PAGEFOUR THE GUARDIAN

Authoriud In Second Club Mali Port offico Department Ottawa. The island Guardian uublirblng (Jo.

rreuoeni and Auociiito Editor, llin A Burnelk Auoclllo Isditor. I"l'IIII Walker.

CIRCULATION "Coven Prllloo Edward Island like the dew"

j'lIlc strongest Memory is Wcollor noon the Weakest Ink". - cliAIu.o'r'rll:'rowN, 'ruEsi).u'. Jvluc lo. 195: -

wMinerai Search in llewlilillid

Never before in Newfoundland's history has there been so niucll activity in the mineral field, reports the St. John's Eve- ning Telegram. There are almost a score of investigations being conducted by Am- erican, Canadian and local active mining companies. but all of these quests will not succeed. Some of the outside companies which have selit survey parties are look- ing over old mines that were actively pro-' ducing copper, lead, zinc or some otherl ore at the turll of the century but owing to siiortagc of supplies or heavy costs of operation had to close. Modern mining methods, 'it is true, are more economic and therefore it may be possible to re- open some of those old mines, provided new lodes of ore can be discovered nearby.

A valuable asset in these enterprises are the geological surveys issued by the Government's Geological Division. One in- formation circular, for example, lists dis- coveries of lead, limestone, gold," diatomite, phosphate, graphite, lead-zilic, niolybdenite, slate, copper, iron (in several places other than Bell Island and Labrador), gypsum. marl, peat, flourspar, chromite, asbestos, strontianite, manganese, garnets, coal, mar- ble and granite, cementr rock, nickel, antimony. pyrite. barite, brick clay. oil shale and petroleum, salt, soapstone, feld- spar, arsenic, lead-zinc-silver, bitumen, mica, titanium. Except for the three or four mines actively producing, however, in- sufficient quantities have prevented many of the discoveries from being exploited. In the 1800's York Harbour and Tilt Cove were actively producing copper but both later closed. These two old mines may be given new life in the near future along with many of the other known mineral de- posits.

Realizing the need for special patien- tion to.the islaindis mineral potentialities, the "Newfoundland Government has reorgan- ized the old Natural Resources Department and it is now known as Mines and Re- sources with two divisional deputies-or at least that will be the ultimate result in the present planning. Some Newfoundlanders are still mindful of the money they in- vested and lost in coal and gold shares and that is why they cannot show much enthusiasm over the present mineral in- vestigation, but they may -be Wrong bet cause there are few investnienls more, speculative than minerals.

Retiring Too Early

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A speaker before the U. S. Industrial; Medical Association warned the other ,day'

that employers would have to stop being "old fashioned about hiring older people.:' He pointed out that before very long 109- , of the population of the United States will

soon be over 65 and that 1119 "ormai 3-9-e3,the cost for the promoters would be infin-i

of retirement may have to be raised to 70 or even 75'. -

Commenting on the above statement. the Financial Post notes. that the Canadian population due to immigration and other reasons, is slightly younger than that of the United States. But here, too, the pro- portion of people over 65 is growing stead- ily. "To put all these citizens out to pas- ture, to compel them to retire Just because they had reached a certain birthday, would be absurd. It would be cruel and inhuman because many of them would prefer to go on working. at least part-time. and they would be happier and live longer if they were allowed to do so. Moreover, no na- tion, not even one as rich as Canada could afford either financially or physically 10 have such a large proportion of its mature population doing nothing. There would not be enough younger people left to produce the goods, services and food -the nation would need." .

Modern civilization, the Post concludes. has added years of health and strength to the ends of our live!- going to have to recognize that fact

EDIIORIAI. NUlI:S

After one holiday we look forward to the next. in the present instance, Dominion my. I I O

A large, number of visitors have arrived for theiaiunmer. and are missing our cus- tomuybrlghtmnuhimatthiruuaon. but li0ti!I0I'OtlIIlltlIIfIl'lIlI,I'lWh0WlHtt0.39t

Modern industry is i

Montague fortunate in possession of men of vision and aggression in their midst.

- Both towns aremaklng tremendous head-

way. 0 O O

The average residential housing rent in Canada was only 334 a month in 1951. up 3510 from 1941, according to the Bureau of Statistics. It is surprising how exceptional the average seems to be.

0 I , Canada admitted 71,719 immigrants in A 1946; 62,127 in 1947; 125,414 in 1948: ,95,217 in 1949; 73,912 in 1950, and 194,000 last year. The total was the largest for any year since 1913. ' I O D

H. R. H. Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was born this date 1921. In February, 1947 he relinquished the title of Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark to marry the then Princess Elizabeth, Nov. 20, 1947.

