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THE GUARDIAN

Morning Daily (Founded ln Ill") Authorized u: See-and Clue Mali, Pout. Office Department, Ottawa.

The lnlnud Guardian Pnblilhing Co. Editor nnd Managing Director, J. B. llurnelt. Associate Editor, Frank Walker.

fThe Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink"

CHARLOTTETOWN. MONDAY. JAN. 10; i950

Too Young To lilo

Youngsters are thoughtless and want to do what their gang is doing without the slightest regard for what older people may think. Generally their conduct may be merely a source of pain t0 the older E9119!" atioii, but one practice carries with it 1116 threat of sudden death. At nearly evcry/ street corner a group of boys waits for cars to slo\v down 0r stop so that they may catch on to the bumper and enjoy the thrill of being towed along the slippery street. What might happen if they were to let go and slide in front of another car does not trou- ble them in the least, but it undoubtedly caules a premature graying of many a car driver's hair. if the practice ls to be curb- ed before it restilts in death or injury to somebodys small son there must be a con- certed drive by parents. teachers and motor- ists to stamp it out. lt is the duty of any ilriver who finds boys hanging on to his car to take them directly to some respon- sible authority, preferably their parents, who in turn should impress upon the young- ster the folly of his behaviour.

Footnote To History

Mr. Grant" Dexter. editor of‘ the Winni- peg Free Press. recently joined Premier Angus Macdonald in vindicating Colonel Bmston against what he calls a "grossly un- just" version of the latter! part in the con- scription crisis of 1944 as given in Mr. Reginald Hardy's book "Mackenzie King of Canada." A summary of Mr. Dexter's com- ments was given recently in our columns. Quoting his statement that a careful read- ing of the Hardy biography indicates that the author "is either making guesses or has received information from persons he regards as reliable.“ the Ottawa Journal re- marks:

“If Mr. Dexter be right (and we think he is right) then it seems to us that in the interest of truth in history, or perhaps in the. interest of truth as opposed to possible use of “cabinet. secrecy" to put out, propa- ganda, there is grave responsibility upon Mr. Hardy to state publicly the source of the in- formation upon which he based his narra- tive. Indeed, we would be inclined to g0 further and say that there is grave re- sponsibility upon the publishers of Mr. Hardy's book to come out and say whether they attempted to check Mr. Hardy/s story. And it being impossible to believe that. Mr. Hardy was content to “guess" about mat- ters so important, we suggest it his duty to defend his statements by revealing their source.

"Mr. Dexter himself this review of Mr. Hardy's book as a whole is a fine piece of political tinderstanding and knowledge) clearly is not guessing: somebody who knew precisely what went on in the Cabinet in It'll-t ivas not. faiufrom his elbow when he set out, to vindicate Col. Ralston. We sug- gest that the public has a right to know u ho were the informants of both Mr. Dex- ter and Mr. Hardy’. It has a right to know for the simple reason that falsification of history, with injustice to the memory of a great public man in the process. is a llrettv serious matter."

Newto-unillanders Still Wondering

Ninc months after entering Confedera- tion. Newfoundlanders are still wondering whether they are better or worse off for the change. For the immediate future the Province has been promised a deficit of two millions in its first year ln the Canadian union which will necessitate dipping into the surplus accumulated under Commission gov- ernment. The withdrawal of the island's biggest. revenue-producers has been the rea- son for the government's inability to bal- ance the budget. Federal grants, though on a more generous scale than those obtained by the older Maritime Provinces, have not been large enough to offset the expenditure. On top of ‘this, Newfoundlanders are promis-

ed a sales tax which will likely come into,

effect on April l.

Confederation, it. is claimed, caused a business upheaval‘ which forced several sec- ondary industries to fold up, and others to lose money through the necessity of marking down goods to meet. keener and in- stant competition from the mainland. Be- fore the minor business houses could read- just themselves, the major industries—fish- eries, paper mills and mines-were caught 1n almost world-wide reverses stemming from the devaluation of sterling and 1n the case of some of the mines of a drop in prices.

