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THE GUARDIAN

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The Island Gui-slim Publish!“ Co. , * h; A, ‘a Vloe-n Wm. I. Burnett; Seem-Trees. G. M. Burnett; Editor and flogging Director. .I. B. Buruettfhsoelste Editor.

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enumerates-owls. FRIDAY. MAY 1. 1948

Truck Spare 0n Tho iiiiogweit

Now that the car ferry "Abegweit" is about to undergo overhauling in drydock, would not this this be a good time to consider the provision of more truck accommodation on the ferry? The noed for such additional facilities has been_ap- parent for some lime, and has been emphasized by the Maritime Transportation Commission and our island Board of Trade. it has been suggested that the after portion of the lower deck_might be utilized for truck storage,_but the objection lo this is the possibility of fire hazard to the vessel which might arise bystorage in a totally enclosed area in close proximity to the diesel power unit when trucks would have to be loaded and unloaded under their own power.

Ari alternative would be storage on the after and of the automobile deck which has been de- signed to carry trucks to 35 feet in length and a maximum weight of l5 tons. The objection raised to this proposal is one of economics. in order to load trucks on this upper deck, new ramps would have to be built at both Borden and Tormentiiie at a high cost and they would have to be limited to trucks not greater than those of the 5-ton type. This limitation _is due to the fact that available dock space will not permit construction of ramps with a minimum turning radius and capable of loading trucks in excess of the type mentioned through the vessel's side

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Po There ls, of course, a third alternative, name- ly the provision of an auxiliary steamer during the summer months for the conveyance ohtriioks in particular. But the possibility af readjusting the carrying capacity of the "Abegweit" should be given first consideration in view of the diffi- culty of obtaining suitable auxiliary steamers at the present time.

Expense should not be en overriding objection to providing this Province with improved truck ferry service, which will become more and more needed as time goes on. So far as fire hazard is concerned in connection with the ferry's diesel engines, this might be overcome by providing extra fire fighting equipment, such as fog noz- zels which are designed to blanket any sudden outbreak.

in any case, it is hoped the Department of Transport will reconsider the question 0f truck accommodation on the "Abegweit", in view of its importance to the people of two Provinces and the opportunity now presented when the ship

leaves for drydock. . A Magnificent War Summary

A volume which will be of engrossing Inter- cit to every Canadian soldier in the last war, as well as to the Canadian public generally, has just been issued at Ottawa under the authority of the Minister af National Defense. lt is entitled "The Canadian Army 1939-1945: an Official Historical Summary", and the author is Colonel C. P. Stacey, O.B.E., A.M., Ph.D., director of the Historical Section, General Staff.

Profusely documen-ted and illustrated with coloured maps and paintings by Canadian Army war artists, this volume of some 350 pages is be- lieved to be the first comprehensive official his- torical account produced by any of the nations engaged in the Second World War. It is in- tended for the general reader and is couched in non-technical language, based upon Canadian ond Allied official records and upon the interra- gation of enemy commanders and the examina- tion of enemy documents.

The volume includes four chapters an the ltalian campaign and six cn the campaig in North-West Europa. lt also deals with the de- fense of Hong Kong and gives a particularly full account of the Dieppe Raid of i942.

In view of the controversy which has been waged over the Hong Kong expedition, it is un- likely that this official narrative will satisfy all parties. That, however, is unavoidable in a work of this kind.. It is admittedly too brief to tell the whole story of Canada's war activities, and is published too soon ts be able to make any claim to finality. But as an "interim report: a Summary, not a History" as the author expresses it, it.is an admirable work, and cannot be too highly recommended on its merits.

