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‘ Mvrnlbkrbally (Ioinded In 1881) IIQHIQQ 3 Iqhlli. COL W. Chester i. MGLIIII “Wee t: J,‘ B. Burnett, F. J. l. - Fulfill!!! Link-Col. D. A. Maollnnon, 0.8.0. _ Managing- Director: .I. I. Burnett, I. .I. lltdlllltorl: Frank Walker and Llent. lan -'-'. A-Qurnettylhtllmvill; (On Active Service) Ifliegslfirongest ‘igepiprp isklyeuker Than .7 , "'“ the, ‘cakes! In .' J - - Ffgttltjsugiirhsuousr l1, m] ' Fez. ' ' "i

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_ _, 791m necessary than during $15 d7)’ btoveather. for the exercise of the utmostmvigilanoo-lvto tlrevent forest and bush fires. Prince ,l_“.,dtizartlf,lsland has been fortun- Ififl lllli. '5§3$Qfl~_l‘1'il§r but the neighboring province-ofttNew Brunswick is experiencing one .of the worst series_,of lires through its tinder- _ ll_\' years. (Jver last week- end no fci\"cr,_lhziii'fi‘fteeii forest fires broke out siniiiltatioiisly in scattered parts of the prov- ince. Fllariic-slicketlintu the mining commun- ity of I\'Oll'1\\'flll,,jl\:l.hd~ (iraiid Lake coal fields, leaving tweiie_'v-fl\'_l2 faivnilics homeless. Six dwel- liqs weré,,ilestr0_vetl at New linglantl Settle- ment in the same areafllinto was lllfEEll€ll€Ll.' Three iiiiles tihpowei" line leading from the Newcastle Crock pltrilt of the New Brunswick Electric lJfllVflt‘_(.'tlllllllli§$l|Ill were melted by the terrific, lieii't_ and Fredericton was left without electricity. chiirchixras burned at llanivell. l. farm was burned at Nackairick, reports of other damage poured iii hour by hour.

lt is a terrifying picture. and by no means overdrawii as our lshind farmers know. The smoke from the New Brunswick fires darken- ed the sky all over this Province on .\londa_v.

In addition to the property (lamage done, there is the loss, running into millions 0f dol- lars. of timber of all kinds, which is so neces- sary and valuable in war material.

.\lost fires~it is ivortli recalling~are due to carelessness on stnnebotlvs part. During Slllll- mers of abnormally light rainfall and intense heat this danger, of course, is all the greater. We cannot help our New Brunswick neigh- bors in their fim fighting efforts~let us at least take warning by the calamity which has visited them, and strive by every possible means to avoid a repetition of it here. We are not, of course, a heavily timbered province like New Brunswick, yet scarcely a year passes which does not see ruinous bush fires in some parts of the Island. Let's strive to make this year an exception. - ~

_.______,.______. Ford's Anniversary

Today marks a milestone in the industrial llfe of Canada, this being the fortieth annivers- ary of the establishment of the Ford Motor Com- pany. As will be noted by an advertisement in today's issue, the Company as contributed mag- nificently to the war effort. By this date the Windsor plant will have produced its 27,678th Universal Carrier ivhich will be the 338,978th military vehicle since the present war began. It will also he the i,89_;,i62nd unit produced by Ford of Canada during the forty years of service.

Automobiles were primitive vehicles forty years ago, the steady improvement in their de- sign and mechanism being one of the wonders of this scientific age. When the war is over, and priorities and other wartime worries can be forgotten, there will be s. tremendous civilian demand for cars of all kinds, and it is to such efficient and long - established organiza- tions as the Ford bilotor Company that the Can- adian public will look "forthe very best in serv- ice and quality. __

Suits From ‘Seaweed q:

A profitable harvest of Irish moss has been reaped in-Prince Edward Island in recent years and now a Scottish Seaweed Research Associ- ation has been formed by industrialists and chemists to explore the‘ practicability of iiiak- iug use of the seaweed that is collected around the rocks of parts of the western coasts of Scotland. High hopcsare: entertained for stic- cess. Although seaweed is. about 85 p_er cent salt water, the rest is rich in a product named slgin. .- Froin this algip it has been found possible to produce a material from which a sturdy tex- tile is made. Not only that, but algin seems to have sonic "Ffifalitii-s 'of' plastics. and from it there cziiiLalsq lfe tiiade material suitable foi dental plates” transparent paper, varnishes and a host of other iigs, anotlicr product that is mentioned beiiigfiiioultry. feed.

