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THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 1954

Educational Milestone

It might at first glance seem strange that Charlottetown should have waited un- til now to build a high school. Other school districts have long enjoyed the facilities which a high scltool can offer, and cer- tainly the excess student population of the City's other schools has for a number of years been squeezed out of the classrooms proper and even out of the school buildings.

The very advantage, however, of having Prince of Wales College situated in the city has undoubtedly been a factor in de- laying the project, as our young people have had the prospect of being able to at- tend a junior college locally, if they attain the necessary scholastic standing but in the meantime they have been deprived of the distinct type of schooling applicable to grades nine and ten.

The Queen Charlotte High School, the cornerstone of which is to be laid today, admirably meets all these considerations. As a junior high school it will not dupli- cate the educational services available at P. W. C. but it will relieve the pressure for space in the Charlottetown school system. it will have facilities for the teaching of many high school subjects and above all can be administered in a manner appro- priate to the age group for which it is de- signed.

Expansion was forced upon the Char- lottetown school system, but the School Board deserves the thanks of citizens for seeing to it that the expansion has taken a form which will yield positive advantages to the rising generation.

' Rotary In Germany

One trait common to all totalitarian systems, whether of the Right or Left, is the aversion of their leaders to service clubs dedicated to international goodwill and un- derstanding. Rotarianism was established in Germany in 1927; 40 clubs 'had been chartered by the time Adolf Hitler, with his own ideas about international rela- tions, came to power. From then until 1949, when the West German Republic was set up, the Rotary cog wheel, so familiar to people in democratic lands, was kept out of sight. Now, Rotary is again at work in West Germany; 66 cities and towns are displaying its symbol. But. not across the border in the Communist sector; there, Rot- ary and all its works remain under severe proscription.

Meanwhile, West German Rotarians have established contacts with clubs in Holland. France. and other European coun- tries. Their principal aim, according to a report from Marburg where the latest club was given its charter, is to increase the number of young Europeans who will go on international exchange from one coun- try to another. This surely is a worth- while undertaking. In the efforts now be- ing made to build up a common security system among Western European peoples, Rotary and other international service clubs can do a great deal towards creating that feeling of neighbourliness which is so essential to the proper functioning of mil- itary and cconomic alliances.

common Things

Salt is such a common commodity with us that we are apt to overlook the import- ant part it played in world history. A recent release of the l'nitcd Nations Edu- caticnai, Scientific, and Cultural Organiza- tion gives some interesting facts about it. The ancient Greeks used it as payment for slaves; a poor specimen of slave was . said to be "not worth his salt". Early Ro- i man soldiers were paid part of their I wages in it; this was called a ”salarium”, whence came our word "salary".

Many countries have made salt a mon- opoly of the state. For a long time French subjects were compelled to buy so much of it a year, no more and no less, at a price fixed by the government. There was a salt tax known as "gabelle"; this tax help- ed to foment. the French Revolution in much the same manner as the tax on ten in the American Colonies in the time of George the Third was one of the contri- butory causes of the War of Independence. Even now there are places in Central Africa and the South Pacific where salt is used as currency.

So it is with many of the common things of life. Because they are cheap and easily obtainable little or no thought is given to either their life-sustaining qualities or the important places they once held in the de- veloping story of political and economic affairs. ' ” '

Report on Britain

The London correspondent of the Ot- tawa Journal, who writes under the in- itials M.R.K.B., has been on his first visit to this continent for some years, and on his way across the Atlantic jotted down the following interesting remarks on the pres- ent state of Britain:

"We in Britain, for all our Conservative government, are still in the midst of a social revolution. Great fortunes are no more; the middle-class are sorely pressed; spending power has largely passed into new hands. The prudent baby today is born of tworking-classl parents.

"Wisdom is to live in a (subsidized) council house, and to have three or more adult wage-earners in the household, so

that much income comes in and little tax i

goes out; to buy (by easy instalments) the pleasant accessories of life-car and TV-e and to eschew the sterile flipperies de- manded by middle-class standardsebooks or dinner-jackets; and of course to eschew also all tiresome isocial obligationsf ”These last the tgentry' in the country- side are also beginning to abandon-the subscription to church funds, flower shows, village cricket clubs or Sunday school out- ings. They are reluctantly forced to this revolt both by the tax collector and by the disappearance of domestic servants. It takes time to organize and run a savings group -and now there is no time to spare from the kitchen. In many ways all this is a pity, and it is foolish to suppose that the welfare state will take care of it all."

Short-grained Men

Out in the countryside there is a de-, scriptive phrase for a quick tempered manf

He is ”short-grained." And that hasn't anything to do with cereals, says the Wind- sor Star.

It rather is derived from wood. Wood with a short grain is brittle and breaks easily. Thus the man whose temper breaks quickly is "short-grained".

