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THE GUARDIAN

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CBARIIOTTETOWN- TUESDAY. JUNE 22. 19GB

llory Welcome Visitors

The formal addresses of welcome to be tendered the Visiting Rotations this morning by His Honour Lieutenant Governor Bernard, Pre- mier Jones, His Worship Mayor MacDonald and ‘President Johnstone of the loco-l Club will ex- press the sincere sentimerits of the people of this City and Province. Rotary was the first service club to be established here, and it has always been in the forefront in worthwhile community activities. lf it had nothing else to its credit but the magnificent support given Red Cross in its work for crippled children, it would hold a high place in public esteem. Perhaps no higher tribute to the local organization can be paid than to say that since its inception it has truly represented the spirit of Rotary, which expects from each member, according to his special in- terest or qualification, that he should apply himself to the various problems of his community, social, cultural and ‘humanitarian, for the bet- terment of all concerned.

The delegates attending this week's District Conference are representative of the Rotary Clubs of the Maritime Provinces and Newfound- land, as well as a numbe. of Clubs in the State

"of Maine. They include men of outstanding dis-

tinction in business and professional fields. While many of them are visiting us for the first time, others are well acquainted with Prince Edward island and many, doubtless, will recall the out- standing success of the last District Convention held here in 1939. This week's agenda has been prepared with equal core and attention to detail. There will be strenuous business sessions as well as interludes of relaxation and social activities.

All this, of course, is incidental to what may be termed the chief object of all Rotary Can- ventions, which is the promotion of interna- tional peace and goodwill.

The number of visiting delegates and their wives will total a-pproximately five hundred. This presents a grand opportunity for our citizens to show what real Prince Edward island hospitality" means. .

liew Balloting System

The system of balloting to be used in next Monday's New Brunswick general election is unique in Canada. No ballots are printed by the Government bearing the names of all candidates in the riding. instead, each party prints ballots containing only the names of its own candidates; or a voter can use a blank piece of paper sup- plied by the returning officer. When a voter enters the polling place he is ha-nded one party- printed ballot by each party contesting the seat. He is also given an initialed envelope by the re- turning officer. The voter enters the booth, marks the ballot of the party he wishes to sup- port by placing the usual "X" after each of the party's candidates in the riding, and placs it in the envelope. He does not seal the envelope. The returning officer examines the envelope to make sure it is the one furnished by him. Then, in the presence of the voter, he drops it into the ballot box. lf a voter requests it, the returning officer will furnish a blank slip on which the voter may write or letter the names of candidates for whom he wishes to vote. This is handled in the some manner by use of the envelope furnished by the returning officer. When the ballots are being counted, any envelope containing more than one ballot is classed spoiled and all ballots in the envelope are invalid. If he wishes, how- ever, a voter may strike out any name appearing on the party ballot, and write in the name of van- other candidate. In this way, a voter may use a party ballot, but vote for members of another party or split his vote. Thus, in a riding where there are four candidates, a voter could vote for two on the party ballot, strike out the remaining .two, and add the names of candidates of another party. If he adds the name of a person not nom- inated as a candidate or adds more candidates than there aremembeis to be elected in the rid-

ing, the ballot is spoiled..

' Farm Income Figures "

The steady rise in cash income from II fit of fgrm products in Prince Edward Island in rec- ent years isshown by" figures published in the current issue of the Economic Annalist, issued by the Dominion Department of Agriculture. At the ‘outbreak of the last war the figure for this Prov- ince stood at roughly 7 million dollars, as against 5 millions in i938. By 1941 it had risen to 9 millions, by I942 to 1i millions; by 1943-44 to i4 millions; by i945 to 16 millions; by 1946 to i7 millions and by 1947 to l9 millions. The corresponding figures of net income from farm- ing operations are as follows: 1939, 4 millions; 1940-41, 5 millions; 1942, 9 millions; 1943, i0 millions; 1944, 9 millions; i945, ii millions; 1946, 10 millions; 1947, 11 millions. The in- crease last year both in cash and net income places the Island in a more favorable light agri- cultuially than the other Maritime Provinces, por- ticularly NovrLScotia which showed e decline under bath classifications.

