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THE GUARDIAN

Morning Daily (Founder! lu lllfi) Authorised no riocuml Clan Slut], Pun Office Dliplrtniuul, Ottawa.

The Island Glllflllll Publlltuug Co. Idltor and Managing w - . . J- B. 51"!!!"- Aooooluto Editor, Frunlr Walker.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than

the Weakest lnk.“ DHARLOTTETOWN. wrsnrvrasonv, mac. 1, 194a

llur Loss, Plctou’s Gain

Yesterday concluded the run of the North- umberland Ferries, Ltd. steamers between Wood islands and Caribou until next spring. The Dunning and Prince Nova, which have given excellent service during the summer and loll, will now have to go to Pictou to be overhauled An endeavour was made to have the work done iiere at the Bruce Stewart and Company plant, rut they have no slip facilities and it is neces- iary for the bottoms to be thoroughly inspected ind repaired. T_here was no alternative but to have the boats serit to the Pictou shipyards. The work may involve an expenditure of some $25,000 which, had the facilities been available here, would benefit the whole community.

This is a striking example of the loss en- tailed in employment and consequent circulation if money by our lock of marine slip facilities. This ls ‘a matter which has been brought time and sgoin to the attention oi the powers that bc, apparently without any result. it has been o de- linite pledge in successive Liberal party plat- forms, and in the lost provincial campaign, in December, 1947, Liberal Plank No. 14 read specifically: "The recently prepared Plan for a Drydock in the Charlottetown area will be vigor- ously promoted, The Plans now submitted to Ottawa will be promoted to secure immediate action."

ln the year that has passed both Plans and Plank have gone the way of other election as- surances. "Steady As Sho Goes" was then the Liberal watchword. The electors were urged to steer a straight course "between the shoals of Conservatism on the one side" and "the rocks of the C. C. F. on the other side." Pictou dry- rlock wasn't mentioned at all. its destination for rur ferries alter such a resounding nautical manifesto comes as a disappointing onticlimox.

Under State Pateijnallsm

An exchange gives the following account If an incident occurring under state paternalism in England. A distinguished Britisher who main- toins a dairy farm as one of his multitudinous interests was recently confronted with an oni- ergency. The drainage system connected with his cow sheds went out of action with the result that the barns were flooded. The proprietor thereupon applied to the Department of Works for the necessary authority to acquire drain pipes and hire labor. He was promptly accused of put- ting cattle ahead of human beings at a time when housing was short and materials urgently required for the construction of dwellings.

But the Department of Health took a dif- ferent view and threatened to prosecute the tloiryman for producing milk under unsanitary conditions. The only way out of this dilemma was to stop selling milk and feed it, instead, to the calves and the pigs. But the all-powerful state would permit no such simple solution. The

" Local Agricultural Committee insisted that the owner of the "unsanitary" cow born was obliged to produce milk for sole and that he was sub- iect to prosecution if he failed to use his facili- ties in the prescribed manner.

The upshot of the matter was that the vari- ous departments of state were finally persuaded to reconcile their different points of view and

the drain pipes were made available. But the episode illustrates the progressive nature of regimentation under the planners. The more

the state interferes with the lives and labors of its citizens, the more if is compelled to inter- fere. The time comes when a citizen is a mere cypher, an almost anonymous servant of an in-

of $100,000,000. The estimated output is plac- ed at 10,000,000 tons a year. The richness of the deposits is demonstrated by the fact that no borings showing less than a content of less than 55 per cent of ore were continued. Actual shipping is planned for 1953.

This fabulous discovery in one of the most desolate ports of North America is described as the Continents chief source in the future of iron for steel. The writer predicts that in the heart of this wilderness will spring up a great industrial city and Seven islands will become one of the chief ports of the St. Lawrence. He declares that with such development the St. Lawrence Waterway becomes a "must," and be- lieves that to facilitate shipping operations will be undertaken with a view to keeping the River and Gulf free of ice throughout the winter months.

EDITORIAL Nora's

Conservatives of Third District of Queen's meet at Mt. Stewart tonight. I i i

The Federal Government is taking bows over Canada's improved dollar position. $571,- 000,000 of E. C. A. money spent here since April probably have something to do with it also.

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Provincial rights have token a setback in the matter of rent control. Ottawa offered to va- cate that field as of next April lst. but so far the Provinces have shown no enthusiasm to step

into the breech.