Baseball players know something about the grain in wood. If they hold the bat the wrong way it is apt to break. That is because the ball hits it "against the grain” rather than with it. In rural areas some- thing ”against the grain” is conducive to loss of temper.

The expert axeman makes his work easier by splitting wood ”with the grain." The grain running up and down a block of wood makes it fall apart at the sharp blow of the axe. If you are breaking a piece of wood, break it against the grain; ii split- ting it, split with the grain.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The University of New Brunswick will soon be the first Canadian college with its own radar station, two students proposing to install the equipment as part of their work for B.Sc. degrees.

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This week and next are being held the various local Fall conventions of the P. E. I. Teachers' Federation. The rural schools have been in session for weeks now and the teachers can attend their conventions with a grasp of the situation with which they will be faced during the term ahead.

I The Maritimes were fortunate in escap- mg the fury of hurricane ”Carol" which lost much of its force and also moved in- land before reaching this far north. The hurricane season, however, has commenced with a wallop. It is to be hoped that hurricane ”Dolly" and all its successors will expend their energy where it will do

the least harm.

The national building code was promot- ed before the Canadian Federation of May- ors and Municipalities as a truly national document the adoption of which by munici- palities can be of direct benefit to the building trade and to the community. By standardizing requirements it is possible to effect considerable economics of construc-

tion and finance.

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The antiquity of the biblical reference notwithstanding, man is only now reaching the point where he can statistically expect to live out his three score and ten years. in fact, experts assembled under U. N. aus- pices in Rome report that only in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands has the average age of 70 been attained. Wo- men, however, attain that age in all those countries and also in the United States, Australia, England and Wales.

Serge Voronoff, Russian surgeon, died this date 1951. He was educated in Paris and was chief surgeon at the Russian hos- pital in that city. On the outbreak of the First World War he became chief surgeon of the Military Hospital. Later he held important research posts. He did remark- able work in restoring aged persons to youth and vigour, but the ridicule greeting his "monkey gland" experiments undoubt-

edly set back that particular line of re-.

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TONIGHT'S MEETING

Sir. - With reference to an ad- vertisement appearing on the Wes- tern page of this morning's issue (September 1) calling a meeting of potato growers lll summerside on September 2, I should like to clarify I statement contained therein.

This is to advise the public that the Provincial Marketing Board has not -- up to the time. of writ.- ing - received an invitation to at- tend this meeting, and I am re- liably informed by officials of the Potato Board that no invitation has come to that oftice either.

As the advertisement. indicates, the problem of potato marketing IS a very important question at the present time and those who seek to discuss it should at least. make an effort. to have all the facts and information available.

I have been in to h with Mr. Mat-Donald, chairman of the Po- tato Board, who has been confined in hospital for the past several days, and who advises that even had there been an invitation sent. to him he is at present unable to attend such a meeting. Because of previous committments Mr. Shaw, chairman of the Provincial Board, and myself are also unable to at.- tend a meeting tomorrow evening even if an invitation were received. Mr. MacDonald .-advises that as soon as it is possible for the Board to assess the prospects of the pre- sent potato situation with any de- gree of centainty. and as soon as the Potato Board has determined the details of a marketing policy for the coming season. such a pro- gram will be presented to the potato producers of this province. and all others interested, for ex- planation and discussion as has always been the case since the Potato Board was organized. Po- tatn producers in the province should be on the alert for rumours and misleading propaganda which apparently in still being circulated in an attempt to undermise the efforts of potato producers to im- prove conditions for themselves.

Farmers can be assured tint as soon ns some definite information is available respecting potato mar- keting it will be released to them by their own OltRfli1l7.7li.i0n. In the meantime, any producer, dealer or organlmilon havintz constructive suggestions to nfrcr is invited to submit same to the Potntn Board where they will be ;IiV'0l'i rarPtlli consideritlon. Thn fact that cer- tain changes and l”l1n'.'iiilr”1flr7rs in the original niarignttng proposition have been of'ir;v.ilv :'e."omm'3nrlcdl to the Potato Baird lIlTlit”llPS thntl constructive SlQL'f'F.Ll”llS are wel- comcd and acted upon.

In closing I may add that it is deeply regretted Hit t'ai'xticr:: have been misled by tho arlvcrtisenicnt referred to nlnre and it is hoped that if such a mcrtlng is held it u-ll he of .l ronxt.rIIrt.ive nature -Ihifil will Dump the long term in- irrngi, of producers in vi:-iv, Also. I may state that it any recognized organization wishes in mil a meet.- ing to discuss those matters. the members of the Provincial Market- ing Board, and I am sure of the Putato Board, will be only too glad to attend providing sufficient. no- tice. is given and arrangements made in advance.

I am, Sir, etc. .1. L. DEWAR, Secretary. ' Provlndlal Marketing Board.

