THE GUARDIAN

Publllhld Ivory wuss-duy morning It Isl Prince luau. Cbui lonotown. P. l:. l.. by The Thomson company umlled. 'OIurI Prluso ldwnrd IIIIII IJII lbs Dow" Idltox Ind sinuous. III A. Bunion.

Asuocisu Editor. I-'rInh Wslku summsmoo. Idonuiuo Ind Alborton. hum. Class lull by the Post Offfeo Dopu-uncut.

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' By can-non usurfottawvll. dununlruds 815.00 . also wnsrc in P. I. I I300. Other Provinces nndwlftubifmz 011.00 vex Iumun.

"The strongest memory Is weaker than the weakest Ink."

ruuusmr. sari. so. 1954

Explings compulsion

It is not always easy for a large assembly to express exactly what it wants. It is much easier to show what it does not'want. The crowd of farmers who filled the Forum last night made it unmistakably clear than they dislike being compelled to sell then” potatoes to one agency.

For the rest, there may have been many opinions. Certainly those who spoke advo- :ated the continuance of the Potato Mar- keting Board and suggested variously that it should operate side by side with other dealers; that it should exercise regulatory powers over the various phases of market- ing; and that it should engage in promo- tional work on behalf of the industry.

All of this would seem to be practical and not involve much greater control over the individual than has long been accepted in order to achieve a reputation for high quality seed and to assure customers for Prince Edward Island potatoes that they are getting what they pay for.

The proposal to have a single marketing agency, however, would have placed very great powers indeed in the hands of that agency, power which might have been ex- ercised wisely "or otherwise. The farmers attending, and they were obviously a very large proportion of our potato producers, made it clear that they do not wish to see any such concentration of economic power. The compulsory features of the Potato Marketing Board's policy were decisively repudiated.

llural Electrification

Tonight Premier Matheson will throw the switch to bring power to the Norboro- Clinton-New London area, marking an im- portant step in the long-term project of ex- tending rural electrification in this Province. Farmers' organizations and other groups have long emphasized the importance of the programme and have consistently urged

. that .every effort be made to overcome the difficulties in the way of its realization.

There is nothing impossible about ex- tending lines, of course, but it isnot so easy to do so in such a way as to bring the

benefits of electricity to the farm at a cost at which the farmer can afford to en- joy its use. A major factor in bringing down costs is maximum use of the facili- ties installed. Every farmer who wires his premises and installs electrical equipment helps to make the extension economically sound and on the other hand Every farmer who ignores the availability of power makes its use that much more costly to his more modern-minded neighbours.

The Government is following a policy of assisting in the speedy extension of power lines by underwriting the capital cost, but Government action cannot change the basic economics of power distribution. Built-up areas can be and are required to share the burden of the rural areas but the total costs can still be divided only amongst the total number of subscribers.

It is to be hoped that in all areas serv- ed by electricity, full use will be made of

the available power so that its benefits can be enjoyed at reasonable cost and an im-

petus be given to further extension

Supreme challenge

Among the numerous reports adopted by the Second Assembly of the World Council of Churches was one dealing with work, which was defined as (1) a way of making a living; (2) a service rendered to society; (3) di expression of the desire to create new forms of being and value. In " amplifying this last part of the definition i the report noted that "the Biblical writers ;" shrink from speaking of man's work as i. creative for the reason that this kind of , if work becomes demonic in its mighty , i achievements as soon as men trust in their

” . 9, own power to re-create the world by means .1. ' ofqthclr scientific skill. Yet. properly un- ",2?" gderstood, I man's spontaneous joy in his - Vcrestive work is I sign of that freedom for .-;w,hlch creation longs." V. This is just another way of saying that .7 the creative skill of man, as evidenced in his scientific achievement, may be beneficial 7' to society or it may do society immeasur- ;. 5' able harm; it depends on whether or not the y,. achievement is accompanied by wise moral i -'1 choices and by the will to make it a con-- 1- structlvs power in the life of the world. . Prglspnc .Elssnhower'I plan for atomic de- for peaceful purposes is I pract- Ippliutidn;nf this motIilKy-based prin- zmt an-to implemented there is no t,IoihIHtcIn&Imwllldoforthe

