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MONDAY, oncarmlm u. 1m A Book You'll Like

At this season there is usually s plethora. of books from which to chose Christmas gifts, and_ vrhat more delightful and appreciated gift may “yum receive than a good book-it leaves its impression (Ill the heart and mind, not-fill I passing itiomciit but f0!” l1 life "m6-

On our list is “One Small Candle," by Cecil Roberts (The hlacMillan Company, $3.00). Mr. Roberts is not a popular “log-rolled” novelist, but olle who appeals to the epicurean in taste. ttsitig the ekpresdtin in its best sense. Last year at this season his “Victoria. Four-thirty" edi- fied a large number of the discerning, who will not be disappointed in its present successor. The novel is not sensational, but has quite enough oi‘ that element to thrill a not too blase reader. lts name is zidoptcd from the following "extract:

“...B_v the curb of the path on which they were walking. was a small stone with s bevelled edge.

“t hath-s stvlipetl into the road to examine the stone mi Clll'ltill$l4\' placed. The light was lad- iiig i-aipitllyz The stone was not more than a foot high. like the headstone of a child's grave

“ "There's an inscription,’ lie said, stooping to ‘cad.

" ‘\\'hat (lites it say,‘ asked Auntie Janet.

“ ‘To lktter.’

“ ‘Peter P’

“ ‘Yes,’ answered Charles, and then was silent

“ ‘Well-the rest?’

“Charles stt-iitl up, and looked for a few mo- ments‘ ~-ileiice in Auntie ]anet’s face. Then with a quiet voice: "There is not enough dark- lltSS iii all thc world t0 put Out thc light Of one small caititllti,’ he quoted.

"lht-ti lltllll(‘l' of them spoke for a time. At ill~l .\tiiitit~ lziiiet spoke, resuming her Wfilli. and dzppiiig; llL'\' zirili lll Charles’,

""l‘1i;it‘s true—cvcry word of it,’ she said tjllltlly.“

The vhllllllllllllflll is found later on led up to in thc iiilloiviiig jiregtiaiit sentences:

" ‘tioiitlhye, Charles —- anti thanks for every- lilillg, and come home soon!‘ cried Peter, with 1t grip that nizitle Charles ivincc_ His heartincss covered up all the things that had no words in his grateful, worrictl heart.

"The express drew out. it llfltl vanished. Then he walked gravely back to whatever Fate ordained."

\\'hat that was the reader will find in the concluding chapters of an entrancing story.

Another Al l-Powerful Bureau.

Powers the King Government refused to con- fer on Mr. Elliott Little as director of Selective Service and which it had already conferred on officials of the \i\'artime Prices and Trade Board, have now been vested by order-in-couttcil in the Emergency Coal Production Board head- ed by Mr. J. MacG. Stewart of Halifax. As chairman of the Board Mr. Stewart is not only granted extraordinary powers, but it is provided that his action iri that connection, with those of the Board's appointees, shall be beyond chal- lenge of the Courts. The order, setting up the Board was published on Wednesday. It empow- ers its three members or their appointees to di- rect operations of mines as to policies, methods and working conditions, recommend transfer of mine labor, obtain financial assistance for min- ing companies and require them to adopt a bonus plan or other production incentive, make in- vestigations and require reports, close mines where production is inefficient, enter premises and take possession of supplies of coal at prices prescribed by the Coal Administrator and Price 1308K‘, take possession of premises and property subject to later agreement on compensation, and’ to do “such acts and things as are ancillary or incidental to exercise or discharge of any of the foregoing powers or duties."

These dictatorial powers are granted because a national emergency exists in the production of coal which is an essential war supply. Loyal citizens will accept this explanation but will won- der why, with s similar "national emergency" existing for many months past in the mstter of selective service, it was necessary for the direc- tor appointed by the Government to resign be- cause he could not get authority to enforce the regulations. Was it a case of petty jealously on the part of the Labour Minister, or of blue funk on the part of the Government as s whole?

Further Price Trends

Federal price officials, says the Financial Post, Ire now demonstrating awareness of the effect the price ceiling has on much of Canadian busi- ness. Rising costs of goods and services which have squeezed through the price and wage ceil- ing, or which are outside its control, have hit some industries so severely that — without fur- ther increasing selling prices which further fuels the inflation fire- going out of business is the fate facing them. Among essential industries this result is as undesirable as inflation itself. Seemingly emerging now in price control_ cir- rles is a new distinction between cost of living goods. such as fonds, and so-called durable con- sntnjitioit goods, like clothing, furniture, etc- Sulisidit-s of the ll('\\' type will probably be used

Charles waited until _

in: g°°d5_the thing; all Caiiadiatisnequire. But on durable consumption goods WhlCll Can-

adians buy in varying degrees, and purchase of which an usually be postponed, it now looks as if the price controllers are on their will’ t°_ milk‘ ing some upward adjustment of prices in the higher essentiality bracket.