However, Confederation has brought bgneflta _ln the shape of widespread social

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services. The family allowance payments, for example, reached every community and had a tonic effect on business generally. litany homes were brightened by their first actual cash they had received in years. Where education was taken lightly in some of the more remote districts, now the par- ents realize that they must keep their chil- dren in regular attendance at school. The readjustment in the wages of railwaymen was a great filip for the Christmas trade and added to the extra money in circula- tion during the last months of 1949.

This is the last year in which the Ne\v- fouiidland treasury will receive income tax lblarch 31) and for the past two or three years this source has contributed iin average of eleven million dollars to the island's‘ rev- cnue. 1n the second year of union, New- foundland will receive about seven millions from the tax rental agreement at Ottawa.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Our January thaw made appearance Saturday all right.

Israel and King Abdulla have both de- fied the U. N. order for internationalization. U. N. can do nothing about it, having no force of arms to uphold her decisions. I I Q Harness racing is reportedly about to come into its own in Ontario. If the big Province does decide to back the trotters and pacers. the Island is well situated to supply a sudden demand for horseflesh. I O O

The delegates to the Federal-Provincial Conference at Ottawa got through much important work. notwithstanding that photo- graphers monopolized a considerable part

of their time.

flanuary ls a good month to have the deadline for selecting the route of the ‘Trans-Canada Highway. The hard facts of topography are less likely to be overlooked than if the final decision were being made in summer or autumn.

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Canada's trade balance with the United States has vastly improved so that the dol-

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‘fhe arrest‘ of the Swedish vessel Divina WiliCii collided with the Royal Navy sub- marine Truculent is one of the oddities of maritime law. The ship itself, apart from owners or operators, is defendant in an action, and subject to arrest; as sectirity for any damage she may have caused.

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Mr, Winston Churchill, who was vaca- tioning in Flint-hat. Madeira, was in no hurry to leave when he heard election date had been fixed for February 25. He painted in oils on the morning of the an- nouncement, and in the afternoon worked on another volume of his war-time memor- ies. When he did reach London, he told the reporters he had come to see if they wanted him back on his old job of Party Leader.

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Edmund Spenser, English poet, died this date 1599. After distinguishing himself at Cambridge he became known to Sir Philip Sidney, and published his “Shepherd's Cal- endar" which at. once gained him literary fame. His “Faerie Queen" was dedicated t.o Queen Elizabeth. For a time he settled in Ireland, and was Sheriff of Cork, but after his castle was burned, and one of his sons killed by rebels, he returned to Eng- land. For the influence he has exercised upon succeeding poets he has been named “The Poet's Poet."

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Egg prices on January 6 this year and previous years. The prices quoted below are for Grade A Large. At Montreal and To- ronto the prices are those at which graded shipments are selling to wholesalers. At other points quotations are prices to ship-

pers for ungraded eggs. ~ 11.950 1949 1948 Montreal 33-33%’,- 49 46-471/2 Toronto 32 47-48 451/2 Winnipeg . . . . . . ‘.25 45 41 Vancouver . . . . . 31. " 43% 40 Edmonton . . . . . 2R 44 41 Regina , . . . . . . ‘.28 45 41-42 Charlottetown 12R 46-47 41 I O I

Another million dollar ferry for between Wood Islands and Caribou is welcome news, but of course another year must elapse be- fore it could begin operation. Meantime the question is, who is going to run the service if the subsidy is to be withdrawn from, the Northumberland Ferries? For sufficient reasons, the Provincial Government is not prepared to agree to the substitution of the C. N. R. because it; would mean mon- opollzing the carrying service to and from the mainland. S0 far, the competition of

the Northumberland Ferries has proved t.he life of trade.

LIFE

Life! I know not what thou art. But know that. thou and I must

Pall; And when, m- how. or where we met I own to me’; a secret yet.