Russia is not noted for any addiction to free speech so the telephone bill of 5314,- 0O0,000 presented to the United States will not at least bring any charges of incon- sistency.

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The R. C. A. F.'s Thunderliird squad- ron's North Stars may not be the least noisy craft but their record for the Korean air-lift certainly indicates smooth organ- ization and good piloting.

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Welcoming 1,031 Canadian servicemen from Korea last Thursday the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia said: "All Canada is proud of you. That is all I am going to say." That, indeed, sums up the feeling of one and all.

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Not ii. bad profit considering all the international trouble. Anglo-Iranian Oil Co'mpany's results for 1951 just published show a consolidated net profit before tax of lE52.2 million, compared with )284.46 million in the previous year.

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Potato prices, in the States at any rate, have reached fabulous figures as did live foxes in the twenties. In the long run no one is the better for such extremes; a happy medium is what both farmer and consumer would like, and we would be better all round.

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Life insurance salesmen are meeting in Charlottetown today. They will listen to discussions by leading authorities on insur- ance from this country and the United States. Prime Minister Churchill, however, will no doubt be quoted: "Insure, insure, insure."

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The Dominion Bureau of Statistics re- ports that Canadais per capita expenditure on food last year was about N245. This figure may be compared with Federal tax- ation per capita, which came to about N285. When a nation pays more to be governed than it pays to be fed, it had better stop and take a look at itself, says the Letter Review.

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Under a bill now before Parliament, the Federal Government will contribute a third of the cost of providing warehouses and cold storage plants for farmer co- operatives or others. Should the provincial lgovernments make a similar contribution,

f itesmal. I ' I O I i Purely voluntary contributions for the , maintenance of the Presbyterian Church are ,now to be a thing of the past. The Gen- Eerai Assembly has ordained that the min- imum stipend of ministers shall be d2,600, together with manse and travelling allow- .ance. To raise the necessary funds each congregation must be canvassed every year. land the Presbytery must see that the ”directive" is carried out. 0 O O

Soldier-3' wives and mothemincict upon being allowed to wear hats at Legion func- tions. A Canadian Press despatch from London says: "Thousands of British Le- gion women, demanding compulsory wear- ing of hats at legion parades and services, won their claim that a woman is not pro- perly dressed without one. 'l-lats give elegance and dignity', said those in favor." That. too, is the opinion of churches of all denominations.

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Comparisons are odious. Poverty of Turkey i described in Tile New York Times. Average Turk has I daily food consumption of 2,000 calories; the lowest in free Europe. Wool and cotton consump- tion also are Europe's lowest. Meat con- sumption per capita in 9.6 pounds annually. compared with 36.9 pounds in U. K., 48 pound: in U. 8. Only one Turk in 2,000 own: an automobile. Despite all this, Tur- key has virtually no Communists; has con- tributed the largest armed forces to NATO. Turkilh example explode the foolich legend tlutpovei-tylItiiorootcIuIeofCommlIi- but. If It were, tbo Turin would hg the moat pro-Bunion people in Europe. Actual-

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g THE GUARDIAN.

”Proudly.We Lift Hats"-

CHARl.0TTETOVVlNi

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6 Notes From Another Island 3 I by "Anson"

LONDON. England:

Tradition is ii fine thing. of course, and we like it. At least, most of us do. even if we some- times make light of it. To take only one example, everybody likes to watch a. parade, especially if it is traditional-and most of ours are. Any spectacle of pomp and pligeantry that has been carried on through the centuries will cap- ture our imagination. will quite likely bring a lump to our throats (to, our embarrassment, it might be admitted) and make us glad that there are such things.

But not all of us. There are those among us who consider that we should move with the times. and dispense with many of our cus- tomary ccremonlals. Loglcally they are on firm ground. for these things .cost money and money is tight these days. Yet.-t.he'critlcs get. strangely little support. Re- cently there was a suggestion that the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth

pie as possible, ill keeping with

the austere times we live in. .Thc

reaction was illuminating. A cut-

prlce Coronation? Never! was the

answer. Poor we may be (relative-

ly speaking) but we still have our

pride.

Yes. but ii major issue is in-

volved there. Other things, long

accepted as traditional, have gone

or are on the way out. Sheer force

of circumstance has had its effect, not any desire to be twentieth- ccntury in outlook. The roast beef of old England. for instance. There was a time when the Bull-

day joint was big enough to roll-

der service on Monday and Tucs-

day. too, as of routine. If it does so these days it. is It tribute to the

houscwife's ingenuity. not to the size of the ration. Most. families still cling to the tradition of H

joint for Sunday. but many others are tending to forego the idea ill

favour of some arrangement that allows more equitable distribution of meat over the week's scvcl:

days.

