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Apple Day

"An apple a day." we used to be told. “keeps the doctor away." but it does much more than that nowadays. it helps to keep the Boy Scout and Wolf Cub Movement active. This 11163115 of lWlDiflg a good cause. and encourag- ing apple-growing in our midst. originated in Charlottetown and spread all over Canada. It is now a feature in the calendar of the Boy Scout Movement. Today, bright. bonny boys will be 0n the streets and at Our doors early to Kecure our patronage, and we feel sure it will be generously bestowed. An apple may anything from a dime up. according to whether $ b Hr. Scrooge or Mr. Great Heart.

Milking Haste Very Slowly

A vote of $713,000 for our new car ferry has been proposed for consideration of the rail- way committee of the. House of Commons this session. \Vith who million dollars insurance col- lected on the S. S. Charlottetown, this means provision for only about 25 pcr cent of the total estimated cost of the new steamer; leaving a bal- ance of 75 per cent to be paid goodness knows when. Could there be any more damning evi- dence as to the dilatorincss and indifference of the powers that be at Ottawa with regard to our transportation needs?

According to Hansard of Oct. r1 last, not cven the hull and car deck of the new steamer have been completed, while only 5o per cent of the steel and 40 per cent of the machinery have u yet been fabricated,

How much dependence can be placed even on this assurance by the new Public Works Minister, Mr. Chevrier? That is a hard thing to say but his predecessor. Mr. Michaud. made » progress reports too, and they were almost in- variably incorrect and misleading. Here is an example, from our files of Aug. 7. I944:

"Strong representation with regard to the ur ferry requirements of Prince Edward Is land were made in the House of Commons last , week by Mr. John R. MacNic0l. Progressive Conservative member for Davenport. Toronto. Mr. MacNicoYs statements were preceded by representations from Mr. I. Lester Douglas, Queen's, and Mr. Percy Black, Cumberland. N. S. Public Works Minister Michaud's reply is quoted verbatim from Hansard: ,,

“MR. MICHAUD: In reply to the hon. mem bcr for Queen's and the hon. member for Cum- berland I am pleased to state that the contract for the building 0f a most up-to date modern car ferry to run between Cape Tormentine in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island was signed on the last day of March 1944. The contractor proceeded immediately to get together the material which would enter into the con- struction of the ferry. 1 was" informed by lhc contractor o couple of ‘weeks ago that the work was proceeding according to schedule; that he has been successful in getting the steel plates in sufficient quantity and at the proper time to get the hull together in schedule time. I am pleased to say that the engines which will go into this complicated construction will be manufactured in Canada. The rub-contractors for the engine: have reported that their manufacturer is pro- gressing on schedule. So far nothing has been brought 1o our attention that would delay the completion of the ship by the end of October, 1945, according Io contract.”

Mr. Michaud is no longer in the King Cabinet, but he was speaking on behalf of the Government and it is high time that Parlia- ment iusistcd on a. showdown in connection with these and similar misstatements. The miserable vote of $713,000 proposed for this year's ex pendi-ture on a ferry which should have been completed last October provide a good oppor- tunity for airing the whole scandalous proceed- mgs.

Mr. Mooney And The UNRRA

Charlottetown will have an important vis- llur next week in the person of Mr. George S. hlooney, chief executive offier of the Admin- istrative Council (European Region) of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Ad- mlflistrllioll (UNRRA) with headquarters in London. England. Mr. Mooney has been de- tailed by Director General Lchnlan to bring to as many Canadians as possible a first-hand ac- count of actual conditions now ‘prevailing in ‘Europe. Hc speaks at a dinner Wednesday evening at which service clubs. boards of trade. municipalities and othcforganizations through- out the Province will be represented.

It is scarcely possible to exaggerate the im- portance of UNRRA activities. An internation- l‘ organization set up by forty-four member gov- “crnments. its obiect is to provide relief and re habilitation to the people of liberated territories in Europe and the Far East. It is concerned with sheeting immediate basic needs for food. clothing. medical‘ care and disease prevention. household l l supplies. public utilities. and transport facilities. . . - According to a statement issued by Director Iyehmart a few days ago. UNRRA now is oper- atlng. in Greece, Yugoslavia. Albania, ‘Poland. Czechoslovakia. and Italy: but he warned that uropcan nations‘ face a hard winter and l ntllch suffering and death even’ with Rlfigsssistance. An additional $ssooomooo

