The Island Guardian hlhlhhlng Co.

President And Auoclnlo lfnlllor. Inn A. Btu-non.

flhc Strongest Memory is weaker than imake the change to DST nation-wide and the Weakest Ink".

1 make everybody stick to it, in the interests CIIARLOTTETOWN, THURSDAY. MAY :2. 195-:

'of national sanity."

Government By Pleliisclte '

EDIIURIAL NUI ES

I, Saint John. New Brunswick, is to have, ' . a second plebiscite on public or privatcl ownership of the city's bus transportationi This Province already has a very fine system. There is nothing in the news re-, library system and now, through the Mari- port to indicate why the previous vote in time Library Association we will have ac- favour of taking over the system was noticess to books throughout the Maritimes. acted upon. The explanation, however, is ' ' ' probably simple. The exact terms, which In Britain it is reported that one of the are all-important in any such transaction, country's small group of censors has writ- were not decided by the plebiscite so thatl ten and produced a play. Not altogether negotiations would not be carried very far: surprisingly it closed after only five days. .. forward by the vote. In addition, the -' 1' E plebiscite did not at the time time ensure 1 that those charged with civic administra- v tion were convinced and enthusiastic sup- porters of the scheme. ' That is the real objection to plebiscites. They represent the substitution of a mass decision for that of elected representatives. In our form of democracy it is most unsat- isfactory either to require our represent- atives to carry out a policy in which they do not believe. or to give them instructions based on a choice between simple altern- atives. '

Ascension Day.

Holy Thursday. II 81

There is only until the end of this pre- sent month for various groups to file ;proposals and briefs to put before the Leg- lislative Committee on bus and truck trans- 1 portation.

D That was a splendidly arranged recep- .tlon Tuesday for the visiting Trade Com- lmissioners, and has left a deep impression upon them. What is worth doing, is worth doing well, and the Hon. Eugene Cullen, and Mr. Graham Rogers lived up to their

reputations in this respect. I O O

Charlottetown fire fighters are quick to respond to calls but sometimes the address given is in error. Provided the call has been phoned directly to the Fire Station, 337, it can usually be quickly traced, but all too many citizens persist in routing fire

calls through the Police Station. 0 O O

Oliiirrltorlal Waters

In accordance with notice given in March, and following the ruling in favour of Norway by the International Court at the Hague, Iceland has put into force reg- ulations by which her territorial waters will be marked, and within which foreign fish- ing vessels will not be permitted to oper- ate. The wateis are enclosed in a four mile strip measured from base lines from point to point between promontories, islands and rocks off the coast. .

Britain's request for a modification of the regulations, a dispatch states, has been rejected. It was based upon the ground that British vessels are excluded from large areas in which they had been accustomed to fish for over half a century. The amend- ment suggested was a three-mile limit. and a change of one of the baselines. Under the present ruling. British fishing fleets will be excluded from areas in which they had been taking about a million and a half cwt. of fish a. year.

Norway's action in extending her ter- ritorial waters was taken as a result of the ruling of the Hague Court. Iceland has acted in the matter unilaterally. Both de- cisions, however, stress the need of fish- ing countries to take measures for the pro- tection of the inshore fisheries from the op- eration of foreign nationals in the inter- ests of their own people.

There have already been protests made against foreign draggers operating within the coastal waters of Newfoundland. A St. John's exchange notes that in the Menzies report on the Atlantic salmon fisheries of Canada, the fallinguoff of the number of salmon entering certain rivers emptying into the Gulf of St. Lawrence is attributed to the activities of drift-netting off Mir- amichi, Port aux Basques and in the Bay of Fundy. In order to protect the fishing industry in countries where it represents a major factor in their economy. in view of increasing prosecution by foreign concerns, the matter of extending the area of territor- ial waters is due for consideration.

Does efficient attention to breeding cal- tie pay? Premier Jones answers in the affirmative, and the prices he obtains for his stock proves it conclusively. SL500 for one bull calf, and 51,000 for another at

thing to crow over. and of which the Prehi- ier has reason to be proud. I I I Mr. C. T. Montgomery. C.N.R. super- intendent, has not been slow to take up the challenge on bchagif of the pr0P0Sed Railway bus service. His letter to the em- ployees shows that not only will the innova- tion be an improvement and advantage all around, but will lead to greater employ- ment than the existing system provides. I O I

Defence Minister Claxton announces there, is not enough barracks to absorb many more troops than those already on- listed. Isnlt that an argument in favour of our proposed new armouries and it re- flection on the government for consist- ent neglect all these years to provide them? First things first is I! good maxim. and certainly providing the nest for the ex- pected family connotes good administration.

