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THE GUAIIDIAN

Dull; iruunulod in mm M--and Clan Iluil Poul Olnco unpurtmvnt. Ollnwn I'M In-iund Iiunrdinn Publishing Co. tduur nlui Ilullugilll Inn-tor. J. B. Iluruu Aauwluir Editor, Frank Wnllnor.

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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

CIIARLOTTETUWN SATURDAY. MAY 20. 1950

"Forward" Farm Prices

The difficulty of fixing a proper level of support prices was discussed at COTl:ll(I- erable length during the passing of the Agricultural Prices Support Act at Ottawa. It is still the subject of much controversy. If the Government sets prices higher than demand and supply conditions warrant, mo- ducers will promptly respond by increasing production and undisposable surpluses may accumulate. On the other hand it the Gov- ernment establishes a price on the basis of expected demand and supply conditions for the coming year, producers may claim that their incomes will be too low.

Writing in The Country Guide, Prof. J. D. Wahn of the University of Manitoba. zlaims that this problem could be solved quite neatly if the Government were to an- nounce "forward" support prices based on anticipated conditions of demand and sup- ply and back that up by provision for in- come guarantees to producers in the event of a depression. The prices should be an- nounced sufficiently far in advance so that each farmer would be able to adjust his pro- duction plans to the system. The time would vary with the particular product, but in general the prices might be guaranteed for 12 to 24 months in advance.

Under such a system trading in all farm products could be permitted on open markets. If the realized market price of a particular product exceeded the announced forward price, the farmer would pocket the difference after a deduction for an accumu-

, lated reserve fund. Should the realized mar-

ket price fall short of the announced for- ward price, the difference could be made up to the farmer out of the accumulated re- serve fund.

Such a system. Prof. Wahn claims, would permit producers to allocate their land and labour resources more efficiently. In the event of a general fall in the level of farm prices, forward prices would be lowered for successive production periods, and so would not provide any income sup- port. In that case the accumulated reserve fund built up by the farmers' contribution and supplemented by Government contribu- tions (in much the same way as the Gov- ernment supplements the Unemployed In- surance Fund) could be drawn upon by those farmers whose net incomes are not sufficient to maintain a decent standard of living. Unless farm prices were to fall to disastrously low levels, many large-scale farmers would not require any income as- sistance of this kind.

Such a plan, it is argued, would guar- antee every farmer a minimum stable price. but would permit freedom of individual, co-operative and corporate trade in farm products. The resulting competition be- tween the different types of marketing agencies would ensure that farmers would secure the best possible returns for their products.

In the event of a depression both agri- cultural and urban groups would benefit, Prof. Walm maintains. In the first place the price of food would decline which would benefit labor and other urbm groups. In the second place farmers would maintain their purchasing power to a large extent as a result of the compen- satory incomc payments. This in turn would benefit labor and industry, for with supplemented incomes farmers would be in a position to purchase the products which they manufacture.

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. The -free world was called upon recently by Hon. L. B. Pearson to find fresh and im- aginative phrases in the propaganda war against Russia. The democratic truths, de- clared Canada's External Affairs Minister, are as valid as ever, but "they need restat- ing in forms which penetrate the hearts and minds of our peoples."

The problem seen by Mr. Pearson is one of the greatest of this age. Words and phrases no longer carry the meaning which once attached to them. Advertising, includ- ing newspaper advertising, had much to. do with the "devaluation" of words. Holly- wood has carried on the. process until all meaning is lost and the politicians, particu- larly totalitarian ones. although they are only leaders in a crowded field, have turned words upside down and inside out until the language of politics means anything except what it would seem to mean. . ' The solution, however,- is not more and ilnnginntivu" but a re-

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could only establish a high standard of ex- actness in the use of language, it would be like dawn breaking after a dark and misty night. If we knew what our leaders in various fields meant when they spoke, their words would resound around the earth and the variegated masks of Communism would show up for the false faces they are.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The Alberton Town Council has decided to contribute towards the building fund of a new library. Appreciation of the value of good library service is a mark, not only of what a community is but what it will be.