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The Prices Commission has o thankless task. lt has no power to prevent prices from rising, and if it had shown signs of causing them to drop it would be regarded as an in- strument for bringing on a depression.

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We rarely stop to realize the wonderful health days in which we live, due to scientific discoveries and the application thereof. For in- stance, Sulfa drugs have reduced mortality from- pneumonia from an average of 20.8 per cent to 3.9 pct‘ cent.

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Reports that world harvests are far above average are accompanied by warnings against the false sense of security which is apt to re- sult. Every effort should be made to stockpile food supplies as insurance against famine until production is such that normal crops will provide

for the world's needs.

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Maple Hills is practically closed down, only one family still being located there and is ready to get out at any time. lt has been suc- cessfully controlled and managed by the Deport- ment of Reconstruction under Mr. J. F. Connolly, and it is to his credit that the 32 families there at the outset all have been provided with ac- commodation elsewhere without any undue dis- turbonce or inconvenience.

l U ¥~ Henry l, King of England, died this date 1135. He was the youngest son of William the Conqueror, and succeeded to the throne in 1100. Made war on his elder brother Robert, Duke of Normandy, defeating him in 1106, and attach- ing the Duchy to England. Conspiracies on be- half of Robert's son William were supported by the French King whom Henry defeated at Bre- mule in 1119. His only son William was drowned in 1120, his successor being his grandson Henry ll. During Hepry’: reign the Government Ex- chequer was instituted dealing with the nation's income and expenditure. Henry was on enligh-ten- ed and popular ruler, championing the interests of the nation against the dominance of the Nor- man barons.

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The egg prices quoted below are for Grade A Large, as at Nov. 26. A.‘ Montreal and Toronto the prices are those at which graded shipments are selling to wholesalers. At other points quo- tations are prices to shippers for ungraded eggs.

exorable system. The price of social security through state paternalism cannot be reckoned in tax dollars. lt is paid in subservience to on lnflated and uncontrollable bureaucracy.

Labrador Deposits

Newfoiindland’s forthcoming entry into Con- federation gives added interest to an article appearing in a well-known American magazine, which features the immense iron ore deposits found in the Ungova-Labrador area and describes the vast scole of the engineering operations by

dustrial activity. The article mentions the geological discov- eries made by A. P. Low in 1893-94 and the further explorations carried out by F. James and ..l. T. Gill, also of tlie Canadian Geological De- partment, in 1929. He points out that because of the inaccessibility of the territory, together with the belief that adequate supplies for the continent were available in the Mesobi mines iln the Superior ranges, the discoveries failed to arouse sufficient interest among financial con- cerns to persuade them to consider development. The immense demand for steel during the war, together with reports that the volume of out- put from Mesobi could not be guaranteed for n period longer than ten years, directed atten- tion to the potentialities of the Labrador de- osits and, with funds provided by Timmins and

. ollinger, later ioined by Hanna, exploration was undertaken with phenomenal results. According to the writer, plans for actual development were conditional upon evidence that 300,000,000 tons of iron ore would be avail- able. That objective was reached by drillers in October, but such were Hie richness_of the ore and the extent of tlie mirierolized areas reveal- u , boring: that arrangements to _ oed with the building 0F a railway to Seven Islands, the future port of shipment, were decided upon before Hie objective had been cori-

Under Britain's new National Health Ser- vice all visitors from abroad are now entitled to free medical treatment. Those staying for o month or longer receive on arrival a leaflet giv- ing full details of tlie scheme and explaining tlie facilities at their disposal should they fall sick or meet with an accident. Visitors staying for more than three months can register with any doctor taking part in the Notional Health Scheme. Those staying for a shorter period can,

nient and all visitors may avail themselves of free hospital treatment. .. .. ..

Lost others scoff at discipline in school, let

us note what the professor of psychology, Aber-

would let children do as they please: "ln view of the nonsense talked by faddists, it is time a few plain words were said by a professional psychologist about discipline in the home and school. Children need a stable frame work in which to live their lives, and this can be provid- cd only by discipline consistently applied. Where there is no discipline there is no order, no sense of security, and no iustice. Children have no need for absolute freedom . - . The doctrine of no discipline whatever for children is both false and pernicious. Children need the in- fluence of adults on their thought and behavior. ln the absence of such influence, and the control and discipline which it entails, they cannot be happy or make the most of their abilities; or ac- quire the sentiments that distinguish the civiliz- ed adult from the creature of instinct." There seems, says The Telegraph Journal, to be a wealth of good Scots commonsense in

