Newfoundland and the West Indies.

mac FOUR THE GUARDIAN

Morning Daily (Founded in 1881). Authorized ee Second Clue Mail. Post Office Department. Ottawa.

President, [an A. Burnett; Vice-President, Wm n. Burnett; Secy.-'l‘rene., (i. M. Burnett; lzditor anti Managing Director. J. B. Burnett; Associate Editor, Frank Walker.

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

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The 1947 Year Book

One of the most prized volumes to reach the editorial desk annually is the Canada Year Book, which in recent years has grown to be a veritable encyclopaedia of official facts and statistics about our national resources, history. institutions and social and economic Conditions. The volume for 1947 has just been issued, and is more interesting and comprehensive than ever.

Dipping into its 1,200-odd pages, one notes

that the current value of farm capital in Princ‘. 5°“? I920 l0 delll will! Pml-Wfll’ PWIJIQYFW- The

Edward Island increased from $59,927,000 iu 1944 to $62,824,000 in 1945. These are the last official figures available. The value of farm lands in Canada showed considerable increases since 1940, "but present values are substantially below those recorded prior to the collapse in land values in I929 and no serious inflation of land values similar to that which followed the First World War is yet in evidence." A decline from the high values of that time occurred prior to 1926 and a sharp decline followed 1929, val- ues perwacre reaching their lowest point in I934, at $23 per acre. For 1946, the average valuc indicated was $32 per acre. For Prince Edward Island for the some year the average value was ,- $=l2 per acre.

Old age pensions statistics shzw an in- crease of pensiongrs in this Province from 1,904 in 1943 to 2,112 in I947, representing a per- centage increase of pensioners to population o.‘ from 1.98 to 2.25 per cent in the same period. The percentage of persons aged 70 or over tc i the total population-—6.38 in 1947-is by fa.- the highest in all Canada.

Family allowances on March, 1947, were being paid in this Province to 31,203 children. the total payments amounting to $185,368 monthly.

Incidentally the chapter on Dominion-Prov- incial Taxation Agreements clears up one of the minor mysteries of our Legislative session of last year. This was with respect to the 5 per ccnt income tax on corporations, imposed by the Province but collected end expended by the Do- minion Government. That, at least, was the explanation given in the House. Actually, ac- cording to the Canada Year Book, the revenue from this tax goes ta the Province, but there is a corresponding reduction in the amount of compensation paid by the Dominion. The pur- pose of this provision "is to assure as nearly as possible a uniform level of corporation income tax throughout Canada as between the agree- ing and non-agreeing Provinces."

The Year Book is obtainable in cloth bind- ing from the King's Printer, Ottawa, at $2.00 per copy, a price which barely covers the cos.‘ of paper, presswork and binding.-

t The Geneva Agreements I

New light on Canada's benefits from the Geneva trade agreements has been cast by three senior officials appearing before the Sen- ate committee on trade relations. The cam- rnittec, as yet in its early stages, will resume hearings after the parliamentary recess.

The officials are Mr. Hector McKinnon, chairman of the tariff board; Mr. J. J. Deutsch, director of the economic relations division, de- partment of finance; and Mr. Hubert Kemp, dir-

of trade and commerce. All three were vcry act- t ivein the Geneva negotiations. c At Geneva there were 23 nations discussing the charter and negotiating trade agreements. Some 55 or 60 nations are now meeting at a Havana to approve of the charter in its final F form andito create the international Trade Org- o anization. The Havana meeting has run some difficulties and this has led to a rather widespread belief that the essential work of the Geneva conference is in danger. Mr. McKinnon was at some pains to correct this common as- sumption. g ,, He said Canada need feel no great concern even if the trade charter is altered materially at b Havana. The Charter’: most important sections I have been embodied in what is known ae o "General Agreement" which carries on among the countries who wish to observe it even if the charter never comes into existence. I This General Agreement an tariffs and trade contains practically the whole of the char- ter except the chapters relating to employment, cartels, and inter-governmental commodity agreements. it contains all sections which or: necessary to protect the tariff concessions ob- tained at Geneva. Eight countries have agreed to bring the new tariffs into effect on January l S regardless of what happens to the Havana con- ference. They also pledged themselves to make the_ provisions of the General Agreement effect- lve in so for as they have legislative power to a do so. These eight nations are the United States, p Great Britain, Canada, Holland, Belgium, Aus- n

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trolia, Luxembourg and France. Great Britain newsprint used even in such instances as the pub- lication of comic books. Editor December 27, reported that publishers in the Dominion actually paid more for newsprint than U. S. publishers.

also signed the General Agreement on behalf of

In other words, the greatest part of Can- ada's trade already is covered by the General Agreement. Canada naturally hopes that the

cracy, which suffered its first major set-back when it refused to apply "sanctions" to when Mussolini made war an Abyssinia. lt never ryccovered from the effects of this colossal blun- oer.

