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Authorised as Second Class Mail Post office Department. Ottawa. The Island uuardisn Publishing Co.

President and Associate Editor, Associate Editor, Frank

Ian A Burnett. Wallicr.

CIRCIJ LATION

"Covers Prince lzidiviud island like the dew”

:'The Strongest Memory IS Weaker flies the Weakest ink",

CIIARLOTTETOWN, EiNiiAi':ii'ih7 2i, lo.-.2

Wily Food Prices Are High

The latest census figures indicated that the trend away from farms in Canada had accelerated in recent years-fewer people living on and working farms and more in industry. During the same period, notes the Ottawa Journal, food prices have in- creased, to all extent where consumer re- sentment has become evident and there has grown up a feeling that all farmers are rolling in wealth and are an enviable class. in our population.

”What has actually happened. says our Ottawa contemporary, is that the rapid growth of industry has forced" changes on agriculture to which that industry has, so?

.be dctouring for several months. 0

'a railway strike was well put by the Sum-

ithe iii-otherhoods concerned.

ing, and prices which, by failing to provide an economic return for capital and labor, must in themselves force down production to the point of scarcity."

EDI IURIAL NUIES

Montague is experiencing something of what Charlottetown has been going through in the matter of street paving. The town traffic, however, will only. be disturbed for about a week while that of the city will

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In 1880, 75 per cent of the farms in the United States were owner-operated. By 1935, this figure had dropped to about 58 per cent, but since 1935, the gain in owner- ship has been sufficient to wipe out the 55- year decline and bring owner-operated farms back to 75 per cent.

The importance of the car ferry link be- tween Borden and Tormentine and the nec- essity of its continued operation in case of

mcrsidc Board of Trade in its letter to the

powers-that-be. It might have been well, while they were at it, to send a copy to

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Queen To Appoint No Jester

For Queen, Elizabeth II, no dwarfs will pop out of huge pies, nor will gsudily clothed, tingling montcbanlis at her royal banquets whack guests over their heads with inflated bladders tied to sticks.

The post of court Jester, a posi- tion ssid to have last been filled in England during the reign or the first Elizabeth, needless to say will not now be reinstated. ”I fear," wrote the Royal Chamber- lain to a young Scotsman who re- cently applied for the job," the unsophisticated days of court Jest.- ers are incapable of revival."

Lack of more sophisticated en- tertainment in olden days caused popes, kings, and lesser leaders to retain half-wits and later, men oi

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outstanding humorous talents, for their amusement. Even then, men knew that-laughter aids digestion. Buifoons traditionally were pres- ent at medieval meals, says the National Geographic Society.

Women Biased Tnli

Authorities believe the first Jest- ers were women. Ceres, in search of Prosperine, was said to have been accompanied by a female jester to keep her mind off her great sorrow. Erasmus wrote of female Jesters at Continental inns who also served as laundrcsses. Waitresses in Turkish courts serv- ed the food with wisecrack accom- paniment as late as the mid-l9tn centuy.

The courts and great households of Europe usually contained only male "Merry Andrews". Russisr. grand dukes served banquet pics from which dwarfs emerged. Louis

, G "Imagine what my house will look like! My husband's gang will be there all week watching us on television.”

By George Clark

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ads as "an official the name

750.000. or about

one per cent of the Victoria Times.

A doctor means security. He

the solid-rock assurance

He is reassurance for

Reglna Leader-Post.

Negro, William Hall, i-lantsport, who brought the

His comrades dead or wounded, h

my in 1857. His citation said: "Pi

(Notes By The Waxx.

Somewhat overlooked in the gen-information assembled to date a ersl n. 0. election hubbub is the ' i” not that four out of five commun- ist candidates went down on the first count. with the fifth expect- ed to fall momentarily. In all, the communists. who like to masquer- iisrly'-' under of Labor-Progressives. polled some 2.400 iirst votes out of three-tenths oi total cast.-

deeply rooted in people's needs. b queen Ell b in x. 1 Hells as basic initheir life as food, y m E W m she ter and cloth ng. The doctor is d 1; 1 i d 1,

the mainstay by night against. the a m E paye owl. on Plymouth terror of a child suddenly ill. He is

ally. in one of the most supreme lal. Yet I hollow stem is is in all the use-ions 8101'! if there is to be it constant supply of human 00111336. Hall fired the of bubbles coming winking to the

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JULY 21, 1952

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thoritiec in this field an

5"” W 91'3"! WM! of head,:ie(:gi1l:l,- A group of American research workers have differentiated the "tension" hesdache from other forms. -Toronto Star.