1948 1947 1946 LIMITED Montreal . . . . . 52-54 50l-"z-5l 45l§—46l/2 T°_"°"_l° 51 431149 4344 RACE PREJUDICE on RADIO Winnipeg . . . . 4S 43 42 ___ Vancouver 57 41f 39 Sir. — Anions the silly and Edmcnran _ _ 48 4‘ ‘ _ _ _ otherwise objectionable _ musical R . 48 50 42 42 selections. so called, that pour 99"“ - ' I forth daily from the radio. the Charlottetown 51 45-451/1 42-44 \\'l‘llCl' ivas compelled to listen to " " * " a thoroughly mischievous one on a

in case of illness, apply for free medical treat-

deen University (as recently quoted in The Guard- ian) has to say to parents and teachers who

that

'l‘_l'_l_E' _'G_UARDIAN ,__hUl1ARLOTTETOWN

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discussion by uvuQlPODflQflu of quest-lone of interest. The Guardian doe: not neonat- . lly endorse the opinion of correspondents.

LONGEVITY CANDIDATES

Sin-I wish to add the name of Mrs. Gaspard Arsenault. of How- lan, who is ninety-five years old, to the longevity column. I am ,Slr. etch

A. A. ARSENAULT. l-lowlsn, P. E. I. _

(Other names received by tele- phone yesterday were those of Mrs. hfelirnn MacDonald, 90, Si. Peters; Mr. Angus MncKiiinon, 94, Sacred Heart Home, Charlottetown; Miss Sarah Nelson, 94. Sunset Lodge, Charlottetown-Ed. G.)

bet-lend Ferries Limited regret. very much that they were unable to see their way clear to bring their boats, the S.S. "Charles A. Dunning", and the IVLV. “Prince Nova" lottetown for winter overhaul.

faiot. that underwater considerable part of the overhaul for such work in

and in view of the

May 1st nexit. the getting the ships to Pictou, nearest point where underwater work can be done in time to permit the opening of the service on that date. forced the decision to take them to Plctou, where they will proceed on Wednesday morning. after completing the season's work. Another consideration ls the pos- sibility of opening the service earl- ier than May 1st. if conditions are favorable, and the ships are ready.

We are. Slit. etc. NORTHUMBFYWAND I-‘ERRIES

certain day of last week. This number was entitled “A Hundred Years From Now" and silly enough as it nvos. throughout. it clininxcd its tandem-y to evil with a grossly insiiliiii; reYeri-nce to tho Japanese race. This number too, has been broadcast. intermittently during the past year or two. and it. reflects sinnl‘ credit. on the mental and n" .,»-'-.l.i": m’ our Island people i they are now agreeably enter- tained by it.

It is true the Japanese were among our bitter enemies in the last. World War, but they were for from being an insignificant and contemptlble one, as this song would seem to indicate, and as some of our world-wide gosslpers tried to tell us when the war with Jnpan- broke out. Stout-hearted, level-headed Winston Churchill ap- parently knew better when he im- nounced to the Allied peoples that they were now at. war with the Japanese, and “man for man, and gun for gun," said ho, "a formid- able foe."

Bur. all the Japanese were not among our enemies tn the last World War. Take for instance the Japanese American battalion that. fought. in Italy with the felt. of the American Army there. An American writer. Bill Mauldln by name, who was also a soldier in this same army. says of the Jup- anese in his book entitled "Buck Home." In part u follows: "No combat unit. in the army could "ex- ceed them in loyalty. herd work. courage and sacrifice. ‘more was hardly a man among them who had not been decorated ,t.wtce at tout, and their loner were ep- pellfng. . . We were proud to weer the some uniform u they dfil. etc.”

"Back Home" is written tn~u

which might be brought to the attention of par-

Qli-rrrgd, The railway itself represents on outlay

ents and, boards of education.

they, readable and amusing style,

FERRY OVERHAULS AT PICTOU

Sin-The directors of Northum-

ANOTHER LAUREL FOR THE CANADIAN RED (ROGS iPRiNCE EDWARD DlVISlONl

Matriculation Matters

iSalnt John Telegraph Journal)

It is to be hoped that the au- thorities of universities in the Maritime Provinces will not. on and that. the school authorities will lend an ear to the main re- commendations of the Central Ad- visory Committee On Education. It has long been an open secret that, generally speaking, the matriculation qualifications are ‘set too low if students entering universities are lo make the best of their opportunities. That means that. it. has been found that. -.stu- dents entering universities are not, educationally speaking, fit to pro- fit. from the courses offered them. Therefore the Advisory Commit- tee has offered two particular recommendations: that. the schools spread the work of the present eleven grades over twelve years, thus giving an extra yea: of school time to bring children up to mo- trloulatlori standard and that. no subject be eoceptied as qualifying for admission to a Maritime unl- verslty m which t-he candidate hes foiled to make at least fifty

per cent.

