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President and Auoclnuo Editor. Ian A. Burnett. Associate Editor, Frank Wliiier.

"The Strongest Memory 15 Weaker "II"! tho Weakest ink".

--(.:iiARLU'i"i'i-JTOWN. MONDAY. JAN. 1. 1052 ilood News From Sydney Whatever benefits other sections of the Maritimes is of direct concern to this Prov- ince, and this is certainly the case with the optimistic report of Mr. C. Ivi. Anson. Chief of Dosco Steel Corporation, describ- mg the ycai"s production of the Sydney Steel Plant and its future prospects. For the fourth consecutive year production re- cords were smashed again in 1951. With 25,000 more tons than the 1950 record- breaking ligLii'e, ingot production reached 708,000 tons. Now a still higher produc- tion record is the aim.

So acutc is the steel shortage that every ton the Sydney plant can produce. will be sold to a steel-hungry nation. .Fuli em- ployment and the use of all equipment 15 assured for the i'-year ahead. Mr. Anson commended the Canadian National Rail- ways for prompt efficiency in carrying 70,000 more tons shipped from the plant in 1951 than at any time before.

Coke production reached new record levels along with the output from the bar mill.

Mr. I-larold Gordon. Chief of Dosco Coal!

Operations, reported that at Sydney Mines :1 new tunnel from the new washing plant to the shaft bottom, will double the pro- duction of coal at Princess Colliery. The new million dollar washing plant will go into operation early next spring.

Dosco coal production of 3,828,000 tons in 1951 may have been 125,000 tons short of the 1950 total, but Mr. Gordon expressed, confidence that production will improve this' year. All the coal that possibly can be produced will find a ready market. The long under-sea tunnel near N0. 2 Colliery, Glace Bay, which will take two years for completion, will add a production of 10,- 000 tons per day from that source. The continuous miner machine now in use has proved so successful that 15 such machines soon will be in action cutting coal from the seam and delivering it to the conveyor. all in one operation. i

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.t.lTe”-rui'a-1-pdpulagtioh" declihirngdiy 9.4 percent in the period. For Alberta the re-

Saskatchewan, the urban gain is 24.9 per cent, the rural loss 23.2 per cent. (Allow- ance has been made above for the fact that Flin Flon, though urban in character was not incorporated in 1941). Considering the prairies as a single region, urban population is up 33.6 per cent, rural population down 14.7, per cent--a very striking 10-year change.

"If the ifringe areas' are treated as ur- ban, 51.54 per cent of Manitobans lived in cities, towns and villages as early as 1941; the figure now is 58.5. In Alberta the towns have also overtaken the countryside; the urban percentage in 1951 being 51.9. Only Saskatchewan remains predominantly rural but even there 44.48 per cent of the people now live within the boundaries of incorporated centres."

EDITORIAL NOTES

Our neighbours to the south have un- dertaken a double clean-up-of grafters and of narcotic peddlers, and not before time.

0 0 ' A host of friends and well-wishers bid ifarewell to Rev. G. Carlyle Webster, the ihard-working, popular minister of Zion, and hope he will soon return from Toronto fully restored to health.

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Mrs. Dr. Leo Frank has lost none of her ienthusiasm for educational reform, judging :by her letter in Saturday's Forum, making suggestions which many teachers and scholars should profit by. I O 0 With the U. S. and Canadian dollars -practically at par there is not much ad- vantage gambling in exchange. But we are the gainers in obtaining practically 100 cents on the dollar i'or all the produce we

send across the border.

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A map of world earthquake and vol- canic areas in the National Geographic shows the 3-laritimes comfortingly out of danger zones, although the St. Lawrence valley is marked as being affected by

'quakes.

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Now Toronto has got to walk to work instead of boarding the much abused and crowded street cars and busses. And they dont like it-would rather have put up with the ills they knew than be pitchforked into the evil-consequences of a strike of some

3,000 transport workers.