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Field. Marshal French. first Earl of Ypres, died this date 1925. He early trans- ferred from the navy to the army and was in campaigns in the Sudan and South Af- rica, At the outbreak of the First World War he was appointed to command the B. E. F. His failure at Neuve Chapeile and Loos in 1915 to pierce the German line was very costly and he was recalled to command the forces in the United King- dom.

The current. year is to see an increase all around, with one or two exceptions, in our agricultural planting. This

J-iladlnz Tine

Like Prince Edward Island. Alberta has avoided going on Daylight Saving Time. which gives point to the comments on DST from the Calgary Herald:

"As you might have suspected this de- vice for making something out of nothing was invented by an Englishman. William, Wiliett. who in 1907, having decided thatl folks weren't. getting up early enough in, " . the summertime to enjoy nature and out- tion issue the London Times says: To give door recreation. began a campaign forisuch a tribunal the right to reverse the DST. It wasn't until the First Great War judgments of the Supreme Court is from a that the British Parliament succumbed and professional point of View 10 institute 11" the first legal switching of the clocks bc- appeal from the best lawyers in the coun- gun. in order to help the war effort. in try to the second best. 1916. icver. would certainly repudiate the FY0595”

qucnt high prices, which actually did not flow into the pockets of the producers, but those of the middle men. An increased Pm" duction will in all probability lead to better prices for the farmer from the outset, and not likely so high to the consumer later in the year.

Discussing the South African segrega-

"People, who had been itching to tinker sional criterion. He is contending for what with their cloclr , then persuaded legisla- he represents to be the sovereignty of Par- tures" and municipal councils everywhere llament, and it is consistent with his prin- to adopt DST. . . . In at Dominion already cipies to appeal- from the lawyers to the cluttered with seven time zones, the hap- laity. The last word on the law is not with hazard adoption of DST was nerve-wnack- the judicial committee, but with the whole ing. Only in 1942, as a wartime necessity, body of members, the jury rather than the was "order achieved by the Federal gov- judge; and their will is in effect made the

1 emnimt enforcing notional Daylight Sav- source of their powers. The" establishment long time. , , of such a political tribunal certainly makes follnoti have always fought those a deep lnroad upon the independence of the

'fhe69W9o Hid. judiciary and the traditional doctrine of null: on bum-i lie. that-uleofiaw."

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we cant blame them, it is true that for the city slicker, once he gets acclimatized, that extra hour does come in handy to enjoy

Auocilto Icdilm, Frank Walker. , l the sun and the golf course. But if peo- CIRCULATION . . - , . . . ple insist in lacing time this way, the. Fed- ”CoverI Prince Ildwiud Inland like the dew"

,eral government should be persuaded to

the C. N. Holstein sales this week is some!

year has been one of shortaSES and C0115”

Dr. Nolan, how- ,

PUBLIC FORUM

This column to open to the discussion by uurelpondentl of question: of interest. The Guardian does not neccuIr- , ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

RUBBISH DISPOSAL

Sir, - "The time has come. the walrus said.

To talk of many things . . . ."

I should like to take over where the walrus left. off and speak of the urgent need of suitable places in which the accumulated rubbish from Island farms, homes and vii- lage dwellings might be disposed of

Today, this litter is thrown into rivers. brooks. imd along our high- ways. ond who likes to see the beauty of our wayside marred by these uizly scars in the form of bottles. tin cans, old slices and so on? Certainly the sight of so much litter scattered here and there on our roads does not speak well for Islandcrs' tldynesa. And those who possess a fine sense of beauty ab- hor sucli carelessness.

With community clumps. all this could be changed over night. for 1 am sure that; once a suitable sight is picked out. and the stuff carried there, it would not be a difficult thing to have the Dept. of Public Works furnish H. bulldozer to bury the unsightly mess.