The volume supplements three booklets al- ready published by the Department of National Defense under tho collective title "The Canadian Army at War." Certain other episodes not therein dealt-with at length, but on which much historical investigation has been done-notably the, lst lnfantry's Brigade's experience in France" in June, i940, and the Dieppe laid above men- tinned, are treated in interesting detail. ' In his preface the author states that the roper is well ‘under way, the "target date" for- ts completion being the autumn of I950. It is intended that this work hall con- eistaf-tliiee volumes, with an erldltieno voliiine to bepsspored on" Canadian military policy in

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not intended to leave that magnificent story of achievement unfinished indefinitely. The motto which Colonel Stacey takes for his present work, from Lord Howard of Effingham, might fittinglv be used in both cases: "

"God send me to see suche a company to- gether agayno when need Be."

- EDITORIAL NOTES -

Thepopularity of’ the MusicaLFestival in- creases as it moves towards its close. . N ‘k i i

Seeing the Senate has defeated its Margarine Bill, it is not likely the House of Commons will approve theirs, knowing in advance the fate that would meet it in’ the *Upper*Chamber.

The effect of the judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of J. W. Windsor Co. Ltd. vs. the City of- Charlottetown seems to be that goods stored here are taxable unless "awaiting shipment abroad" in the sense of being' held up only by want of tr-anspart.

Considering the enthusiam displayed by every country today in persuading the foreigner to corne and enjoy the local hospitality, it is dif- ficult to reconcile it with suspicion of all for- eigners who are not tourists.

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One of the objections to direct appeals to the people on particular questions is the diffi- culty of getting any response whatever from many of them. The June 28th plebiscite will be almost meaningless unless enough voters turn out to give one side or the other a majority not merely of the votes castibu: o: pgtential voters.-

A World Trade Week, designed to stimu- lafc public appreciation for the vital importancd to the national economy of Canadian foreign trade has been fixed for May 3i to June l2 in Toronto, coincident with the First Canadian In- ternational Trade Fair. Among the sponsors are the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, The Can- adian Exporters‘ Association, The Canadian Manufacturers’ Association, The Canadian Sec- tion af the In-ternational Chamber of Commerce,

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Eighty-one years ago next week, on May 7, i867, a Canadian serving with the British Army in the Little Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal won Canada's fourth Victoria Cross. He was Assistant Surgeon Campbell M. Douglas of the 2nd Batiolion,‘24th Regiment of Foot. . . . Thirty years ago, on May 9-l0, l9i8, another Canadian, Lt. Ronald Bourke, was awarded the Victoria Cross for valor while serving with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve at Ostend, Bel- gium. His award was officially tabbed as Can- ada's 46th V. C.

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The honour conferred upon the Hon. Dr. MacMillan, O. B. E., by the Pope was worthily celebrated by the public dinner sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. The doctor's name is a household word in connection with all good work, social, political and religious. His voice is never silent when he knows of a cause that needs as- sistance or a wrong that needs resistance, and l"? Qeilemity equals hisodvocacy. His word is his bond. The‘ Province is very fortunate in hav- _ing public-spirited men like the Doctor among its lay leaders in Church and State.

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When reference to his forthcoming retire- nient as Secretary of Education was made in the Legislature last session, the leader of the Oppo- sition and the Premier joined in wholehearted commendation of the services of Mr. .l.P. Bradley in this responsible position, in which he served for thirty-six years. In doing so they weFe but expressing the sentiment of every person con- nected with education in this Province. A former school teacher himself, Mr. Bradley discharged his duties with unobtrusive efficiency, and with great sympathy arid understanding of the ro- quiremenits both of the teachers and the dis- tricts which they served. His retirement is a matter of personal regret to his host of friends and well wishers, but it is conceded that he has well earned his leisure and there is no doubt but that his example will continue to exert a potent‘ influence in the department in which he laboured so zealously. '

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Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rose- bery and lst Earl of Mid ,Lothian, born this day l3_47'.' He was known as "the Orator of the Em- Plf¢_. and succeeded Mr. Gladstone as Prime Mdlfll-Slfil‘ of Great Britain. He’ was beloved and. ° Pm“ bY the rising generation of his day as evidenced by the fact that he was elected Lard Rector of four universities, viz., Aberdeen, Edi]. bgrlsiii. Glasgow and St. Andrews, and Chancellor o plndon University. He was a "middle of tlie road statesman, lending his support to both Liberal and Conservative measures when he "Wilflht they deserved it. Among other literarv "m" "W". Nflilflllon. the Last Phase, and monographs on Pitt, P i, C ||I Churchill and Chathanize "Ferismsbbechelstunilvhlibli have produced an electric effect on an audience gnaw-fie colourless photography of Tpllnf.