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Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham of Hyndhope. first baron, British admiral, was born this date 1883. He won distinction

unwise Planning

Caiiaclzi. which had a magnificent re-i cord of participation in the two previous world wars, in proportion to her resources,' (says The Letter Review), is unquestion- ably laggard this time. The Government of the day seems to fear to tell the Cana-

.ship took King Haakon

in the Gallipoli campaign, 1915, was deputy chief of naval staff 1938-39. His cruiser squadroni blocaded Germany and his flag- of Norway to Britain. l-lis forces crippled the Italian navy and carried the British-American African expedition. It was he who planned

dian people the full truth of the dangers to their liberty, and there seemslto be no op- position group with any more courage. Britain already bears a tremendous burden of military preparation, translated into fighting -formations, and the actual pro- duction of equipment. In the past six years, however, Britain has committed herself to

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certain unwise domestic plans. which, add-l

ed to her military effort. were correctly rlcscribed by Mr. Gaitskell, Chancellor of the Exchequer of the Socialist Govern- ment, just before the election, as having produced a condition in which the British people are consuming far more than they produce. it cannot fairly be said that the standard of living in Britain is in any sense unjustifiably high, but it happens to be higher than the nation can afford.

Prairie Population Trends

Wide population shifts in the Prairie Provinces are revealed in the dicennial census returns. The overall figures for the period 1941-51 show a population increase of 115,641, resulting from gains of 140,387 and 42,071 in Alberta and Manitoba re- spectively. coupled with a drop of 66,817 in Saskatchewan. But since the region was losing population in the first five years of the period, the showing for the last five years was more impressive, amounting in fact to 174,605.

If the published figures are examined by census districts, however, a pattern of 21 gains and 30 losses emerges. Of the gains 10 are in Alberta. four in Saskatch- ewan and seven, in Manitoba; of the losses seven in Alberta, 14 in Saskatchewan and nine in Manitoba. A second significant point is that many areosiof growing pop- ulation cluster around the larger cities. Since every city in the region 0has gained population, the evidence suggests that the countryside generally must have fared ad- versely. '

"Examining the overall picture, province by province,".. out the Winnipeg Free Prom, "it develops that the urban populo-

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correspondence from the mainland last lweek, it may be because it was burned on iroutc. Investigation is being made into the fire which destroyed an undetermined lamount of mail in the CNR's ”Scotian" 5 mail car while the train was at Drummond- ,ville at 10:30 Thursday night. Drummond- lvillc firemen put out the blaze and the car was ordered back to Montreal. Undamaged

,mail went out on the Halifax train next :night. Postal officers are trying to salvage 'somc burned mail and send it to destina- lions.

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l Newfoundland to be officially recognized ,by the Royal Canadian Navy. Rear Ad- lmiral E. S. Bidwell, R.C.N., Atlantic Coast flag officer. will fly his flag from the Al- gerinc class mineswecper H.M.C.S. Wallace- burg when he sails from Halifax this week for a three-day visit to Newfoundland. It will mark the first time that a flag officer has arrived in St. John's aboard a Cana- dian warship since Newfoundland became a Canadian province. Admiral Bidwell was due to arrive Jan. 6 and leave by air Jan. 9. En route home he will stop for five hours at Sydney, N. S. The visits are to inspect naval establishmepts and instal- lations and are the first of several planned by the admiral. '

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Dr. John T. Williamson of Montreal, who controls a fabulously rich diamond mine in Tanganyka, has withdrawn from the DeBeers Diamond Combine, and threat- ens to sell his output in open competition. That would mean the beginning of a drop in the price of diamonds which would prac- tically make them "hardly worth handling. In addition to their unique ouality what renders the diamond outstandingly valuable is its comparative scarcity. To maintain this scarcity, the diamond combine insists that all stones must be marketed originally

are put in storage, and only sufficient mar- keted from time to time to satisfy the de-

spective percentages are 58.5 and 7.97. For '

through banks at a fixed price. Tho stone; Murat

.THE GUARDIAN

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It lrk'cl him to be here. he could not rest.

He loved each simple Joy country yields,

He loved his mates; but yet he could not. keep.

for that shadow lower'd on the nelds,

Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.