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at any time since 1030, "This country still has great tasks". writes Mr. Mabanc. “It has the task of providing occupying forces. It is ex- pending wealth and energy in rebuilding Europe. It has to fight in the markets of the world to earn its living. Above all. it must be the rock of political stability in Europe. We are down to. the minimum, and if we were to eat less we should reduce ourselves beyond the point where could properly discharge our responsibilities. We need badly to eat more. The signs of war- weariness are everywhere, The best antidote is one we cannot giye. It would be more beef- steaks." '

None will deny the truth of this Dicturc: and it means that Britain. which contributed so magnificently to winning the war. cannot be ex- pected to do more at this time in feeding starv- ing Europe. That responsibility falls chiefly on the people 0f this continqit. And it is a grave responsibility indeed. In addition to the native populations. millions of "displaced persons"- slaves uprooted from their lIOlllCS-H(l(l to the problem of the Allied Governments. An auth- oriatiye account 0f the situation and of UNRRA policies in dealing with it. such as Mr. Mooney will be able to give. should prove of absorbing interest and importance to all our citi- zens.

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At the week-end decide to take that Vic- tory Bond now troubling your financial -con-

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Hope some enterprising Victory Bond sales- man will get hold of that drunk with the $2.000- odd in his possession. and induce him to put it where bootlcggcrs seldom stow their ill-gotten

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Prices Board officials report that a freeze which would have ensured shipment of 400,000 cases of canned tomato products to Britain, has been lifted because of the poor Canadian crop.

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Torontonians will be given a half-holiday on Wednesday for a victory parade led by Gen. H. D. G. Crerar through downtown streets ‘to help the Victory Bond campaign. ope there will be no necessity for further fire brigade dis- play.

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A cluster of black grapes grown in the open by Mr. Blythe Hurst. Sr.. at Brackley Beach is on ‘exhibition at The Guardian office, This shows that even in this northern climate there are spots on the Island equal to sunny Cali- fornia.

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Two world renowned Mayors will meet in New York soon. Fomier Premier Edouard Herriot, long-time mayor of Lyon. announces he has accepted Mayor LeGuardia's invitation to the fourthcoming meeting in New York of the Am- erican Association of Mayors; ,

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The higher education policy has proved pop- ular with the younger veterans on their demobil- ization. Surveys indicate that about 05,000 vet- erans are interested in university training ac- cording to the Royal Commission on veterans’ qualifications whose report has been tabled in the Commons. Of this number 50.000 were from the army; 35,000 from the R. C. A. I". and 1o,ooo

from the navy.

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The City Council should not allow them selves to be dissuaded from pursuing a progres- sive, public spirited housing policy merely in the hope and expectation that private enterprise will accomplish what they fail to do. There will be plenty room for private enterprise when things become more normal and the raw material more easily accessible. Now is the time for Govern- ments and City Cguncilsso :10 their bit.

The battle of El Obeid this date 1883 when the Egyptian Army, under Hicks Pasha, was abandoned and massacred by the forces of Moh- ammed Ahmed, who claimed to be the Mahdi Messiah of the Mohammedans. who should be greater than Mohammed, and under whose leadership the faithful would be led to conquer the world: he was first proclaimed to he the Mahdi, new Messiah. by a Persian seer named Abdulla; Ahmed died in 188;. hut his successor carried on the war till r808 when he was com- pletely defeated at Omdtirnlan by an Anglo- Egyptian Army under Kitchener.

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"Personal contact is an _esscntial requisite in any progressive program of boys’ work and without this element, hobbies and recreational plans are valueless". it was agreed by dele- gates from the service clubs in Quebec and Ontario who held a boys’ work conference in Hamilton. Mass recreation, if applied by faulty methods, could develop into a costly proposition and even promote the ills it sought to cure, the delegates were told. The effects of the war had threatened the structure of family life and as a result youth had been left to rely too much on its own resources and children were more disposed than ever to disregard their parents.

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Sir Alexander Fleming of London Univers-

ity. discoverer of penicillin. has been awarded the Nobel prize for 1945. In this connection we

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THE CHARLOTTE

PUBLIC ‘Foaum

sully tho of - correspondent.

