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07. allowed to make fortuitous or speculative profits out of the process of decontrol." The Privy Council hos now decided that Parliament did in fact bestow on the Gov-

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President and Anotinto Editor. Inn A. Burnett. Associate Editor. lranh Walker.

CIRCULATION . "Covers Prince Edward island like the dew”

"line strongest Memory 1! Weaker Inca the Weakest Ink". CIIABLOTTETOWN. THURSDAY, MAY 29. 1952- Why In Welcome Mat?

No organization appears to exist at pre- sent for the purpose of keeping track of ouxnreturning Island veterans from Korea and Europe, and of welcoming them pro- perly on their arrival. It was otherwise during the war years, when large bodies of veterans were returning periodically. But though comparatively few, our pre- sent-day active service men are surely en- titled to the same recognition.

Much of the trouble is due to the fact that the Defence Department insists on tieing us up with Halifax. We have no mili- tary discharge dcpot in this Province. and veterans returning either on leave or for discharge must check in at the Nova Scotia capital. After that they are "on their own", and may or may not arrive in the group with which they started. Only their immed- iate friends. in touch with them by corres- pondence, know of their whereabouts.

Surely this situation could be remedied. Our Canadian Legion and military auth- orities here should be in constant touch with Halifax, and should insist on being supplied with full details as to the prospec- tive plans of all our homecoming veterans. If it is not possible to welcome them in- dividually, at least arrangements could be made for having an evening set aside from time to time. in which an official welcome could be extended, and with which no doubt our Civic and Provincial govern- ments would gladly associate themselves.

It is things like this that count.

Fighting T.B.

The reduction in the death rate from tuberculosis in this Province from 117 per thousand in 1930 to 20 in 1951 is certainly a matter for congratulation to the medical profession, the Department of Health and Welfare and Islanders in general who have )earned-to..,play their own part,i,nmremain- lng healthy. -' '

As pointed out recently by Dr. P. A.

i Creelman, however, the control problem re- ,mains difficult. A promising added safe- "guard against spread of the disease is

B.C.G. vaccination which has already been done with nursing personnel in the general hospitals and in some two hundred homes in the Province.

The Department is anxious to extend -

the protection to other sections of the pop- ulation and the offer to the town of Bor- den will probably be repeated to commun- ities in the three counties when the De- partment is in a position to undertake the very considerable amount of work involved. It is certainly to be hoped that a marked further reduction in the toll of the once- dread disease will be an early result.

Privy council Appeal

One of the last judgments that will ever be handed down by the Privy Council in London on a Canadian case was made pub- lic last week. It concerned a dispute over settlement for 40,000 bushels'of Western barley. The Canadian courts had held that the Federal Government had exceeded the authority granted to it by Parliament under the National Emergency Transitional Pow- ers Act of 1945. They held that the Gov- ernment had no right to instruct its agent, the Canadian Wheat Board, to seize, at a prescribed price. stocks of grain held in Can- ada by a certain Chicago trader. Two Man- itoba courts were convinced of the illegal- ity of this action, and so, on a five to two judgment, was a majority of the judges of the Supreme Court of Canada. On Feb- ruary 16, 1951, Justice Minister Garson told Parliament of the Government's intention to take the ultimate step and appedl to the Privy.Oouncii. If that court upheld the other three, then, he said, special legisla- tion would be brought in to short-circuit other claims. The whole purpose of the 1945 legislation, as Mr. Garson explained. to make sure "that nobody should be

to prevent these "fort- usioon gx&o'.'. sir. is thus vind- A -n the mav-

mud

can still retain full confidence in their own

if any doubts are aroused as a result of this fortunate decision for the government, it might be pointed out that no court, in- cluding the Privy 'Council, is infallible."

EDHORIAI. notes

Oak Apple Day.- O O O The only two NATO countries lacking any form of conscription are Canada and Iceland.

Two Charlottetown projects have re- ceived an impetus this week-the airport extension and the children's wading pool.

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The growing civil service. It takes 80 ordinary taxpayers to support 20 Federal and Provincial civil servants, no fewer than 209?; of Canada's population being employ- ed by the respective governments.

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Even the U. N. must bow before the vastness of an American presidential cam- paign. The Seventh General Assembly will open its sessions in New York a month late to avoid any involvement in the elec- tion.

