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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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Morning Daily (Founded in i881) Authorized as Second Class Mall. Post Olin _ Department. Ottawa. Ian A. " ‘t: Vice-n Wm. I- Seeyz-Treiss, G. M. Burnett; Editor- us; i; Associate l-Jdiim.

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Managing Director, J. B. l3

Prank Walker.

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Thus the Weakest Ink.‘

TUESDAY, ooroisiiTzs, i946

P. E. l. Electric Power

Electrical power programs in every Pfgy. lnce are reviewed in the current issue of the Financial Post, which says in part:

Prince Edward Island has already installed turbines developing about half her potential hydroelectric power. Turbine installations on the Island at the end of 1945 totalled 2,617 h.p., the same as in 1944. A little more than 22% of this is generated in central electric stations. The balance consisted of industrial installations.

There are now more than 6,000 customers for electric utility service in P. E. l., approxim- ately 1,000 more than in 1939; and average consumption has increased from 574 kw.h. to 750. Annual average bill in 1944 was $37.78 ($32.21 in 1939) though power costs have been cut from 5.61 cents per kw.h. to 5.04 cents. fle- cause of this growth in number and quantity of customers, 1944 revenue totalled $230,596 against $163,226 in 1939.

Production and consumption of power has shown an encouraging increase the lost two or three years. ln 1945 production totalled 12 million kw.h. (11.3 million in 1944). For the first eight months of this year 8,036,000 kw.h. have been produced, an increase of 97,000 kw.h. from 1945. All this power was consumed as primary power, since lack of coal makes production of secondary power impractical.

if the Government-approved power survey discloses new power sites which may be econ- omically developed, the result should have a vital effect on the whole Island economy. Pro- duction of dairy products, which now accounts for more tha 25% of the total farm income, should show a decided increase from rural electrification. Modernization of the fishing industry is also largely dependent on greater use of electrical power.

Present domestic power service is supplied by seven separately owned companies. The largest of these is operated by the Maritime Electric Co. at Charlottetown. A municipally operated plant at Summerside has a generating capacity of 1,533 h.p. and is Diesel-powered. Lines from here tie in with the 1,333 h.p. steam generating plant at Mount Pleasant. A 50 h.p. Diesel plant serves the O'Leary district and is operated by Champion Electric. Gordon Elec- tric serves the nearby Alberton area with a 70 h.p. plant. Scales Co. at Kensington in the north operates a plant which generates hydro- developed power with capacity of 200 h.p. An- other 7O h.p. hydro auxiliary at Montague ties in with the main plant line of Maritime Elec- tric Co. at Charlottetown.

Veterans Land Act

Apropos the present controversy about the oadministration of the Veterans’ Land Act, the Halifax Chronicle (Liberal) suggests that Hon. Mr. Ian Mackenzie might be interested in the following quotation: "And while many people enjoy puttering around in a garden, it's a dif- ferent matter to look after a large vegetable garden, as many wartime Victory Gardeners have found to their sorrow. And another thing, and this is of great importance—you must have a permanent icb or a steady source. of income. There'd be no use tying yourself up with a place like this . . if your income were so irregular that you'd have trouble meeting your monthly payments." lts source? The handbook entitled "A Home on Civvy Street" published by the Re- habilitation Information Committee in July 1945. lt looks, comments the Chronicle, as though Mr. Mackenzie should catch up on his back reading of departmental pamphlets!

Less "Livestock on Canadian Farms

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According to the survey of the principal classes of live stock on Canadian farms as at June 1, 1946, a decrease in number was record-

ed in all classes-horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs-compared with 1945, as follows: Horses, 2,396,850 in 1946, a decrease of

187,950 since 1945. Milk cows, 3,913,900 in 1946, a falling off of 84,300 con-pared with the numbers at the corresponding date in tho previ- ous year. Cattle (including milk cows), 10,385,- 000 in 1946, a decline of 373,600 from 1945. Sheep and lambs, 3,378,400 in 1946, a drop of 243,600. Hogs, 5,377,300 in 1946, is o decrease of 648,300.

