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_ THE GUARDIAN

Morning Dally ‘(Folfnded ill ism Authorised as Second Class Mall. Post Offiec Department, Ottawa.

President, Ian A. Burnett: Vice-President. Wm It Burnett; SCCL-TTGIL, G. M. Burnett; Editor and Managing Director. .l. 8. Burnett; Associate Editor,

Frank Walker.

"The St. a ‘ Memory is Weaker Than

_ the Weakest Ink." (JHABLOTTETOWN. wrzsnnv. DECEMBER 2. 1941

The TSanatlirium Annex

Among the things which the Jones Govern- merit has sought to capitalize on and take full credit for politically, has been the new Sana- torium annex. Without this building, the tuber- culosis situation would be very serious indeed in this Province today, nor would there be any room for pathological laboratories or equipment or any kind if this wing had not been construct- ed. Yet our citizens will remember that it was only under great public pressure, and after it had exhausted every alibi for failure to take action, that the Jcnes Government finally went ahead with the building operations.

For years past many citizens had noted with alarm that the facilities at the Sanatorium were hopelessly incdequate. This was emphasized many times in the Legislature by the Leader of the Opposition, and it was plainly reveal- cd in the report of the Public Health Depart- ment lor 1942, which stated that I22 new cases of tuberculosis had been discovered in that year; whereas iii the Sanatorium, even if it were empty, there would be room for only eighty-eight. The many branches of the Women's Institutes took the lead 'n bringin this matter to the attention of the Provincial Government, but without re- sult. Finally public meetings were held, and it was decided to form a Sanatorium Extension Association. The energetic Mr. D. l. Bonnell Wu! ilected president of this organization, with Miss Mary MacDonald, of the Women's Institutes, secretary. Other officers representing all inter- ested societies and service clubs were duly elect- ed and the Association went to» work to inquire into all phases of the situation.

Their labours soon bore fruit. Interest was aroused from one end of the Province to the orth- cr. Resolutions strongly indorsing the need for

by 200 branches of the Women's Institutes; by five branches of the Canadian Legion; by H15 Excellency the Bishop of Charlottetown; by the Presbytery of the United Church of Canada, the Ministerial Association, the Charlottetown and Summerside Boards of Trade; by the Rotary, Y's Men_ Gyro and Kinsmen's Clubs; by the Knights of Columbus, l.0.0.F., Catholic Women's Lea- gue, Daughters of the Empire; P. E. I. Division of the Canadian Red Cross Society; by the Queen Mary Needlework Guild, the Borden Credit Un- ion, the Registered Nurses' Association, the Hos- pitals in Charlottetown and Summerside, and other bodies.

This was the pressure to which the Jones Government finally yielded: It could not do else, but at the time it is reported that some mem- bers of the Government felt very resentful of the part allegedly taken by some officials in connection with the Sanatorium campaign. Be that as it may, it was not long thereafter before on Order-in-Council was passed, decrecing that in future no public servant should be allowed to accept any appointment, "in an advisory capa- city or otherwise, in or to any organization where such organization may at any time be re- ceiving or seeking financial assistance from the Government"; also that no such persons "shall make available to any person information ac- quired, or which may be in their possession, by virtue of the position they hold; nor shall they lend themselves in any way to any organization

' or movement which might enable such bodies to

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sion, British Columbia, which has a high schol- astic record, captured the Provincial Recrea- tional Centres gymnastic team competition championship.

The courses of study laid down by the Pro- vincial Departments of Education are followed within the various provinces in which schools are located, and with the exception of British Col-

by provincial inspectors who progrcss being made in most of the schools.

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Snow shovelling should now be the order o‘ the day.

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Island fur farmers will hove to stay up late finding un answer to British Columbia's new product—mink in 26 pastel colours.

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Business is humming, and the Telegraph Office is prepared to do its share by granting citizens the right to use of its messenger delivery service at ten cents per message.

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The Liberal platform was evidently design- ed by their propagandists not their planners. The practical men are thinking more along the lines of a new office building rather than of the grandiose projects listed.

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It takes a lot of paper to run a socialistic

government. While Britain's newspapers are

increased bed space at the Sanatorium were filed ~

press demands on the Government." The Sanatorium annex — and the Sono- tbrium itself, for that matter—is a monument to

the driving power of organized public opinion in this Province. The Government of the day had littlc whatever to say in the matter, and it cer- tainly connot claim to have shown any initiative or leadership.

lndlan Schools

its schools dotting the map of Canada from Aklavik in the Northwest Territories to Len- nox Island, the Indian Affairs Branch of the De- partmerit of Mines and Resources is currently educating a total of 19,600 Indian children be- tween the ages of seven and sixteen years.

in the face of the great difficulties involved h administering the widely-scattered system of 271 day schools and 76 residential schools and in dealing with attendance problems which are aggravated by the nomadic tendencies of so many Indians, the Education Division of the Branch has produced amazing results among the native children. The Church" of England, the United Church of Canada, the Roman Catholic Church and the Presbyterian Church co-operatc with the Branch in the operation of residential schools, receiving assistance in the form of per capita grants.