- I should like to hear what. other readers of The Guardian have to say about. this important. question and will be looking forward to see- ing their letters in the Public Forum column. I am, Sir, etc. m 1''. H. MACARTHUR.

the Age-Old storyi

l as Qosjat-l0mG6f40MGOMrvvx An for man. his rloyli no u grims: no a flower of the field. so he flourioheth. For the wind pa.-teeth over it. and it. is gone; and tho plncn thereof shall know It. no more. But the mercy of the Lord In from everlasting to ever- Iutlng upon them that fear him. and his .l;ht(-ousneoo unto their children's children; to such I! keep his covenant. and to those that. remember his commandments to do them. Tho Lord hnth pre- pared his throne in the heavens: and his kingdom ruleth over all.

Old Charlottetown (And i-. z. x. )

ISLANDERS ABROAD

"The distinction of the first birth in the town of Broncivlcw, Northwest Territory. belongs to Mr. G. Clark and wife, formerly of Alberton. P. 12. Island. Mr. Clark has been presented with a handsome baby carriage by the rliizens, and in accordance with the custom. it is said that the C. P. Railroad Company will convey a deed of n town lot to the baby."

-The Examiner. April 13. 1883.

BOUNDARIES

The field: fence: Lie bright beneath the turf. And over them. wind-footed. The blue cloud shadow: run.

Tlmptliy-pole. wheat-golden. Corn-colored. lie the fluids. Snllt nil: and boundary thickeu Mark each former: yields. .

But up pine hill: the tumbled Adventurous Itono walls say:

crou - stitched with

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"come climb on and discover What lies the other way!"

I Notes

Premier Dupleoalf announce- ment that margarine "imitations" may soon be banned in Quebec in- dicates that the product which' was described rather contempt.- uoualy In "imitation" butter scv-I erai yous ago has already achiev- ed respectability. It also indicates how difficult in enforcement of regulations that reflect the Will of only a small part. of the public. - Ottawa Citizen.

AI lovers of fresh air. some dill- dren acquire the habit at an early age of hanging out. car windows. Not only do they like to get a bet- ter view of the countryside, but they very much enjoy waving and shouting at passing cars. The deer dear little souls undoubtedly don't appreciate the risks they are run- ning. It goes without saying that hanging out car windows is not a very healthy practice, especially if the car happens to be moving. People have been known to lose their heads while doing so, while others have lost. arms or hands. It is obvious what. the dangers are.

Notes From 3 Another Island 3

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IJONDON. England: Football has its "fans"; followers of the turf are "racegoers; eighteen-hole men may be golf "addicts" (espec- ially in the view of their lonely wives). but the man who takes his sporting pleasure on the cricket field is frequently referred to Is a. cricket "lover."

This is significant. It. points to the hold which the sport has over those who have fallen under its spell. To them it is more than n more Rune: it is in hobby. More even than that: in extreme casts it is almost 1 religion. and if not that at least. it provides certain guiding principles for a way of life. a ylrd-stick for sportsman-like conduct. For is it not. said of any- thing that is not in the best. of taste. or that. strays from the path of honesty: '”I'l'iat's not cricket?" Men of scruples hesitnbe to do anything that might earn them that criticism from their friends.

There is a vast. literature on the subject of cricket. and it. is part. of the lover's homage to the game to build up his own library of books on its history (which is long). and the memoirs and other literary works of its great. players and connoisscu u. Epic matches of the past. are played again in retrospect by these experienced men. and in almost all the books written by the star performers one thing shines out. like a beacon -their intense affection for what. has been called "the beautiful game with a. beautiful name."

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Many of the authors have spent their entire working llvu. up to the time of their writing. as pro- feuionll players. depending on their skill with hot. or ball for their livelihood. They have known triumph. and disappointment bor- dering on deapalr, and they have known the grinding hour upon hour of practice. practice. practice that was neceonry to get. ,to the top. Ind the incessant struggle to stay there.

And among those at the very pinnacle of success. than who are chosen to play for England. there are few (indeed, there can be none) who have not felt. the hub of orlliclnm it once they fall be- low their own high standards. In view of all this it becomes all the more remarkable that. they all nvow that. given their time over onln. they would once more de- vote their lino to cricket.

Yet. despite the fascination that the (uni holds for its "lovers" it in hard to Imagine A one whenlt nu bun more orttlolsgd than it in rat

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Suffice to say that. children should be told that they shouldn't. him; any part of their body out. of a car window. If they cannot. be reasoned with successfully. 3 spot. of corpor- al punishment. might do the trick. Alethbrldge Herald.