The decline of horses on_farins occurred principally in the Prairie Provinces. In regard to sheep, the only Province showing a gain over ‘I945 in numbers is Saskatchewan where a slight

i jlpcrcosc is recorded ($18,400 head as against nsiszoc in i945).

The all-over. reduction in

numbers of sheep for Canada was 243,400 or 6.7

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Picking an slaphanfs bones is how one ark newspaper describes tha operation on‘ the grout iiinli iioo in tlis Now _ formerly linowmos rfranch do Normand , lust knocked down to the i , 9161;”. fire transformed the Nor-

iiltha Frsneli Lina flat, i Qflersd for scrap, poo-nu

millions wliensliebe- slovbidsfflh-

of brass, copper and other metals besides steel which the hull contains. ‘Steel, at the present market for scrap, should bring about $1,200,- 000. But getting it into marketable shape will be a long and costly process. There are few docks which will hold this vessel; it will take about 1B months to reduce her, with the aid of blow torches and big cranes, to marketable elements. This is an unglamorous end for a once proud ship but her bones at least can be of service to mankind in articles their metal can supply. That is more than can be.said for many others which were victims of the war. '

- EDITORIAL NOTES -

The Kinsmen are on their philanthropic

rounds today. . Q I

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No one should today be ignorant of the nec- essity and blessings of m" ' n; endeavours, for over the week-end all Churches, Catholic and Protestant, emphasized them.

‘I i i * Premier Jones will not be long at home on return from Ottawa, as he is due at Amherst's Winter Fair, at which his Province will be very

largely represented. Ir

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The United Nations have already their own police force in uniform. The uniforms are gray, with United Nations shoulder patches. Currently the United Nations police number 55, operating under seven sergeants. The force will be gradually expanded till it becomes a battal- ion. i

To correct the record. The Hon. Mr. Bridges did not defeat Hon. RfB. Hanson in the last election for York-Sunbury, as stated yesterday, for the good and sufficient reason that Mr. Hanson was not a candidate.

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Music lovers are promised an enjoyable treat this evening, at the concert by the Y. M.. C. A. Choral Club in the Heartz Memorial Hall. The Club, which is under the capable direction of Mrs. Edwin C. Johnstone, will give a varied pra- gramme of folk songs, religious music and mod- ern numbers. Here is an opportunity of encour- aging local talent in the highest field of enter-

“toinment and there is no doubt that the audi-

ence will be large and appreciative. fi i i‘ fl

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Anglo-Irish dra- matist, politician, and orator, born this date 1751; grandson of Swift's biographer, Thomas Sheridanplis took to literature like a duck to water; he entered parliament and played a con- siderable part in parliamentary affairs, it was as a playwright he attained the highest distinc- tion," in his comedies, wit, humour and Irish sparkle have preserved their charm and fresh- ness: Believe not each accusing tongue,

As most weak persons do; But still believe that story wrong,

Which ought not to be true.

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Many readers, old and young, will regret the passing of Mr. Ernest Thompson Seton, who drew partly on youthful experiences in Ontario and‘ Manitoba for writings and drawings on wild life which made him internationally fam- ous. He died at his adobe residence on a 2,500- acre tract near Sarita Fe, New Mexico, at the age of 86. Active to the end, the author of Wild Animals l Have Known and other stories revered by Canadian boys of two generations ago only recently helped place a roof on the 50,000-volume library at his 30-room residence and had completed plans for a 10,000-mile lec- ture tour. His early work reflected his back- ground in Lindsay, Ont., Toronto and Carberry, Man., and much of it was included in Canadian school readers. Scenes for his earliest writing are believed drawn from Rosedale ravine in east-central Toronto, now a residential dis-