Wharvcs at Halifax and Quebec City are being renovated at a cost of G250,000, Transport Minister Chevrier said during dis- cussion of his annual estimates. Repairs to the agency wharf at Halifax will cost b180,000. At Quebec 070,000 will be spent by the Transport Department.

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Owing no doubt to the reduction of the purchasing power of the dollar, farm loans from the Loan Board may be doubled. That is, the limit on mortgages has been ex- tended to 310,000 on a first mortgage and to b12,000 on a first and second mortgage. Not many farmers here could successfully float such loans, but elsewhere it is quite practicable:

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The free sodium fluoride treatment of- fered throughout the summer by the Divis- ion of Dental Public Health is limited to children of three or four years of age. In the course of time, however, practically the whole of the rising generation should thus receive the benefit of the treatment in re- ducing tooth decay.

This is a correction. "The cost of con- tagion. Deputy M. Chatelsin demanded in Berne, Switzerland, Parliament that the Swiss Government compensate 31 schodl children who. he said, contracted tuber- culosis from their teacher. Chatelain con- tended s teacher in the village of Movelier transmitted the disease to all but three of his pupils within two months."

Sir William S. Gilbert, English humorist and playwright, died this date 1911. He had a wide range of literary and other ac- tivities. His songs snd comic verse are full of splendid nonsense and graceful whimsicalities. From 1871 dates his famous partnership with Sir Arthur Sullivan with whom he produced a succession of delight-

ful operss, including "l-l.M.S. Pinafore", "The Pirates of Penzance" and "The Mikado."

Constituencies in the by-elections werenit faring badly as far as defence orders are concerned. During the last two weeks in April 3. 032.690 order for face cloths, for use by servicevpersonnel. was awarded to a concern in Farnham. in the heart of Breme- Missisquoi. And during the same period two orders for neckties to be used by mem- bers of the armed forces--one amounting to 3330.623 and the other to m,852-went

to Kitchener firms.

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Gold mining is .restricted because a statutory rate of 335 per ounce is fixed by the Government on the output. Some of the technical members of the House of Commons suggest that there should be a free market for gold and let it find its own price, instead of subsidizing the in- dustry to the extent of an average of s2.50 per 02. It was the abolition of the gold standard due to World War I that brought the crisis to gold mining. not only here but throughout the world, from which it has never recovered. , - t

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Ottawa is now ready to grant most of its 150,000 civil servants a five-day work week. But three iron-clad conditions laid down by the Treasury Board are going to make it difficult to implement. They are: (1) Public service must remaln;unimpa'lred: (2) skeleton sum must be provided at no extra costand (3) five-dur v'aeek'arran3e- ments must involve hiring of no extra staff oroxpendltureofapemymoulthansxisb

pprop-lotions ; Sllhlitt toithssa pio-

Supreme Court to be the final arbiter, and "

A rm: f'.UARDlAN. Cl-IARLOTTETOWN g H Unwelcome Roadside. Blossomings

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discussion by correspondents of questions of t t The Guardian does not necessar- ily end the opinion of vol-respondents.

ELECTRIC RATES AGAIN

Sir,-I noticed when the Fed- eral Budget for this year was brought down that a very consid- ersble reduction was made in the rate of income tax payable by electric light and power coml!lh'

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esBut I have not noticed in the local press any report of reduc- tion in rates charged in Prince Edward island by U18 MBFMMQ Electric Company I3 9 C005” quence.

This should he an opportunity to at least bring about a reduc- tion ln the rural minimum rate. Is our Public Utilities Commis- sion acting in the matter? Or are its members waiting for a formal application, from some soverning body or consumer?

I am. Sir, elc. SUFFERER.

0BSER.VER.'n CONCLUSIONS

sir.-Most of "observers" re- marks in his article of the 19th are very pertinent. 1f drama were encouraged here in Canada. We might expect some brilliant pro- ductions. We have poetry thlt compares favorably with the best. But. it's a startling fact. that many of the world's finest poets and dramatists have been neglected while they lived.