A development in which considerable sat- isfaction is disployed has seen thirty-six Indians who received their preliminary schooling within the system return to it as teachers. At the pres- ent time, four other Indians an in normal schools working toward teaching certificates.

Achievements of thrcc Indian schools iii dif- ferent parts of the country indicate the value of the educational program. This year twenty graduates of the Shingwollk Residential School an attending high school at Sault Ste. Marie. Of three Indian pupils who graduated from the high school wifh first class honors last year, two have positions in business concerns and the other i: a nursc-in-truining. Seven others have graduated with honors.

Tho Cadet Corps of‘ the Lcbur Residential School recently won the Grunil Challenge Tro- ply ‘litcompotitliin with all provincial army cadet

OIIOWECI an allocation of-only 31 per cent of pre- war consumption the British government will consume I58 per cent more than before the war.

Q Both France and Finland are using con- scription in on effort to end nation-wide strikes. But while the French blame the whole th rig on Communist influence in Finland the Communists are the government.

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It matters not which provincial party gets elected, the West River Bridge is assured sym- pathetic support. But only the Conservative Party is pledged Federally to finance the under- taking.

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Air Force Headquarters announce that young men of 17 years of age may now ioin the Royal Canadian Air Force. This is a departure from the policy of a young man having to wa-it until he is 18 years old before joining.

Alderman Joseph Matte, president of Que- bec City's industrial committee, announces that $325,000 would be made available to Quebec industries by the Industrial Development Bank. Al dozen or more Quebec industrial enterprises al- ...1dy have received loans from the Federal org- anization set up in I944.

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There is quite a stir in Halifax over a prom- inept doctor's suggestion that instead of "cele- bration and self-congratuialion" on the city's bi-centennial anniversary they should have "a year of humiliation" every hundred years until Halifax ceases to be content to be a slum.

fi I i‘ i The Provincial election being preliminary to the Federal election, for seeing politicians are drecting attention to Federal matters, as after 'I, we cannot make much headway without the two Governments being in line with those of other provinces. At present few are in line with that of Ottawa.

I Now Prohibition is to have its chance politically, notwithstanding that the Temperance AIIMIICE‘ went on record to keep the question out pf politics. These people do not seem to real- ize that it is publicity that makes for success in any cause,_ and suppression of discussions only tends to hinder attainment, or destroy any s..ccess previously obtained.

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The contract signed last week between the Canadian Seaman's Union and the Shipping Fed- elation of Canada marks a new era in conditions of seamen. Previously only paternalistic legisla- tion protected the sailor from himself and his employers. Now, by contract, he is placed in a position of security comparable to that of his

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Hernando Cortes, Spanish colonizer of America, and militarist, died this date 1547. Assisted in the conquest of Cuba in I511, and subsequently took charge of the colonists sent to Mexico in 1519; he founded Vera Cruz, and was worshipped as a god by the subjects of Emperor Montezuma; he later seiz c‘ and imprisoned the Emperor and subdued Mexico to Spanish domin- ion in 1521. He developed mining and agricul- ture, was made a Marquis by Charles V; con- tinued his-voyages of discovery, and landed irl Lower California in 1536. Grasping and lcrucl, bu. with military genius and initiative, Cortes proved a master builder of Spain's colonial em- pire. ‘

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Deep regret is felt at the early passing hence of Mr. Robert Elliot, Iinotype operator on Boston Globe. Bobbie was on Islander to be proud of. At on early age he lost his father out west and returned to Charlottetown with his mother, sister and younger brother. Those were the days of real austerity, and Bobbie took a iob as mess- cngar with The Guardian for the summer to help his mother. When tho vacation was ovor he asked to be allowed to continue at work though he had not pasted the fourth grade. .The Guard- ion obtained permission of the School Board, pro- vided Bobbie took evening classes. Thische did, and Bobbie mode good. Promoted to the lino- typc staff, he become one of the fastest and cleanest of operators. When ho loft for the

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umbia, where the Indian Affairs Branch has a! L District Inspector, regular inspections are model report excellent

THE GUARDIAN. cl-laiicorifrizroww

Don't. take yourself too sertolnly -others don't.- Edmonton Jour- 3

y We've heard a considerable num-

ber of persons say they wouldn't: want to live to be 100, but we have never heard a person 99 years 01d say so. - Kitchener Recoil-vi

It la seldom one hears of s charge of manslaughter being laid flu-‘ilusl- u hunter who has shot and knled another hunter 1n mistake for an animal. There seems to be a sort of unwritten law that such kcliiigs be regarded as purely 5c. t-icieiltrli deaths. with little more that: a mild reproof for the hunter lIJoDOIISIIJIC and even occasional ex pressiaus of sympathy. And lf a charge of manslaughter 1s laid, It. is usually regarded as a technical- ity _ Kingston Whig-Standard.