Cosh income in the Annalist figures is based on reports et morketings and prices received by farmerrfer the principal farm products. Net {income of lerrnoperetors ls the result of prices lt represents - ‘meets for labor of the operator and his ' interest on capitol invested. ' , however, include, ell Income arising ‘ i l that estimates of not ferns ient

which may be received by persons on forms, are not, included. Nor does it include tile inc

of farm laborers who may be living permoneisl; on the farm.

For all Canada, cash farm income increased 157 per cent between 1938 and 194B; net in- come in the some eriod by 153 per cent. The wartime peak was 944, at which time cash in- come totalled $1.8 billions. Cash and net form income increased more than prices received by farmers, and more than wholesale prices of all commodities during this period.

This‘ increased flow of funds into agricul- ture, os a consequence of wartime circumstances, has been general, but the degree of variation between the levels of 1938 and 1945 has not been uniform by agricultural areas or by Prov- inces. Saskatchewan and Manitoba showed the greatest relative increase in cash income; Nova Scotia the least. With the exception of the year i944, the Province of ‘Ontario showed the largest cash form income, Saskatchewan and Alberta ranking second and third.

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Six days till the Plebiscite. I i I i

nan» invaded u.s.s.x. thisdote 194i.

Coronation of George V this date 1911. I I I 1r

Bible Society at Bedeque this evening.

The Rotations open their Conference to-

day. G i i O The House of Commons can make progress when it likes-especially in viow of preroga- tion. ‘ I O O I The storm centres of the world today are those of ancient and modern religions-the Holy Land, Greece, Italy, Germany and Russia.

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Quebec and Ontario Liberal M.'P.'s are anxiously waiting to see what kind of a rabbit- if any-the Prime Minister will produce from his hat to surprise the country on the eve of the rising of the House.

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Canada's_25 per cent excise tax has cer- tainly succeeded in reducing consumption in one direction at least. Radio manufacturers report that sales have dropped 75 per cent from the November 1947 level.

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Butter is expected to be in short supply again next winter according to J. H. Duplan, president of the National Dairy Council. With a guaranteed floor price farmers should be able to produce without fear of taking a loss and ex- cellent prospects of high prices.

A new occupation in Holland is contract milking. According to an exchange three enter- prising young men bought a jeep, set up auto- matic milkers and travelled from farm to farm, milking 200 cows each morning. The formers stayed in bed. ,

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"Thethreats to freedom in this country which have led to an agitation for a new Bill of Rights are real and serious. The cure, /'hawever, does not lie in passing acts which may be repealed or in an amendment to the B. N. A. Act which would further hamstring our governments. So long as every Canadian feels that any‘ opposi- tion against any body or individual is a threat to his own liberty we will be secure.‘

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Perhaps there is something to the theory that the way to wage a merciful war is to be as ruthless as possible. At any rate General H. C. S. Robertson reported in London that, "Japan is in far better shape than , Germany." Perhaps Germany would have been in better shape if we could have dropped a few atomic bombs at an early stage.

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Education authorities and architects are working closely together in designing Britain's new schools. This fact was emphasized by an exhibition held recently at the Royal institute of British Architects in London. Designs for mom than 40 new schools were displayed oll of which are either no_w being built or about to be con- structed. All have been planned during the last three years and all are approved by the educa- tion authorities in whose area they will be sited.

Seven years ago, on June 22, 1941, Germany

‘launched her invasion of the Soviet Union, and

the United Kingdom welcomed the respite the move afforded the British people. Striking while the iron was hot, Britain immediately “stepped up herair raids on German and German-occupied territory until it was apparent that the full-scale attack had reached a pitch as devastating as anything Britain had suffered at German hands. On June 24, the United Kingdom and Russia agreed to fight as partners.

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The Government is "cracking down" on vet- erans who take devious means of getting cash for their rehabilitation -credit. The first prose- cutions were in Ottawa and revealed a scheme by which a merchant billed the Governmentfor goods supposedly sold to the veterans and then turned the cash over to thorn less 20 per cent. The restrictions on the use of these benefits is for the protection of ear-servicemen but it seem: that o certain amount of compulsion is needed to protect thorn from themselves.