Life! wetve been long together

Through pleasant and through cloudy weather;

Tia hard to part when friends are dear-

Perhaps ‘twill cost n, sigh, a. tear;

—’I‘hen steal away, give little warn- 111g Choose thine own time! Say not. Good Night-but in some brighter clime ' Bid me Good Morning. —iAnna L. Barbauld t174'l-l8‘.‘6\.|

Food In Britain

(Manchester Guardian)

The increasing tendency to switch from imported food sup- plies from Canadian dollar sources to European suppliers and the. growing volume of home emp- pliee, particularly milk, eggs, and bacon, have been outstanding foa- tures of 1949. The genenal ration

of most basic foods is at a slightly higher level than at. the and of 1948, the single cxccpiiop bcinz sugar. The present weekly basic rations, compared with December, 1945, and December, 1948, arc:

1945 1948 1940 Bacon and ham 3 n1. 2 oz 4 nz Cheese 8 oz llqoz 2 oz Butter . 3 oz 3 oz 4 oz Margarine 3 o1. 4 o1. 4 oz Cooking fat 2 o1. 2 oz 2 nzA Meat 152a B ‘is lstldili Sugar R oz l0 oz 6 nz I Tca 21in: 2 oz 21502 l Liq. milk tpts.) 2 2V; .'i l A 3 oz for month of Dccemlbci" only. .

B Including 2d worth of cornedl meat.

C At. revised prices. ,

The increased moat and bacon, rations are stated to be for temporary but indefinite period. Of these two, the bacon ration has a fair chance of continuing at the higher level. Meat is far less easily predictable.

The consumption of basic foods in this country increased during 1949 for most items. The exec-p- iions are flour, meat, and fish. The average weekly consumptioh, com- pared with before the war and 1948, is shown in the following table, the consumption in 1949 bc- ing based on ten months‘ returns for all items except flour, which is nine months:

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(average)

1934-8 194B i940 Flour 62.0 100.8 98.8 Sugar . 40.6 34.8 38.8 Fresh and frozen moat. . 40.5 29.8 28.5 Bacon and ham 10.4 3.9 4,5 Fish 16.9 21.0 19.0 Butler 9.7 5.3 5.7 Margarine .. 3.0 7.7 7.9 Cooking fat. 3,9 21.5 4.7 Cheese Tea Potatoes Shell eggs .. Milk

dozens, milk in million gallons.) The home production of bacon and ham doubled in the ten months ended October lil. The own-age weekly production being

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A trncklmd of documents dating beck to 1600 has been found dur- ing the year in a pigpen near DUI)- oaster, Yorkshire. The papers are said to throw new light on local history and customs One of the customs, evidently, is not to clean out pigpens any more often than once lri 150 yeaxs-Brantfoi-rl Ex- posltor.

A few duyl no the German Federal Ministry for Refugees esti- mated that (a year after the l1- greed date of release) at least. 200, 000 Germans are still helrl in Rus- sia. The Prisoners of War Registry in Berlin puts the figure at. nvtv: 350.000. On the other side of the world the Russians claim that rc- patrlation is practically complete. But in the Allied Council in Tokyo the American representative has pointed out. that; 376,001) Japanese prisoners are still unaccounted for. ‘Either they are still captives, or they have died in captivity. -Lou- don Herald.

81.x descendants of n king who sent; his 100 wives home when he became e Christian and "started to g0 to ohurch in a top hat." have grrlved 1n Britain from the Seych- elles. 01a King Prcml)?“ I of A - anti could tell tales of the Se;- chelles. He Was exiled UNITE in 181)‘? by the British who were deter- mined to put. a stop to his crucltles and mlsgoventmenb in the (ind Coast. He was there for 28 yE-‘iffl. ‘And a very pleasant exile it was too. He had an official alloivance and a nice llne on the side with his rlckshaws. which he hired rut to the local gentry. They made lilm a magistrate. His justice might not have been all that. could he clvsr- ed, but: it worked. Wrongdoers were fined in bottles of rum, which ex-(Klng P's court afterwards drank.

‘n-ioueii EVEN HERE. one Nesowr s: LONG LWED IF He Doesn't can; To.’