Accept big the

statement most freshmen arrive insufficiently

that

to Char-

The matter was given very can- ful study. ‘The directors would like to see the work done here, but. the work is a and moi; no facilities are available Charlottetown,

fact. that. the service must open not. later than uncertainty of the

equipped to cope with first-year university work. the desirability of either longer or more intense school preparation is self-evident. Appurenily it is felt. that. an ex- tension of school time by one year rot-tier than a harder grind is the better solution, and the commit- tee is probably right. in this. How- ever. there might also be some consideration of means to enable brilliant high school students to complete their work in three years if they are judged capable of do-

ing so. As for making fifty, the

minimum pass mark for each and every subject qualifying for entry to. e university. it. seems quite low enough. Those who object to n raised standard hardly appre- ciate the difficulty experienced by students who enter university lec- ture rorms insufficiently prepared

Dr. A. W. ‘rrueman. president of the ‘University of New Bruns- wick, told the committee that freshmen are generally not pro- ficient in English. A thorough new of English. and ability lo follow every word of the new ideas presented at lecture or in reading. and a complete mastery of the medium by which students must. express their own thoughts. is definitely fundamental to high- c-r education in all its forms. This applies equally to arts and scl- ence students. If this grounding in English is faulty, they are hziri- dloapped from the start. English must not be regarded as just re- quired for further study of Enz- iish as a subject. but for under- standing of all subjects and the ivrlting of theses and examinations of all kinds. We think, speak and write-English and it. l-s our medium of reasoning and expression: it is therefore of overiivhelmlnsz im- portance that every would-be uni- versity student should be able to tum language to his use without the least difficulty.

by the fact that lto author in also n clever cartoonist who uses his double art. with great effect. ap- parently at first for the purpose of amusing his readers, but in reality at first. for seriously im- pressing and instructing them. The boolctoo, does not deal ex-

wim to end war. lo still with us.

lottetown Public Library.

ally um. chapter rlelllng

clusivefy with memories of the lent World War, for its author shows throughout its page; a shrewd. keen and human interest. 1n moat. every phase of social and political life In America. and deals with special emphasis on the evil of race prejudice which now after two

‘This book fr. now in the Cher- lnd in the writer's opinion might pro- fitably be read in every home in Canada n well u Amer-ion, especi- with anti-Japanese prejudice. For there

THE HIGH VALLEY, THE LOW EEEE/E:

O tihe high valley, the little low hill.

And the cornfield over the sea,

The “flflfl that. rages and then lies

silll, And the clouds that rest and flee!

0 the grey island in the rainbow haze,

And the long thin spits of lend.

The toughening pastures and stony ways.

And the golden flash of the sandl

0 the red heather on the moss- wrought rook.

And the fir-tree stiff and straight at tlie flock,

And the rotten old five-barred gate!

O the brown bruoken, the black- berry bough.

The scent of gorse in the air!

I shall love thcm even as I love them now.

I shall near-y iii Heaven to be tiherel

-Maxy E. Coleridge.

'\l@0€@0%¢0%€0%004‘ Old Charlottetown (And r. n. t.)

CONTEMTT OF COURT

An early record of the Supreme Court curries an entertaining com- mentary on Court procedure by a disgruntled petitioner. On July ‘2, 1801, the Court met and received a petition of Captain John Mac- donald and James Douglas. The petition appears to have been lost. but the record proceeds: "The Attorney General moves that. John Mncdonold, one of the petitioners, be brought. into Court to answer for his contempt to the Court therein contained in tlie fol- lowing words: ‘The said Captain John lVlacdonald also represents that he has long had continuation of many serious causes of regret for having, under similar circum- stances, been persuaded to appear in vuln, in the similar cause against Mr. Hill, to say nothing of the prohibltory discouragement in the personal, very harsh, impolite, mis- tlmed, misplaced. far-fetched unmerlfecl reprimand of the day.