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TUESDAY. JUNE 8. 1950

Swine Breeders In Session

This is a big day agriculturally for Prince Edward Island, banner swine breeding Prov- ince of the Dominion. which is playing host to the Canadian Swine Breeders' Associa- tion whose convention here this week is the first to be held in the Maritime Pl.'0VlnC.3x'. There are some 300 members of the As- sociation in this Province. and our commen- r.al swine breeders will also be welcomed at the meetings. Many of the delegates plar. remaining over for a few days, in order to see our Island breeders farms at first hand.

Although the meeting comes at a busy time of the year. it is hoped that a large number of Island farmers will be in attend- ancc.

Much credit for bringing the convention here. as well as for the development of our swine industry in recent years. is due to Mr. Clay. senior livestock fieldman for the Do- minion Department of Agriculture who is also on the executive of the P. E. I. Swine Breedeis Association which is headed by Mr. Wylie Gibson, of Marshfield.

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Welcome Mr. Towers

I'he Bank of Canada. headed by Mr. Graham Towers, who with three of his Exe- cutive Directors, is visiting Charlottetown this week. is ”a bankerls bank." The pri- vate individual or firm generally has no dealings with it. The B. of C. is not for that reason unimportant to the man-in-the- street.

Since its founding in 1934 the Bank of Canada has t.aken over the issuing of all banknotes in this country, formerly a func- tion shared by the Dominion Government and the chartered banks. In its role of Central Bank and fiscal agent of the Gov- ernment, the Bank exercises a very real con- trol over the economy of the country. A "cheap money” policy such as has been in effect since early in the war provides a stimulus to business expansion, provided. of course, that money is plentiful as well as cheap.

Foreign exchange. on which Mr. Towers himself is a foremost authority. is another preoccupation of the Central Bank, as are the relations of this country with various international banking organizations.

In this age of controls it is vital to busi- ness to have ready access to those whose duty it is to interpret Government policy. and it goes without saying that this capital city should again have a branch of the Bank of Canada to receive and supply coin and paper currency as well as to carry Govern- ment bonds for sale through the Banks and brokers.

The re-opening of that branch is fortun- ately only as far distant as the completion of Charlottetowns new Federal Building.

Ilr. Smith's Warning

In the considered opinion of Dr. Sydnc)-' Smith, President of the University of T9- ronto. the offering of new occupational- or Itknow-how"Acourses in Canadian uni- versities and the manufacturing of new de- grees to fit them. is not a sign of progress educationally. but a matter of "deep con- cern if not serious alarm." He warns edu- cational colleagues ”to beware of the camels. that seek from time to time to edge into our academic tents."

The tendency to discount academic training is all too current throughout the country. As Dr. Smith notes. it is much easier to obtain funds from government and Industry for schools such as medicine. den- tistry, nursing. engineering and architecture than for the humanities and social sciences As for the students, too many regard their work in arts ”as a hurdle to be jumped as quickly as possible rather than as an oppor- tunity for laying liberal foundations that will enhance their professional proficienr-v as well as equip them for leadership in mod em society."

While professional schools in the main prepare their students for their occupations. professors in the humanities and the soc'al

sciences "can assist in preparing them against their occupations," Dr. Smith argues. when considering I new subject

or a new course, educationists should ask themselves "whether it is related to' the validation and discovery of fundamental principles." Schools which fail to teach anything beyond the physical and biological sciences cannot rightly be regarded as in- stitutions of higher learning.

Dr. Smith sounded his warning at the last week's NItlonIl Conference of Canadian Universities of Kingston. Hts emphasis on

EDITORIAL NOTES

The worst part of a holiday is getting

over it. but a week-end one has the advant-

age of enabling most people to enjoy it leisurely.

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Had the Newfoundland detachment of

the R. C. M. P. laid Excise charges against"

the owners of the M. V. Eskimo we might

have learned just how much the Crown

Corporation is a private company and how

mtlch an agent of the Government. . I O I

Charlottetowns waterfront leaves much to be desired in the way of maintenance as noted in the report to the Board of Trade. A partial but most satisfactory remedy would be the establishment of the Naval Re- serve division. H. M. C. S. Queen Char- lotte, on a waterside site.

I C C Quebec sportsmen are concerned oven the regulation of hunting and fishing activities with the use of aircraft. The problem takes a rather different aspect here. Our sports are most likely to fish and shoot in neighboring Provinces when they become air minded.