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cusslon in the United Nations Assembly may or may not mean a change for the better in that country's attitude towards world problems and tensions; but. at least, it is I little more encouraging than the negative answers which the leaders of Communism have been giving to Western pleas for 'co- operation in efforts to make. scientific knowledge and discovery -work for the com- mon good. ,This is the supreme challenge of our times; none more urgent has been recorded in the history of man; in the face of it, all the systems of man's devising, lack- ing moral undergirding, are of little worth.

Succession Duty llullng I There are some odd kinks in the Domin-

. ion Succession Duty Act, according to a bul-

letin issued by the Canadian Trust Com- pany. The bulletin refers to a situation concerning a prominent Ontario citizen who died. recently and directed that, on his wife's death, one-third of the revenue of his estate, running into many thousands of dollars, should be paid to a local service club (Rotary) for its work among crippled children. The Act provides that gifts to charitable organizations are tax free, but the department ruled that the gift to the club would be taxed and, moreover, taxed at the highest or "stranger" rate of duty.

"This ruling." says the Trust Company bulletin, "is based upon a provision in.the Act that an organization in order to receive gifts free of duty, must be operated exclus- ively for charitable purposes. The depart- ment maintains that an organization such as a Rotary club is not entirely charitable in its objects and: therefore, is not entitled to this exemption. In other words, accord- ing to the Act, the charitable purpose of a gift is immaterial; what matters is wheth- er the recipient is a purely charitable organ- ization toperated exclusively as such and not for the benefit, gain or profit of any person, member or shareholder thereof.'

"The Dominion Succession Duty Act is now undergoing a general revisicn. In con- sidering suitable amendments, the govern- ment might well be sympathetic to the view that the ruling given in the case cited con- stitutes a hardship, though it would, ad- mittedly, have difficulty in wording legis- lation to give effective control over all types of organizations to which money might be left for charitable purposes. Pending a change in the Act, people should be aware that bequests of this kind may be taxed at the highest rates of succession duties.

"Some service clubs and similar groups have taken steps to enable them to receive gifts free of duty. This is done by creating. under the control of the parent body, a separate charitable organization, govern- ment approved from its inception. Such a plan is worthy of study."

EDITORIAL NOTES

Calais was taken by the Canadian 2nd Corps this date 1944 O

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Gamblers require to exercise a little imagination to avoid taxation. A typical ruling of the Income Tax Appeal Board made a habitual winner at dice and cards pay income tax on his winnings over the years. Although not his main business, the gambling activities were considered regular enough to amount to the carrying on of a

business.

Now it is the Canadian Congress of Labour that is calling for abolition of the Senate. The Upper House has been so care- ful to give offence to no one that it is apt to be regarded as a useless appendage to the Parliamentary system. It possesses powers at least equal to the House of Com- mons but for that very reason is timid

about exercising them.

"Free air” may be a thing of the past in Ontario. A service station association has decided against continued sale of tires. in competition with the rubber companies and there have been dark murmurs about getting out of the free air business as well. It would seem to be a case of putting pres- sure on the tire companies. .

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Provinces of origin and destination of transport trucks would be permitted to charge registration fees, plus I public ser-I vice vehicle fee under a plan worked out at the Winnipeg conference. The corridor provinces. those through which the trucks pass but in which they do no business. would charge only a registration fee. This Province and Nova Scotia opposed the plan but presumably would fail in line if it is generally adopted.