"seven cities claimed a Homer

dead. Through which a living Homer begged his bread."

some of our world's literature was produced in an attic and sold for a pittance. '

It is to Canada's discredit that the directors of our Drama Festival have been compelled, as likely they were, to accept financial help from s brewer. Why could not some

drama come --p with -some help? Of course, it would be better if gifts came from a large number. as it does for a great monument. But. the best way of all. as Observ- er sunests is "that the Govern- ment supporin this most. worthy cause." Surely-vino church, no party. no tax payer. would object, and many would be pleased.

Last year the Canadian Govern-

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During conversation. with a. neighbour he happened to s.rk that a certain person "took to his

i heels". He was probably quite up-

aware of the origin of the phrase but. actually. he was quoting Shakespeare. It appears in "The Comedy of Errors". A-servant by the name of Dromlo is being beat- en by his master. He says: "What mean you, sir? Hold your hands: nsy. if you do not. I'll take my heels".

The fact. is that Shakespeare is often quoted in common talk. A great many of the sayings which have become VGA ' r usage can be traced to one or other of his works. A few authorities claim that these sayings were current at the time when Shakespeare wrote and all that the great man did was to make good use of them. Most sutlioritlcs, however. believe that he was their originator.

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We are all familiar with the old saw "Love is blind". It means, of course. that s. person in love is in- capable of seeing any flaws or imperfections either in himself or in the object of his affection. it was spoken in the Epilogue of "The Merchant of Venice". "Love is blind and" lovers cannot. see the follies that themselves com-

"A-s white (or pure) as the driv-

i en snow" appears in "The winter

Tale". A roguish peddler sings about his wares: "Lawn as white as driven snow; cyprus black as o'er was crow; Gloves as white as damask roses, masks for faces and for noses". When n man takes off his work- ing clothes and dons his best: suit; we say he is di-used in his 'sun- dsy bcst'. It originated in "Troll- us and Cressida". Pandarus (Cru- sids's uncle) assures Troilus who is in love with the young lady: "Even if she were nothing to me. she would be as fair on Friday as

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cured and smoked lampreys on

N903 SD01": 314000.000 in lend that market alone. Now he is delegates to international oonfer- hoping to expo” mm, M wen u "nu" 50"” M We ”"W”" "1 he can obtain a suntclent amount. Ottawa are sore about it. so are Two year, no the -1-0,-mm, man W" Th" 1' 0 1""'”"c r "” obtained lampreys from the de- acoount for giunketlng Government pntmenh which open”, wecm ”mcw" 3"" ”d '"""''"'3' ”mc' welrs on streams of the North "" Th” c'mdh” ”xV”"' 1”” Channel. Lake Huron and Lake

Helen is on.Bundsy".

We speak of "odds and ends". so did the b ' Gloucester in "King Richard Third". He is plot- ting thc murder of his brother, the Duke of Clarence.

"The secret mischiefs that I set

abrosch I lay tiinto the grievous charge of

of en. Then I sigh, and with a piece of

wealthy Canadian. and a. lover bf in!

this bill and we doubt. that they are getting anywhere near full value out of the cash they're shelling out for these "swans" to practically every capital in the world.--(Vancouver Province).

lverywhsro you look. education is causing ' eases in tax rates. some of these increases are im- posing a severe strain on the tax- payers. why should education costs be so terrific? Why. also. have we lagged so far behind that it is necessary to" spend huge chunks of the tax receipts to catch up? It strikes us that edu- cation costs are getting onto! all- proportion. This is especially true in fast-growing townships which are finding the problem of edu- cating their many children a real headache.-(North Bay Nugget).

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is now working on setting up television broadcasting facilities in Toronto and Montreal. And this week the chairman an- nounced that Ottawa and Quebec would be next. Why those two cities? Winnipeg and Vancouver are much bigger than Ottawa and Quebec. Why aren't they next? Why not Edmonton or even Cal- gary? Why two in Ontario and two in Quebec before any other province has any? Why. in fact. should it be left to any govern- ment board to decide where they should go and in what order and what cities should not have them? Government regulation of televis- ion broadcasting is admittedly necessary. but beyond that it has no business.-Calgary Albertsn.

