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THE GUARDIAN

Morning Dally I. ouiidod In 1887». Authorized as Second Class Mail. Pull 0m" Department. Ottawa.

The Island Guordha Publishing up. ppgfldms, Inn A. Burnett; VIce-rresldent. Win. fl- lsurnett; Seem-Tress. G. M. Burnett; Elllwl‘ In" ‘Managing Director. J. It. Burnett; Associate Ldltor. Frank Walker.

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___________________ __ w... _ cnArsLoTTr-srowlv. TUESDAY. APRIL l3, 1948

Air Ballet Week

This is National Air Cadet Week. Phi’- e5‘ i-ablishment of which focuses attention ‘on the fine program of citizenship training winch the A5.- Cqdet League of Canada has initiated for the youth of the nation since World W01‘ ll-

The achievements of the Royal Conodlfl" ‘Air Cadets during World War ll are not un- known to Canadians. Their activities during peacetime, no less important to the welfare of our country, are relatively unknown to the ma- jority of citizens.

The Air Cadet League of Canada ls a non- profit civilian organi ation WlIlClI operates through a board of diapers made "P 0f but" ness and professional men from each of the ning Provinces. Separate committees in each

Province administer local programs with corn- .munity groups, composed of ex-R.C.A.F. air- men, youth leaders, business and professional men and service club members sponsoring squad- rons.

incentive awards for proficiency and char-

acter feature the program of training which centres around aviation. Royal Canadian Air Cadets are eligible for scholarships to the Joint Services Colleges at Royal Roads, B. C., and l R. M. C., Kingston, Ontario, as well as to the l University of Toronto. Moreover, Cadets can qualify for flying training, exchange visits with British Air Cadets and many other awards. , The incentive rewards plus the association with other young Canadians develop qualities in Air Cadets which tend to produce better citi- zens. The support of all Canadians is highly recommended.

In this Province, in Charlottetown and Sum~ merside, we have ‘two excellent Air Cadet Corps, and it is worth rioting that this year, during the last two weeks in July, the annual summer camp for Maritime squadrons is to be held at Summer- side.

Iew Ilooli 0t Remembrance

. The names of approximately 45, Can-

adians will appear in the Second Great or Book

of Remembrance on which work has now coml ‘ vnenced, reports The Legiona y. This compares

with 66,651 names that appear in the World War

I book, now reposing in the Memorial Chamber

'of-~_the Peace Tower in the Dominion Parliament ,. Buildings.

-‘ The ‘first book took I0 years to complete, this work being delayed by the death of the artist ‘in charge when he had but one page illuminated. The artist who completed the decoration of the remaining 600 pages of World War I book, Lieu- tenant-Commander Alan B. Beddoe, O.B.E., is to be in charge of the new work. He will prepare the designs for all illuminations and be respons- ible for the production of the entire work which will take a number of years.

Names to appear in the book are now being completed on cards from which they will be list- ed in the book by year of death. The first shi-p- mont of rare vellum, on which the names are to be inscribed, arrived recently in Canada from an old English firm of craftsmen. Ca_riadians who fell while serving with British Commonwealth forces will be included in the new book, follow- ing the policy adopted for the original World War I book.

Marltline Opposition

Maritime provincial governments have been unanimous in denouncing the freight~ rate in- crease. All of them are<Liberal governments. Have they thought, an exchange suggests, of ask- i‘ng the Maritime Liberal Members of Parlia- ment at Ottawa to unite into a bloc to demand Mackenzie King to do something about this? The Quebecers have shown how effective a bloc can be. It is a method of getting results which can be equally effective for the Moritimes if the Maritime: are put ahead of party loyalties.

There is no doubt that the freight rato in- crease will bear hocvlly on the Maritime Prov- inces. Accordingly it is only proper that Mari- time governments take genuinely effective steps to protect their ownpeople. It is not enougn "merely to pay lip service to objections. '

- Food Grain Problem

j ; » In I947 tho average yiold per acre for oats, barley and mixed grains in Prince Edward Island, vhlovo Scatlo, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ont- lllrio was slightly more than 29 bushels per acre. avorogrfor tho years I935 to I946, inclusive, p ows a figure of more than 30 bushels per acre tho some three crops. In other wordsjdospito ,- o poogsoason in I947, the average ylold was ~ s than ono bushel below tho ovorago of rile , revious tori years-o difference In production of _ is than I0,M0,000 bushels, not onough to Ive lilo Booms food problem. Whon compared by provinces, Prince Edward ' ndiproducod on average of 34 bushels per

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While improved cultural practices should be the long range problem, there oreother methods of getting an almost immediate response.

