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llorning Dally (Founded In 1M7) Authorized n Second Clnu Rlail, Font Offloo Department, Ottawa.

The hlnml fiunrdlnn Publishing Co. Editor nnd Managing Illrrrtur, .I. R. llurnelt. Associate Editor, Frank Walker.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink"

CHARLOTTETOWN. TUESDAY. DEC. 27, 1940

Operation Corkscrew

"All members at~ Stonington base Join together in forwarding a special Christmas message to Reuters requesting them to send Christmas greetings to all peoples of the British Empire from the most southerly community." S0 runs a message from 1i scientists who have been marooned for three years on ice-bound Stonington Island, Gra ham Land in Antarctica. The relief expedi- tion, consisting of the British ship John Biscoe, the tanker Gold Ranger, and the Norwegian whaler Thorshovi, is sponsored by Britain, Norway and Sweden and in- cludes at least one Canadian scientist, Dr. E. F. Roots of Vancouver, who is senior geolo- gist to the party. In addition to relieving other stations, the expedition is attempting to take off the men from Stonington base together with their equipment and records. They set up an air base on Deception Island and the John Biscoe and Gold Ranger at- tempted to cut through the pack ice to Iilargdlerite Bay. F/O Peter Borden St. Louis, R. C. A. F. of Ottawa, a Canadian bush pilot, was to make the 400 mile flight from Deception Island to “Base E" where the party is marooned. In approaching De- ception Island, the expedition ran into diffi- culties, one course having to be retraced through mist and snow following a trail of rod paint scraped from the side of the John Biscoe 0n the inward journey. The rescue has not yet been accomplished but it is noteworthy that one man, Brian Jefford, who has been two years surveying in the King George Islands has volunteered to join the expedition as dog driver. If he can't he wants a job surveying in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Who will say that

the spirit of adventure is dead‘?

The Wrong Solution

In an attempt t0 solve the teacher short- age problem, common to all the Provinces, an Ontario Royal Commission on Education recommends a relaxation of academic quali- fications, payment of grants to teachers in training and, in the case of married persons who may be induced to enter normal schools, payment of a form of family allow- ance upon proof of need.

To the first proposal, namely that of relaxing academic qualifications, the Cana- dian Teachers’ Federation takes strong ob- jection. “Teacher shortage”, it maintains, “will not be solved by a watering down of standards. What is needed is a bold step by Departments of Education to put teachnig on a truly professional level which will at- tract the better graduates of our universi- ties and high school. The solution lies in higher qualifications, better living and work- ing conditions and, above all, salaries that will enable teaching to compete with other occupations in attracting and retaining the right people."

These are laudable objectives to aim at in every Province. The question is how, without Federal aid, the less wealthy Prov- inces are able to do much when even On- tario finds the going difficult. Isn't it time for a Dominion-Provincial conference on education?

Report On Britain

“There is little wrong with the sale of Old Country products in Canada that a dozen Canadian advertising agencies could not cure-if only the people across the At- iantic would put their selling methods on as modern a basis as they have their manu- facturing." This is the considered opinion of a shrewd Canadian business man, Mr. Andrew D. MacLean, president Hugh C. MacLean Publications Ltd. Mr. MacLean, who bases his views on a recent personal

- visit to Great Britain, goes on to say:

“Britain wants to sell us, most of all, the following: small cars, trucks and trac- tors, machine tools, steam and oil engines, sewage and water plants, equipment and rolling stock for our new subways, aircraft engines and oil refineries . . . and all are in agreement that they should not invade Canada with goods that compete with our own factories. The Federation of British Industries and the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association are working in complete har- mony.

“The fact is that Canada imported $400 millions of machinery in 1948 and only $28 millions of this was from Britain. The Brit- ish mean to increase their share and their efforts are showing surprising results. The unfavourable balance of trade between Canada and the United States and between - the United Kingdom and Canada can only _ be answered by Canada buying more of

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Britain, Mr. MacLean emphasizes, “is not dying but growing. We expected to find, and were on the watch for, ‘feather bedding’ practices among workpeople; we found little in industry. We expected com- placent management content with the old ways 0f doing things; we found new ideas, research and eagerness to try out new methods—and labour glad to help manage- ment with experience from the shop. We expected also to find uncomprising pride in old-fashioned skills; "instead we found a great pride in the doing of traditional hand- work by modern power tools. We found among the craftsmen of industry an eager- ness for new, faster, better methods. Biased reports from unfriendly correspondents-- motivated more by home politics than con- cern for truth-had given us prefabricated judgments that were all the wrong shape."