Sea Iamprsys, the eel-like eras- tures which prey on commercial fish in the Great Lakes. are com- to be as a delicacy. Ontario fishermen, who regard them as a menace. in the future may be seeking them on a com- merclsl basis. A processor

Old Charlottetown

in regard to the motives of the brewer in offering his support to the drama I differ -with observer. Quite possibly there was some im- pulse of generosity: but is a class those people are so obsessed only with making huge amounts of easy money. like some that play the horses. and here was a chance. The brewers spend annu- ally over lilo millions in advertis- ing; and this drama one is one of the cheapest and best, and that

have put on many brilliant adds as one will see in Life and the other magasines.

Observer has this to say about the brewers: "A distillery is A is- slthnate business."

1 Rood. Respsctable? Yes, in the ' eyes of some people. but who will say that a businus that is the iilrsot

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CHAMPION BATTERY

of smoked-fish products in Toronto And such I know. a. forest seer. already has marketed about 0,000 A mlnstrel

Superior, where the lsmprcys are caught while on their way up- stream to spawn. Encouraged to continue. he prepared and mark- eted a number of the lsmpreys. They are considered a delicacy by residents of European descent, es- peclally those from the ' Baltic States.-(Port Arthur News-Chrom lcle).

In October, 1943. when the Nu! occupation forces began the per- secution of Danish Jews. an un- known high school teacher who lived in s terraced house in Lync- by, a. suburb of Copenhagen. re- nounced his peaceful occupations. His name was Ange Bertelsen. He had never held a pistol in his hand but within a short time he wss the leader of an illegal group organized on real gangster llnes but with a purpose tillile different from robbery. In spite of the Germans' wstchfulness the group succeeded in brinzinl 1-200 Danish Jews safely across the lit- tle bclt to neutral Sweden. Aags Bertelsen comma J " I fle high-powered cars and a flotilla of small boats. l-us as- sistants were civil servants. busi- nessmen. . rs and lorry driven. people who did not know one another until they were brought. together on this clause ous rescue mission. At; last. the Nazis offered a reward of 10,000 kroncr (1500) for IBertelsen's cap- ture but they never -found him.-

whole

scripture

Tell them that God bids us do good for evil.

And thus I clothe my naked vil-

lalny With odd old ends stolen forth of Holy Writ And seem a saint when more I play the devl.l".. 0

When a man lmblbes a little too much he is sometimes said to be "drowning his cares". It. doesn't work out that way but it is quite a common experiment. A little song in "Antony and Cleopatra" started iLgolng, so perhaps shake- spears is to blame. "Come-Tibia” monarch of the vine. plumpy Bac- chus wlth pink sync; in thy fats our cares be drowned. with. thy grapes our hairs be crowned".

We all know people who have seen. better days. They are usually treated with sympathy and pity. In "Timon of Athens" Flavlus, his steward, is consoling the other servants of the household over Tlmon's loss of .weslt.h and influ-

oi ence:

"Whenever we shall meet, for Timon's sake. Let's yet be fellows: let's shake our heads and say, As 'i.werc a knell unto our mas- ter's fortune, We have seen better days". There are always people who appear to "live by their wits".

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of the natural year. Forsteller of the vernal ides. Wise hsrblnker of spheres and tides.

A lover true. who knew by heart Each joy the mountain dales im-

raise A plant in any secret place. In quaklng box, on snowy hill.

"We are pleased to learn that 3909”!-0 W9 37150 "100 lhldel the 7 I

No. 1 Battery of the P. E. Island

Provisional Brigade of

'01.-mg Artillery have, in addition to the already mentioned in our columns, carried

Shifting Ordnance prize off the prize given by His Excel

I, lency the Governor General for "yin: I good deal, 10,. me brew." general efficiency. consisting of a

very handsome cup and S30

prizes: Sgt. Palmer 35.

rison.M. , "The competition ' for prlsea was open to the whole

money. They were also awarded the (tin aggregate prize of 815 in competition practice with shot and - shell. and the following individual '8 t. 9”" ""0 in Younker SI. Corp. Offer :2. 1:0.

Artillery of the Dominion.

Under the snow. between the rocks. c""'"" known to bird and

fair. but he would come in the very

In damp fields

our it opened i.n its virgin bower.

M And uu its long-descended raoe. -13Il9h Waldo thereon.

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They don't work much at any- thing and apparently have no kg, tied income. Yet they seem go in