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Pierre Cornellle, great French dramatist and precursor of Moliere in comedy, died this date 1684. For a time he was one of Rlchellcu's five dramatists, writing playfl based 'on plots supplied by the cardinal. This did not last, however, as Corneille was not cut out to be a follower. lie became

acquainted with Spanish lltersturcisnd un- der its influence his true gullus flourished. His play;-the "Cid" tool: Paris by-storm Ind

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This column is indebted to Mr. W. F. Alan Stewart. M.L.A., for the following excerpts from an in- teresting old volume, "The Annual Register, or a View of the History. Politicks and Literature for the Year 1768." published in London in that year and still in an excel- lent state of preservation. The volume contains a great deal of interesting material. but is unfor- tunately without an index which would make its information more accessible. In the handwriting of an earlier owner, however, - are iotted the page references to this Province. then known as the is- land of St. John:' Under date July lst, the Register notes: "An order in council was this day published. forbidding 'the governor of Nova Scotia from pas- sing any grants for lands in His Majesty's island of St. John, un- less His,MaJesty's order of coun- cil. tlirecting the same, shall be producedto him on or before the 1st day of May, 1769. A number of

blemen and gentlemen are to have townships in this island. there being the greatest probability, of its becoming I nourishing settle- merit."

One year previously, in 1767. the Island had been disposed of to Crown favorites by lots drawn in London. alter Patterson was ap- pointed governor in the following year but it was not until 1789 that the Island became a separate Prov- lnce.

Under the dateline "Halifax. Nova-Scotis, July 30." the Reg- ister states: "We have advice from the Island of St. John. that the superintendent and all the officers of government were safe arrived at Charlotte-Town. that the town plot was laid out, that the courts of justice were opened-'the ,21st ult. with the ususl formalities: that sev- crsl settlers had arrived on dif- ferent parts of the island, and were well pleased with the soil. which is extremely fertile: oysters, lob- sters, and flatfish abound in ev- ery river; in some there are sal- mon snd trout. and on the North side of the Island there is plenty of cod-fish: partridges; ducks, and pigeons also abound in their sea- sons; no fogs are seen there. but in general I serene sir."

Charlottetown had been designat- ed the Island capital in 1765. but conditions were still quite primi- '.lve when the government offflcials arrived. as above noted, in .1768. The first Chief Justice was not commissioned until 1770. and a year later we find him writing to the Secretary of State for the Col- onies. complaining that he was in "the greatest distress imaginable." having stretched his credit to the utmost in procuring salt pork and brown biscuit to s u p p o r 9. him through the winter.

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NOTES BY

It is much better to sit tight than to drive in that condition.- St. Catharlnes Standard.

Maybe that good listener who sits attentive and quiet while you talk is really thinking of something else. --Chatham Daily, News.

French premiers have to be skilled hsndymen. They're always patching up cabinets. --London Free Press. '

Before sslllng from New York the Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexandra, sans fanfare. dropped in at the St. James Theatre on West 44th Street to see "The Pajama Game." Does Royalty wear those things. too? -Windsor Daily Star.

Fake mcst bulls are I hit In the U. 5. They are made from sunflow- er seeds. pecans. wheat and assert- edly -"look and taste like the real thing". Manufacturers of meat and fish substitutes say the meat bsll stands in popularity right beside such other examples of their ul- chemy as this one: Scallops made from pluten, water and vegetable protein. What next? -St. Cath- urlnes standard.

Among the new invention: whose debut is announced in the current issue of an American publication, a plastic shield which serves as an umbrella. over a car windshield. for use at drive-in theatres in rainy weather, and a. remote con- trol accounting system, to be call- ed Telebet. through which a ruc- lng fan can place his bet and lose his money right in the seat with- out evcr going near the :2 window. Isn't civilization grand? -Csl- gary Albertsn.