0 It seems unfortunate. that the car ferry the M. V. Abegweit. should once more bl.- off in Montreal for refit during the tourist season. It would be a great advantage if the necessary work could be done. say at Saint John, before summer makes its ap- pearance.

It did not take travellers from away to convince us of the dusty condition of our roads. For over a fortnight now autoists have been protesting that in certain areas it is hardly safe to drive at a rate of more than ten miles an hour because of dust clouds.

C The Board of Trade report shows that the members are taking an active interest in civic and provincial affairs. Perhaps. however. a little less concern about pro- tecting established interests and more em- phasis on making attractive opportunities for new business would not be amiss.

A no loitering law. Four young girls were arrested at The Hague last week un- der an ancient statute which decrees that ”girls below 18 years of age. going home after '10 o'clock at night, must step briskly" if they are not to be detained by the polite. Later their parents were allowed to take them home.

I Six years ago. on June 6, 1944TD-Day came at: last with the Allied invasion of Normandy. On a 25-mile front west of the River Orne, British. United States and Cana- dian forces broke into Hitler's vaunted "Fortress Europe" and the big push was on. Less than a year later, Hitler was dead and his armies defeated and routed. The "glor- ious" German Reich, that was to have lasted 1.000 years, lasted scarcely a dozen. O O I

Our dairy cattle are being snapped up by dairy farmers acrossgthe border. and here, especially, it is true what is their gain is our loss. We are building quality stock to encourage farmers elsewhere to improve their produce. The welcome visitors here making purchases last week. offered the sug- gestion that, in one instance at all events, we should import some more outstanding blooded sires to further improve our stock. 0 O 0

One of the most widespread fallacies among business men is that Christmas comes approximately six months after June, says a trade paper advertisement. In terms of business days. nothing could be further from the truth. Figure it out for yourself. Vacations take a big bite out of the Sum- mer: conventions and other things eat up the early Fall: consequently, the time to start planning for Christmas is now-for Christmas is practically tomorrow.

I I 0 Count Camilla Benso Cavour, Itnllurl statesman, died this date 1861; withdrawing from a military career to follow farming he did much to improve the economic condi- tions of the Piedmontese; he entered the po- litical arena in 1848. and was successively Minister of Agriculture. Commerce, Marine Finance, becoming Premier in 1852. In 1858 he entered into a secret treaty with Na- poleon with a view to driving the Austrians out of Italy; he encouraged the efforts of Garibaldi; and the dreams and struggles of his life were to found a united Italy, which he lived to see accomplished.

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Lord Baldwin of Bewdley, eldest son of the late Stanley Bafdwin, British Prime Min- ister, is about to retire as Governor of the Leeward Islands and will return to England this month. It will be recalled that his lord- ship early in his regime got at logger- heads with his bosses at the Colonial Office. Lohdon, and was recalled for explanations Subsequently he returned and got an enthus- iastic reception from the black and coloured people. Now. it is announced that for

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5.1-, - we read with considerable

interest in your D3179!” 3 YPDOTI OI '-

committee 01 me Ch3J'19uem”'n, Board of Trade regarding Steve-I doring charges in the Port of

Ciiarlottetown. The tnvestlEBU0n

by this committee would appear to

have not. been very thorough 35' loading rates at. St. John. N.B. Halifax NS. and St. Johns. New- foundland, could be obtained by writing to the secretaries of H19. Unions in those ports. The com- mittee chairman states in his re- port that. our union h?-I "0 m9”'l' ads of bargaining and that nurl rates -were set by in committee and . forced on the shippers, while nes- atlatlons were under way for a working agreement with the ship- pPl'S and agents last. year's rates were verbally accepted without pro- test.

For the information of Mr. Boud-

puibllc at. large. the following rate are for Maritime ports find are taken from the agreement between the Shipping Federation and Gen- eral Longshore workers: - Port of. St. John. N.B., the rate of wagcsl for hat lung general cargo for duyi work is. 51.38 per huor. night. work. 51.48 per hour, The rate for hand-

ling bulk cargo (fertilizer! sl.68

per hour per day. 51.78 night. Mo-I lasses 31.48 per hour. Halifax. N.S.l general cargo 51.35 p'3l' hour day.l sl.-15 night. molasses 51.43 per hour. 3 st. Johnls. Ncwtoundlaiid. general; cargo 31.22 per hour. 23 men DPT; gang. Scale of wages for bulk cargo for this port. not available at pres- ent, Charlottetown P. l7..I genernll cargo 90 cts. per hour by day. 51.00

night. Bulk cargo (fertilizer) 51.201 per hour day or night. Molasscsl 31.00 per hour day or night.