Factories for reducing the seaweed to algin and its products are to be established in the areas where this type bfjscawced is found, and it is believed lllflt-'\l\'l'ft!fll.~t)h'€ or two chemical problems havebeen-sdlyfed. a valuable new in- dustry will hiécrjeatetl-for the crofters of Scot-

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This discus '_, about the C. C. F. taking over or not taking over the schools of Sask- atchewan, sirggests aii ‘exchange, is silly. The C.

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Another ideal day in Old Home Week. . u o e u

The day was when we sent brass bands and delegations to meet and greet returning vic- torious hockey teams, but war heroes—well civic and provincial authorities just don't seem interested.

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Robert Blake, British Admiral and Naval hero, died this date 16,57; commanded the Brit- ish fleet against Van Tromp, de Witt, and de Ruyter, and severely defeated the Dutch off North Foreland in 1638; in 1657 he destroyed the Spanish treasure fleet at Tenerife for which he received the thanks of Parliament; two years

Sound, and was buried in Westminster Abbey; was renowned for his skill, daring and lofty character; was the founder of Britain's naval supremacy. t y‘ ‘I ‘

Confession is good for the soul even of a politician. For example, the Prime Minister told the C. l‘. that “young men should read more of the achievements of great men before form- ing their own opinions. He wished he had done more of it when a student." Yes. It might have saved him and the Dominion from many a blunder.

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Calamity» bowlers will be interested to know that in England, juvenile delinquency statis-

sertions of a rapid and alarming increase. In fact, tables show that all arrests for specified juvenile crimes were exactly the same in 1943 as in i938, ivliile for all crimes the percentage tinder 2i dropped by 2.3 per cent. In spite of the difficulties of war, the year's report of the Commissioner of Police in the Metropolitan area concludes, there is no real cause for particu- lar ;!"l)l'Cil8llSl0ll concerning juvenile crimes. a? i 1U

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We are gradually getting from under ivar- time restrictions. Undcr a new order aniioiinc- ed by Mr. D. L. MacLaren, director of civil defence for New Brunswick, illuminated adver- tising and display signs and other lights on or iii front of business establishments or residences will be permissible henceforth provided such lighting is under control at all times and can be extinguished without delay. Recently, regula- tions were relaxed to permit use of floodlights at tennis courts and other places of outdoor sport

and recreation.

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' At least four underground newspapers in occupied Holland have published a message from Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands praising the spirit of resistance of the Dutch and de- claring that a “clean, young Holland" must em- erge from the war. The four papers, ‘Ons Volk’, ‘Vrij Nederland’, ‘Het Parool’ and ‘De Geus' carried the message and it is believed probable that many more underground newspapers also printed it. It has not been revealed how this message was relayed to the underground press.

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The King claims that a gremlin travelled aboard the plane which brought. him back to London from his recent visit to Italy. "I told him to be quiet and we heard no more," His Majesty smilingly told Flt-Lt. Marshall, Ham- ilton, Ont., during a visit to the Lion Squadron of the Canadian bomber group. The King didn't disclose just what pranks the gremlin tried to play before subsiding, but he took part like an old hand in a mock-serious discussion prompted by the gremlin-decorated walls of the crew room. FlL-Lieut. Marshall, when asked whether he had encountered any of the air pixies, said he had several times, with most of them boarding his plane at 3,000 feet.

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"The victory of the Social Credit party in Alberta emphasizes two things which ought not to be lost sight of by the Canadian people (says Mr. john Bracken). The non-acceptance of soc- ialistic theories, on the one hand, and the de- _mands of the people -for reform, on the other. It emphasizes that our people want to be un- fettered front the limitations and abuses of the past, but they want this without necessary changes of a revolutionary character. They want decent government that will do away with the abuses of yesterday, preserve the things of the past that were good, and meet tomorrow's prob leins with an open and progressive mind."

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A lead in decentralization that should be fol- lowed in Canada to the benefit of the Maritimes in general and this Province in particular. The British Government will aim to steer industry to the "development areas", and away from congest- ed areas like London. It will try to establish l

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accordance with the policy set forth in the White Paper on employment. There will be enlarged financial inducement and aid, as ap- plied to the Special Areas Roads, bridges, and other means of communication between such areas must also be considered, in cooperation with the Minister of Transport.

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The bride wore bandages and her father overalls, when Gwendoline Lloyd, victim of a flying bomb the previous night, was married in London to Cpl. Herbert Calver of the Uni- ted States Army. The bomb fell near her home,

C. F. took'ov'ci"both'tlic schools and the Univers- ity of Saskatchewan years ago. The national lead- er of the C.C.F., l\'l.j.\’\'. Coldwell, was a school teacher in Regina. One of the leading officers of the C C. F. in Saskatchewan is a university professor who has been preaching party doc- trines to the students for about a decade.