. . .

Tea continues as our national beverage. even if the tradition of tea at all times is being slightly weakened by the necessity of tuni- ing to coffee for help in citing out the tea ration: and as for the filmed English bacon-and-eggs to start the day right, it. is no longer quite so amusing as it once was to say "If we had some bacon we could have some bacon and eggs-

lf we had some eggs"!

Yet even in the face of such portcnts of changing times there were still some things that were thought changeleas until now some- thing haa come to pass that is con- iiidercd in some die-hard circles to spell T-I-I-E E-N-D. A profes- sional playcr has been appointed captain of- the England cricket team for the first of this season's Tut (international) m I t c ii e 5 against the touring team from India.

This in I revolution if ever there was one. It in In event of for greater Ilgnificanco than is indi- could by the mere fact that it in the first time in the history of international cricket that I pro- feuionci bu been chosen for the Job. Hitherto it ha: been Itrlctly "ImIlcun only". Every other member of the team may be I profeuioncl, but. tradition has de- manded that the leader must be I man if of such privaui mean: that he can afford to play the game for love of it alone. And the tradition to bricked by some pretty strong word: Ipokon Ibout half I century ago by Lord I-iawke. one of crickcvl great men,

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Proiurtlmilocnlnllolll Iuurulunui-u Auuuuuiuuma.

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the auspices of the Farmers” De-

next. year should be made as slm--

Old Charlottetown (And r. 3.1.)

'UIl -.4 DEBATE AT MOUNT MELLICK

"A lively discussion took place in the achoolroom at Mount Mel- lick on Thursday evening. under

hating Club. on the all-important subject: 'Wili creamerles and cheese factories conducc to the prosperity of the farmers of this Island? Thos. Delhanty, Esq.. opened the debate in a short and spirited speech in favor of cream- cries, ably supported by Francis Praught. Esq.. and others, Messrs. Michael Haley. Joseph Praught and others making a good oppos- ition. ,

"At a late hour the house was divided, majority in favor of cl-eamcrier. the leader in oppos- ition voting with the majority. thus ihowlng that the argument: adduced in favor of creamerles and cheese factories must have been conclusive and convincing. The farmers of this section are of opinion that factories of this kind are a great benefit, and should be supported.”

--The Examiner. April 20. 1883.

who said: "I pray God no profes- sional will ever captain England." 0 0 0

His words have been widely min- lnterpretcd ever since as I con- fcssion of snobbery. All he meant was that he hoped there would always be amateur players good enough for the task. for amateurs are a welcome feature of cricket. They are able, perhaps from their freedom from worry over their livelihood. to take chances Ind bring I dash of the cavalier spirit to the game, and to be less cout- loun than the professional whose bread and butter may d ” on his performances.

Whether or not the custom of the amateur captain of England springs from that thought. or from notions not strictly democratic in the-minds of the authorities, we cannot know. At any rate Lord l-lawke would be raddcned to find that at present. there Icems to be no amateur available who is good enough to make the grade. 80 the team selectors have finally bowed to the inevitable, a professional has been chosen. and one more of England's unwritten laws in chat.- tcrcd.

Pcrlilips. wllcii things are back to something like the pre-war normal and the Dollar Gap in an unhappy memory. there will once

again be young men of top-clau A

cricketing ability. with means sub- stantial enoug” to enable them to retain their amateur rtatua whilst devoting all their aummerl-and often winters, too-to the game. Their tempo rny scarcity to I sign of the times; there is not-so much wealth about these days. No doubt the Imataun will be plentiful again in due coune, jut like rout beef, bacon Ind cur.

HISTORIC COLLEGE

The first clan, numbering four,

GROWTH

Now there is need of words to fashion Joy

since robin: bravely ding.

should any and remembering dc-

Itroy The rapture of the spring?

when life stirs in the darkness of

the earth

Reaching to light again.

Andbbteauty is awakened to new ii-

We should make peace with pain.

Trees have no memory of fallen leaves

Nor flowers of withered stem: Not any lovely thing in nature grleves

When living ends for them.

The end is the beginning: unaware

They go to God-made way,

In season blooming and in season bare-

Should we do less than they?

-Lucy Gertrude Cllirkln.

'9-Q.-cog-co-Qco-3co-Q-cog

;E0s&d9sm-f0s3ec0&6 Every good gift and every por- fect gift in from above. and com- eth down from the FIther of lights, with whom ll no variable- iiecli. neither Iludow of to ' Of lilo own will bcgat he us with the word of truth. that we Ibould be u kind of fintfrulto of bio creatures. '

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I Notes Bx

, Doddodly tho but IIIIIBI (inn by I centcxiarian II I reuon for longcvity was that of In Ohio woman interviewed by reporters on her tooth birthday. she said the reason she was so old was that she was born no long ago. - Kingston whip atandnrd.

