mr. Watterworth, Mrs. Watterworth and family were startled on Friday night when fire brooke out in the second storey of their dwelling about 11 o’clock last night. The blaze was caused by an overheated chim- ney from which the walls caught fire. Quick action by Mr. Watter- worth’s son Wilfred extinguished the blaze.

TEN YEARS AGO (Feb, 19, 1949)

The most destructive fire since 1946 in the City of Charlottetown partially destroyed the interior of the red-brick Twee] Building on the corner of Kent and Great George Streets yesterday. Follow- ing an explosion in the cellar believed to have been caused by the stoker-fed- coal furnace, the eight hour blaze was finally sub- dued by the all-out effort of the full complement of the Fire De- partment.

Four local men have been the first student pilots taking flying

the Maritimes to receive the new student pilot’s permit. They are: Arthur Ramsay, Lorne Ramsay, John Edwards and Henry Brown, They are at the present time take ing flying instruction at Paul's Flying Service. which is the first commercial flying school in the Maritimes to be licensed by the Department of Transport.

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Chamber of Parliament on May | 6, 140, and for many days he| could not be moved. He arrived at Pope's wharf. Charlottetown, in the steamer Druid on July 8, | and spent. the summer at Falcon | wogd House; leaving for Ottawa on the 16th. of September... |

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