This, says thc Post, indicates a trend toward the British price control system, where prices on commodities essential for everybl-‘dl’. like common foods, are controlled and where prices on furs, diamonds and non-essentials are allow-

bid. While it is true that we catft have cake and eat it too, and caift avoid inflation without pain and hardship, the national cost of firms closing down is of unpredictably wide dimensions. Pric; policy makers should recognize that basic fact. The intimation of the new approach 1S that their anti-inflationary job may be done with much lest noxious effects to Canadian enter- prise.

e EDITORIAL NOTES -.

According to Hon Mr_ Hanson, Premier Bracken “has got guts.” Too many politicians, on the other hand, have merely diseased ap- pendices, which they are afraid to have removed.

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The well known English philosopher and one- time agnostic Dr. Joade polled only 375 votes out of 16,000 cast, when he ran for the Lord Rectorship of Aberdeen University.

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This date, i895 His Majesty King George VI was born; in 1799, George Washington died; and the Prince Consort died in 1861 — three good and great functionaries devoted to the in- terest and welfare of the people over whom they were privileged to exercise authority and direc- U011.

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Let us bear in mind the cry of despair with which Hitler concluded his last address to the Nazis, foretelling that in dtte season he will reap what he has sowed: “Fhitik only that this wzir will decide whcthcr Germany shall live or die. and if you realize this, your every (l(‘C(l, jaiur every thought will be a prayer for our (jcriiiaiiy."

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I\Ir_ H. K. S. Hemming directs attention in today's Forum columns to the need 0f the civic authorities assuming responsibility for tiiaiu- raining the sidewalks in passible condition dur- ing winter months. The question is whether the necessary machinery could be procured tinder wartime restrictions. The suggestion, at any rate, should be given consideration. i

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Here is a wartime tragedy, indeed. Mr. Al- fred R. Thomson, A.R.x\., one of Britain's of- ficial war artists, who is deaf and dumb, was shot in the shoulder when a sentry itcai" bye, Sussex, failed to get a reply to his challenge dur- ing the black-Out. Mr. TllUillSllll is now at his Chelsea home with a small piece of bullet still in his back.

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The collapse of Mr. Green, .\l.l'. in iiizilciiig his bid at “liitnipcg for the COll$Cl'\'(lll\‘C lead- ership recalls a. similar experience of Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the course of his maiden speech in the House of Coitimons. Half way through his mind became a blzuilt. and he had to sit dowu to the ziiiiuzemciit and disap- pointment of the House. 1t was more than a week later before he made his second attempt, and see what it has led to.

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Another parson has been elected to Parlia- ment in the C.C.F. interests. It may be liere- ditary prejudice but the average citizen looks askance at the political parson. A shoemaker should stick to his last and a parson to the sacred calling to which he has been set apart. But, of course, others think differently, recalling the Methodist of other days who prayed with fervour "Oh Lord, use me as Thou will.-—evel1 in an advisory capacity."

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They are getting after road-paving grafters down in New York. On information supplied by former Assistant Attorney General Amen, who investigated paving contract irregularities in his search for official corruption, the Federal grand jury in Brooklyn has indicted 28 men and 28 corporations on charges of price-fixing and bidrigging. All arc accused of conspiring to overcharge the Government 6o to 7o per cent U.S. Attorne Harold M_ Kennedy and his as- sistant I. olfe Chassen, aided by William for material used in road repairs by the WPA. A. Reilly, field agent for thc WPA, conducted the investigation. Some months ago Mr. Ken- nedy obtained from the State Supreme Court an order giving him access to all records of the Amen grand jurieaonihasubject.