A man and his wife in Manitoba were fined :20 or ten days on Chlr-. an of illegal drinking. . The bus- band could dig up only 820 for himself, and told the court his wife would have to serve the ten days. That in one way to make I marriage vow look sick. Fort William Times-Journal.

Mr. Rodney Adnmuon, MP for York west, thinks small alrotrlps should be built in national park: to make them more Icceulble to people of "modest" means. At. I time when the government is try- ing to find money for housing. old Ige pensions. family allowances. defence, and I. score of other es- aentlal national needs, the answer to Mr. Adarnaon is likely to be "No." -Qttawa Citizen.

By In amendment. to ill by-lawn, the Board of Education now re- quires its solicitor to advise the trustees immediately when in his opinion I proposed expenditure is not within the legal powers of the board. lleretofoi-e, the solicitor lip- pears to have maintained I mod- eat silence. offering advice only when it wail specifically requested. -Toronto Telegram.

We Ire not ceiling up in the medical line. but we suspect that fear kill: as many pcople In occa- sional frolic; or unusual efforts. to begin, at. thirty, to be afraid to lift nnythtnz. or Jump anything, or run anywhere, is as good I way as any to loan one's Joy in life. What says Holy Writ? "A merry heart doeth good like I medicine. broken spirit drieth the bones.” so jump the fence, Grand-

not. die by choking on one of your vitamin pills. - Peterborough Ek- aminer. , I

There scam to be I chlldllll faith on the part of sudbul-y's traf- fic "experts" that the installation of A few more traffic lights -will solve the city's problems. it would appear that the sudbury city

pal If it lulu you, at least you will in

JUNE 10. 195;

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Itnted It the hood mi, ..,b,,. where the operation of ll1ilIiy light: has created I state of cone fusion that didn't: exist belong ",1 lslghto were turned on. - Sudbur; or.

What .rlrI we to conclude in all this frowdyiim in United sm universities)? -riiac youth ..,,:g be served? That it is spring 19.," or the examination pel-igd that turns the heads of young nu dents? That we are looking on a; I new drop in the moral level or youth? We dare not pronouno. ourselves and should certalnlv not consider as too tragic events illllch are often without. ally cons.-qum. cea. However. certain incident. seem to up to go beyond the ha. bitunl antics of students, and there to reason to ask whethu- Amerlcan universities and other inaitutiona of learning in ma neighboring republic should not alter their programs and get back to I more serious conception cf education. - (Montreal Matlli w,

The radio, ovlec. the motor car, scanty bathing suits, lipstick and bobbed hair-all in their Lima h I v c "threatened" civilization. Television is just one more of 11,. fruit: of technological progress. 1. is far from perfect in the U, 5 and will have lots of shortcoming; when Canadian programs mm this Fall. It should be criticized wisely and honestly. But it don not find our civilization crumbling nor is there any more danger of its leading us to the brink of 0...- doom than did the first Htrltlrl crackles of the crystal net. or fit. uncertain flickers of the Chum; Chaplain or Buster Keaton... (Toronto Financial Post).

Tbo old rule of Iilenco has been banished in I new public llbmv in Toronto, and the visitors any encouraged to relax in lounge chair! or around the coffee tables. In I "decibel-beset world of roaring traffic. blaring radios and fivellng Roalu, the Silence Please Ilrzlu in any but soundproof library building: have been meanlnglnu for the put 20 years. The deathly hush enforced in public lihrarlu had I funereal air. and the am. nloml bouquet of flower: that Idorncd the librarian! desk will I "prop" that added to the Glvq Up Hope All Ye Who Enter Herc atmosphere. speech in quiet mod- ulated tones within the .llhrary

Council is following this wlll-o'- the-wisp thinking to the tune of another 89.000 rate. This blind faith in traffic lights is demon-

bulldlns in much to be preferred to the raucous blasts of autoim- bile horns and the other decibel

horror: that shatter the Silence Plane myth.-(Budbury sum.

PROFESSIONAL '.CAR,D'S

Bell. Mathieson & Foster Barrlstorl, Solicitors. etc. R. R. BELL. QC.

D. L. MATHIESON, LLB. Q.C. G. It FOSTER. LLB. Loam on City and Farm Properties 150 Richmond Street

A. Wolilicn Guilder. LL.B. BARBISTEK. SOLICITOR, Etc.

Phillipa Building 111 Grafton Street

Bari-liter. Soucltor. Notary Rpyll BInk of Canada Building Charlottetown. P It I. LOANS ON CITY AND FARM PROPERTIES