Drake's drum is back In London It was brought from Drakes home town of Plymouth, zlo miles aim. for an exhibition of Drake rellt-K and the last time it was seen in the. British capital was in 1581. wlirn ll sir Francis Drake was knighted the wood which the great iaitill.-ii

Hoe. The drum was used by D.-aim to summon up his forces. It is still

W 1-ht helping British seamen. for the ex- couple about to become parents. mbmon 1, 1,, ud of King mum” "l0 mini Fund for sailors.-UK info;-mam, that gets into man and woman cm”, i when their bodies ,bi-eiik down. The doctor is hope and he is strength. Unspoken usually. yet this is what into its own when it carrle

Y-he PB?-lent 1091-! 101' the docml--' lavish lunch served to uirlin: pg:

The plastic dining service con...

sensera living high across the lihllllsh Channel on British Euro-

wbcn opportunity offers we wiil pcsn Ai.rwsys' luxury Silver Wings, visit the grave of the Nova scotia buried at first naval Victoria Cross to Canac1a.'ordinary sleek glass which even in-

Picce de resistance oi the set is 11,. World's first transparent plasm champagne glass. a replica of iv:

e eludes the hollow stem. This stem

continued to fire I run It I wall posed in problem for the plastic ex- near Lucknow in the Indian Mut- parts; how to blow such g um,

hollow tube in any available mater- essential

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far at least, been unable to ad'ust itself. lit i ' ' s ' t . .g..;..3..m, has forced u farm wa es takeii awa fani-ll - Dame Lu?” Alma Ilerryy Lnghsh ac govilllgln 25hoF?i:sceboteiinxl):li:ly;': phi; Old. London Trams chn" which Open” the mm mm so 3” "Dem wmked m” ” D ll . Y tiess, died this date 1928. She appeared at Si Ian -and mm mm He was Old Charlottetown T ) and enabled the British to push mam m.nug,ciu,-in; pmm, ily help and casual labor from the farm, and the age of eight as a bov in ml-he wintelos as expert mum Jeni" played (Ext: ange gm-gush to the relief of the garrl- and the stem keeps the bubbly T me-1,. roles in Getmmx Italy, and (AM P. 1.1.) A noisy bit of London rattled son and ultimately to the quelling really bubbly, Because the plastic

has made it necessary for any good farniei'iTa1e". During some eighty years She ap. who intends to stay in business to depend pea,-Cd in almost Coumless 1-0195. 1-19, in. more a d iiorc i m'ieliinerv to re lace liu- . . r . r . - 1 2 1 It lol V I1 d.m V1901 .teipietatlon of Poltla was never excelled. through hmory backs Ind mom”, man 3 013 lab Clallge 9 l I 9 ('0”' Her Memoirs were published in 1932 and are the roan and jester: of Old ' f - ' , . , ,. .- - England. Originally the tool was CePtul0ll Of alilllllg . liei Loiiespondence with Shaw in 1931. H mm and menu”, the Mm Time was when to get into, and stay

often an educated, wittydfgaigwho in, the business of farming was a relatively, . CW” "d ""5 "m y ' 5 ” simple matten That is in the limbo of met Provided theic aie no fuithei outbreaks

high estate. ' - ' . ii i M C l past The Very Scarcity and Cost of labor. foot and mouth disease, Canadian author W"0 C" 0 my W" mainly attributable to industrial growth imes may be able to declare this Country

into history a. few nights ago. The of the mutiny and the restoration Chgmpagne 31”, 1991,; 3 double-decker tramcsrs which once of peace and order in India."-Ola ruled 350 miles of metropolitan tswa Journal. streeis and which thousands of 1,; given a slight extra chilling to CknBdlan,Vete1'nn5 will 10f6Ver I!- An -uganlntlon interested In offset the eifcct.mBritish Aircraft sociste with the Thames l!:mbanK- promoting safe driving habits on society. merit and south London have iin- the highway urges every motorist 311? yielded to Time and the douu- to stay a reasonable distance be- , . le-deckcr omnibus. Claticrlng out mm the car in front when in W” M" 1”” "”""'d Ml" of Westminster. lurching along the heavy traffic. This is sound advice. loundlandera as strong. Blilgi. men. South Bank to New Cross, the last But a constant source of irrits- 3'” ”- W” "my """”5' fl” if one gave up the ghost about 1.30 tion to the driver who follows it is mull WP"d”5d hi” deepy "10 1 am. of ii. Saturday morning while to find some road hog cutting in 00 31959 VM11" "9 m lit” :1 crowds sang Auld Lang Sync. to fill the gap he hlls Mt. thereby M”? mmde” The Ngwloun 3." It must have been some con- immediately increasing the chances 1931-””'-"9 held 3 59””; I Susi?" solution to the mourners to ob- of n. rear.-end collision. His alterna- 1103 10118 330- Th? 599" mmtm serve that the last tramcsr re- tlve is to slow down so as to open 1311039 13”” W Y1;-'t'l'5t'V'l nail?!" mained to the last faithful to its up a new gap which is promptly 35 ”c”nd5' The ( 1 via 'p and! nature and traditions. The lighting filled by somebody else in a. hurry Well! Oh ihell 1"” 0; Y Ufa Rs-V system broke down half way across to go nowhere in particular-and CODY-T8-Bi? ml-51 Wmlt lfmlggec ” mv the river. The timing of the fun- so ad iniinitum.-Ottawa Citizen. 510" 01 Plmamen Tm E Bah eral observzinces went wrong, less it months ago. The One D