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The wells of charity are not dried up in the Island. Witness the splendid support being given to the Manitoba Relief md as recorded in our columns from day to day.

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Columbus died this date 1506. The work he inaugurated in his lifetime not only lives after him, but is tending to prevent Europe and the Americas being once more over- run by a heathen ideology from the east.

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The double fishing fatality off Alberton harbour casts a gloom over all connected with the industry. Every occupation has its risks but those who follow the sea are peculiarly at the mercy of forces beyond their control.

0 O O qCapt. Eddie Rickenbacker said too much or too little when he declared that if t'ly- ing saucers exist they belong to the U.S.A. The famous American flyer hinted at official secrecy but it would seem to be the sort of secrecy which keeps everyone in the dark except those with the means and necessity of finding out. I O O

In the Annapolis-Kings by-election it is apparently to be a straight party contest between Mr. George C. Nowlan, Progres- sive Conservative, and Mr. Angus Elderkin. Liberal. the two candidates at the general election which was disallowed. It is not ex- pected the C. C. F.'s will put forward a can- didate.

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Most informative and readable is the brief presented before the joint parliament- ary committee on Old Age Security on be- half of the Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association. Those who agree with the As- sociation's views and those who oppose them will all find the material in the brief of great value in keeping discussion on a real- istic basis.

O O O .

We have short memories especially re- garding weather. A diary long kept in The Guardian Office has details of the kind of weather experienced every month and indi- cates that May of this year is no different from previous Mays. The trouble with us is that we imagine when we have got rid of the long, dark winter days, and welcome the first appearance of real honest-to-goodness Spring weather that we are right into sum- mer. If on the average, farmers get on the land by the 20th they and their farms do well.

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In the long history of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, there was just one lay- man, honoured by the bestowal of the hon- orary degree of D. D. He was a dis- tinguished lawyer, one of the clerks of the General Assembly, and an authority on ec- clesiastical law. Before long, no doubt, we will have a second layman-lawyer D.D. in the' person of the Hon. Judge George J. Tweedy, K.C., who has recently been elevat- ed to the chairmanship of the United Church Presbytery of Prince Edward Island, a dis- tinction well earned and bestowed for his long continued service in connection with the work of that Church. The Presbyterian Church in Canada does not recognize lay- men as entitled to be elected Moderators of Presbytery, Synod or Assembly, but the United Church. following precedent in the old Methodist Church does.

A good word for juries. "No judge is able, as an individual, to determine the substance of justice as well as a jury. The jury has been the outstanding bulwark of democracy, offering a combined wisdom in the administration of justice." Thus did Mr. Justice J. Keilier Mackay, of the Ontario Supreme Court, register his disagreement with the opinions of a leading Canadian criminologist who had declared jury trials to be out of date and that citizens do not wish to be jurymen, says Montreal Gazette. It may be true that some are irked by a rare call to jury duty. But most people who have a true conception of the duties of citizenship are quite prepared to undergo inconvenience and in some cases actual sacrifices, and cheerfully perfonn their roles as jurors. Such citizens regard the dis- charge of this responsibility as their contri- bution to the support of I system in which they have confidence-(faith based upon proven results downthrough many, genera-

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THE GUARDIAN. CHARI.()TTE'iK..

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mesn ye by your tolling? Bells in the growing light, nfnr. ggilteringh lnmleisahzod sequence,

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Shake you out of heav , From the morning star.

.l3'ohoes are in my soul.- Consonanoes snd.br,oken melodies- Sulrvlvnls frayed and rtnienrxuicea Vanished and irretrlevnble.

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what know so of life,

or of perished hours or years,

Ye tones phat are born in air

And ihmb in air and die.

Leaving no traces anywhere.

Save tremors in the quickencd pool of tears

within the windlezs dccps of mem- ory?

-Duncan Campbell Scott.

3 Old Charlottetown ; 5 (And P It. I.) ll any scnoons

Nine public schools existed in Charlottetown in the year 1860. They are llstczl as follows in the report of Mr. John Arbuckle. of- ficial school visitor:

Pownll Female 'School: Anne Scantlebury. teacher. Register 21! -average daily attendance, 18 5-6. Miss Scantlebury is described as being "competent, kind. faithful and thorough in hex instructions." The school-house was "comfort- able and commod-ious”. with apart- ments suitably arranged for teach- ing two or more branches simul- taneously.