Blotlng freshmen of the Uni- versity of Toronto left a trail of wreckage and injured people last week. A professor was cut on the head when struck because he tried to stop the rocket; menusnd wo- men students were attacked. Dr. Sidney Bmlth. president of the uni- verslty, later said it was "regret- table vandalism". Ls vandalism ever anything else than regrettable? It seems likely that Dr. Smith spoke less mildly about it in private than he did for publication. No doubt he was baffled that 200. engin- eering freshmen who probably are

polite individually. turned into savages as I mob. -Sydney Post. Record.

Too Many Deer

(Issac Hunter in Montreal Gazette)

Don't be upset if you see heaps of deer on railway express trucks or on station platforms. Scores of deer carcasses are coming through from Antlcosti Island where the bag limit was increased to five per gun this year.

What has happened is that the Anllcosti deer. introduced to the island many years ago by Henri Mcnier have litera". eaten them- selves out of house and ho e. What is more they are fsst ca g their landlords, the Consollduted Paper Co. out of house and home, too.

The deer population 'hss' been growing space being estimated I! upwards of 100.000. And, Ilthough the,islsnd'ls more than 130 miles long Ind heavily timbered. the snlmsls hsv been ovsr-browsing it to the de rlmcnt of plsnt Ind tree life. The deer themselves hsve been feeling the pinch Ind their ststurs Ind condition have been showing it.

The present plan would seem I- bout the only way of Idiustius mstters. The season down there opened on August 15 Ind extends to February 1. Flying over the island three years Igo It one point we psued over I clearing where the door wars llko sheep in I pasture. '

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People In unfslr to I good appetite. They try to kill it It least three times I day.-Kitchem er-Waterloo Record.

It is predicted thnt legs will disappear because, using their automobiles so much. people won't need them. How. then will the pedestrians be able to jump? Port Arthur News-Chronicle.

The new paper currency issued at Ottawa has been duly Idmlred. In I short time, though, Ill these pretty bits of paper will become as limp and as soiled as. those which have passed before them. and they will be just as hard to

keep. -Fort William Times - Journal.

sum to find did for some-uo producer without resorting to

tariff hikes is well worth explora- tion. Where protection is Justified some form of carefully guarded subsidy to domestic sources supply- ing usrt of the American market would be less costly thsn I. tariff which boosts prices on the total consumption. Also less damaging to friends abroad and to Americsn exporters. -Christian Science Monitor.

The Msnltobs government IIII only itself to blame if No. l hith- way west of Winnipeg becomes jammed with parked cars whose drivers are searching the road- side weeds for missing hub cubs. A news report on Mondsy told of a motorist who hit one of the mind's infamous potholes and saw his hub cap bounce off into the ditch. While searching for his missing hub esp, the motorist found nine other hub csps buried in the weeds. -Winnipeg Tri- bune.

I The Age Old Story l

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Whstsvsr Ilse may be llld about the United Ststss special Senate. Committee. which was Ip- polnted to inquire into the con- trovsrslul question Is to whether Senator Mccsrthy of Wisconsin should be censured by the parent body. it cannot be said that ChIlr- msn Watkins and 'hls fellow in- vestlgstors were either dllstory or lukewarm in their difficult and Important assignment. Unlike the Mundt Committee. which spent three months or so in. investigat- ing the. McCarthy-Army dispute and came to no decision worth recording. this one completed its work lln nlne,dsys and prepared n 40,000 wqrd report. which no one could misunderstand. in less thsn two weeks.

There. is Inothsr grout differ- enco to be noted. While the Mundt hesrlngs provided I I005 deal of cheap entertainment to television viewers and. .ln the process. injured United States prestige in the eyes of the world and in the thinking of millions of its own citizens, the Wstklns Committee. worked quietly Ind with dignity and has reassured those people at home or sbrosd who were beginning to feel that low comedy had taken the place in the. United States political system that belongs rightfully to serious ststesmsnshlp.