The agents and shippers in tin: port --laim our rates are higher duel to the fact that more mm per gangr are hired. In the port. of Halifax there are 19 men to a gang wltlli sling loads of 1.470 lhs. and the number of men are increased with the weight of sling load. At. the Port of St. John the same rule ap- plies with 16 men to a gang. The freight rate on potatoes from P.- 22.1, to at. John is 2'1 cts. per cwt.. roughly 5135.00 per car. To Halifax the rate is 29 cts. per cwt.. rough- ly 8145.00 per car. The loading loc- llltles at the ports of St. John and Halifax are more modern and therefore must. be taken into con- sideration in comparing the num- ber of men employed in a gang in the different ports. In Charlotte- town sling loads are 1.500 and 1,500 lbs. taken from cars and shed.

It. has never been the practice of the L. P. U. to force my agncment on the shlppgrs or agents in this Port. It. has Ilwoys been I prac- tlce and to It present for I com- mlttee from the L.P. U. to meet the SMDDC .5 or agents to discuss waxes and working condltlom. It might be well to point. out um it was the l...P.U. that took the in- motive in applying to the Labor Relations Board It Ottawa for car- tification and lmgolnlng rights for this Dart which was granted Ind approved by this Board Ind Ic- copted by the LP. U. Ind -the Igents Ihd shlppe . This IIIOUIII prove thlt that rotea of wages for Itovedortng It the Port. of char- lotoetown Ire loss then It other

comonrable Irltlme ports.

dlcated."

Your would have thought thll.

the members of the Board of Trade Committee would have ub- talned the L.P.U. side of the question before submitting their report which to say the least. is very incomplete. The cost of living at the present time is at about. its highest peak with Charlottetown among the highest. cities in Can- ada, yet its workers are among the very lowest. paid in Canada. some men. forced by necessity to work for as low as thirty cents per hour, and some girls as low as 3'1 per week; yet we ham not. heard of any conlmittecs invest.igal.ing the low wages those workers are trying to exist. on.

Thanking you for your valuable space and trusting this will clarify the situation.

we are. Sir, etc. LABORER5 PROTECTIVE UNION 9568 per 1... W. Hughes, sects-tary.

OVERWHELMING RESPONSE

Sir. - I am very sorry I have been so long in waiting to write my thanks to you for printing my letter in your paper. I have been ill and it has been difficult for me to write.

You were most. kind. Thank youi

are Just I

you who wrote us.

We received many many letters. booklets, maps, magazines, news-' papers. postal card pictures. news- paper clippings. snapshots. pictures of dear children of those who were writing; letters from fourth grade girls, high school girls. teachers, relatives, former pupils of I... M. Montgomery --- a letter from if college classmate of the author, 4Aren't you ashamed for telling me about "the mosquitoes that suck ones life blood away!") -

A jewel of R. letter -- oh such beautiful penmanshlp -s from :1 dear seventy-nine year old Acoc1.nu Frenchman, and I am enjoying his correspondence so much.

And yes, one dear lady sent me pages from her precious scrap- hook, Such kindness to strangers. I-low kind you were. Another steam- ed clippings from her scrapbook and sent us. All or yo-.1 have sim- ly made P. 13.1.. and Green Cabin "come alive" for us. I still think it. must. be a most. wonderful place.

As we lingered over breakfast one morning. I lamented. "I'll proh- 1 only never get to go to PE. And Ann comforted me wllh. "Don't. feel so badly. mother. You are going to Heaven. and I know P.E.I. just can't be as beautiful as Heaven."

We've been so interested in one farmlng pictures. The potato and turnip crops interest. us intensely. Here in Iowa, in one of the rich- est. farm belts of the nation, we do not. even YIISB potatoes for table use. It. is cheoper to buy them ship- ped In from the northern states.

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I will ransom them from ula' power of the grave. 1 will redeem them from death: 0 death, I will ba my plagues, 0 grave I will be thy destruction.

Gables. and the Island. I have on- peclally enjoyed your fine news- paper.

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I am. Sir. etc. MR5. ROLLO SMITH and ELIZABETH ANN Glidrlen. 1a.. U. S.A.