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tions is likely going to come to grief.

ness, due no doubt to the fact thatzirrmers and fishermen, depending upon their own meteoro-

weather eye open night as well as day. Hence it l! that we alone, of all Canada, were the first to discover these "saucers", which, enough were observed also in that other horse- breeding territory, Kentucky. This is the second time the Island has scored front page publicity

cd, as well as personal, instruction on how to calculate and supply information that will lcad to their having to pay Income Tax. There is an- other, but much more expensive way, viz., pros- ccution for failing to supply the necessary in- lcrmation. fcirmcr and produce dealer before Magistrate's Court which will cost a mint of money, having been adjourned for hearing again and again over several months.

days next month when there will be five instead ef the customary four. since 1920 that it happened and before that the fivc-Sundoy-February occurred away 1880. Sunday February would have happened in 190B but the one day that dropped out then put the five Sunday event off for IZqyears. Since 1800 there was a five-Sunday February in 1824, 1852, 1880 and 1920. '

general population should greatly improve

Keenleyside referring Eskimo nursemaid gave publicity to the govern- ment's attitude which is in contrast to the tra- ditional policy of subsidizing the Indian to re- main with his people and stay out of the burly of modern life.

announces the presentation by the French Gov- ernment of the Judge Phillip August Choquette on his ninety- ector of commercial relations for the department fourth birthday.

Arsenault when the French delegation Charlottetown in that year in commemoration

into beautifully designed in brcnze.

wooing.

maist blissit Megeste, lepe yeare, ilk mayden Iadye of bathe highe and

lawful wyfe, he shall be mulcted in ye sum one pundis or less, as his etait may be'." Seven large photographs of representative Winnipeg bach-

Walter MacNutt, formerly of this City. Mn MacNutt is shown as seated at the organ in All

ing to more than I 1-2 million dollars is im-

— EDITORIAL NOTES —

Tomorrow first Saturday after Epiphany.

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Russia is scarcely attempting to mask the

Greek "guerrila" fighting for what it is, an in- vasion of Greece by Soviet armed forces. i i i H

High prices for food are rather painful to the housewife but they will have a stimulating effect on production so that Canada. will be in a better position to continue her soles to Britain and in addition do her part under the Marshall plan when it gets underway.

twee

The decision of the Department of Justice

to grant petitions of right to wartime internees will be applauded. It is only just that now that the emergency is over those who think their detcntionwas unwarranted should have the opportunity to have their case heard and their names cleared.

i i i The League of Nations was founded this United States refused to participate, with the

result the organization became more-or-less an unauthoritative, highly-paid, expensive bureau-

Italy

I ‘Now it is "sanctions" under another name vcta that IS the rock on which the United Na-

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This Province is noted far its ‘sky-minded- ogical observations, are trained to keep their

curiously

n this respect. I l‘ i

Our farmers are to be furnished with print-

There is at present the case of a the Cit;

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We are to have an unusual number of Sun- It will be the first time

back in If 1900 had been a leap year, the five-

e w w w

The policy in Indian affairs of encouraging he assimilation of Indians and Eskimos into the the at of our aborigines. A statement by Mr. Hugh to Mrs. John Turner's

yhurly-

ewee

A Canadian Press despatch from Montreal

Jacques Cartier medal to This medal, of which only fif- sen were struck on the occasion of the Cartier

elc-bration in 1934, was presented to Mr. Justice

In other

arines Standard.

by air- ln the country. The as

plans

ing, George Allen,

LUDILIES to see the

their own cars. ian News. ‘

jicared in an roused the envy of

u hen

house~a remnant

and paper industry ing it for pike pole

old style pike poles.

water and is simple

today compelled by

the I.‘l'E.‘-\\’fll‘

Llldl.‘

ducing butter.

the free market,

Northern Mlncr.

whiz-h Norwegian

cently completed a yeal- old Norwegian nesiana could have similar

rafts. The

the last. lap of the Antlvcrp across the

visited

f Prince Edward Island's discovery by the great ranch navigator. Mr. Justice Arsenault was one f the first recipients of the medal, which is