Some life of men unblest

He knew, which made him droop. and flll'd his head.

He went; his piping took . troub. led sound'

of storms that rage outside our happy ground;

He could not wait. their passing, he is dead!

-Matthew Arnold. The Big Shots

(Winnipeg Free Press)

Any insurance company which undertook the unlikely risk of in. siiring Communist leaders would have to revise its mortality tables in the light of recent experiences. The accident rate continues to rise. The case of Rudolf Slansky, vice premier of Czechoslovakia and former boss of the local Commun- ist Party. who has lately been purged. is one of many. It is cal- cuiated that 150000 persons have been arrested in Russia's satellite crnintries since the current purge began in 1948. About half a million "uni-eliable" persons have been de- 1-orted from their homes to other places, in Russia or elsewhere, in which they can be more conven- iently watched.

The purges have reduced the Communist Party membership in the satellite belt by about 2,500,009 persons. Since the Party is a very exclusive club. seldom containing more than a small fraction of the population. this is a drastic house- cleaning. Before thrvf process go: under way only about 8,000,000 per. sons could claim Partv membership in eastern Europe. More than 3 quarter of the elite seem to have lest their standing. which usually means personal ruin.

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The list of major figures in the satellite countries who have felt the axe of Moscow reads like a Com- munist Who's Who. Among them axe Laszlo Rnjk. deputy chief of the Hungarian Communist Party nnrl foreign minister. who was con- victed in September. l9-19, of plot- ting "an anti-Soviet movement" to help Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia and who was hanged; General Marian spychalskl. vice minister of defence in Poland. who was accus- ed in November, 1949, of failing to inform the Party of foreign spy- ing and who still awaits ti-ill: Wladyslaw Gomulka, deputy pre- mier of Poland, accused at the some time of "nationalist-rightist deviation" who expelled from the Party's central committee. also awaits trial; Tralcho Koutov. dep- uty premier of Bulgaria. convicted of conspiracy to "tear Bulgaria away from the Soviet Union and annex it to Yugoslavia," who was r: ' in December, 1949: Vindi- mir Clemcntls, foreign minister of Czechosiovukls, who was arrested in February, -1951. on charges of carrying out, "continuous subver- sive activity" and await: trial.

All these were important men in the communist hierarchy of out- ci-n Europe. all trusted servants of the Kremlin and bill-shot; of the world revolution. But: for one no- son or another the Kremlin could not trust. them. They "deviated" or got soft or worst crime of Ill-bc-

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the convenience of Russia! at- tempt. to use the Ioulllm so much cows. .

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New Chemical Discovered

(By Howard W. Blakeslee Associated Press Science Editor)

Wom-out land is changed into stnicturally virgin soil by I new chemical discovery announced to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It is a yellow, syflbheliic powder, which literally changes the soil itself. It is not a fertilizer, but crops grow from no M3100 per cent higher yields. It makes better baseball diamonds. stops erosion, and promises cheaper road-build- ing.

This magic powder is made of the same nuffacriloniuilu - whlch make the latest synthetic suits and dresses, the kind that don't wrinkle when wet.

The powder has an electrical attraction for clay in the soil. This attraction produces chains of which roll up like tiny sponges and hold their fonm regardless of rain. Muck. hard-baked soil. sandy soil all take on the structure of rich loam.

The increased production comes from I. better soil. that holds much more water, mord air. and is Italy to cultivate.

This powder does the same thing as peat. moss and com- posite. Unlike them, bacteria. don't eat it and it lasts many times longer. It is cheaper. Two pounds of powder does the soil work of 210 pounds of peat mass or 500 pounds of commercial com- post.

The synthetic was-made by I team of Monsanto Chemical Com- pany scientists. after years of study to solve B. puzzle of so Indiana farm where one plot was much more fertile than others which had the same richness in

fertilizers. Soil structure was the difference. The Monsanto men tried this

soil magic on ii baseball infield. They said it changed the ground so that balls took no bad hops. sliding in I base was easier and in rain the mud did not clog the playei's' spikes.