In the Mundt hearing: it Il- most' seemed that All the partici- psnts-ths investigators and the investigated. counsel and wit- nesses-wsre out to make all the political and personal capital that could come their way: in the Watkins hearings it was clear that each member of the Committee felt I sense of urgency snd resi- lzcd that he had been selected to help his country regain some of her last dignity. Under the strong hand and judicial mind of the chairman-this fresh air of re- sponsibility was breathed in, In some measure, by every one pre- sent.

Even senator Mccsrthy him- self. once he discovered that he would not be permitted to turn the hearings into burlesque. seem- ed to shed much of his former boorlshnoss, which his friends say is not by any means a. true in- dlostion of his natural temper- ament. but rather an artificial cloak he assumed for fancied pro- tection ugalnst is feeling of judi- cial inadequacy. Those who know him well say that in his personal associations he is really I reason- able, falrminded. and courteous type of person. Obviously. he is I man of msny.tal.ents.

The censure recommendation of the Watkins Committee should come as no surprise to anyone: no committee. with any sense of responsibility. could have done anything else on the evidence. In fact, it is sbunduntly clear that the appointment of the committee in the first place was in the na- ture of I delaying tactic. At the, time Ssnstor Flanders and the others introduced their censure motion, neither the Republicans nor the Democrats were quite surs just how much influence. or whst kind of influence. the con- troversial Mr. Mccsrthy would

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grsuiousl elections. (Not In they now. for tbs: nutter).

Quito undorsundsbly - sine. Sensgors are polltlcluls Is you Is lswmskers-there wss no gs-Int hurry on either side to proceed to the debate. After the, elgcuon. In over, it will be I different matter. By then there will hlvs been ways Ind means of making ressonsbly sure where Mr. Mc- Carthy stands in public opinion without t-kins undue political risks. Since this Ippllsd to ths members of both psrtfes, ch. 1931. col thing to do wss to appoint . committee which would postpone, the dlssgreesbls tuk 19.. mo" conv seuon.

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M13 MCCIHIW. to his credit In it Illd. sums to luvs bun Ibout the only member of the sauna anxious to have the mutter clou- ed up without dslsy. ft is Ilmost certain, thslreforefthst nothing will he dogs until Nov. Bth. What

will hspp when the thing do" come to ?hsId is b no mum- certsln. T I rsco ondstiun of

the Committee is merely Idvlg. oi-y;.sll it means It the moment is that It least slxtsenstors will vote for censure.

If the parent body does. by I. small or lsrgo mu-gin (probably small) follow the Idvlco. of the Committee. that action itself will not have the effect of removing Mr. McCarthy from his chIlrmIn- ships. Should the Democrr- win control of Congress. Ssnstor Mo- Cnrthy will have to resign his chslrmsnshlps anyway. since In such posts are, filled by the ins. jorlty party. But. if the Republi- cans retain their slight margin in the Senate. or increase it. there will have to be more pressur- sgsinst him than is now IppIr- ant before he is relieved of his offices: for the rights of senior- ity, which brought Mr. McCarthy, to the fore in the first place, In protected very rigidly in the Un. ited Stair political system. A; mere. vat of censure would not affect them It sll.

At the same time. regardless at what Senator McCarthy may say. nothing can do more political harm to s United States Senator than I censure resolution by his colleagues. It is I wespon the has been used very spurlngly Ind. in csch case. it has done no good to the censured member. This does not mean. necessarily, that Mr. McCarthy will fade, from tho American pollticsl scene if tho Sensts does, in fact, censure him after the elections. But, Ilmost certainly. it will mean thst. who- thc-,r under Mr. McCIrthy or uny- one else, Congressional InvsstlgIt- lng Committees will no longer bu one-man sffsirs. It will mean Ilss that more attention, thsn has been the custom in recent years will be psld to democratically- based judlclsl processes in heur- lngs which hgsvs to do with the nation's security.

This, in turn, will not mun In! lessening of efforts to root out truchery Ind subversion. On the contrary it will strengthen them in their weak places: for I fl-so nation can best assert its strength by showing the world that it does not hsvs to adopt

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