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NEW! FROM NEW ZEALAND

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NOTES BY

An old-timer is the one who can recall when one never saw a wo- man wearing men's clothing -Cal- gary Alberlan.

Angcred by obscene remarks from a young Detroit hoodlum, a 16-year-old girl hit him over the head with a pop bottle, then jam- med an electric fan into his face. The 30 days the foul-mouthed youth subsequently got from the court was strictly anticlimax -- Wind- sor Star.

The law sometimes seem: to go out of its way to make itself ridi- rulous -- to laymen. of course. There's that new law passed in Washington, for instance, which re- quires that all sahoteurs and spies register themselves with the jus- lice department. Under the new bill, espionage is punishable by death. If the spy hasnlt registered, and is convicted, we assume pun- ishment will be even stiffer. Montreal Herald.

Thanks to the development of the A-bomb, the storage time for, potatoes has been lengthcncd.i What this will mean to New Bruns- wick's extensive potato industry remains to be seen. Scientists at the Brookhaven National Labora- tory of the U. S..Atnmic Energy Commission have succeeded in pro- longing the storage period by ex- posing thc potatoes to gamma radiation. This was obtained by means of a hollow pipe of cobalt metal made radioactive in the Brookhavcn nuclear reactor. This exposure appeared to prevent for as long as 18 months sprouting and softening of the potatoes. -Saint John Telegraph-Journal.

Those who pioneer in new fields of research must take the bitter with the sweet, the penalties with the rewards. Take France, for ex- ample. That countr.y.has lied the way in aqualung diving, in which men with spears and cameras in their hands and tanks of com- pressed air on their backs have clcsccnrlcd in depths of 300 and more. feet. Others have imitated them. and now it's quite the usual thing to have divers walking the sea floor, spearing fish or takins pictures. But as an illustration of how matters have got out of hand. the French government has Just announced the appointment. of four underwater flame wardens. 10 ens sure that underwater spear fishers have llcenscs. -- Windsor Daily

Star.

Meteorologist: lately have been fiPVPiI')i1lllR tho outltnrs of an im- port:t'1i new theory that may pro- ,-mo the innit sought key to climatic fluctuations Thc leading proponent of the new hypothesis, tracing wea- ther patterns to solar disturbances, is distinguishcd meteorologist. lriurd C. Willctl. one of the world's leading authorities on the causes of climatic change. In the light of his studies, Willett believes that me widely advertised Unite d states temperature upircnd. which dates back at least 50 years. has definitely iHii”fi and i'r"h-'-Ibi.V T”- verscd He also ivararrls the fallout: mg 1nn1,rangr- fnreCa"i A con- tmund thmperalltle decline. not- ahlv in the north-.x-rsiern and north central United States. for the next 10 years. reaching a low between lllfl0 nnd l9fi5. ln p.'irlicular, Willelt foresees cnolcr Suriuiivis and few. if any, balmy Winters. -- Voriunr Magazine.

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We're strongly opposed to brain- washing, but many of them are stale, with prejudices and need to be aired. - Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

Finnish police have arrested :13: persons in the border parish of Salla on charges of espionage on behalf of an unnamed foreign pow- er. investigations are continuing. Police say the six Finnish citizens have been engaged in espionage work since 1948 and have illegally crossed the border to deliver infor- mation concerning Finland in a foreign power. The arrests were angrily denounced by Finnish Communists as "provocation" and an "attack on the workers and peasants." -- Finiandla.

They got I tip thnt u burglar was ”trapped inside a building at 323 East Oglethorpe Avenue" so Savannah, Ga., detectives leaped into their cars and went roaring in pursuit. They hadn't gone far when the awful truth dawned. The address given was that of police headquarters. Undoubtedly the red- faced policemen would like noth- ing better than to get their hands on that telephone tipster, intro- duce him to the refinements and luxuries of cell life and resale him with funny stories. e Fort William Times-Journal.

British experiments with heniher fibre have produced a lumber sub- stitute claimed to he sometimes superior to wood. The plants are dried and pulverized, then beaten into a paste and moulded into flat slabs and other shapes. This hard- surface material can be sawn or drilled. stained or polished. Water- proof, acid-proof and fire resistant. it also repels wood pests. Inner and outer walls and house sheath- ing. even furniture pieces. are made of the new board. - Saint John Telegraph-.lnurnal.

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1 have had the opportunity Ind privilege of reading the text of :1 speech delivered a few weeks ago by Mr. selwyn Lloyd, Minis- ter of State in the British Fore- ign Office and, at the time, act- ing Foreign Secretary. The speech seems to explain official British opinion with respect to that coun- try's policy in the Middle East. It was made just after the agree- ment with Egypt. over the Suez Canal base had been signed.