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The British Government have announced the restoration of free rubber trading and agreed that from now on, London rubber traders may make contracts for buying or selling physical rubber (except for liquid latex or sole crepe) for delivery from January 1, 1947. Approxim- ately 20 per cent more natural rubber than at present will go into the manufacture of auto and truck tires and other products in the United States during the first quarter of 1947. At the some time, Mr. James W. Sears, director of C. P. A.'s rubber division, disclosed that the agency is considering an upward revision of natural rubber allocations to manufacturers during the last two months of this year. The proposal under study would allow an over-all total of about 35 instead of the present 30 per cent_ of nat- ural rubber to be used in manufacturing. The program for the first quarter of 1947 would al- low manufacturers to use about 50 per cent nat- ural rubber and an equal amount of synthetic

rubber.

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The announcement by the Chancellor of the British Exchequer that the Government in- tend to introduce legislation as soon as Parlia- merit reassembled to provide for the gradual substitution of copra-nickel coins for the ex- isting silver ones marks the end of another epoch in United Kingdom coinage. There will beno change in the denomination of the coinage, but the present silver content of the five shilling

piece, the half crown, the florin, the shilling,

will disappear completely. conclusion a policy adopted soon oftsr tha 1914- 18 war. ly an Act of 1920 Alia standard fins-r noss of oil silvcncoins was reduced to 50 per csnt._ lsfore that date silver coins had contain- od thirty-seven fortisths of tins silver and throe- fortleths of alloy. In 1939 the metallic rolls of the shilling was about 434e, and it is now jiiit ovsr 10c, which is roughly the msosiira of the increase in the volus of silver since bolero the war. Whsraos airs prsssnt prlcs of sllvsv is $1.11 on ounce, ‘tha price of niclisl is llic on.

’ was Sldlfifl. This , fit the 10M tens

cones, and tho price of coppsl let! than a spas- tsr of s cont on mics.

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th sixpsncs, and the silver three-penny piece M . This carrios to o e

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Ohvloiuiy it in dedlrable that u»

W108 0f milk. as an asential food eihould be inept as lo-w as possible artalltimes. Bufithastobebosm lln mind that the far-mcr will do anything-co on strike or sell his dairy cattle-sooner Lhim pending milk WWW-it amber return. It is oeioer when. for the anemic to my a few cents more fair milk if he must than to be unable to buy 1i of a short supply flu, some clever [noble diomver only uilicn it is too late that one can- not do violence to the eoooioailo liaw of supply and dun-rand with im- punity. —Quibee Chronicle-Tele- graph. A courageous man is George A. Pond. Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University qt M‘ ‘.HellB.3BOlTl601ll0ll5 ldtnb to Qvlailuafie a farmer's wit; gt 069.0004! she Ls a good one! In the ooume of his druties Professor POiildJisktd farm account-keepers '10 i911 him how much their wives Oofipemted 1n running the farms. It was revealed that more svitio said the “co-operation of the wife was tlhe laeymote" made an aivesage of $2.760 a year more. thiam the group that reported their wives "diid not co-orperote extensively" ‘Pious, if a far-mei- had an ‘mvesrmeoit that would bring him $2.76‘) at 4 petr- oent. he'd need $69,000 Therefore i,f there's anything in logic, a farm wife is uiortli that sum. —Stratford Beacon-Herald.

Olllwlllll the suggestion that school teachers may smoke mid drink a Stiriaofond principal says such men should be "im eaaample of moral purity in the coonmuiiity". The only inference to be drawn. of course ls that one who indulges im a cigar or ls giim at beer is moo-ally lrmpitre. It is this sort of thinking than is harmful 0o this true reform movement. What is uroirse, it gives the dhildrveri, who azre directly involved in the our- resii arg-iunent, a false sense of values. One dire effect. may be to destroy their respect for parents, thousands of whom, good citizens aind fine fathers aria msotneas, smoke oir drink in moderation. —Wlndsot Star.