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BIL-When J. A. Glllles. secre- tary of the P. l. I. Livestock Marketing Board. contributes s letter to your “Forum”. that. 1e!- ter ts worth not only W841i“! bu‘ it merits a careful study by all who have the economic Interest of the Island at heart. both 1 =1‘ and city man. Mr. Gillies. af l‘ many years‘ experience, ls thor- oughly versed on Island ho! D10‘ ductlon and t ere 1s probably no one else ln e Province in an

position w EDEN! 52th aiéthorltfit on {b13112 glggsqllfi‘ y w qlw y v ' duood by the farmers of Prllnce

1n Thursday's Guardian Mr. Gillies klves 01119- fully explained figures, based upon reports recentl received from

rk packers Moncton and

ntreal. showing that 98 3-4 per cent of the Island 1108s killed duf- lng the month of October were in the two top grades known to the trade as Grade A and Grade B51. As a result of this fact Mr. G11- lfes states. not Only thlt 1119 I!‘ land hogs were of a really sup- erior iyallty. but. that they WE" sltoget er ahead of the 11085 11* dueed 1n any and all of the oher Provinces of Canada.

It, will be noted that, Mr. Gillie! does not claim that we have resch- ed the top limit. In fact, readtng between the lines of his exlillflfl- tton regarding the B1 grade. one

Impressed with the Mt that there 1s reason to expect a. ma- tlerlal improvement In the near future.

Personally, after having made a of this question, I am strongly of the opinion that. a very considerable saving 1n and cents and a raising In uallty can be effected by dividing t. e 1n- dustry into two distinct branches. namely the breeding and the fat- tening. each individual farmer malclng n spectalt of one or the other. also by t e introduction throughout the Island of the very latest types of ptggerles. These plggerles would be so laid out that 1g would be possible not only to cut the time of labor required ger pig to a fraction of that now - mg spent, but the hot; mortality In young plus (now estimated H! 25 per cent) should be largely re- duced. and the health of the ani- mals themselves would be materl- ally Improved,

These changes althollflh quite simple are radical tn method and can be brought into play only by means of Government supervision, and I would respectfully suggest that a small commission be ap- pointed for the purpose.

1t. ls estimated that during the past twelve months not more than 100.000 hogs were killed tn Prince Edward Island. Of these 70 per cent probably went to the packers for export and 30 per cent were consumed locally, Considering that. prior to the war the hog popular- tion in Denmark was over 3.500.- 000 with a killing of probably 6.- 000.000 per annum, It will be ad- mitted that there l5 room in Prince Edward Island for an en- ormous. expansion of the industry. Furthermore, as the best bacon hogs are bred and fattenedlnslde of piggeries. the industry can be expanded to an almost. unlunlted extent without making use t0 any reasonable extent of our P19610115 acres. In other words the produc- tlon and sale of hogs and bacon would become, as poultry ls t-ass becoming. a new and very Import- ant industry for the Island.

In a second letter I shall tell what. I have been able to dis- cover regarding the all-Important question of grain feed. I om, Sh". etc.

ll. K. S. IIEMMING

sssxawcnawan I LEGISLATION

Sin-In listening to a conversa- tlon recently. on on article that. appeared in the local papers. and which referred to the attempt be- ing made by private interests to have three Acts disallowed ‘that were passed In 1944 by the Provin- clal Legislature of Saskatchewan, I heard a farmer remarl." that It. didn't matter to hlm how the farm- ers of Saskatchewan got. along. and it was his opinion that ff the Acts were disallowed b the Federal Government it wo d be a poor re- flection on the Socialist govern- ment of Saskatchewan, to which type of government he was strong- ly opposed. This man. a farmer, and I ven- ture to say that them are many others. did not know what was contained 1n. or to what degree the people of that Province would be- neflt. by these acts, I now propose to discuss one of these Acts-the Farm Security Act-and the one which most dir- ectly affects the farmer. so that he magojudge for himself this C. CJI/ vernmenA. whose opponr- ents loudly warned the farmer that he would certslny lose his farm should ever that party come w power. The Farm Security Act (which the Dominion Loon and Mortgage Association ls trying to have dis- allowed. and which apparently does not like legislation that works both ways) states: First. that no farmer shall be re- ulred to pay more than one-third are of his crop In respect of his debt or obligation. This means that a reasonable share of the farmer's

quote from Dr, Daniel A. Poling. a ‘ columnist: _“So1ne 6o years ago an English boy while swimming in one of Sc0tland's little lakcs was saved from drowning by a farmclfs son named Alexander Fleming. Quite naturally the boys became friends and the parents of the lad| from England became interested in the boy who