“It is unfair," Mr. MacLean concludes, “for Canadians to call every British indus- trial development ‘socialistic.’ Their state medicine is costly, but on a per capita basis is little different from our ‘baby bonus.’ The Conservative press of Britain was shocked to learn of the losses of their ‘na- tionalized’ railways. Losses were approxi- mately those we have become accustomed to in the Canadian National Railways. Let me say as an employer of labour and having talked with many publishers in Britain, that I saw little to choose between our problems --except their profits before taxation are much greater than ours!"

EDITORIAL NOTES

Festival of st. John the Evallgelist i O O Now that Christmas is passed and no one particularly cares about snow we will probably have any amount of it.

France's budget is due to be passed by Dec. 31 and its failure of acceptance will almost certainly result in an election rather than the selection of a new coalition govern- mcnt to succeed that of Premier Georges Bidault. From a Canadian point of view it would seem to be about time.

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The $10,000 paid out in six months by the P. E. I. Workmen’s Compensation Board cannot represent very much after salaries and expenses are deducted. The Board's ef- forts in cutting down the accident rate by advising the use of safety devices will prob- ably be its chief reason for existence.

Nova Scotia Highways Minister Merrill Rawding says that the Province "will fare a lot better financially than we had expected” under the Trans-Canada Highway proposals. The reason is Federal payment for hard surfacing already accomplished. Had the Island commenced its road building pro- gramme immediately after the war’s end we should have fared equally well financially and had the benefit of paved highways.

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Charles Lamb, English essayist, died this date 1834. He is recognized as one of the most lovable characters and writers in Eng- lish literature, his essays, written in a uni- que indescribable style, mingling quaintness and delicacy, humour and pathos. He ranks high as a literary critic. Professionally, he was a civil servant, but that did not inter- fere with his literary production. His prin- cipal publication is his book of essays on a variety of subjects under the name of “Elia".

The Windsor Star quotes what is, per- haps, the perfect answer to those who would defend Communists in the teaching profes- sion. “Academic freedom consists of some- thing more than merely an absence of re- straints placed upon a teacher by the college that employs him. It demands as well an absence of restraints placed upon him by his political affiliations by dogmas that may stand in the way of free search for truth, or by rigid adherence to a party line that sacrifices dignity, honour and integrity to accomplishment of political ends."

This advice from the Vancouver News- Herald is dpplicable to us as well as the Vancouverites. “Auto court and resort owners of British Columbia are in Vancou- ver to talk over their problems. They have plenty. Auto courts built ten years ago are now out of date. In the United States -from where most of our motor tourists come-the motorist is accustomed to hotels which are clean and attractive and mod- ern, surprisingly reasonable in price. There are some visitors, true, who like to rough it, but they are few. They want, gener- ally speaking, the same kind of accommo- dation they find in their own country, at the same reasonable rates. The day is past when visitors will put up with un- screened cottages where flies buzz in every direction, where walls and woodwork, bed- ding and floor coverings may be soiled, or inadequate, where there's a privy at the end of a bramble path, instead of gleaming

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FROM LOLLINGDON DOWNS Wherever beauty has been quick in

clay

Scme effluonce of it lives, n, spirit dwells,

Beauty that death can never take away

Mixed with the sir that shakes the flower bells;

So that by waters where the up. pies fall,

'91‘ in 10118 Elena, or alleys full of flowers, '

0r in the streets where bloody tid- ings call.

The haunting waits the mood that makes it ours.

Then at. a tum. a word, an act. a thought,

Such diflerence comes; apprehends

That place‘s glory; beauty fought

Under the veil the glory never ends;

But the still Brass, the leaves. the trembling flower

Keep. through dead time. that ever- lasting hour.

the spirit

for where

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VOLUNTEER BRIGADE

Reference has been made in this column to the volunteer rifle coups which were formed through- ou-t the Island following the rc- pcal of the Militia Act. of i850. 'l‘li_e first review of the Volunteer Brigade was held May M, i860. In 186;) the Adjutant General, Lt.- Col. P. D. Stewart, reported that the number present at the annual inspection of that year were 742, an increase of 104 over the pre- ceding year. He listed the follow- ing various companies and com- mandcrs, with remarks on their stall-ding:

City Artillery: Morris. lng.

Prince of Wales: Maj. R. R. l-Iodgson. No muster for Inspect- ion; Arms returned to ilhe Armoury prior to Inspection.