In the speech Mr. Lloyd stress- ed what. he called the "new pat- tern of relations" which Britain is trying to build up with coun- tries in that port. of the world. According to Mr. Lloyd. who was

i of course speaking for the Foreign

Office, this new pattern is not. dictated by the inability of Bri- tish to adhere to the old slogan "What we have we'll hold!"; it L! rather a. policy of realism in the face of certain political and soc- ial facts, which may be either re- gretted or welcomed. according to the point. of view, but which can- not be ignored or belittled.

"IL is foolish", said Mr. Lloyd, "to think that national aspirations can be ignored or suppressed.”

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There was 9. time-and ii: isn't very long ago-when the spirit. of nationalism in A small nation was an annoyance to a bigger one, but there were way: and means of bringing it. into subjecti n before it had time to make mLpJl)i trouble That was so for the a" pie reason that imperialism win the fashion; and not only the fuhlon, but also a very practical political device The big powers had 3 right-some called it a "divine" right. to keep the little ones in their proper places.

Most important of In. it work- ed. And there was plenty of wund argument for it; sound, that 1.3. when judged by the standards of that period. Now (from the free world point of view), it. doesn't work, it isn't. fashionable, and no one has I good word for it. This may be for good or it may be for iii (no historical process Ls nec- esarily or inevitably good or badr but there it is, and it. is the part. 0! wisdom to recognize it and to make terms with it.

That, obviously, in what, the British are trying to do. ”Our policy". said Mr. Lloyd. "is directed to nndinz solutions that reconcile n-atinnalLsm with our ovtn inter- ests." While, it. can be said that, on the whole, the BrltLsh pattern of imperialism of the 19th century and the early 20th was more bene- volent in practice than most: other patterns which have had places in the political history of mankind. no one pretends that it was al- together and completely altruis- tic ln character. That. however, is beside the point in any (iLSCU.55lOI1 of the present situation.

The thing to note is that, when the imperialist. principle was in high repute, Britain worked hard at it. and used it for all it was worth. Now that the "national as- pirations" to which Mr. Lloyd made reference are the vogue. the situation calls for the sort of ad- npmbiliiy - sometimes confused With appeasement - for which British diplomacy is noted and to which, it. may almost be said Britain owes her survival as a world power.

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In his speech, Mr. Lloyd cited two recent agreements as instances of Britain": realistic appraisal of nationalistic developments in the Middle East. They were: (1) The settlement with Egypt over the Suez Canal. which requires Bri-

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months. (2) The agreement with Iran for renewed operation of that country's oil fields by an mm. national body in which British in. terests will be well represented.

The thought behind both at-reg, menta is not that the solution. to these long standing problem, an ntisfactory in every respect or even that they are po1:;ic,uy' wise, but. that they represent tn; best. that can be expected in thug times. It would be wrong m ,5, sume that the British Goyerng ment is happy and cheerful aboui the settlement with either calm. try; and it is noteworthy mu no responsible British official ha, Joined in the somewhat popuiu opinion that the withdrawal 0; British troops from the canal zom doesn't "matter" very much in this atomic age.

The truth is that it matters g great: deal. As one reads between the lines of Mr. Lloyd's speech om, finds that in British official op. inilm the Only atemative to with. drawal from Egypt was a "holding on" by force of arms. That, while possible militarily, would have bum up such a hatred in that pan og the Arab world for the free uorld cause that. in plain ianguagg ,, wasn't. worth it.

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Then is, of course. no guannu. that Egypt and other Arab state; will from now on support the west- but. apparently the British 50,; ernment considered it A chance worth taking. At. any rate, 1;, Arab world not definitely aim, goniatic to the West weigh; mm. heavily these days than a military base retained in the face of bit. terness over frustrated national aspirations. If Mr. Lloyd 15 ; good spokesman-and there is no rea- son tg think he isn't,-that to how the British Foreign Office sees it,

i 7Ac ?oe&'-gazes

TO THE STONE-CUTTERS

Stone-cutters fighting time with marble, you foredefeatcd Challengers of oblivion,

Eat cynical earnings. knowing rock splits, records fall down. The square-llmbed Roman letter! Scale in the thaws. wear in the

rain. The poet as well Builds his monument mockingLw; For man will be blotted out. the blithe earth die. the brave sun Die blind and blacken to the heart; Yet stones have stood for n thou- sand years, and p a i ne ti thoughts found The honey of peace in old poems;

-Robinson Jerferg

The Age Old Story

But take diligent heed to do the commandment Ind the luv, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his vnyu. and to keep his oommnndmenta, and to cleave unto him. Ind to serve him with all your hurt and with all your soul.

SOME CONSOLATION

LONDON (CF)-Britain's bleak, rainy summer pleased agriculturo ministry pest experts. who re- ported a big reduction in number: of colorado potato beetles. Up to the end of July only 29 had been

tlsh troops to be withdrawn from the historic base within twenty

reported-including 17 on imported produce and eight on ships.

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