They showed a handful of it soaking wet. When the hand squeezed clear water run out. and the wet material became spongy.

On highway banks. levees. and newly made lawns the powder prevented almost all erosion and spceded the growth of grasses to form I. permanent sod.

.'rhey said it would lower irriga- tion costs, and probably reclaim alkali lands. it in good for home gardens. making spading easy, and

for potted plants and green- houses.

Not all the potential uses have been tried. The synthetic win

not be offered for sale until 1963.

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inn Age-Old story

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And snulil servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God iroubletli thee. Let our lord now command tliy servants. which are before thee. to seek out I mun. who is a cunning play- er on an harp: and it shall come to pan. when the evil spirit from God II upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. And Soul said unto his servants. Provide me now I man that can play well. and bring him to me. Then answered one of the servants. and slid, Colloid. llnvouonasonofcloosotho Beth-Iellamlto,

mnn,IndIanun of vm-,nndpru-

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A (Am! r. s. 1.) BAEEOAFBENEHTS

From an address by the Hon. James 0. Pope. leader of the Gov- ernment, ot I public meetin, in Summe '-' , Jan. 18, 1871. called to take into consideration "the advisability of asking the Govern- ment of this Island to enter upon the immediate construction of I Railroad":

No country. in his (Mr. Pope's) opinion. required ii. Railroad more than P. E. Island. It was more thickly populated than any part of British America. and its acri- ..-ulturol production were con- tinually on the increase especially since the employment of mussel mud and lime as fertilisers. But while the traffic on our road: was becoming greater, our highways were rendered less r t of lus- tnining such constant use.

An attempt had been made to improve the roads of the Island. and, by the aid of 3. stone crusher. the roads in the vicinity. of char- lcttetown had been miioadsmizcd at s. cost of S2.000 per mile. at the rate of one mile annually. This was 1 slow process. and the farm- crs in the meantime were drag- ging their produce through the mud at 3 great sacrifice of time and labour. A farmer occupying one day bringing thirty bushels of cats to market. did so at an ex- pense of twelve shillings and six- penoe. or five pence per bushel. and nearly two million ' ” ' of grain had to be conveyed in mar- ket. at the most unfavorable lea- son of the year.

He believed that in the first year after the Railway would be in operation. the increase of pro- duction, owing to the time saved by the farmers, would amount to at least. ten per cent. A Railway would equalize the prices of pro- duce in different parts of the 15- land. People at is distance from a shipping place would receive as much for their produce as those living nearer I port.

He might be charged with hav- ing a selfish motive in advocating :1 Railway. If 1; Railway were built he would benefit by it in common with every business mm in the country. He had I vessel in Georgetown now. and it would put one ” " pounds in his pocket. if he could load her and send her to Britain...

when the steamer: were first

moulds and shediac. they were pronounced too large. Many pre- ucnc oi: the me ” could remem- ber when be (Mr. Pope) put the schooner 'Grs.fton' on this route That vessel, though small, not enough to do. Now our large steamers have not sufficient room to carry all the produce shipped to shuffle in the fall. Why was this great. difference? Because of the construction of 3 Railway from Shedloo to St. John. more than half the traffic on which came from P. E. Island. lit a railroad were built. on the Island. all kinds of agricultural produce would be inci-cued in value. This increase would be much groomer than the inc:-one of taxation required to pay the interest of the money spent. in constructing the . The speaker did not comics: that he would be for wrong in I that from thirty to fifty pso- pls would visit the Inland annually. and would spend their money lib- oully amongst us. ....:j... . mono nobsn 94- NANAINO, l.0. - (OP) - Residents of nearby Gallons lo- luno for to yours, Ooptoin and Mrs. w.n. Gilmour roosntly col- olnotcd the dot ry of their vroddinc. Married in lnglond. cool. Ollmour. who larvae on I

placed on the route between Sum-i

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There are three Ieneniiy com- mon times for the opening of Christmas presents. For your in- formation, we list them: (1) Christmas Day. (2) Christmas Eve. (3) Upon receipt. Those fall- ing under category (1) are. of course playing fair with all con- ccrned. They probably have been brought up to believe that people who open gifts on any day but Christmas are inferior types. Any- how. gift. seals definitely com- mand that thou shall not open until Christmas. and who are we to disobey a seal? We can dis- miss those who open their gifts on Christmas Eve quite easily. Either they are too impatient to wait until Christmas morning to see what their friends and rela- tive: have given them, or they are the inherltors of a quaint custom. As for those who open their gifts upon receipt, all we can say in that they probably chest of cards, too. -Lethbi-idgc Herald.