Annoiincement that research worls at the University of Illinois has n- suited in progress toward a. snic- ceoaful treatment of peptic ulcers will be welrsomed by thousands o1 pill and pcrvier: users in this country. They are those who suffer from such stomach ailments and urtio can now lcair. foo-ward to bet- ter than an even obs/nee ad a. uni-e. For, according to the University of Illinois doctors, they have suic- ceeded Ln isolating a hormone that results in o pemiarient elimination cf the ulcer. In the past, victims 0,1! this ccirmnm illness have had to

brought only relief from aim-rent. distress 'llhey nave had to gaze from behind their curtain, fanned by a rigid diet, and total aimin- ence and warm-h with envy "their sorong-stomaohed friends enjoy life to its fullest. Yes, their day 0d itceclicm may be zit haind but they are cautioned to wait for the vict- ory before the celebration. There must be no ilLscarding the diet eihceitis aind general brealltlrig C11 pledges until they halve tested this new rredfielne themselves and are advised. by their own physician titiat all is Weill --Wind.'.0r Star.

A car nosed into the cross walk and svoited fzr ‘.115 tmfilc light to change. Most of the pedestrians l-orig-sriffeo-lrigly walked airouxid it. Orne oltizein however, seemed tio t-zle a dim vie-w of hiaiving his rights infringed upon. He placed his foot 0n the bub cap, climbed up on the fender, walked across the hood, stepped down on the opposite fender and tinesi to the mad, where ‘re went calmly a-nd directly cin nis way. '—Winnlpeg Tribune.

A man busily engaged in public business clnwlzl not be constantly bodgcired by repnrzere and pim- lographers. Aoilons 0f his which conce-m 11119 flLbilC are, quite iamperiy, matters of public con- cern and should therefore be made lcncwn u) the puma, Apart inc-m that, it sliculd be recognined that he has u night to a reasonable de- gsee of, privacy in his private life —K.1ngs1tc\n Whig-Standard.

Where chess is concerned, we think that people ge-iiemliy fall into two sharply-defined groups Theme are those who admire, love and comprehend in varying degree the intricacy rim.‘ beauty of the grime, Aincl more are tihose who could not distinguish bmween Failcbeer and Boo‘- beor. The lot- ter- grocap is by fa: the linger but flint means novliliig to aevotees of chess, uiha will bring out, their boards more frequently with the coming of long Winter evenings, arid who will PAfllflB-Kii continue -gmmie.s pie/yo: by mail against eritti-miasta on this and other con- tinents. —Petnrboroiqti EKl-Itllllfl‘.

“Nature never creates an ugfy woman" avers a Chicago doctor uitio is also imlvernity pcofeiuor. And than to escape the obvious re- tort trim he can't have travelled

be satisfied with treatments ohat~

PUBLIC rurzuif‘

This ooliinan is open fo

Ilse discussion by oorrol spoailenta of questions at; moans. The sllil-rlotbotowu; Guardian does nus necasnr, all) mslorse Ilse opinion at

‘oi-respondent. _ .

POTATO PBICEQ

Bin-Yesterday. one ox my lllfllt- er friends told me the following story: "Last. spring I paid out, for Seed, potatoes am. fertilizer $750. Just lflwlv. I eroded and sold two car loads which just about: covered this oost. I have left, the culls. a Iewbudielsafgocadmxkmndtihe memory of a lot of herd work." And he added, "It is no wonder tihe boys don't "ivnnt to stay on the 1mm. The four years l worked in the United States, l had good pay and more leisure than may tanner in this Island.“

A gruairiiinoeed minimum prlcg (or Pomliow "B? be a very difficult matter, but if the Insurers of this. Province had mlfitical power, as o. body, comparable to the power of t-hc mori who make their machin- ery. tihe Government would 11nd some “my to gqsurd the tanner against the painful uncertainty of soever kznawing wliat he is going to get for his crop. It is a. first rate calamity to this Province that Over 600 farms tha". once produced good craps are now eibaiidioried and almom woirtitiioss. Oanmot. some- thing be dvoirie to make farming a, more encouraging busiiieeis?