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Movie-makers are disciwertn:

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In 1024 Britain, ever ready to for-l give, approved his return to Ashq mitt _- as s, private pci'son.~l.on~

IANUARY 16. 1950

The Wax -

education in n. big way. but. you producers from coast to Gout. _ including a few of the big movlg companies-made more than to“; limes as many teaching films (o; the schools as entertainment. (ea. tunes for the movie houses. Th, instructional movies are shorter than the super-colossal epics, qg course; usually tlicy are only one cr two reels. Liven so. the running time of such llViis turned our, m 1949 W115 almost. halt that; of Holly. wuuills. feature picture output, Nearly 1,500 new shorts pmvidln; guidance fill zilniost everything {mm

atoms to zoology were complete-j ills! _v-iir, according to estimate; oi Film World. a trade pripaq

§‘l‘u;it'< double tlic i1\1ll1b(.‘l' shot '1 4104a One oi the fans, the l/tr. lAiilgllirti, city srhcol system, 31-9. viewed fl-ltl movies for possible p11!- chasr» in the 12 months through NUVGIHfJPl‘ 268 per cent more than

we szmiln. v pondered in 1043.. Vilzill ‘blrcei Journal. The one radical fault of our

Canadian universities is that. thry lack money. They need large @115 and great endowments. So long as ilirj: have to keep up their pre- sent. und-lsnlfied M38108 from guru u-nments and wealthy people they will wort; at a disadvantage. 'I“;a arc-at, univcrsitcs". nf Europe and the ll. A. are wcalthjv, and they run nfforrl to ilisrcgnrd foolish critic- uni. At pres-nut. our universities "in tcirlmig institutions soleiv; l5»- cnnnnt afford to keep learned men on their staff for research am scholarship alone. Princeton eup- ports Professor Einstein in order ihill, lie may have leisure to think, niirl illt- thinking enriches the vwneztl lnunc. ciibly. Oxford support: one college, All Souls, which in composed entirely of learned man, lifiifOllilied by undergraduates, wna have for centuries produced worlu of lnni-nzng of one sort and another, Our (rnnnrllnn universities tier-d money, when they have that. all other virtues will be added un‘o

them. _ Pcterbormigh Examiner.

PROFESSIONAL CARDS

J. A. McGulgun

OQOOOOQOO/ i PUBLIC FORUM This column 1e open to the 6 discussion by w“ rondenu t of question: of interest. The Guardian doee not necener- lly endorse the opinion of pondentl. l

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PARKING liiETERS NEEDED

S —-in rc-ply to "Citizen" in The Guardian of Jan. 14, I fecl that I must. take ISSUE with this gentleman regarding his argu- ments against thc necessity of in» stalling parking inctcrs and traf- fic lights in this fair city of ours.

ltf "Citizen" would lake the time in chock the reports and records of the results obtained by other Maritime centres after they have installed the abovc improvements. l am sure that he will find that the parking meters are not on the negative side of civic finances but are ralhcr an asset, as once they are paid for they keep on produc- ing much nccdecl revenue. This revenue could thcn in. turn be used to help delfray the costs of the. traffic lights.

“Citizc-n“ must indeed be a very infrequent pedestrian, at. least in

the shopping district. Any car owner will gladly toll any onc who will listen about his or her

experiences at the Grafton-Queen interscction at noon or at five o'clock. With all due respect to the Police Force l would like to point. out that Sgt. Mcln-nis and his traf- tic detail have been doing a good 30b but this pro-blcin will never be solved by human hands waving in the brcczc, as there are limitations 0T1 CVPF)’ human. 1f traffic lights were installed at the followinlg corners: Grafton- Queeii, Grafton-Gt. George, Kent- Qucen, Kcnt-Gl. George, Rich- mond-Quccn, and Gt. George- Eusion I fccl siirc that the traf- fic problems in our city would be wcll on the road i0 being solved. Outlines for the installation of the parking meters have been ci-xvclt upon at great. length in this column in the past and therefore it 1S not my intention of discussing tlicm furlhcr. I am, Sir. etc. CAR OWNER.

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To open the bliiid egos; to brink out. the prisoners from the prison, unii them that. sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

2,800 tons in 194B and 1,400 tons ' ‘ 1948. The figures for meat sugar are not yet. available, as the tvzo heaviest months of produc- tion are missing from the return; but. at the end of October men. was showing an average weekly production of H.700 tons, compar- ed with 13,600 for the whole oi 1948. The addition of the Novem- her and December figures will un- doubtedly increase the average.

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