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The Winnipeg Tribune in its social page is- ued on December 31 has a leading article, "ln- reducing Winnipeg's Bachelors," which states: During leap year women have the privilege of _ No satisfactory explanation has ever een given as to how this custom arose. In 228 a law woe enacted in Scotland that ‘it is tatut and ordaint that during the rein of her for ilk yeare knowne as

owe estait shall hae Iiberte to bespeak ye man he likes, albeit he refuses to taik hir to be his

lors appear on the page. One of them is Mr.

nints Anglican Church, Winnipeg. i I i I

- Newspapers are hard hit by rising prices nd taxation. At present a sales tax amount-

osed an the newsprint used by Canadian daily ewspapers, while this tax does not apply to

& Publisher,

The sales tar of 8%, it was

Havana conference will succeed but it would have little cause to regard even its failure as a cal- amity. The leading trade notions have insured themselves against many penalties of failure by

the General Agreement.

figured, increased the Canadian price to $99.36 0 t0". against $96 paid by U. S. publishers. A movement is on feat, which politicians of all parties should upport, to have tile sales tax on newsprint removed which would lighten the bur-

den somewhat.

constitute a museum

SET-lift

News.

follows a whopping

who predicts

manifold services of

need for "energetic In the related fields

complexities of~ the

world. Yet she may

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Anything which brings etlnsuht- ing, pleasurable relaxation is rec- reation. One man‘; work may be another-Ls play -lt.‘a a matte: of tastes and aptltucles. may be closely related, and makes a. particular contribution to, daily labor, as long as it ls pur- sued as personal interest and not merely: as n continuation of work. words, don't; work play. Relax, with pleasurable pas- tlnres, for real benefit. -St. Cath-

Tauristl who cdrTne to Australia may be able to pick a val‘ at the airport to use Will-E

the "road-air plan" was lirst worked out by the Automobile As- sociation of Britain and detaJLa have been prepared. Inter- national authority on motor inur-

Australla ls discussing extension cf Are road-air plan, in Australia. Ad- vantages of the scheme are mat it offers tourists greater

eliminating expcnslv

A London housewife has just. ap- elegant suit of fine black serge.

and quite astonished he was given the material to be made up. He has been l!) business for thirty y could not understand of such quality trad been procured. It was a find in a Chelsea ware-

tlottr sold in Victorian times equip funeral horses decently. - Manchester Guardian.

New use: are constantly being found for aluminum. floats better than wood, the p.141

are easier to manipulate than tne

llnds of the aluminum tube results in a pole of greater buoyancy than the regular hardwood poles. aluminum pole floats flat. on the

dropped. This is a telling point in its favor, silica a large number or

pike poles are dropped in the In! ll- Wsallel‘ @89- Wmlld "I'll"? four“, o; yogging opcratjons_ _ the feeding ordeal it would en- Kiyvchcncr “Marty counter iOng eticugh to ever get

LL... within range of marketing rige cr If vour corner grocerv. or the mfllurlly- _ ._ , . - ‘ _ _ In order that a hog attain to d.p.utnieni and chain stores, o. markeung condition, and or a

a.l the other stores 1n Canada, were merit to sell butter at no more t-lan

what an outcry thcveki be from all the people vsho make and sell but.- tcr! The Canadian gold mines arc compelled lo sell gold at the pro- war price of $35. The Government forces this on them and sets Itself up as the only outlet. This alli- completcly ignores the that the cost of producing gold has gone up just. like the cost. of pro- The people who make buttcr have been dis-antral!- ed and ghen the free market. The people vi ho produce gold also wan’ which case 1:. the world market where me price of gold is very much more than the controlled price of $35.-

-_ - feed imust be a properly blended Prue’ 3°C a polmd’ ratio-n of high quality‘, rmtl the mixture recommended in your

The rope-lashed balsa us; raft on scientist l-icyerdahl and five companions re-

across the Pacific has now arrived in Oslo, Norway. I-Ieyerdahl, a 3Z-

uudcrtook the journey to DIOV: that. the first. settlers of the Poly-

South America. negotiating 4.300 "nlle trans-Pacific drift

craftfs safe arrival in Oslo waa al- most. thwarted, however, when on

binding cables loosened and raft. was nearly pitched from the ship's deck during high seas. Now safely inoored in Oslo h/arbor, the Kon-Tiki raft, as it lvfirrown. will

tor Kielland of the Norwegian Ms- ol Shipping recently nounced that. that. organization will probably build a temporary struc- ture to house the bulky oddity un- Ill a permanent display locale is made available. -- From Norway

In the eatirflid eomnoienoe that

mas dinner there may be disin- clinatlon to listen to harsh facts about. food. Yet. Sir John Boyd Orr, "direst. calamailel" unless the world doubles its output o.’ food in the next 25 years, knows what he's talking about. Anyone who Lhlnks that. sending e food package to a hungry family Christmas solves the problem neeaz to think again. Reporting on the