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i The Rev. R. F. V. Scott, of St. Columba’! (Chprch of Scotland , LOndOn, said st a British Legion service at t. Luke's, Chclseaz-"Lnt there be no hysteria st the close of this war about hanging Hitler snd dragging him through the streets in an iron carriage for people to spit upon. The first step towards real peace will be to restrain the outpouring of vengeance and cruelty that will be ready to break over Europe. We must lee that thc criminals are punished by justice, and that it is brought home to the hearts of Hitler and his associates that there is still moral justice in the universe and that the way of the transgressor is hard and the punish- ment sure." a e n e

What ll to become of the annual church par- ade of women's millinery, now that the powers- that-be in the Church of England have exempted women wearing headgear? The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York have given definite ruling on the ancient controversy by issuing the following statement :-—"Qitcstions are frequently asked in these days concerning the old customs rule that women should not enter a church building with their heads uncovered. The scriptural authority behind this rule is St. Paul's regulation, but this required that they should be veiled. That has long ago fallen otit of use, and after constiltation with the Bishops gcnerally_we wish it lo be known that no wo- man or girl should hesitate tn enter a cliiirrli iiii- covered, nor should any objection In their tltiiiiq so be raised." St. Paul's regulation Will lic

where necessary and possible on thc cost of liv-

found in I Corinthians xi, verses 4, 5 and (id,

td to soar as high 35 D°°Pl¢ with m°n°Y Wm ‘tails so employed to well over 20.-

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IIOTES BY TIIE WAY

Forty-five peers bsronetc and, their heirs have been kllled on active service in Brltlsh forces.

|Wh ch shows that this is really l.

people's war and not just s prole- tarlan war as some of the ' '

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cqnrades would have us believe.- Peterborough Examiner.

Eight thousand more Italian pri- stoners will soon be working on Bri- tish fazms bring ng the total Ital-

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One of the amazing things that historians will record is that no matter how many times Hitler by his acts proved that hL; word and h‘s bond meant nothing men 1n high positions of authority still went on believing what he mid -’I‘oronto Globe and Mall.

It Is easy to list the faults of flie British Empire to point out its manifest inadequacies to the needs of this day. It ls harder to foresee the institutions that could replace lt. A decline in British imperial energy would be a very great event ln the history of the world It would create a. great gap which something would flll, "You can't beat seme- thing with nothing" and not untlll an obvious alternative ls in sight wlll ll. be prudent or even liberal to assume that. the days of the Brit- ish liknnlte are numbered or that thzs :s a matter for naive rejoicing. D. W. Brogan in the New York Tunes.

Berlin says tihs Germans view Am- erican occupation of French North Africa with "icy calm." Not a bad way to look at a. freeze-out. — Winnipeg Tribune.

And so the military authorities are beginning tn experiment with horse- di-nwn vehicles for general duty at army camps. That leads to hope of revival of the Royal Canadian Anny Veterluary Corps which went; cut of business at the start of this mechan zed war. -B:0ckvil1e Rec- order and Times

With the opening of the highway, it is now possible to travel by motor cur from the tropics almost to the Arctic Circle. For this we may thank the war, which quickly turned a dream into an actuality There ls still much wcrk to do on it. widen- ing surfziciiil: bridging, and this, will prcbably- go on for years It ls‘ pcssble. too, that alternative lrgh- ivav may be constructed over part

of

railway to the north may follow be- fore too long, The building of the road ls likely to open up new coun- t.y and bring about the develop- ment of resources hitherto unknown or neglected Thus it will add to the available wealth of the country and encourage settlement and the bulld- lng of homes. —Vaticouver Prov- nce.

Remurking that “it seems rather, odd that all of the Great Lakesi should ti» timed in Indian terms’ except one the gcalest fresh bcdy cf water in the world," Chase S.i Osborn former Governor of Michi- gan, wilting in the Sault (Mlch.)i Evening News suggests in effect that. the old Ojibway name Gtchei Gumec should be used for Lake Stiperioi" The Ojlbway name which means "Big Sea Waiter," is says Nlr. Osborn, used in Lcngcfllowls "Hia- watha" and through that soutce is known throunhout the world -Sault Ste Marie Star.

All churches in Norway not equipped for electric heating wlll receive no fuel this Winter. This, is interpreted as an "obvious at-l tempt" by Qulsling authorities to, dscourage chuzcli attendance and thus a form of rcprlsal against the overwhelming majority’ of Nor- weigiari eelergymen who long since demonstrated their antipathy to the Quisllng reglmc by resigning frcm their state-granted offices. I-‘or the past: several week?‘ pastors have been appealing ta t. elr congregations to wear "extra warm clothing" and to “bring robes" when attending church. The drive to enlist Nazi- rnlnded men for the ministry con- tinues with meager success. Of 220 young men who recently com- pleted thel: theological training only four agreed m be ordained by Qulsltng-appomtied bishops. -News From Norway.