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_ The pedestrians‘ rights mint be respected. Some years before his death (writes Mr. Wm. Morris, Montreal). Juslic/Greenolrilids delivered a ruling that the pedestrian had the right of way, whether or crossings oroleevrhere. This was e decision the wisdom of which should be recog- nised by evbry serious person, and it ls certain that unless ond until this‘ ruling is universally

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n. eefeet in». roi- inveterate criminals la their own interests es.

well as the interests of society, 1s ln fell. —Btrat.ford Beacon-Herald. ' The‘ text driver who overheard his passengers planning in French to etteok and rob him, nnd 1.1111» was enabled ha foil their scheme has had a -very practical lesson in

Ottawa. Journal:

No prlee boost is popular. and the barber-e’ latest. is no exception. But whet makes many a middle- aged man declare there's. no justice in the reflection that. once upon a time he got about. ‘l5 cents wax-lit of hair cub for 35 cents, and now the figures are reversed. - saull. Ste. Marie Star.

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Many Canadian industries are still suffering from s leek of assa- power and civil servants laid off in e. justified econo move should be able to find gvoducllve employ- ment. without much trouble. Cer- tainly 1f work can be found for tho ’ of "displaced persona." there should be work for Canad- ians also. — sherbrooke Record.

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A new solentlflo discovery which guarantees permanent moth-pron. woolen cloths hes been announced in London by the International Wool Secretariat. The discovery hinges on years of research into means of making wool lndlgestlme. bo moth grubs. The usual method? of nouns-proofing has been to add anti-moth chemicals to the sur- face of the fibre and this has ul- wlye but the drawback that. the chemicals eventually washed off. Now. by soaking wool in s. aegtam solution. the fibres can be rapidly changed from the moth grubs 7a- vorite food in something it. cent. digest at all. -UK Information fice.

Workers at. ndioiniag desks were puzzled the other day when they noticed two strange lists of figures on n. sheet. of paper on the desk of one of their number. The fig- ures. they were told, were pert. of e. methodical and determined moth- od of cutting down the number o1’ clgerettemsmoked. For example, is was explained that. the five times of day listed in column one repre- sented five cigarettes smoked. On the second day. represented by column two, a similar number had been smoked, but the schedule ran 10 minutes behind that. of the first. day. The plan is that. by wid- ening the time lapses bet/ween cig- arettes every day, the total wit‘. soon drop to four, then three, are, until theoretically the total will drop to zero cigarettes a day. — Calgary Albee-ten.

Many people may think that. con- tract bridge 1s the most. popular card game. and the American As

socieblon of Playing Card Manu- facturers recently took a straw vote to find out. The A5SOCIBHOJ ascertained that four-fifths of the

‘population play carol games of some

kind, and rummy was found Lo b.- Lhe most popular game among adults and children. Gin tummy. which is a little more complicated and perhaps requires a. little more skill as well as luck, ls played only‘ by adults. Contract bridge came second among adult. players. Sec- ond place among children's games was token by “Old Maid." There were 10 games played by botr. adults and children. — St. Thom- u Times-Journal.

Qanrrei with the current. pew is that it. is in fact. a penltent bench. without giving persltentlal credit- io the occupant. Consistent rela- tionship between church architec- ture and church fittings has an aesthetic value and stops the in- attentive from fusslly counting ex- traneous knobs. But the hessock that slants the wrong way pro- duces pins and needles lnd-uclve self pity. and atrophy of the mind follows herd on the hardening of the spine. A stiff-necked genera- tion might. well develop from pos- tural inadequacies. Church going is a pleasure of a peculiarly stimulaL- ing and enduring sort. The mod- ern mind, healthily veering away from bod-lly annihilation will ex- perience thls enjoyment better without. physical dlscomforts. The new trend might even lead tn a daring openingfof church windows. admitting, it. is true. glimpses of the pagan. nature. but. clarifying the- mentality and enllvenlng she spirit. - London Free Hess.