Dundas: Capt. Henry Beer. Com- pany in good standing.

Irish: Capt. Henry McIntyre. Company in good standing.

Belfast or Thistle: Ca-pt. Donald Fraser. Company falling off.

Highland: Capt. Donald McLeod. Company falling off.

Mounted Rifles: Lieui. Holman. In good standing.

Pownal: Lieut. William Acorn. No Muster for Inspection; in dis- organized state.

Wood Islands: Carpt. H. C. Mc- Millan. Improving.

Renfrew: Capt. N. E. Matheson. No Muster for Inspection; dis- organized.

Scotia: Caipt. Duncan McRae. In good standing.

Thistle or East River: Capt. Jaimes Wyatt. In good standing.

Victoria: Capt. John Robertson. In good standing.

New London: Capt. James Pid- Econ. No Muster; Company dis- organized.

Vernon River: Capt. John Dun- can. In good standing.

Brunswick: Ca-pt. T. Falling off.

Royalty: Capt. George In good standing.

Bayfield: Lieut. Angus Dari-sch. Falling off.

Little York: Capt. Ralph Mstbon, An excellent Company.

Fort Augustus: Capt. Kelly. Newly onganized.

Queens Own: Capt. John Hes- zaird. Falling off.

Tryen: Capt. A. E. C. Rolland. Improving.

Wesbmorland: Capt. Thomas Ives. A good Company.

Ca-Wllmpfli Capt. Ben). Rogers. No_Muster for Inspection: disor- ganlzcd.

Summerside Artillery: Capt. C.

Capt. Thomas Company in good stand-

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E. Carson.

Wright.

Francis

McLennan. Falling off. Malpeque: Capt. P. McNutt. 1m. proving,

Lord Clyder Capt. M. McLeod. In good standing.

New Perth: Capt. J. McDons-ld. A Eood Company.

Dalmenyr Capt. George Mc- Kenzie. No Muster; disorganized.

Behallyr Capt. Ewen McPhee. Falling off.

Souris: Capt. Alex. Lslie. In good standing.

Duncan and Kaye: Capt. Ephriam Jen-kins. No Muster; disorganized.

A Sturdy Invalid

(Hamilton Spectator)

A family doctor advised an eld- erly couple in Kansas City that they should no longer walk up and down stairs in their home. There were symptoms of heart trouble; and he therefore urged them to try to live on the ground floor of their house.

The aged husband and wife had full confidence in tiheir doctor and they p. ceded to observe the rules he laid down for them. But they found it awkward mot to go to the upper floors of their home. With that nuaini fund of illoglc that sees nothing extraordinary in such behaviour. ilhe husband rea- soned that an elevator was the only practicable solution — and he had his own solution. His mod wife. was disposed to sires. Tn her mind, though. the cost would be prohibitive snd thus the

improvement was out. the question. The husband didn't. press his

point. but he was not convinced. Why not build one, then? That is precisely what he did. With no outside help. and. in six weeks. he completed the contrivsnce. He assembled a set of gears from an old water pump, a hickory drum holding s cable woven from piano wire. an electric motor 6f one- quarter horsepower. and several yards of hemp. He also dnstsiled s specially designed braking me-

lm STARVING- wueuze WILL i FIND SOMEONE TO seu. Me

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It's Time n Straighten out This Maze

WHERE WILL I FIND someone To auv ‘me FOOD! new TO sen.» ?

COMPLICA-r/o”: or mrfkunrlone" F/NANCI:

Mr. Gardinefs Failure

Agriculture Minister Gardiner has served his country ill and it; farming community worse. I-le has labored to create n. condition in which, for. the time being at. least. we cannot: do business with our best customers for foodstuffs. He!‘ has brought. his abortive rcgimtm, as the Big Boss of Canada's fcod- - producing enterprises. to a rlemi stop in an atmosphere of uneasy mis- trust. between this Dominion and the Mother Country. He condemns Canadian farmers tn their fate, with only a vestige of former mar- kets abroad left to them, with no substitutes in sight. imd with not even a gesture toward creation of a safeguarding domestic policy for the great. industry which he first. berlevllled and now abandons.

Confesslng that. Britian would gel; none of our egg and apple surplus and none of our bacon unless some of the wheat order is cancelled tn make way for the“! items in the appropriation for cereals. the liiinister confesses that. there is no other market in slflht. And while arguing that Canada cannot. get. along witlioilt. the British market. he also argued that we should not be expected to buy