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lt' till t" tod h th .. tione of"tlle Mhrflffililb‘: and Weslehnmhfdiiencteas will prove effective in etting the Government to provide subsidies to set the increasedweiiii The railways are not satisfied with‘ 2i "i- “m: incfeose and want at least 35 percent ginger anticipated wage increases. Canadian Pros: Ot- tawa correspondent writes: "The one tliiiib that could lialt such an application would be Fed? eral subsidisation of railway losses, as asked lost Premiers of seven Provinces. A high- ly-plocod informant sold this possibility should not be ruled out entirely, though until pig's-ii; est lies not reached a‘decislon eiij the

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A new collapsible ooaklslliberlwlil be shown-st. the British Industries Fair. Buy one. and create your own collapsible customers. - Peterbor- ougii Examiner. '

astronomers have er- rlved in Jepuii to studyi the com- ing eclipse of the sun. This recalls the eclipse of the sun goddess two or three years ago when n five~ star American arrived in Japan»- Amherst. News. . '

The ladies of Ottawa. weer the craziest hots we have eecn "ct. Perhaps you saw pictures of- the hut. that Barbara Ann Scott. was ivearlng, with e rose and e silly black perusal. That's the kind of thing we mean. Although it. was said to have been eighteen below zero outside. ladies coming lnbo the Chateau were wearing new straw hate with the craziest. isdornmerits -:i.iid fus- coeta. - Fergus News- Record.

There was l. time —siot. so long ago -when u man who paid his taxes and refrained from murder and robbery could run his business end hie life pretty much es he pleased, without interference by governments. State interference. when and i.f it did occur, almost always too the fomi of l. summons to court under a known statute, which gave the individual citizen is chance to defend hlaiself and his property. But today this ls 0f- feii changed. An ever-growing bur- eaucracy of boards. bureaus. com- missions and miscellaneous officials now makes and enforces rules end regulations on every phase of life. And more and more these offfoisls are being given unlimited powers. their declsi are sudden. arbi- trary and final, and there Ls no appeal to the courLs or anywhere else. - Edmonton Journal.

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The ohmar that lsu arisen north of the Tweed will find an echo in the hearts of Scots around the world. A group of Sassenacii ball- ors have decreed the "new look” for the kilt. The export market. say the Itngilsh makers, demands e longer kill; ivhicii they are pro- posing tn satisfy by adding six inches to its length. Sir Donald Cameron or Lochiel ls leading the protests. The klit. he says, should reach the middle of the kneeoap so that its hem touches the ground when one imeeis. To lower it so that it. would flutter about the calves of the wearer would uproot. tradition and tum the lcllt info a caricature of women's siclrtspThe kill. is irmonly garb and not. Lo be subjected "to the whims of d’.- signers who wouldn't know a. sporan from a slcirl. — From Sas- katoon Btar Phoenix.

The wealth of Ontario la the natural result of Jie having been many years devoted to general agriculture or mixed farming. The average Ontario farmer combines the growing of grain, roofs and grasses; the raising and feeding of livestock: the production of milk for the home dairy, for the cheese or butler factory ,or for the city market; and the cultivation of a few pares for fruit raising. He converts a large portion of his grain. root and fodder crops into livestock iii-id animal products - beet, bacon. poultry and the ver- ious dairy foods. From these sour- cos he obtains a nice cash return. and under this system of forming the producliveness of the soil is maintained. observes The Guelph Mercury. If old Ontario ,can suc- cessfully demonstrate the bencfiLs to be derived from a. varied system of cultivating the soil. the lesson should soon be learned by. new settlers who lake u-p virgin lisniie in the_nortl1crii par-lion o! the province. While writing of the ag- ricultural industry of Ontario. zius fact siiauld notbo overlooked that. we have less than 14,000,000 acres under cul-llvalfaii; In other words. aparflrom our water urea. we have hardly seven percent of a iaiiu area of 220.000.0‘.i0 acres under cui- UVBl-‘lllll. — Btratford Bcoeon-l-ler- aid.