little warmer, when it touches the lips. than glass would, the champagne

the entourages of African potent- ates. Best known

GAMES IN TAVERNS to Americans,

From the report of the Grand Jury (William Heard, foreman) presented at the opening of the Supreme Court. of Queen's County, June 27, 1862:

"The attention of the Grand Jury has been directed to the li- legsl practices of several of the licensed tavern keepers of this city, viz.: permitting games of chance (such as dominos, check- ers, &c.) to be played for money, encouraging young men and boys to frequent their establishments, and keeping them open at very late hours: but in consideration of the plea of ignorance of the laws of this Island on these points, the Jury, after duly cau- have

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The fool was garbcd ind paritil; has made a large investment necessary be-; free of me malady by me end of this ilorigliexiig ggbmrsdhewlthla fore any farm is likely to be a paying Opp month. But that does not mean the Un- leigzgidarlcrasa rsw;p1f:i(fdrOo;vul;l3l hlgmi Ration. Farming has become less 8 vocagp ited States embargo will be lifted at once. The mm. were com gm, of me tion and way of life, more of a business re-; The U' S' 59?”””'y of. Agriculture muit 3ilie...?r'?3?,S”S3ie uggi aivvliidg quiring initial capital and continuous ll1VCSi-iflrst declare lurrfself sansfled that there .15 W” 3"” 3:95”? t” d”""” the ment.' As this idea becomes accepted. ancllm long" any mfcmo" he”'' The" ho 5a5P,fe5:h?:,:f,”:,?e,.e pc,.mm,,d Bud.

' iii - ida "s must Llss before the embargo c'tn - . b Honing those persons who ' Fall e d headaches are In debate ended 65 days after the ses- v s when nsumel-5 re me rh , )- l3 -- s acious impeltinencen Some 0- been brought before them, desire appears because of the crowds :11 In 1 ' C0 a ey Cannot havcl be lifted.” Came W-15ired ldVl50T5 01 m01l' thus publicly to notify all oiliers dancing Cockney jigs on the tracks most cases the result. of emotional sion owned ""3 ”"'wm”d mvgr:

than because of the usual a.ssec-- tension. anxiety and worry. Peopleli-ii dlyl 0! llmllil Th!"-' tions of a ti-amcai-'s indivlduoi- sublet?! to such P118511”! "9 W939 m”” m" no ”p':,fhe?;;i":3.ym1,?f ism. It lived up to its finest hours days increasing to suchjm ext-em lhem l'"!""”3 W fm" .m,,, by sticking on the points. that special clinics are being opemd ll” P3T:l3mem:r:1'mu;m ' and ,'m

The London ii-aincai-, according in many places for their ti-eatmentlwcre s xi aim n Tribune to the records, traces its birth to B-lld ll'lV9Si-183'-l0lL 0" '-he him” ”!'Wt”'"Jw "n P" i

arclis. Others were blsckgusrds

of the illegality of such practices. who demanded payment for inter-

and of the dangerous consequences resulting therefrom: and further. they have to express their opinion that the City authorities have been remiss, in not more particularly

both high wages and a high standard of, living plus cheap foods, the tangle betweenl News winged with men, lords.

farm and urban pmdumion Wm work nselfl If the rain plays tricks this summer with emu: downs ge,,e,,,ny do not out-s the tourists in the Netherlands then there claim descent from Jesters, but

is one Compensation anyway: from traveling buffoons who served

entertained

I ymake that possible, producers must be as-

. parable with those enjoyed by producers of

I -jttipencouraging production. The third need

, miiinthhl. a balance between extravagant

Alberta Election

has, ance policy for each day of his stay which,

iif it rains, gives him a claim to a compen- sation, provided the rainfall amounted fol at least three millimetres and fell between: l0900 and 1600 hours in April and May, be- itwcen 10 and 1600 hours in June and be- tween 10 and 1500 hours in July, August. and September. The policies can be taken .out up to seven days prior to the day on lwhich the visitor wishes to be ensured. i

No doubt llremicr Manning, who called the Alberta general election for Au-

gust 5, feels that the Social Credit victoryl , in British Columbia has doubly assured his

prospects of obtaining a fresh mandate. In its four elections since 1935, Alberta's Social Credit Government has been serious- ly threatened only once-in 1940-wlieii it had become clear that its original promises! of "basic dividends” and the like were im-

llst this year the tourist who spends one ,or more days in Arnhem can buy an insur-

they need. suffer no financial loss.. Up to Octoberl

possible of realization. Following that elec-I , ,, ,

tion and mainly under the leadership of Ml'.i Manning, the Government has swung over to orthodox and generally conservative; policies. On that basis it has twice since; carried 51 seats in a House of from 57 to 60 members.