I om. 8dr, etc.

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some, Bridge.

"Kindhea rt And Sweetie-pie"

(Peter-borough Examiner‘,

We nae auspicious of any art- tempts oin tihe port of Ottawa bur- eaiuar-s/ts to represent themselves as wise, loveeible friends of the public. The WPTB soap oipem cal-led "Soldier? Wile" was introduced by a nirioo ,. called airs. House- wife and n. greasy bounder oisilied Mr. Household (mmclilora tlhey gave adivioe to the lioiiseke o of the notion, which was defen- sible it not economical, but what mode our gorge rise was the at- tempt of the bureaucrats, through ttieae isrmvury mgppcts. to put. themselves on nnuggly. friendly tiemis with the whole of Canada. We can respect a ‘ t as an official; when he wants to be a daddy and ii. mummy and o. wise old uncle to us we reject his ed- vsuioes with ociimmellaus tioota and Jeers.

We have not been impresed, thesefbre with the page of funny plot/urea which the Department qf l-lealth and lVelifai-e has sen-t out w-ltfh the applications for Farnillg Aliliciwiimeis. Int us con- older it ln some detail The Gov- ernment, from sortie source or dilier (we can't imagine where) has hound that the public is siok to death of tor-nu and pieces of EJ114195’; 9 Ocmlc Strip, “Wlvat! Another Form!" thereafter proceeds in nine cute pictures, to tell the public whet to do. ' ' .

The public ln this comic strip- iiicibgrapls.‘ we believe is the Ottawa term — consists of drwarflsh chub-by folio suffering from advanc- ed acrcmeguly; we diagnose the disease from the enlargement of the

hands.

‘Ilhe Canadian Male looks mther like President Taurus-n; tlhe Canadian Feriiole looks like the nitwit wife of ‘.118 Edgar Kennedy comedies; the Canadian Male Child has a Hamburg jaw; the Canad- in Flemale Otiild ls knock-knees‘; me most prominent; feature of lli\° Canadian Infant is its umblllcvs But by following the jolly dircsi- ions even these folk can fill on. the form and set the huge, selfi- s-mciiing and lIllEX-Gflflllltillfi- lng system at Ottawa to work.

It. is our belief that this comic stidp, with its tmixmscicrusly in- of a vast number cf keen, public- rclations-conscioiis bureaucrats at. Ottawa, but in order to humor them and to play the game with them, we are going to think of them ccilleotfvoiv as Uncle Kind- heart, and Aunt Sweetie-Pie ‘Iipzse two dear relatives of cuirs (they're better off than we are-

where do they giet all their money?) are going to send us ecme money to help bring up

our children.

We have said, as nicely as we kiicw haw, that some of us could really manage without tihis hand- out bin Uncle Kindhcart and Aunt, Sweetie-Pie Just won't take No for an aiuvwer So of course walleye to do our best for than, mo. Huicefiri-tti, we are going to send Uncle Klnstt-eart and Aunt, Sweetie-Pic a liule present Qygry wring, just. at the and o! the 118ml F0113.

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Isn't, that, a lovely idea’! And aren't we all a happy tanrlly? And wasn't our knock-knead daughters and rabbit-jawed sons rise up and bu; the rsemos of dear Uncle Klndheart and sonmgitlosas Amt Sweetie-Pie? Barr soon will it be before they oena 1.1 some more of

that Twain refused to invest. money in Aleaasnler Graham Bell's telsolfili '

i. llstshibss Ii Sill’ i

- Nations. ' Noi- on this land alone —

suiting little pici-u-es, is tlbe woricl

Save Us From This ‘

(Finartclai 1'05!) o The news cable from Britain re- port that an old verse, written far the National Anthem in the 19th century. has been crammed to be used. as a prayer for the United