A stout-hearted lady from Eng-

gest. in public that housework should be regarded as a. profes- sion. Presumabiy the idea behind ell this is to help dignity, in some dreary way. the housewife’: trsdl- tionally close association with dishes. diapers and garbage. ‘rliere was a time when professionals were all men, and college graduates ei’. that. with their activities largely limited to the lew. the ministry

reason at all. professional people osrne to be IlIllfifllILflwB re- spectable than nob-professionals who worked Illlb n bard. Respec- tebllity lisslong been more otish mica their either. regency. ' s~ 421:’: soul. ‘or balmy grim M‘ esplsa w " mreea for end wfaeitosiirls _verse

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Slin-A- friend of urine in Char- ‘loiictown has been good enough or. sena- me is clipping from "Lie. Guardian" publishing e letter from Mr. J. A. Mackenzie with rein-rd to our advertisements.

l thllik Mr. MiicKensile has mis- read the copy in the advertise- ment. We do_~uot. suggest. that. as or anyone should vote at. the first OPPOIl-unity. but. that. tie should oust his vote at every election eaa at every ‘opportunity.

We have greet. faith in the corn» mo: sense and public spirit of the people of Canada. but have beau" disturbed at the comparatively i smell number who llllfO are trouble 3 to make their opinions felt in public matters by going t4; Vofg,

It. is not for us to tell Mr. M“. Kenzle or anyone how he or she should vote; that ls the business "141 18390051101“! of every citizen. We are concerned that. every one who can possibly do so should go to the polls and vote according ‘n his own conscience. whether or. MilnlclPfll. Provincial or Dominion elections. -

These advertisements are 11mins all over Census end have no reference to any looel issue q; to any one election.

I hopethat. I have mule this matter clear.

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RI: "MOM AND DAD"

Sin-May I hsive tbs use of yous Public Forum to express miy views,

and the views of many others, re- BiB-rdilrlf the above mentioned film

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local theatres next nwbokoflesurzll; Notes From everyone! attention b bee

drawn to this picture. Tube plat-l Another Island

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the story. It is e. "must see" on m

our list of entertainment features! UONDON. England A wedding

On inst. Sunday, from the pulpit: of our local Catholic Churches. this film was labelled "Condemned" by the lesion of Decency. I feel sure that. the Ministers of Charlotte- "JWR Wmlld be only too pleased to bring before the in-lride of their constructions the fact that this sort of entertainment. (l1 it can ho called entertainment) is polluting the minds of’ our Win18 Pebble with its Slur-coated story of the faicts of life. "Young man, young ivoman. why live in ignorance?" Thusreads the line otiapproacli. I1 Ollr tilting people feel they are "mi-he dirk". they have but to ask information froni- their pm‘. ents, their doctor, or their clergy. Why pay advanced prices to have these facts brought before them in emovie?

In our felli- Province we have l "Health Week." during which time we are forcibly reminded qt um- dilli’ $0 418M disease by tuklll! the ncvesoiiry precautions to mam ourselves and our families. Again. we have “Fire Prevention Week". when we so all out-in our efforts to learn the rules of safety regard. iiig this destroyer of homes and people. I . .

If this picture is not patronized. it. will go s. long way in bringing home the feet that. Iflandgfg m "°l'- WQI-‘Win: entertainment which is betined in many other places in north America. We can get. other kinds of films ff we tight for them.