The C. C. F. Party has made little illi- pact. upon Alberta and the chief opposition seems likely to come from the Liberals under Mr. J. I-larper Prowse, a vigorous critic of ministerial policies, particularly in relation to the handling of sources. The Winnipeg Free Press notes that in northern Alberta some revival of Liberal sentiment was apparent on the oc- casion of the last Federal vote, and the present contest will indicate whether this has carried over into provincial politics. Whether the reappearance of Conservative

candidates will hurt Social Credit, cspeciallyi

in the cities, is another interesting specula- tion. S

Iriiiiigriine World

Sir James Turner, president of the Na- tional Farmers' Union of England and

Wales, and past president of the Interna-'

tional Federation of Agricultural Producers. recently outlined three ways by which the world can get the additional food it re- quires.

First, he belicvcs that governments and peoples must recognize the extent to which the world food position has changed. The overabundance of the 'thirties has been re- placed by a shortage of cxportable sup- piles. The second need is for each country that can do so, to grow more food. To

cured of adequate economical terms, com-

other humangneecls. There must also be some continuity of these returns, and each country must work out its own system of providing stability for its agriculture, and

ltior I realistic international approach by

ants to the whole problem of pro- and distribution of food. "The ma, -above all," he said, "is to strike, and

natural re-l

"The leaders and members of the Com- munist terrorist bands are almost entirely

no master and who the populace with Jokes and slap- stick.

What About The Maggie '?

What is going to be done with me Royal Canadian Navy's air- craft carrier, Magnificent? The 51:4 million vessel was loaned to us four years ago by Britain. Now. a new aircraft. carrier, costing :20 mil- lion. is being built for the RCN at Belfast. Canada will own it out- right.

Reports from Ottawa say the new ship will ”replace" the Mag- nificent. Does this mean that the Magnificent is to be returned to Britain? Has Britain made a re- quest for its return? If that is not

alien Chinese," reports Malayan High Com-, me 0559' the" it seems to "5 that

missioner Sir Gerald Templer. "Of 3,045'

, terrorists killed since 1948, 2,845 were Chi-

i,iicsc. The Communist propagandist claim 1 to lead a national movement' is readily re- ifuted by the wliolehearted support which I the Malayan people; and in particular the .Malays, have given and are giving to the Federal Government. Today in the Fed- eration one-third of the able-bodied male population are voluntarily giving their serv- ices, part or full time, in Security Forces, l Auxiliary Police, Home Guards and similar l organisations. In a population of some five and a half million, more than half of which -is under twenty-one years of age, this

ivoluntary effort of some 400,000 men is a

istriking testimony to the falseness of the iCommuliists' claim. 0 O O

The initial post-war backlog of Cana-

l dian investment plans was estimated at 512 billion in 1945 dollars, says the Canadian

.Bank of Commerce Comment Letter, and i included 36 billion for business, 529?, billion each for housing and governments and 31 billion for institutions. The subsequent ' rapid rise in prices has tended to create the impression that an investment boom of un- precedentcd proportions was in progress, but in terms of 1945 values and require- ments it would appear that this has not been the case. Cumulative new capital in- vestment, in terms of 1945 dollars, did not reach 5512 billion until about the middle of 1951, by which time it included new re- quirements which had arisen after the war's end in connection with such costly projects as Alberta oil development and the Ungava iron ore properties. The de- gree to which 1945 plans were fulfilled by the end of 1950 varied considerably by category. Investment by governments had somewhat exceeded the 52V; billion require- ment estimated in 1945, largely because of defence needs unforeseen at the end of the war; business investment still lagged slight- ly, and housing considerably, behind their respective goals, and institutions (non-gov- ernment) had invested only about a quart-

er of the anticipated billion (1945) dollars.

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the Magnificent should remain in Canada's service. Why not spend a couple of millions to renovate her. and thus have two aircraft carriers? We have. after all, two crowns to think about.

To maintain two carriers, the RCN would probably need more money. since the Magnificent alone takes 20 percent of it.-. present bud- get. But it should be possible so find the necessary amount in the nresent 32.1 billion defence bill. Canadians, and notably British Col- nmbisns, will not readily believe that a. nation spending that much can only afford to stand vigil on one of its coasts.

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The Age-Old Story I)

As for God. his way is perfect: the word of the Loril is tried: he is in liuckler to all those that trust In him. For who is God save the Lorri? or who is in rock have our God? It is God that glrdcili me with strength, and makeih my way perfect.

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