"That II tihe Englishman's place” Wfla the answa- styen to a traveller in Flanders who, when tnvlted to a dinner at a friend's house, remark. ed that there was a vacant chair at the table. His host explained that, the custom of reserving s, place for ‘den Englesciiman" to whom hls country men look for the libera- tlon of Belglurq Ia widespread _. News Horn elg um.

Ilon- J. L Balaton has suggested amotto for the Canadian Women's AJtnY Cor . It is "Flrrnness. Fairness an Speed of Action." No fault ls to be found with this rug. gested set of words, except that it t; a bit too cumbersome. For this rea- son lt ls doubtful if it will ever be adopted. The women themselves can probably be depended on to dc- yklpe somethln ‘lime tn lxeeprping with

OInEPPYQQ W0 600 . —W1ndeor stir. m

Sure tbll Is a. different war. Where are all the old yarns about sergeants, sergeant-majors. adjutants, “one pip" officers guartermasters, kitchen

arade and . B. ? -il.ondon Free r Q

In the mini-y 1 tsiseit with two Canadian soldiers about our re- Drisals on the Germans for chain- infl our prisoners and found that they were both against 1t and be- lieved that the majority of the Can- adlan soldiers would be a alnst it. Their DOInt was: Where wtl it end? If the Germans shoot out soldiers who are their prisoners as they now shoot hostages in occupied countries what. can we do? We cannot do the seine. We can't be what they are. Better not try. As it ls mostly hi4 commds who are be- ing manacled by the Germans the Canadian soldier has certainly the right to be hearti-Misnchester Guardian.

One of the moat. difficult things tn hiumm experience is to judge a man on his mot-its. It is so easy to dumlu s mm on the ground that he belongs to a caste or gmup of which we disapprove. and about which we know verv little. The brilliant work of the British com- manders ln North Africa proves con- clusively that there are Englishmen of the traditional ruling class who still know how to make war ef- ficiently. We do no‘. silggest that

ittre no men able and willing to

[Kidney Aieltls

leaders be chosen frtm thtt class exclusively. hut we think it would‘ be most unwise to dismiss ll. ln con-

wmept —Petcrborough Examiner

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Sin-The ice covered sidewalkil. resulting as me have in ma!!! falls and at. leas one broken limb. have once again raised the ques- tlon of snow clearing in wlnwr. Charlottetown. with a wwllllw of 15.000, prides itself in being regarded as an 1X9 W 118W cit-Y and not s village, and as such its

. as years, owing to fin 168. there was perha some reason for the City Counct to look to the householders to free them from this obligation. Now, however, t ose imhaippy days are over. no longer Is there any l1 son for evading this im r . Throughout the no ern half o the continent, in all cities and in- most towns, the streets and alde- walks are kc t. in order both sum- mer and win r, and as many. vis- itors come w Charlottetown dur-

I. . t 1 know It comes, that shlnlnl wlnt

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th o1 fire eiiiifroilea snil weiuuis; 1nd o; mums,- blowa that strikes 9° build lillll. A spark o! lite still bests within my de th

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—5ophh Kerr in the New York Times.

lng the winter, our ill-kept side- walks naturally leave n very P°°fi imprtesslon or our city manage-j men .

In order to obtain is level walk- ing surface, the snow should be cleared as quickly as possible sf- ter each storm, before 1t has been‘ walked upon and as most 0f but‘ snow storms occur at night, the‘ clearing should be done very early in the morning before the 960919 walk to work.

To expect: the individual house- holders to shovel snow at these early hours. is admittedly doomed to] failure. Again, when lee storms. occur, very few eotple have sandI to spread and l they 1180 Bihfifii muc trouble is caused by their being brought indoors on the met.

There are in Charlottetown. particularly during these war times, many houses In which there

shovel snow and this means the employment of men or boys to do the ivork at a cost to the average householder many times KNEW!‘ than the same work can be done by the Civic authorities. utilizing specially designed lows and brush- es, particularly w en engine driv- en, The spreading of sand ls. in the very nature of things. B. com- munity undertaking, and, when the ice coating comes durtnl! the night. it ls mosl. important that this work be done early ln the morning.

Now, apart, alto ther from the comfort of. our cl liens, most, of whom walk during the winter months. there ls the very lmpml‘ ant. element of safety In T809113 years from this source we have had a large number of accidents. many of them very serious and some even fatat lflClIldIflR that; 0t’ the late Lt. Governor Dalton. and it for no other reason than the safe- tv of our citizens, a heavv respon- slbillty rests upon our Mayor and Clty Council to solve this mope than important problem. It. is to be hoped, therefore. that. without dclzy the Council wlll give to this matter their careful consideration.