Selection of high grade seed is authoritative- ly suggested as the first consideration, follow- ed by the use of recognizerlmercurial seed treat- ments to reduce loss from smut and injury from soil organisms which attack young seedlings. Choice of the proper fertilizer mixture to suit the needs of the crop will increase yields by sev- eral bushels per acre. A few dollars spent on good seed, seed treatment and fertilizers this spring will help solve next winter's feed grain problem.

- EDIIURIAL NOTES '-

It is currently reported that a leading local clergyman is to receive, a call to Montreal. k V! it i‘ Our claim for a share in the Canadian high- way is from Tignish and Georgetown to Sack- ville, including the Car Ferry which is our St. Lawrence highway. it I The City Council has got into action over civic development. In this, as in other respects wc must go forward or we will go back. There is no such thing in the life of an individupl or a com- munity of standing still. » ‘k i‘ If The advantage of our remaining out of the Pan-American Union is illustrated by the doings at the recent conference at Bogota. lt would be rather difficult for a Canadian representative to either intervene or remain aloof during the game of twisting the tail of the British lion. k i 1r i

There is a general prejudice against mar- ket "futures" as being merely a form of gambling, but right now a market in poultry futures would be quite an asset. If the farmer could sell part of his flock now for delivery in the fall he would feel safer in expanding his production. k if I R Private members’ time in Ottawa is no long- er measured in days but in minutes. Under a ruling adopted" last week private members’ bills will have precedence for the first hour every Thursday night. It is quite obvious that only government sponsored measures are qoing to have any real hearing. I i‘ I New Brunswick's move to investigate jail conditions and their penul system is the first move in the direction of a central penal institu- tion for the Maritime Provinces. Such a de- velopment would help in solving some of our present problems of punishment and rehabilita- tion. i I

The Saint John Telegraph Journal reports the Maritime Transportation Commission refer- ring to a proposal to hold a general freight rates investigation as a "red herring." The description is apt, for such a move would merely delay action for several years without requiring the govern- ment to make any decision on policy.

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A New York Times correspondent offers an explanation of recent Russian behavior in Ber- lin. He points out that during the signing of the ERP bill by President Truman, and the first days of its operations, European papers boldly spread the Berlin trouble and hardly mentioned the ERP.

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Joseph Bramah, English mechanician and inventor, born this date 1748. He invented the hydraulic press, formerly much used, acting as a steady squeeze, instead of by a series of ‘blows, as in the stea-m hammer, though the pneumatic hammer largely displaced it._ He also invented the machine for the safety prin-ting of bank notes, bonds, etc.

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The‘, Maritimes these days find borrowing money as easy as falling off a log. Our Prov- ince issues $2,000,000 to repay previous bor- rowing and to cover last year's indebtedness, and do not seem to worry about the time of reckon- ing. Similarly N. S. intends borrowing $12.- 000,000, the proceeds to be mainly applied to- ward capital expenditures.

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-Figures released by the Dominion Bureau of Statisics reveal that the income of lsland farm- ers for I947 amounted to $II.I millions. Accord- ing to figures tabled in the legislature the debt of the Province is $2,314,439 and total ex- ‘penditures were $4,900,502 for last year. This with our share of the cost of Dominion Govern- ment, shows that government rivals farming for first place in lsland economy. \

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The Progressive Conbervatives in the House of Commons aro in a dilemma-they don't know how to voto on tho C.C.F. amendment ro railway freight rates. Several of their leaders in Ont- ario and Quebec are convinced the railways need more money to-enable them to carry on, though they admit such an increase at the expense of the other seven Provinces would be almost ruin- ous. The best plan would be for the I’ rty to withdraw their whip and permit tho m ors to voto as they choose, but than, of course, the party, as a Party, would "bo on the ’spot'."