What ere the world's children dreaming of? A group of Italian poets know the answer and they are saddened by it. "Children no longer know how to dream,” they say. The 12,000 children who re- sponded to on invitation lotoll of their wishes (“as near es possible to dreems"),never got for away from a oaid and hungry worm. They wished for food and clothing and simple necessities. Five little Goechoslovekispe wished for oranges, “of which we have heard tell. but have never seen." Even I- mong the winners of the‘ contest. one little German boy Wished to see his uncle's grave at Cesiino sud another little Inglleh girl, wished to see the Sistine? Chapel before if had aestrorea "in this ltomio age." B‘ t. to restore our felrls m the dreams or childhood there t» the little Italian girl who wanted s aresrn house "with red cur.- mento, vaqe of flowers. one .e room where fir: sun‘ could end the Irene n- Mill?! W wanted e llttle%nhy "to tell fables in.” ‘these tn” _be "toasty. wistful little dreams from I. eyed generation of bu . but there fl bdeuf! la ’ hope. sue lag to mail that. olden Ahfnl "lone end

accepted motor fatalities will continueJo bp o very commoir occurrsnce. 9

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MARITIME! AND DIDUBTIY

Bun-The Halifax chronicle of June 1B, carried an editorial that originated in your paper. This ed1- torlal deals with existing and pest conditions of the‘ Maritime Prov- inces. . l

In my bumble opinion, you lsll squarely upon the reason for our Marltlmes being ofliolelly classed as a "depressed area". Iwhen you llsl: your very awn manufacturers having transferred their operations to far-away fields. You also struck my pet. grouch, when you say our money is channelled out. of our area. without even an exchange of goocis-(olear cream). .

story to completion. that is. u far ‘as is possible?

Will you tell the Maritime people, that. lf we want. our Provinces to achieve and maintain prosperity, we must, first of all, patronize Maritime industry. You know and 1 know, that the reason given for our low degree of industry is the lack of purchasing power, or 1 should say, lack of purchasers.

But. is this true? with the Maxi- tlates having one-twelfth the pou- uletlon of Canada, ll. strikes me es simple reasoning, that. if we exert- ed even a little effort to purchase our own products, one million buy- ers would maintain s. ‘ L‘ amount of industry, not seasonal. but twelve months of the year.

We cs-tmot change our geograph- ical position (and I em sure we don't; want. to). But. let. us oontrol the "controllables" by informing Maritime people what they must do to secure prosperity and a job for everyone!

It is not costly and it. requires little effort to “Demand Maritime Made Products". Outside business battles for our markets-we must represent something!

I congratulate the Guudlia. Long may it "mere".

Liberals In Revolt

(By ma... 314K613‘. GazetM snrr

Correspondent.) Pressure ls being exerted at Ottawa on the federal.

Government in end the “nuisance” luxury tax section of the U. S. dol- lar-savlng program. reduce income taxes and restore food subsidies.

The pressure is n direct result. of the poor showing which the path;

made in the Ontario election when

they lost. the status of official Op- position tn the 0.0.1“. which party registered sweeping gains. while the Liberal strength remained sl- most. unchanged.

A group of influential Ontario Liberals, just. back from the elec- tion wars in that province and from their own constituencies. met with Prime Min-isles King bociay and urged immediate action along these lines to avoid Liberal set- backs ln the federal field.

They met. the Prime Minister or. his way to a Cabinet meeting and after protesting against existing policies es having contributed heavily t.o Liberal defeats in pra- vlncial contests and federal by'-eZ-- actions. urged. that these be new revised.

Gladstone (L. South Wellingtanl; Thomas Farquher (L. Algoms East.) Leo Gaulhelr (L, Nlplsslngr; Gwrie Nixon (L, Algama West) and William Benedfckson (L, Kon- om-Relny River.)

Mr. Baeithaupt, who organized the delegation, was surprisingly outspoken to newspapermen aft-c.- wards. To such an extent. was this true that other members of the group later tried to assure news- men that if had been Just. "one many informal meetings" and that. little or nothing had transpired. But. the North Waterloo Libero‘ was quoted as saying that bhc group hadblamed the "bureau- crats" for the continued high Lexu- tlori with the accompanying theory (of the experts) that. spending oy the taxpayer meant. certain-infie- U011.

‘This, from Liberal M.P.’s, comes dangerously close lo heresy.

But. even more surprising. Mr. King ls described es having replied that. he was well aware that cer- tain ministers were too much un- der the influence ol “these bureau- crats." And. the Prime Minister is sold .t.o have added. ll. was ell the fault. of wartime administration when Bank of Canada senior oi-

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