The weather and condition of I highway can make a big differ- ence in the distance required to stop a. car travelling 20 miles an hour. On dry concrete it will slide one and a quarter times its length and on wet. concrete one and a half lengths. A car with chains on rear wheels will slide two and one-third times its length on packed snow when travelling 20 miles an hour. but without chain: it will slide twice

are useless on glare ice but team have revealed they help in ltop- ping o skid. With, chain: a car travelling at 2 mph will slide five times its length. but without chains it will skid eleven car lengths. With Winter coming on motorists ought to remember what can happen on packed snow and ice and regulate their driv-

ing accordingly.-Toronto Tele- gram. On ' ' fascinating

a part! yarn ll retold by pioneers of the Porcupine district. Back around the time of World War I a snow- storm hii. the newly-founded com- munities and blocked railroad lines for a week. In fact, food supplies were nearly gone when the first post-storm train finally pulled in something like 160 hours late. During this same storm (they claim) the snow was so deep in. drifts that along the streets it stretched from the tops of two-storey buildings on one side scroll to the lower floors of buildings on the opposite side. Shopkeepea burrowed block-long snow tunnel: to get into their stores. Accordingto the author- itiel all this change is due to a shrinkage of the polar caps. The gradual warming cycle of the earth in reaching its peak now

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as for. Many drivers think chains.

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wide outburst of freakish weather. Around hero it means that Nqi-. thorn Ontario winters are be.

coming less levers coch year, Either that. or the oldtimers' stories are improving with agc.- North Bay Nugget.

. Many Colguisns have eeiobnt. ed Christmas pumping out than cellars. It's a cold, miserable, on. on heart-breaking job. But it ii getting to he a regular dismal oc. currence in Calgary in Decembe- and it is something. which uiutk. Christmas, we should be forced N do without from now on. - Cal- gary Herald.

The fashion craze: of 1951 g: to strange lengths. In the friend 13' chemlst's where I regularl; get my toothpaste and odds one ends. I have become used to be- ing served by a pretty blonds glrl in her carly.20's. The other morning an unfamiliar, grey-hair. ed woman was behind the coun- ter; sho greeted me. to my be. wllderment. as an old acquain- tance. Enligiitenment only came when the chemist himself inter- vcnted: "Seemed to tlilnk she was Annn"Ncagie playing Queen Vic. toria. There was a blush on what I now saw was still a youn- fui check. "Given her the after. noon off, I have. to go and get put back' again. Blonds: are good for trade: besides, I llku 'cin". As I lcft.. a youthful V0il'l was prolostlnzo "But grve void you, silver-grey hair is the calm this autumn." What would Jamel Lover say about that? In an aging British population. do only the olii deserve to be called the fair?-London New Statesman.

That old saying "it is better it be safe than sorry" should be memorized and adhered to by motorists and pedestrians durim these bitterly cold whiter day: when icy streets and sidewalks, in well as poor visibility, make mg outdoors in hazandous place to in unless you happen to be in the middle of the prairie. Motorists for instance, should only drivo when it is absolutely necessary to do so, and when they do - they should be twice as careful as us- ual. lixpccially rilky are intersec- tions. They should be approached and travelled through with ex. treme caution. And the other driver should always have tho right of way. That is, if you want to play safe. Pedestrians. also. run many risks. Not: only do they have to be aware of skidding cm and careless motorists, but they have to watch for icy spots on sidewalks and crossings. Remem- ber, it. is better to be safe than sorry. You can't be too careful.-

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