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‘Lithoriled no Second Clruo nail, Department, Ottawa.

Tho Inland Guardian Pulrllohlng Co. ‘lilo: and Managing Director. J. It. Burnett;

Auoelato Editor, Frank Walker

(‘Tho Strongest Memory is Weaker Than , tho Weakest Ink."

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Trice-Welcome iilsltors

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This Province is honoured indeed to have as holiday guests His Excellency Viscount Alexan- der, Lady Alexander and family, who arrived last evening and will take up residence at their sum- mer cottages at Dalvoy. In this ideal setting it is hoped that they will enjoy every minute of their stay amongst us, that the cares and re- sponsibilities of state will be all but forgotten, and that they will return to Ottawa refreshed and invigorated by our ozone-laden breezes.

Many of our Island veterans had the privilege of serving under His Excellency in the late war, in which he played an outstanding role, first in the masterly evacuation at Dunkirk, then in the retreat from Burma and later in planning, along with General Eisenhower, the strategy of victory in Tripolitania, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy. His co- reer is one of the most brilliant in our military annals, and it wcs a matter of pride to every Canadian citizen when his acceptance of the of- fice of Governor General of this Dominion was announced.

Before leaving England, Their Excellencies dc.- clared their intention of making Canada their home in every sense of the word. Since then they hove visited all parts of our vast country, and have endeared themselves to all classes of our citizens by their warm-hearted courtesy and democratic bearing. Their visit to Prince Edward island in September, I946, is still fresh in mem- ory. It was then that they expressed the 495i"? of seeing more of our Province and people, and of vacationing here at the earliest opportunity. Now their plans have materialized, and they have brought their children with them to make their visit a real old-fashioned homecoming.

His Excellency is a distinguished artist as well a soldier and administrator, and it is to be hop- ed that during his stay he will find enjoyment in painting some of our familiar Island scenes.

A Grave Situation

The threatened railway strike situation is per- haps the most serious that has confronted this country since Confederation. If it materializes it will mean that by Thursday of this week our rail transportation and telegraph services will be at a complete standstill. No one can estimate the loss which this will involve, even for a few days. To this Province it will mean tieup of our Borden- Tormentine car ferry service as well. There will be no mail service except airmail, first class. Al- rccdy it has been announced that perishable goods will not be carried on railways serving the Mari-times except under special permit on short hauls. Shipment of perishable commodities was suspended, effective midnight on Sunday. Yester- day it was announced that no more shipments of fish could be sent for points beyond Montreal and by today only Maritime destinations could be served. Farm products too, of course, will be affected. So serious is the situation that Mr. H. H. Hannam, president of the Canadian Federa- tion of Agriculture, has written the Prime Minis- ter urging the Government to take emergency control measures to avert a general tieup.

There is hope, however, in the latest announce- merit from Ottawa, to the effect that conferen- ces are being continued today, with the railways and the unions "inching in the direction of a com- promise.” The Dominion Cabinet also is expected to meet today to consider the crisis. Both sides are reportedly coming closer together, with a gap of I8 cents an hour separating the conflicting proposals.

We are fortunate in Canada in having men of cool judgment at the head of our railway unions, and it is inconceivable that they have not weigh- czl the calamatous results of a national transpor- tation tieup. It may spell disaster to many of our farmers, shippers and merchants. Certainly ev- crybody will be inconvenienced, and in the end it will be the consumer who will have to foot the bill. This is said without reference to the merits of the case in dispute. The strike as a weapon in settling wage disputes is like the atomic bomb in warfare; its effect extends for beyond the com- batants engaged on either side, and it is the non- combotants who are likely to suffer tho dirost consequences.

Exports Figures

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The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a sharp increase of Canada's exports to the United States in May, bringing the total to a value of $II4,7il,000, as compared with $79f769Iooo f" the corresponding month of last year. The gain

~ is almost $35,000,000, representing a jump of

approximately 44 per cent for the month, and making it a post-war recor . For the 5 months ending May 3i, the aggregate value of all Con- adian exports to the United States rose to $536,- 264,000 from $400,007,000 -1'n the comparable period of I947. The betterment is about 34 per cont,—rather more than one-third.

What ls worth noting is that this increase of Canada's exports is not attributable to Fin- once Minister Abbott's restrictions on imports, but has been achieved in spite of that oo-callod "austerity programme," and also In spite of the King Ministry's pegging of the Canadian doflor at on artificially enhanced value drove its roal value for orrchongo purposes.