Millicent, Duchess of Suthgflgnfl Iii Edinburgh Scotsman: 1t may be ptitirely true that the Harris, tweed ..ade may be adversely affected by l Dmposal to end woo] control and rlx-tore the open iilarket. The prob- It'll] of tile Harris Tweed Assoc-ta.

izoil, however, does not exist. Thou.

film“ °F yards of Harris tuieed. and ' i veerl from the Highlands and Is- ands are perfectly genuine g1- Lfiugh they bear no trade mark.

lhe trade marked label, which i; ‘stamped abintervisls on the cloth, I 1s‘ no particular proof that the

tueed ls the only genuine product,

Bu! w Ions ls gullible “Invest- ols" ignore available information Bud hopefully pay optimistic prices 1°!‘ Speculative shares in the hope that they will be able to sell them to other "suckers" at a big profit, Low ls it possible for either gov- ernments or stock exchanges to provide protection? Prohlbltive measures would not only discour- a".e ventilre capital but would be resented by thousands just as ef- fcrts to prevent them losing their ""1116? In other ways are considered a_ restriction (ill their democratic T114115. Montreal Financial 'I‘imes.

Spectators at s. fire which partly destroyed the Methodist Church at Renmark. South Australia. (‘Om- r..eiitcd on a size of n “big Alsat- laii c103" lurking lli. the shadows an the outskirts. They ivere m); aware that 1t was a lion which liad escaped from a visiting circus. Arparently the animal had for some time been watching the crowd round the fire from a dis- tance of llboill 100 yards. Tile asarm was glvrii by a woman. who sflrleked when the lion roared in tilt darkness only a few feet away from her. Circus attendants who had been searching for the enl- mn] formed a cordon and event.- uailv forced it bark into its cage iiith lhe zilli of whips. - London Titties. ,

In the doorway of a city shop tlicre is fixed nu automatic weigh- ing machine. Passing the place re- cently I saw a small boy make fol- it very deliberately. He step- ped on the platform and began ferling ln his pockets. I watched this performance, but the 1nd didn't. ridnd. "Have you got. e. penny for Lwc hapennles, mister?" he said. I tlad. and made the exchange. not

two pounds ln a month!" he con- fl-ied. I congratulated hlm. Was that youngster exceptional? Has

money changed to such an extent? l 5o back to my own "Saturday penny" days and recollect. that the

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column ls open tn the discussion by corru- s; ‘ of “ nl Interest. The L-mcrlottctuvvlt Guardian does not necessar-

thc opinion of

ll; eado E err-respondent‘ _

CHALLENGE T0 WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

Slr.~Iil a political advertisement aimounclag "Liberal Addresses ml» Week" lihe name of "Mrs. Allison MaoMillan" appears as one of the political speakers. Surely this speaker ls not the National Presi~ dent of the Canadian Women's In- stltutes. If she ls our President, she ls doing irreparable harm to our organization wlllclh ‘is a non- politlcal institution. which has heretofore been scrupulously free from publicly-expressed partlsnil- shtp. We all have title precious privilege of voting but in the 1n- terest of harmony, cooperation and progress, 1t. ls not. only desirable but necessary that. our lugh exe- cutlve officers. especially those in national posts. shell retrain from becoming mollhh-pieu-s for political propaganda. The individual ran- not be separated from her offee. It tins always bBPII my understand- ing that; Dill‘ Institutes know no of- ficial partisanship. Paragraph 20 of the Jones election platform pro- mises that "the Women's Instltiltes will rr-lualn lhe salmo nan-sectar- lair. non-political body as at pre- sent." Is this a joke intended to create laughter among our mem- bets?

I am Sir, etc. MEMBER OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTE.