A Canadian company operating in another country must. need plenty of accounting. Brazilian Traction Company”: earnings are in cruzelros. The official rate of exchange in 1951 was 18 cruzelros. 72 centavos per U. S. dollar. The company's annual report is shown in U. S. dollars, but the dividends are paid in Canadian dollars The company also has dealings in uteri- ing. Most. of the early flnancinx was in London. B azlllan's 890.000- 000 loan from t e lntemational Bank is mainly in U. 8. dollars but there me also Belgian and Swiss franu, sterling and Cana- dian dollars involved. -Montreal Financial Times.

In the Inca of a shortage of teaching stuff members, the Tor- onto Board of Education persists in its refusal to employ applicants who are over 35. It is surprising and claiming to find such it body as the Toronto board setting such an unfair and. to be plain about it. stupid example. The fallacy that in person is "too old" at 40 or 45 or 55 for that matter. to do in Il0Od day's work, or that. it. is, somehow. bad policy for a firm to employ any new hand unless he is under the age of 40 is dangerous, because it ignores essential facts in the CI- nadiun economy. with respect to average age, Canada is steadily becoming a nation of older people. The day is past. when A majority of the population was in the "young" bracket. -Brantford Ex- positor.

surprise if. on reading the sports pages of almost any of our not- ional newspapers, they gain the impression that cricket as it is played today is the dullest thing in the world.

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A rampnign is being waged to try to encourage what is helm. termed "brighter cricket." it seems as though nn sports col- umnist can feel he is doing hlsjob properly unless he can weigh in with his own ideas on what. is wrong with the game and what is needed to improve it. one feels that any or every one of them would rather go to prison than watch another cricket match. One suspects that somebody started off the idea. and the rest are pursuing it so as not to be left. off the merry-go-round of popularity.

It is to be hoped that. one of these days somebody else will raise I voice loud enough to be heard to any that, oddly enough In view of all the furore. many. men thousands of people still flock to the major cricket ground: that en- joy what they see there. Probably they are more discerning than the ,so-called "experts" themselves; yet that. seems hard to believe. be- cause many of the critics are ex- playcrs of wide experience. Per- haps. then. the explanation is that the critics do not give jho plying spectators enough credit for up- preclatlng the finer points of what is a very subtle some Med- lng understanding for it: proper enjoyment.

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It. is. indeed. to be hoped that somebody will rise in defence of cricket before it in too late. Bo- foi-o some of tho clionxu that its critics ldvocolo are introduced. If some of their suggestion: were not.- ed upon. and cricket were to be in-llhtenod in some of the ways propelled the effect would be the opposite of what was , tntandod. The IIIIIO might easily, loco much of its subtlety and become jun another gaudy mietulo. on of- omm to.tbo taut crlekntrlonr u on attqpr to 'brI(lItIn" I 3'0 in 91-11!!! it In woluvtlmo would be to I

1' have put his thoughts into worda.

A STORY 0!

Their names were, Eddie and Malcolm and they were brought. up on 1. small Island farm. Their father. a. typical Bcotchmim. I am told, had never been wealthy. In fact. more than once he had all he could do to make both ends meet. But, because he and his wife were thrifty and careful with what they had, they always managed to keep out. of debt. when Eddie wu twelve and his brother a year or so older their mother died, but the father carried on and kept the home together. A few years later. he, too, passed away. By this time Eddie was around eighteen and Malcolm going on twenty.

As was quite common in those day: (the early 1900!) the father left no Will, and of course the property and about 84.0tl).00 in cash went jointly to the two brothers. The older boy had always liked to assist. on the form and re- solved to make that his life work. Eddie, however, decided to take his share of the.money and no to the States. Malcolm did not think much of the idea. and begged his brother to stay with him. "We've always been together. Eddie." he said, ”nncl it's going to be pretty lonesome here without you. Be- sides. I am sure father would like us to work the farm together." But nothing could change Eddie”: mind, and it came to pus that "not many days after the younger con gathered all together this d2.000) and took his journey into I In country." Unlike the famous prodigal, however. he did not pro- ceed to waste his substance in riotous living. on the contrary, he started out very well indeed.