- Cgnoda’; oxporh to all countries roso last month to $282,000,000 fmn 967.309.0913 d" May I947. Tho aggregate voluo for tho five month! ondod with May stands ot 9.155.509.- fllp" o- against $I,055,0N,000 for the compar- ilvo months of lost year. Although_ this

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represents a gain of slightly morfthon I0 per cent and constitutes a post-war record, quite obviously increased prices account for most if not all of the increase, and Canada's general ex- port picture stands almost unchanged from what it was a year ago.

— EDITORIAL NOTES-

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The ‘International Fur Conference in ses- sion. - I I I I

His Excellency the Governor-General in

residence here. I I I Lobster Carnival and horse races at Pictou open today. I I I I Yesterday rnorning_'s thunderstorm cleared the atmosphere after a sultry previous day. ' R I I I

Our Island contingent at Bisley are main- taining the fine reputation made by those be- fore them.

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Berlin has a great significance today, There the heedless advance of a great power will be checked or t-he world will bow to brute force.

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Unattended women run grave risks in trav- ersing the streets after the late races Saturday- or, for that matter, any other night.

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Out of Island out: owners residing more than ten days here, must register their cars with the Deputy Provincial Government Secretory.

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The City and Province are looking their best with the vivid green of the foliage and fields on the red background of the ls-land's rich

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The streets in the City are undergoing re- pair and showing a great improvement. Wish the road to and from Borden were in o like condi- tion.

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Parliament may be in recess,but certainly the Government‘ is not. The Ministers of Labour and Transportation must be sweating blood as well as perspiration at 96° in Ottawa.

~ I I i‘ I The railway strike-—if it materializes, will call all kinds of shipping from schooners and motor boats into requisition, likewise airplanes, not to mention trucks and autos of every descrip- tion. I I I I McGilI University will no longer issue order- of-merit pass lists in the lower years of arts and science and engineering. Students will know they passed or failed but will have to be adept at math to figure out how they stand relative to their classmates. I I I I ' It will undoubtedly cast more to travel oi ship goods by rail when the present wage dispute ends. All parties should seek a settlement which will _not make necessary any undue burden on provinces located for from great consumer mar-- kets. I _ I I I

There is marked tendency on the part of socialists to live off the GVernmenf, Q"; in every nine employed Britons is a Government of- ficial, _the National Union of Manufacturers claim in a memorandum.

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It may Happen, after allfthat Mr. St. Laur- ent will just be a sitter to keep the Prime Min- ister's seat as Party Leader, warm till_ the re- tiring statesman returns, laurel-crowned from London and the Continent, to resume, the occu- pation he is - t fitted for, making people be-

~ may be better depends upon w a - - ed of education. To pass a standard exam standardized methods may be an advantage but to bring out and develop the best that is in a youngster calls for more than simply applying the standard methods. The double aim requires a compiomise so that siiffi- cient uniformity is achieved for examination pur- poses. I I I

Treaty of Berlin this date I878, when Lord Salisbury returned to London with the slogan "Peace with honour." The Congress took place to reconsider the tormr of tho Treaty of San Stefano between Turkey and Russia, which had caused dissatisfaction to other powers, in particular to Britain and Austria. Representatives of Britain, France, Austria, Germany, Russia and Turkey met on June I3, and on July I3 the Treaty of Berlin was concluded. By it Bulgaria was divided into Bulgaria proper and Eastern Rumelia,lBosnia and Herzegovina were to be occupied by Austria; Ru- mania, Serbia and Montenegro were to be made independent, and Ardahan, etc., ceded to Rus- sia. Ever sinco tho Bear hasbeen pawing at surrounding territory, and annexing it as oppor- tunity offered,

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' More of Canada's annual catch of salt water fish is going into cant for distribution not only in the Dominion but throughout tho world than over before. While tho total volume of fish caught in coastal waters last year was 21.6 per cent abovo tho I935-39 ovorago of 915 million pounds, an American Can Company review of Government reports shows tho ratio of conned fish productrto thoutotol catch increased from I2 por cont In tho earlier years to 20 per cont in I947. Tho actual increase in tho conned fish volume, tho study showed, was 70 por cont-from II7 million pounds, ovorogo in 1935-39 to nearly 200 million pounds last yoor. Tho I947 total