MR. GAY'S ADDRESS

Sir. _ Last. week Mr. Percy Gay delivered a speech ‘in which he reported an alarming state- ment. made by someone at. a C.C.F. nominating convention iii this Province. The following day through your paper, I requested him to make public the name of the person who had given utter- ance to this ‘hope for anarchy but lie has not. done so. Yet. he em- phasized his remark and tried to give ll credence by asking the question, "Are you in doubt. a1 the correctness of that. statement?" The answer 1s emphatically ‘Yes’. No intelligent person will believe that any sane mail in a C.C.F. convention or elsewhere. ever said. "We hope Lo breed contempt for law and order", and as a Liberal I protest. against such claptrap be.ng uttered and published in the press supposedly in the interests 0f the Liberal party, In my opinion the making of sui-li foolish statements is a distinct. disservice to lhe Lib- erals. If we are b0 retain our two party form of government which has proven best for a denlocracy, some care must be exercised to see that. those who undertake lo Speiik for their party show at. least a bit. of commonsense! At the present time it looks n: though some of those who are trying to run the Party will suc- ceed only in wrecking it. I uni, Sir, etc.

LIBERAL. TEMPER-ANCE FEDERATION? APPEAL

Temperance Federation presents

during to insult him with a gift. some matters for consideration at. wpgglgh 1mm" u; He put. his penny in the slot. and bhe coming election calmly noted the result. "Gone up 11th.

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The liquor problem has became n. serious one ln the national life of Canada. For twenty-five years

the outlay of the weekly pocket- this traffic has been snaking great ,

strides. Promise after promise has yielded to its pressure and relaxed the restrictions on the traffic. The result, has invariably been that. liq-

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THE FIRST INOWIALL

(November Si). 1M7) Downy coveriet a! early anoiw , Draped in loveliness o'er rleedlcd

bougtl, Cloaking our Island hills where

hedges grow with Nature's ermine.

Eiflulgent radiance of wintry scone Decking our storied Isle with sparkling ‘grace,

Glorious symbol at an ending year

In saiutatlon. ' --"P1umb1lae"

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Old Charlottetown mall r. r. I.)

In the 1840's the whole of Pun“ County. west of Lot l1, itilliblllllidd one Presbyterian coll- gregatlorl, of which the Rev. John C. Sinclair was the pastor. Ag the time of Mr. Sinclair's settle- malt. there were thirty families 1n Cascumpec, and twenty-laurel. West Point. Al; this time there were two or three families 1n Tig- nisli. Though only abbnt hwglvg miles hum Cascumpec, their n33;- csl place of worship, it. tooik them iliree days to get in the church and home again. They generally started on Saturday morning t“. veiled around the shore until’ they name to the Moiitrose River; across .ile mouttb of this river they swam ‘their horses, while themselves were paddled over in a l0: canoe. gfhey then pursued their journey an to what was known as the Dock, where the old church stood. Here they spent their Sabbath, and on Monday reti-aced their steps. The 01d church at tile Dock was capable of holding about 200, and the one, at. West Cape about 150, This was the entire Protestant church accommodation for the whole western pal-t or prlnm County. The salary paid at, that time was £100 (or $334) and was paid partly 1n can; and partly in produce.

Rev. Mir. Sinclair's connection with the congregation terminated lu 1852. In June, 1855, Rev. Allan Fraser was ordained and luductea into the pastoral charge of this ivlde field. and for ten years felt-h- flllly discharged his onerous dutlcs In 1865 Rev. William Stewart took charge of West Cape, Campbeiiwn, mild the Brae. Rev. Mr. Fraser's ia- L-ors were now confined to Cas- iunipeu and Tlgnish. At. this time the country between Ciiscumpec and West Cape was, for the great- cr part alt unbroken forest. But. the land being of a superlq- qual- lty, easy to cultivate. and there bcilig ample faculties for obtaining sea manure. the land was rapidly taken up by farmers from Mal- peque, Newlondon and other parts of the Island, who commcnc ‘ thi westerly movement. which has been kept. up to the present time, and ms helped to make this part of the Island what 1t ls. ‘ At the time of which we write. even the place where the thriving town of Alberton now stands was a forest of tall, bare pine stumps,

tolls name of "Stump Town" by a the clerical order. Besides the stumps. the own consisted of two houses the occupants being the late Hon. '1Ier- but Bell and a M.r. Megglson. During Mr. Fraser's ministry the ongregatlon grew rapidly In num her, in wealth and lri public enter- prise. The forest yielded to the woodman‘: axe. Comfortable dwell-

WEST PRINCE PBESBYIERIANS I

oirly purchase conceivable was tol-

fee of some sort. Comes to mlnd 1101‘ Muslim-DUO“

a flat cake of sticky India-rubbery with all its attendant evils-drunk- Euoculence kngwn u‘ "yunkee-pan- entrees, highway accidents. poverty,

irlgs and good school houses were erected. A large and comfortable cilurch was built, and the aause of temperance and religion was great.-

lifts increased.

kee." But that cost. a penny, and required deep conslde etlon. Very