POLITICAL LEADERSHIP

Sir,--We road in your columns on several occasions where some bright brains are going so far ahead of our present day proceed-, ings in the way of prosperous little Province. They should pause and consider very seriously the sentiments of con- lcntion they are arousing through- out this agricultural community. While this consideration is on their minds they can ask them- selves who brought back this Government in 194? with an in-

- mo, l 50 much And The (103? 15131113 D99" creased majority? and their answer Has and ms commmee and 3 l 1119! How gracious they 319- Am” can plainly be the Hon. J. Walter l and I and the family loverwhelms-d with your kindness ' the farmer-g and fa.-may-5' wives land we are most. grateful to all ofl

Jones. our farmer Premier, and turned out to vote Liberal especial- ly for him. regardless of who his Government candidate may have been at that time or place. This is a fact beyond all contradiction. Now in this critical time someone predicts we want a new Premier, and the names mentioned up to the present time are not by any means farmers except one hon. gentleman. and he has sold out his farm and is at present loaded down with activities in his new depart- ment. He. like our Premier. is doing a grand job in that capacity; more business enterprises. more people well pleased every day. and why? The answer is quite simple again in this case: the right. man in the right place. just. like Pre- mler Jones. can always find the time to realize our wants and if they are in line with the pros- perity and thevwelfare of this Province. they will get the word to go ahead. That is why we hlve such a paradise and such I prosperous look Into the for fu- ture.

The word critical used in this letter may not mean so much If- ter all. The general public well know: that the Loyal oppositions are now open for I new leoder. Let us suppose that they cm Ice their weak spots. between now and their nomination day and select a man like Mr. R. 11 Bell. I farmer-lawyer. who stondsalmost. next to our present Premier in the cattle show rings Ind rather In Ibla detbater in mnny cues. Another gentlemm in their ranks who should make I fair leIcler Ind will no doubt make I bid for the

so many of you inquired Iboutl big job is Walter G. Mackenzie

Iowa. We are grateful for your in-

terest, rel-naps um I can wrloel you Ibout. our wonderful land. I

I have been in the country, rest- ing from what. the doctor terms I

one of physical and nqfvoug ax-I for the int volley. The nIrno of

hnustlon. 1 Im so sorry and unam- ed of this poor letter. but felt I must write. We do pin: to Inswcr ovary letter we have received. Bev- erol weeks mny elapse More you hear from us. but we definitely Dlln to Inawer each one. I luv: become so exhausted I must class.

not me Issure you IgIin of our deep joy Ind gratitude to I11 of no for the many wonderful and interesting things you hIve told us Ibotlt LM. Mon.tgomery.' Green

of Springfield: I well known farm- er in his district. -

In most cases on those poiiticnl campaigns and appointment: the 1 big guns are left silently loaded

I W. R. Shnw is known I! I houn- t hold word today. the Deputy Minister of Agriculture It present 1 and in the yearslgone by and Ill down through his whole cIreor he has made new roId.s to the form- er'I hI!ll'I.l and purses by his in- structlve lectures and tIllu on all modern farm ...oblemI It mut- ' inn and groups to the put three generations in every Province un- der this Union Jack. Quutlon. ;xhould he become the Opposition ,leader after the 27th June in this

selecting at new Premier for this happy andl

I ' Notes. By

When the Bull so obviously don't want. us behind their Iron curtain. why should we be so squeamish about expelling them from this country? American em- bassies and consulates in Soviet.- bloc countries are so hedged about and ghettoed that they are use- less as "listening posts". while in the United states, we permit their diplomatic missions to be-

come hotbeds and spawning grounds for espionage and sub- version. Why not clear out the

whole kaboodle of them? -Detroit Free Press.

There II one fact which should be whispered into the ear of those Members of Parliament. including particularly those from British Columbia. who seem to be doing a lot of boondoggllnz over the ap- plication lo; charters to build nat- ural gas pipelines to the Pacific coast. And the fact. is that Texas gas pipeline interests are headed for the northwestern U. 5. mar- ket II fut as they can lay the pipe. work is already well Idvanced in building from the present West- It Los Angeles northward to San Om tumlnus of Texas plpellnel Francisco. From San Francisco the next. step is north to Port- land. scuttle and Tacoma. -I.elh- brldvge Herald.