catch in Canada was reported at oboutono bil- lion, 94 million pounds. x

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THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN y! ; hove time to spore fru- other dove- ~ tolling activities. < PUBLIC FORUM f 1 om a. a. -ilotos By Tho Way- lg . .. ' _~ y Th1n oolunurlo oporr to Charlottetown. _ I ' m. “lib, “mm,- ' rrnrromr rrincrmva muons dents of qaeo one of Interact. f, ,"°°‘é"”," lfh" -"'°"'°'" "F" l) The Charlottetown amour. -_- zneé‘ urns c past eight. years g) d,” m. u ... Guam," l: s,“ _ m you. m“, o, July 1o’ on’ e-rlng weddings have increas- ,§ ‘h, 0mm“ 01 “an”; y; ammo,‘ Teacher», ed ram 15 to 80 percent 1n all wed- (c) L, Wm“ m pa" bhushgqt would dings 1n America. We are not. u:- ';; l}. roolly seem by i-Puenm» Mm.‘ O - r-‘i

ware -of the slgniflcarice of double ring, or 1f 1t has any, but two rings are not. enough, At the rate divorces increase, 1t would ap- pear nothing less than is chain 1s any good to denote o permanent attachment. - Calgary Albertnn.

Anyone who has noticed o oer- taln scarclty of ships moving 1n the Port. Arthur-Fort William har- bor recently can find the explana- tion 1n the figures covering n- mourut of grain 1n the elevators. At last. weekend the total was 11,893.- 400 bushels of wheat, oats, barley. flax and rye. The previous week It was more than a half million bush- els less. The amount 1s small 1n o total elevator capacity of 93,000,000 bushels. Last year's crop 1s pretty ‘well shipped out.— Part Arthur News-Chronicle.

Ambitious youth will continue I0 anawer the beckoning of opportun- ity. The United States offer: greater lucratlve inducements and more rapid advancement. To coun- teract those magnets, Canada must. show more definite appreciation of and confidence 1n the abilities of those trained here, be they en- glrieers or specialists 1n any other line. 1f that course 1s not. follow- ed. the paradox will continue. some of our most skillful and best-train- ed men. xvill cross the ilne to ac- quire the recognition which places them In demand 1n their own country. —- Victoria Tlmes.

Can 1t be that plain English 1c actually gaining ground? Last. week a convention of Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association and Manitoba Retail Drugglsls approv- ed a resolution declaring hlgh school Latin 1s not an essential subject for pharmacists. In some professions. Latin words, or techni- cal or scientific words are neces- sary—~1or brevity, for clarity. There are also oases where a specialized vocabulary ls an international lang- uage, making 1t possible for scien- tists, or technicians, of different nationalities to understand each other. But. too ofiten these unusual words are batted around as a kind of hocus-pocus —- keeping out ev- eryone who hasn't had the benefit of one kind of education. —W1nn1- peg Citizen. ‘

It 1o fmtural temptation for o truckowner to want t0 be a good fellow and give his neighbors and their children an outing 1n be country. Often this ls the only type of transporter-Hon available] But it 1s dangerous and there have been many fatal accidents resulting from the practice. It. 1s doubly danger- ous when the truck 1s an old one, when the body is not. rigid, when there ls overloading, or 1f a young driver likely to show off or Lake chances 1s 1n charge. Even at. the expense of spoiling a picnic or ruining a care-free party, highway polfce should take action 1n such cases. In the long run It may be a. kindness, though one not. likely to be appreciated at the time. — Amherst News.

When the Royal Commission on prices is appointed. 1t. 1s expected that. a woman will be one of the three members. This should be done, 1f the commission 1s to have that. wide "range of opinion and knowledge which wlll be required to meet the problem contrasting 1t. Women aregcloser to the stresses and strains caused by the rising cost of living than statisticians and others who lricllne to the acisdrlnic view. A housewife can teli the other members of the commission more about household financing than they ever can hope to learn from their daily routine. n choos- ing a woman member, however. 1t. would be well to select ‘one who knows her way around the kitchen, not. someone who is so busy be- longing to clubs and attending meetings that. her best. culinary work has to be restricted Io a deft juggling of tln cans. —- Windsor Star.

A Broome County farmer hoe been using an American flag as e scarecrow. The flagpole was con- nected to his house by a line. When the line was yanked, the flag flut- tered dangerously and the crow: departed promptly from their corn pulling. Protests from neighbors, 1t 1s reported, have caused the farm- er to abandon what was admitted- ly is successful method of crow re- pelling. We are not. sure that. the stand taken by Broome County's sensitive citizens 1s entirely justl- fled. What they consider en not. of disrespect to the flag may not be no real or they patrlotfcally be- lieve. Ceftadnly it can be argued that, 1n n crow season, the ferm- ers flew h1s flag above hie wteo as a means of protection and o. mark of ownership. Whore the fag fluttered, let. corn-cubverclve b do beware. It. would not be too difficult, we believe, to polnr. o moral from this incident. of on American flog obove on Amerlcon cornfield, flying where 1t hnd ov- ary right. to fly, every need to pro- tect. — New York Herold ‘Tribune.