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Liquor is not the only trado in which a thriv- ing bootleg business is carried on. Fort William Times Journal declares a curious oituation has been revealed in Toronto or a meeting betvreep representatives of harbors in that city and o com- mittco of tho city council. Tho borbors wore present to protest against a proposed incrooso in their licence foos, and in tho course of the argument, tho barbors said that Toronto had o number of "bootleg" harbors who woro going from homo to homo cutting hair at prices less than the licenced borbers obtained. It was point- ed out that in the municipality of Loosido, a Toronto suburb with o population of 11,500 poo- plo, thoro woro, only four barber shops. Tho brought out rho fact that holi-

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Palestine has been dropped lllie is hot potato by the United States. There never could have been sent over there 0.11s to enforce portl- tlon, with Russia, too, demanding o spot. — St. Catharlnes Stand- ard.

The ‘Romanian suggestion that Hollywood stars, dttectors and pro- ducers may be nominated to ap- pear ori a new Romanian stamp issue-by payment of on entry tee of $25,000 represents o. new devel- opment In phllately or the hunger for dollars. - New York Sun.

When Guy McCr-one. sent his navel, Red Plush. to Farrar ona Straus. his American Publishers, he sent with it a piece of white heather, which, he said. Is th: luckiest thing o Scotsman can send out of his country. He'd got. 1i from a Highland gypsy up In PIL- lochiy. After the novel was chosen as the December 'Book-of-L'rli:- Nlonlli (It was chosen In Sepielq

beri, John Farror lent the heather Io the Yankees. who promptly won the World Series. and a girl 1n the office, after touching It. became engaged to be married. Mr. Mc

Crone, Iiearlng of all this, writes back that he is going to tell the Highland gypsy to put up her prices. _ Book-of-the-Morllh Club News:

Linemen of communications com panics are to be seen this sprin‘; again cooly cutting away W86 5"- tions of curb trees no make way for ivires. It Is unthinkable that the city authorities have given them the right thus to mutilate the too few ornamental trees which decor- ate Sydney's streets. If the Coun oil has not. authorized this vandal- ism, it. should see that If. ls stop ped at. once. - Sydney Post-Rec- 0rd.

A professor oi’ Western Ontario University of London warns against too much interference with nar- ure, as In the use of DDT 5PM)’ v0 klll Insects. He tells that when grape growers used ll: I! whole new complex of insect pests appeared and he fears that In Nortliem On- tario ‘where the same chemical has been used In the war against the spruce bud worm valuable plant. life Is being lost. Yet -—and this may Interest Port Arthur par- ticularly 1- In Baltimore during n rat. nlrol campaign, not even a cana y suffered. Port Ail-bu!’ Nears-Chronicle.

Let us hope not many wives will read what that judge In Bodmiri, Coniwall, England, had to say the other day. He held that quick-tem- pered women who throw things at their husbands oflren retain their undying affection, while placid wives sometimes lose It and an he refused to give a. man divorce because his wife had been alleged to have thrown a knife and poker at him and to have stabbed hlin ln the leg with a. table fork. Most. of us husbands would rather have less visible evidence of undying love than that. Of course, fr. is to be noted that the judge also said that most. women who hurl things at. their husbands would be lnconsolable If their missiles hll the target. — Niagara Falls Re- view.

In a recent report, the Ameri- can Heart. Association indicated that the economic status, bad hous- ing conditions, occupational haz- ards and wage problems may be related to high death rates from heart disease. The strain of urban life Influences statistics on heart. disease. Studies have shown that. professional men and executives, and their wives as well have less heart trouble than unskilled work- ers and their wives: The Heart As- sociation found that heart disease ls more prevalent among the wives of unskilled workers than among women In all other economic classes. The report explains n: "There is no doubt that the women on the lowest. rung of the economic ladder carry heavier burdens than their more fortunate sisters." -To- ronto Star.

British women don't. like To “New Look." They don't like to look of it, and they don't like the number of clothing coupons It takes. Bur. Fashion has triumphed, arid they are changing over as fast as the depreciated pound and Mr. Africa's planned economy permit. The consequence ls, that the ware- houses of threadbare Britain are crammed to bursting with sturdy "Old Look" garments the women won't. buy. 5o Britain is giving 200.- 000 complete outfits free to the heusfraus of Ruhr miners. The fraus are feeling comfortable and looking smart, and their daughter.- sre flourishing a mean Old Look leg on the Cologne promenadea. while the British girisJre mak- ing those stoitlnge with the run do untll they can afford a new skirt. with an extra six inches they don't. want. on tho bottom of lc. - Windsor Star. ,

Quite a fuss has been raised tn the last few weeks over thrdlecnv- ery that bakers tn many cities have been charging the same price for s lost of broad. There hsvo been wild charges of monopoly and price ruling. Bus‘ that ls not news. For years we have had a monopoly

prloe fixing behind this bread Inoso, but It ls In tho raw ms- terlal, not the flnlshod product. Ivor since the Dominion govern- ment took over the wisest inaus- try. ovary pound of vvhpt" rs have purchased to mobs the flour to make the broad n» como lam the government wliost board, and fthuboerisoldtothomillflot an ldoatlosl prior. What lo" prising about a imtform p breed, when the government - elsta on a uniform prleo for the

chlot ingredient lri that bread?-

Tlnanclsl Post.