The story of flow a quick-think-I lng and plucky Tribune carrier my saved the life of an eight-year-old West Klldonsn girl cannot fail to thrill all who read it. When the child's dress became ignited from I bonfire started in celebration of Victoria Day. she became panicky, screamed and started to run away. The boy, Eugene Buon, la, grub- bed the child Ind with his bare hands ripped off her flaming clothing and rolled her in the mud. The prompt action not only saved her life but prevented bad disfigurement. Vslue of Boy Scout. Lnining is emphasized by the in- cident. Young Buon say: that he put his life-roving trolrung into practice to rescue the girl. But apart. from this the carrier boy

agricultural area. and our pre- sent Government headed by some lawyer from some town? Enough said. just meditate. Until 1951 marks time on our new calendar and election writs appear on con- spicuous corners and public halls some people may remain blind- folded to those very essenlual fIcta. But with our Liberal Party headed by Hon. J. Walter Jones the man of the hour. who will have the courage to take a chanre to oppose such a leader with such proven facilities and record of ac- tion in all branches of this heIlthy and prosperous agricul- tural country? Let our slogan be from now on "J.W.J": without. him our Government is doomed in all probability.

Now is the time for the voters and the Provincial Liberal As- sociation to hold fast to our poll- tical rights and privileges. His honorable and advancing age is not considered any handicap in his leadership capacity. As a young Itudent he took on healthy athletic exercises and from his vigorous physiqueandfacultiesone would imagine that he is yet only in his twenties. The offering of the honorable promotion to tho Lieutenant-Governors throne or the dignity of I sent in the Up- per Chambers would only be I change to slower years. The re- sults from such a quiet and in- active lile might have the ten- dency to shorten his useful, valu-

able and happy days. I sincerely trust that the intelligence of '.Pl'lf'lC6 Edward Islanders will

woken to the realization that we are now a very important. part of this great Dominion of Canada, and only I few minor mistakes between now and next. year can easily leave us helplessly knocking on closed doors at. our Federal Parliament.

I am. Sll'. cl .

JUNE 6. 1950

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The Way .. ll ?.”Z?3.”.3'5ili:f

evidently has all the for the making of I nlpeg Tribune.

Many American: war.

ed by the last -wars ex::::" that the freezing of wages an”; profits would have made mobilin

lion speedier, fairer and les; cm: 1y. I! there should be another M, the United States would have 1,, less time to complete such deg tense arrangements. To proud. for them ahead of time is as me. essary as training so1q.j.,,.5 an

making arms, It would prove that Americans not only see what woum be required but do not flinch mm any lecessary measures. By mo, blitzing morale both at; name and abroad such a step could deter ag. gression and strengthen the dg. fences of peace. cm-15”" Science Monitor.

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FUEL FOR SCHOOLS

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"several schools were found . destitute of fuel as to render lg necessary for the children to 1,. dismissed long before the hour. la prevent suffering from the effect: of cold. In other places a stick or

j two was lying at the door. appag.

ently just hauled in. in Intlclpa. tion of my visit. Again, it. is of. ten left to the bigger boys in rou- tion to make the morning til-94 and want of punctuality is the con. sequence. In some instances rm teacher himself undertakes that duty. The only satisfactory pm, is for trustee: to agree with on. certain person to provide firing, and attend to the making of firm at least an hour before the school opens: an immense saving of time, in the aggregate. would result. when children It entering could be instantly wormed. Ind beg; their work. inIteId of Il-livox-15; until eleven or twelve o'clock, g at present. before they can open a book. It is not uncommon to find the register columns mark- ed. 1 0 school, no fuel this day! This state of matters is discredit. able. and as I corrective. it would be advisable for the Board to re- soive on suspending the registra- tion of any school dlsmusserl in closed I second time in the sam( winter, for want of the necessry, fuel."

-Report of John McNelll. Visitor of Schools. for the year ending Febrllary, 1858.

We l?oed' Qwmt

A rnuivnmsmlm ';

A moment the wild swallows llllq

in flight

Of withered ., st-caught ieaxq serenely high.

Toss in the wind-rack up hilt! lmlhu tering sky.

The leaves hang still. Above Nil weird twlliglit.

The hurrviiig centres of the storm unite

And spreading with bus MM and rolling fringe.

Each wheeled upon its mm W mendous hinge.

Tower darkening on. And no! from heaven's height.

With the long roar of elm-tree!

swept and swayed.

And pelted waters. on the voids!-

ed plain

Plulngns t.he blast. Behind the will white flash V,

That. splits abroad the p03-ml thunder-crush.

Over bleared holds and garden! dtsarrayed,

Column on column comes 111'

drenching rain.

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