Sydney Street Female School; Catherine J. McDonald, teacher. Register. '14-average daily attend- ance. 55. "A very interesting school," says the report. "Miss Mc- Donald has labored with patience and perseverance to discharge her arduous duties. She has large classes under her instruction in the several branches taught in district primary schools."

Kent Street Female School; Elizabeth E. McKinnon, teacher. Register. 36 - average daily at- tendance. 30. "The teacher seems to have entire control over the scholars, without the exercise of much severity."

Pownsi District school; Edward

low travellers there has solemn attempt definition, and equally forts pt refutation. But some of these quick do the whole job tar svvlfier.

traveller as travels in the red line bus invariably hides his ticket." Eut two of the best descriptions came from few quick strokes, depictcd same thing from nearly the same angle. One wrote: "A fellow travel- ler is one who has the of someone And the othcr wrcte: "A fellow

comparative age or attainments. He recommended the merit of I grading system.

"urbanity of manners is expected in the City schools. portani. for them to learn how to behave as to acquire knowledge. Scholars should not be guilty of

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It was Mark Twain who once wrote that if you want a real des- cription of anyone. ask a humor- ist. For the ii-..morist, with a few quick strokes, often gives xi. more recognizable likeness than the most. solemnly painstaking draught:-

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statesman and Nation has dcddg ppunishmcm. of their iniquity; then

ed to nsk its leaders to senzl some briskly humorous

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was that of s "fellow-traveller."

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The Age,-old Story

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3 If they shall confess their in- iquity nnd the iniquity of their fathers. with their trespass which they trespassed against Me; and that I also lliII'e walked contrary unto them. and have brought. them !into the hint! of their enemies: ii lthen their uncircumcised hearts be Ihumbied: and they then swept the

uvili I remember My covenant with -,-lucols, and also my covenant with

traveller is one who says: "I dont. know where I'm going, but my friends do ”

with these quick sketches it should be easier to recognize a fellow traveller than with photo- graphs from ti-iee sides,

INTERNATIONAL TENNIS

'rhirty-seven nations challenged in 1949 for the Davis Cup. inter- national team tennis champion- ship trophy.

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Roche. assistant teacher, second lespecmfl hmmlz M ""39 Wm class. Register, 130 - average 9355 by" -

daily attendance. 81. "The house

is commodious, accommodates two departments, a male and female. is well provided with maps, ele- gant globes, and a large black board . . . Mr. Roche has had the principal management of this school for many years: the child- ren of the district. with few ex- ceptions, are enirustedlto him, and he has consequently enjoyed pg. culiar privileges for tho exhibi- tion of tact and talent in promot- ing the progress and proficiency of his pupils in the primary and higher branches."

Rockford School; James Currie, teacher, second elm. Reginter. 42 -average daily attendance. 37. "This school. notwithstanding its Position on one of the noisy thoroughfares of the city. isiso far back from the street and so ar- ranged thut its situation is good. Misch-ief-nukers caused I vexe- tious altercation between the mu- ter and a parent opposed to cor. pox-eel punishment; this untoward circumstance raised some excite- ment thst soon subsided . . . Now thegood order. the attention, the 40911113. the decent demeunour, in the school. reflect credit on the master and his pupils."

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Kent. or King Square " t ', James MECI-Neill. teacher. lsecond class. Register, 42 average daily attendance. 31. "Mr. Mel Neill has had the charge of this school for" nine months. and by his praiseworthy devotion to his profession, and the fidelity with which he has discharged his du. lies. merits suitable acknowledg- ments."