Guardian does not neoomar- lly endorse tho opinion of correspondent ‘ .

CLOSING 0F MAPLE HILLS

Slr,-Does it occur to Premier Jones that the majority of the residents In this emergency hous- ing scheme are not here from choice? Most of them are like myself and my husband; we have swo children and have been out here over two years, merely be- cause we could find no other place to live. We were lucky enough to secure another place during the last few weeks, and only because we are buying It. _

The main reason we were unable Lo find accommodation In town was the fact that we have children. and the same applies to most. ‘of the residents here.

Before the Government talks of closing this place down they should make other arrangements. For Instance why did they not apply for prefabricated houses? All omer Provinces with a housing shortage dld. This Government has done absolutely nothing to re- lleve the situation. Also a. large percentage of these people are vet.- erahs. Doesn't the Provincial Gov- emment, feel some duty towards them? After all If war comes again these are the men who will be ex- pected to go, and what kind of encouragement is It. If they know their families have no home?

It is the Premier's duty to come and review the facts here at first hand and from o. human stand- point.

I am, Sir, etc.

JESSIE E. PURSER. Maple Hills-

“WHOSE HORSE LAUGHS?"

Slr,—In answer to e letter in your April 10th issue. as to "Whose Horse Laughs", I believe It mus! be the horses of Albany. They would be the only ones familiar with the gentleman who wrote the letter. This gentleman does not seem to know hhc Lrue definition of democracy, or ls trying to man- ufacture one m his own liking. The true meaning od democracy ls gov- ernment by the people for the people.

We find lll this Jones and Wright labour law that. It has taken away the rights of free people to organ- Ize eflectlvely In this Province, all except one class, the railway em- ployees. Why not them too? Every citizen of this Province knows than a tie-up of rail transportation would be for more disastrous to this Province than a meat packing plant strike. If the Government had held the welfare of the people truly- at. heart they would have given them railroad protection as well, or was the brotherhood of railways too large an organization for Premier Jones to cope with? I wonder has the Government con- sidered the possibility of the long- shoremen refusing to unload po- tato boats In foreign ports next fall or the miners refusing to load coal for P. E. I. In this event I wonder what. Mr. Jones would do about It. and who would be the loser; would It be the shipper or the P. E Island Government?

Analyzing this new Labor legis- lation further, we flnd the Union must be a provincial organization; It also must be licenced. A licence can be cancelled at any time. In other words it must be a union by name only. As soon as It presses its demands for increased wages or better working conditions, this licence can be cancelled and It no longer exists as an effective Union.

If this Union Issue was eo lm- portant to the Province and the rights of free people were to be- malntalned, the democratic way to have settled this issue for once and all was of. the general provlrl- cial election In December, not by rallroading a bill through the House, I believe if Joseph Stalin had the privilege of analyzing this new Labour Bill he would have put another curl on his moust. " and said: "Bravo. Messrs. Jones and Wflkhfl. We have made some pro- gross!"

If the writer of the letter In de- fense of this anti-Union ‘ " Ion has the welfare of his country so much at. heart, why does he not. lslgn his name and Identify hlm- self? Or Is ho scared of the horses laughing at. him? o 1

I am, Sir, etc. CLAYTON P. IIII. Heeboirvn JP E. I. ,.

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Si: Lyman Duff. who woo tho commissioner reporting on the l-Iong Kong inquiry. said that mil- itary ofllclala responsible for get.- tlng vehicles moot-tier equipment to vsncouve In time for shipment with the troops were "somewhat laoklng In energy!‘- An interesting example‘ of restraint tn language.

Likely most people in Oansda

sorry business. It. may be quootlon- ealfthorolsohypolltlcaldl dood to those who enjoyed oeol blr. king squirm when the Oppo- lll-Wl. with unusual pertlnoolty. sought all the dope. The man who