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OPTOMETIIISTB

“Speelollotb in‘ tho m, ting of gluon for tho

correction of oeoior do- eeto.’ 58 Grafton Stroll

ROCKY POINT BIIIVICI

Sin-Premier Jones was quoted 1n the papers on being very 1n- dlgnnnt. when he woe held up for four hours at Tormentlne. l non- der what. he would soy 1f he nod to put up with the sorvloe his Government. has provided the peo- ple of Rocky Point, who had to wait. for four weeks to have the ferry boat. repaired! Now that the boat 1s back, they have omitted the 0 o'clock frlp to the g1 eat dis- service of the whole comma..i1.y. They have also neglected-to put. the Nine Mlle Creek road L11 prop- er condition. How much longer are the people of the Rocky Poiiil. sec- tion going to tolerate this candl- tion, which ls a disgrace to any administration? The Premier en- joys up-to-date service to and from his own farm. but. 1f he were living at Rocky Point I om sure he would be the first to complain, 1n language loud and wrathful. I om, Sir, ere.

, TAXPAYER.

MONEY IN HOG!

Sim-There ls much difference of opinion among producers as to whether there 1s worthwhile money 1n raising hogs at. the present time, having regard to the oost of feeds, and the net. returns received at the time of marketing, that the following calculation has been made on the basis ad feed costs and pork prices as at. July 1st., and the estimated quantities of feed required to produce o hog to good marketable maturity. The feed used. as a. basis of reckoning 1s n well known brand of properly blended ration, talnable through the regular channels of trade, and the prlce 1s that placed on ton lot quantities. To undertake such a venture, or experiment, one would necessarily have to proceed some- what as follows: '

sow, prloo

Buy a young purchase Service fee

0 50.00 2.00

Assume there 1s n litter of 8 plan arrive 1n duo course.

Feeding costs from ' time sow 1s bred until litter 1s weaned at 30 libs. each (l0 boa! Sow Feed at. $3.45

per bag) 54.50

Feed required from weaning age un- tll marketing at

220 lbs. llve welght- ' (8 bags Wearier

Feed. at $3.70 ..... .. S 29.60 (26 biigs Grower

129.60 72.00

$231.20 231.20 Gross Cost, iriclud- A

lng cost of sow .1 8317370 Now there ere _ 8 pigs, 220 lbs. \ live weight, yield-

ing '75 p. c.

1320 lbs. carcass at.

$80.55 $403.20 Government prem-

lurno 50-50 A d: ‘ B grading -— 1.50

en. ' 12.00 Present 45.00 $460.26

mi... ‘row

Proceds from ex-

periment . $460.26 Cost. . 317.70 Profit . $142.56

($17.05 per pig or 44.18 per cent arr investment.)

Breed Sow again ,for 2 litters DB1‘ YQII’. Value of sow. 5 45-09 Service fee .. 2.00 t of feed no n ovo 205.10 ‘Total coat. \ $312310 Market value of hogs u nbrwo. .. M1628 value of row now 07.01 _ .._... Proceeds 8nd. lit.- ter 0472.00 00st. 2nd. litter. 812.10 PROFIT .......... .._ 0160.20

(20.00 per hog or 51 p. e. on 1n-

veotenerit.) 1' - .

To summarize: This calculation shown that. on original investment of 152.00 for. n bred oow end $305.70 for feed results 1n o. prcntt. of approximately $10.00 per hog on the bule of on 8.918 litter. If continued for fflvo forrowlngs, the profit would average c1000 per bog. This period would loot for 40 months, at the end of which time the experimenter would be just where ho IIAIIAII — without. o p1; about the place — but ho would hove omumulotod o not. profit of $700.00.

These fhureo ore not fantastic or lnvoootlble of accomplishment. It. 1o being done 1n this Provlneo every day, only 1n too tow instan- eer. If c700. not profit con be mode out of one now tn 40 months, or o1: the rote of s10. poi- month, or $2M. per year, then oil that 1r noceroory to make lilo money 1r to amend-Ten can. properly work- ed would bring 1n 02.200. annually, twenty rows twice that, nrriount, and l0 on. Any men should he