Hill,-borourh school: Archibald McNeill. teacher. first class. Re. sister. 62 - average daily attend. M06. 45. The trustees are wrn. ed that "they should without de- lay. either enlarge the school. room or provide another. The pupxLs are at present grouped on the seals. Ind there is not suf I- Clel" DP-Ice for class exerciscg. and in other respects the capacity of the school-room is objection- able." The relation between the master and his pupils. the report

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In addition, mention is made of "1 ofllllnll School (Mrs. Clark in fflllfle. 'who la-bouts conscienti- ously to train the neglecigd and indilent") and the Dog Ins chool,. conducted by Miss I-Inrvie, "whoa; reputation u an accomplished and euiduoue teacher renders it un- necessary to speak at any length either of her methodlor success." Fifty-eight pupils were enrolled in the latter ltutlon. the daily attendance varying from 19 to 41,

In general. Mr. Arbuoklc found that 'the progressive improven-gem in the City schools has been evid- ent Ind lmifylns. but there -in still much to be done before they are brought to that state of per- fection at which they should strive." Largo nnd.unnll pupils were "mingled prorniscuously to. gather withoutjhy regard to their ..............-.................

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Next to the woman scorned - in the list of those that hell hath no fury like - is the Comnumit lnllpllllig out of his dream. - Dc- troit News.

success In what Wu have when you nuke your pile luck is what the other fellow has when he does the same thing.- Saskatoon Star Phoenix.

Justice Minister Stuart 8. Cr- son has been naked by the county and District Judges Association of -Ontario for I pay increase. We hope collective bsignlning irons out this dispute. There wo.ld be something unaaomly about digni- fied jurists uicknting courthouses. -Windsor Star.

Alllllg for a salary increase from 81,560 to szmo, Chief Con- stable David Gordon of Pension Falls. has. been dismissed without even seven dnyoi notice. He was weed inspector. collector of mun- lclpal moneys. road svpexini.en- dent. supervisor of parks, sani- tary inspector and relief officer. Moreover, his abrupt. dismissal came after 19 years of service. a long time to its: a man for his

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own. -uum.""E::,,f2"”;:;mml are not bowing the knee to ,,', " and archaic system, but ya 3 Y?" British genius for political :3 gress. in which the llber.1e3p.o the individual nave bzen gum: ly protected alcn blood has 1..

shed to imp this heritage

need more reminder: of that fewer. normally touchy dam" dish: I ften newcomers) M.

have worked up a fever of Q0 1. cal, petty nationalism to nu-h':" ticate their "independencel. .n' not now taken Se-loL'sIy. Thor: who have confidence in Cnllad: and know its history and H force that made it a reality well look into the past. and 2.0.0; the seas to trace the source ,, whatever genuine natlonhocd ., have attained. It is a part or 0", history that can be ignored om at our peril, It is the ram gmmdal tion of freedom. Hamilton Spectator.

We are like the story um dn patches tell of the Governor Gen eral's inspection of. and comment on, the Winnipeg floods. He tom the area in a jeep, clambered 0., slippery dikes in his hip wad”,

value to the ccmmunlty It seems to show that the era of soulless corporations has not quite vanish-l ed. -St. Catherlncs Standaid. I

Mr. Pouliot is n highly intelli-A gent v-nsn but his instinctive isol- ntionism often Wt"!!! his judg- ment. Assuredly it is warped when he says that Canada got. noth- ing out of the war Canada got out of the war the right to is- main Canada. with its own ener- gies and the aid of mighty allies it preserved its national exis- tence which would have been lost by defeat. Like other democratic states Canada hoped that the war would produce a different sort of world than that now facing us. but for itself Canada uked noth- ing but freedom nnd this was won.

What else did Mr. Pouliot ex- pect? What better reason co"Id Cnnads have for entering the

war? - Winnipeg Free Press.

Professional entertainers who do one-night. stands see very little of the cities they perform in. Ar- rlvlng at the city, they generally rest or practice for the evening performance. so from the concert hall. back to the hotel. then to the rail:-and depot. Yehudi Menuhin, the great violinist. stated that he has visited every city of am size in the United States and all he saw of them were the depots, ho- tels und hells. Artur Rubinstein the famous pianist. went MW? than that. on one occasion, Arriv- ing st Manchester. England-, on one of his touts, the entrance to the hotel led direct from the stu- tion platform. and the concert hall was right inside the hotel. All that he saw of Manchester was the view from his hotel wind-