had saved their son's life. When they learnedl that it was ‘Alexander Fleming's study formedicine. they made it possible for him to secure an education. Today the youthful lifesaver of 60 years ago is internationally fam- ous as a scientist and as the discoverer of peni- cillin. Two velrs ago when Winston Churchill

been Voted at Wdshinlton. to be spent bythe nfltbd ores lcalendar Year. ‘

Not all". tmntlirennt Pitlrope is the fond

i ' A-"Atrarlicle in the Jitmdov lim-

' ‘ ' William Mabiani. par-

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Grest Britain food

left the Teheran conference he was a sick man and by the time he reached Caim he was seri- olslv ill with pneumonia. llcnicillilt saved his life. According to the story n ssed on to me by my friend Albert ArendpfSpo ‘one. that was the second time Alexanderl-Fleminv saved the life of,

nous, "and mum than

Winston Churchill. the English boy who nearlv_ tlfowtlcd in l Scottish Lake."

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produce shall be reserved for the use of himself and his family. so that he may be able to maintain a reasonable standard of living and have some money to spend in hi! local community.

Secondly. the farmer shall be al- lowed to retain out of the proceeds of the crop, along with any other means he may have, sufficient to enable him to keep his family ln ecency and to purchase sled and seeding “ for tho cousin:

year. _

‘Ihlrdly. this Act provides. that whore the crop ls less than $6.00 per acre sown to gnsfn (dur to causes beyond the control ofthe farmer). the payment of principal shall be postmnod for one ysar and there shall no Increase In hll indebtedness. In other 0 Arft salys that. It’: a year M t ere s no crop t e mortlfill, m- pany which has Invested f Jam

TOWN Quart ~ N

EVE IN EDEN The fair woman knee-deep In the garden" Locke hard and gleaming fru Outwardly she was mu She had done or said B t hyet past pardogi ll 9l"50l.l COVE 8 - That mellow globe of amber flush- ed with red. '

At her left hand she heard the ler ent whisper-

Or was t her own heart that sighed and said

“God gives His creatures bread

And yet denies the cooler. sweeter, crisper

Flesh of this golden rind.

He Who begrudges this. can I-Ie be kind?’

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te- nothlng ll

As she looked up, lips scarlet. cyel immense

With her desire. the serpent look- ed on her;

He felt no pity stir

His cold heart for her wayward

Innocence-

Ha sald no more at all.

Well knowing aha was let upon her fall.

And throu h the garden ran a. ark] ng shiver:

The bough trembled above Io glowing ult;

The akylark ceased to flute

And a great silence fell on Eden's

river As she with bated breath Reached up to pick the orb whose seed was death.

-—Audrey Alexandra Brown Montreal Star.

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the farmer, mthcr than by the farmer alone.

Fourthly. the Farm Security Act royides absolute protection to the arm owner-in res ect to his home quarter section. e effect of this legislation ls that mortgage com- panies cannot dlspossess the farm- er from his home. irrespective of what action may be taken against the rest of his farm.

During the last election and from time to time before and after, we were told over the rscllo. on the platform. and also tn the public press. that, a CCF. Government would take away your farm. Instea" this same government has passed legislation to keep the mortgage companies from taking your farm,- to kee anyone from taking your farm . ne would have thought the Liberal and Conservative parties. who were so concerned about you losing your farm to the C. C. F. would have been equally concerned about losing your farm to the

mortga e companies but appar- ently t e are not. I-‘or the very people w o pretended to be tre-

mendously concerned lest the C.C. F. take your farms. are now propo- sing tn nullify this legislation so

that the mortgage companies can take your farm. Surely hypocrisy and pretence never reache a low- er level.

Any scheme of economic develop- ment must recognize the fact that P.E.I. ls basically an agricultural province and we must build for the future on agricluture as a founda- tlon. To do this. more encourage- ment and assistance must be glyen the farmer and the rural commu- nities. toward making agriculture

the attrrztlve occupation that; It should be.

The farmers of our Province would be taking an important step on the path of progress l! they were to take more interest In the advan- tages of eo-operatlyes and the be- neflts that they offer. for co- operatives offer many opportunities to the farmer that e may derive in no other way. . -

It ls with these thoughts in mlnd that I write this letter and the explanation of the Farm Se- curity Act, for I feel bhst the farm- ers of our Province should be told both sides of the story so that they may more fairly judge for them- selves. and will realize what this Act wlll mean to the Saskatchewan farmers. and what It would mean to Island farmers had they slmllar legislation to sult Island conditions.