Nations Food and Agriculture Or- ganization, Sir John paints out. the

al development and industrial pro- duction. On the lowest level, the interrelation is obvious to the nak- ed eye, alnce the industrial pra- ductivity of under-nourished work- ers la clearly bound to decline. 0n e higher governmental level, the

made clear by John screehey. Brit- lsh Minister of Food. Britain fl producing more food today ever before. Her equitable ration- ing rytem is working with e luc- ceea unparalleled anywhere in the

this coming year to lower the level of diet dangerously by I00 celonee a dry. Mr. Streehey announces

The reason? She hasn't the dollars to pay for needed foods like bacon. eggs end auger. for which one must g0 u: the dollar eree. Here problem ie one not only of eteppmg "a Brltlrh production but of free-

s PUBLIC FORUM

Thin oolnnn in open m the dileldon by gorges- lPt-lndente of queetlone or Inbred- The Charlottetown Guardian doee not necessar- ily undone the opinion ul correepondenll.

'el'i'b'le“e?n"e'le’e'e'e'e‘e'e'ufi'e 5*, BACON PRICE INCREASE

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Bur-Would someone please ex- plain to me why the farmer should Bel only 4 1-4 cents of the recent. 7 w" per pound increase in the Price o1 bacon to Great Britain, and the packing houses get. the re- maining 2 3-4 cents per lb’!

Mr. Gillies ttrlestotell us that the reason far the farmer not receiving the f-uli $7.00 per cwt. increase was because only a certain percentage of eaah hog was sent. to Britain and the remainder was consumed in the Canadian market. and therefore would not come under the new prices. W-hy then thaw- prices risen so sharply an the Canadian market, not. only on park processed since the recently announced new con-

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scheme, known

at present in

oppoi -

(mung-y whige from. but on all pork products held e' frelghts bu m‘ swraile? From Austral: As it stands now. the fairruergets

the increased price only on filial part of his hog. which goes to Great Britain, and bhe packing house get; the increase on the rc- malnder of said hog which stays at home.

two-piece It. has her neighbors

me mum I pin. Sin. cit:

MARSHALL PPITERS Midgell, P.E.I.

S and he _ 7' '1 here 610m IIRODUCILG H005

Sir,—In uhe last paragraph of a write-up in your issue of January 7th. under the heading "Consumer Pays." you quote a Dominion agri- culture official as saying: “A fairn- err can produce a 150 pound gradi- A hog on 700 pounds of a balanced ration at. a cost. of 3 cents per pound for the ration." and then the mixt/ure recc-znrnended is given. and the statement. made that the fanm- er “trip/an snlc of the finished ani- mal has a cash surplus of $17 25 for every sucib animal produced."

Theoretically, and fmn the stand- point. of pencil and paper calculat- ion, and with a liberal complement of imagination added. such an ex- periment might. appear feasible. but on titre basis of practical ex- perience, I doubt. that. a hog, stat-l.-

of mourning t0

Because it.

has been us- handles. Phc/

Plugging tne

The

to retrieve if

quality good enough to make an A

the Goverm grade on 700 pounds feed. that

"writeup and to WIIICIII 6Xp'i:'lClt"ClI feeders must. take exception is mt in that category by a cvttsldfitilbll’ margin. In the second place. the rmillleed suggested as a sole addition to home grown grain, together wit-h fishrneal, is practically Imablziin- able at any price. and, whnn per- chance an odd baa is available, it i5 only at a considerable advance in price over that quoted by ycur informant. T118 same‘ error was- made with respect to the value placed on fishmeal. This lllrvlfl" sispolrmetit cannot. be bcuglit. wholesale. only at well over twice the cost mentioned. In the third place, the net arrfll at‘ $17.25 per hog, it. is claimed the producer can make, is purely fic- titious. It can't be dono. Even at prices prevailing before the big in- crease ln cost of feeds crime into cffnct. it was only on a rare cc- casion. and under special circum- stances, that such a claim could be substantiated. General production of hogs throughout the country for packing house destination did not yield such a fantastic margin 0f profit. Hor: production. under D-“Pvfllllll? cn/ndililfins. and at. present cast of fr-ed reauimments, offers n prcs- noet of fair profits-as good as any fme on the average farm-but the marain will not. be nt. all rtarbllm- Yet fan-hers may be Well advised 10 slick bv their bogs courageously. and with faith in ‘the fubvve. I am. Sin, nit.