The C. C. F. have indeed stolen a march on the other parties by getting into the schools and colleges. This is especially so in Saskatchewan, where C. (I l". spealtcrs were always welcomed by the students. pSpt-alcefs for other parties would also have héob feceivfetl, but they did not bother. The other parties have been content to do some intensive clectionccring for a few weeks before the ballot. The C. C. F. has been elect-

and Gwen, lying in her shelter suffering from concussion, was dug out by her father and taken to hospital. But the next day was the wedding

he had only two days’ leave. "You must get me up. 'l‘oda_v is my wedding day," protested Gwen. Her wedding dress had been torn to shreds by the bomb. The only clothes her father saved were somd overalls and top boots. Her mother was seriously injured and was in hospital with a broken leg. Her sister, too, was in hospital. But it took more than a flyiing bomb to spoil Gwen's wedding. Wearing a headdress of band- age, held with safety pins, and borrowing a wcrldiiig dress and some shoes, she went to the

ioneering day and night through the years.

church escorted by her father-in his overalls

and top boots. __,__‘_,,__

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later he died at sea within sight of Plymouth‘

tics, for London only, do not support the as-, "not. be denied to creditors

THE CHARIHFTETOWN GUARDIAN (._._________,_

0 u r D u t y To The King-b Forces

By Ion. John Bracken Leader 'of the Progressive Conservative Party

Text of an address delivered at lrrlsana, Alberta, on . August. 11th,

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unquestionably ons or the n: which concern the men and 13g: men ln uniform l; the rotectlon of thelr homes and faint es while fill)’ are aWfly. The state must not let ltself forget that many of hose men and women had heavy

es when they Joined the armed forcem- It ls my belief adequate protection similar to that Elven to members of the arm- ed forces of the Unlted States through the Spnrkman Act should be given to our servlee men and women and then.- dependents.

tThe Government should give cf- fectlve legal protection against

seizure of property for arrears of taxation, forfeiture of instalment contracts. cancellation of llfe ln- surance pollcles up to Ten Thous- and Dollars. Judgme ‘ or other legal proceedings for debts lnciir- red before entering military ser- vlce and any other embarrassing flnanclnl obligations there may ‘cc. ese provisions should be sub- ject; to the express condition that those able to pay shall not wold their obligations by this devlce and that theusual protection will under simple and effective procedure be- fore the courts. It should be clear- ly provided that there ls meant to no blanket cancellation of onll- gatlons, but rather deferment with justice to all concerned. This pro- tection should be extended for a suitable period after the end of the war lii order to permit our service men and women a reasonable per- lod ln which to. readlust themselves.

One may refer with sortie satis- faction to the fact that a Progres- slve Conservative Government -- that under Ontario's soldlsr Pre- mier, George Drew — has taken the first opportunity granted to 1t to institute complete and suitable legislation of this character. Oth- er provinces also have taken cer- tain steps ln this direction. It ls my belief, however. that; general protection of this nature for the armed forces during war, when lt has the constltutlonal power, should be more widely assured by the na- tlon itself. Certainly lt ls the in- tention of the Progressive Con- servatlve Patty, when placed ln power. to take such steps as lle wlthln lts power tn see that such proteetlon ls provided. Our great nelghibor. the United States. has elven this protection to it. men and

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A woman worries about the fu- ture before she not: a husband. A man begins to worry about the fu- ture after he gets s. wife-Gall‘ Reporter.

More than a nallllon babies were' born in the United States 1m. yen-l with the lowest maternal and 1n- fant death rate); ln the history oft that country. Ratlonlnc of food and other necessities hasn't injur- 9d health of the masses. sp-t parent y, -- Chat-ham News.

Mrs. Winston Churchill has the war situation nlcely sized up. Ee- oently she told n Red Cross meet- lng: “On of the most hopeful signs ts that ,9 are beginning to islll each other ln Germany. that process goes on ft wlll ssve us much troublef-Toront/o Globe and Mall.

Nu poet In heard extolling thol beauty of the potatoblossom. and no country makes it her national

eviction, foreclosure of mortgages.

flower. Actually the blossoms are lovely enoush to be used a, table bouquet, though the leaves are too coarse to be suitable for this purpose....The pretty cream- colored flowers with yellow cone- shaped centres have a pleasant fra- granca-Dauphln Herald.

Where ls the navy bean soup ofl yesterday? Where, ln a great, rlch,: luxurous clty that provides every delicacy known to the human fancy,‘ can navy bean soup be had? We don't know. We wlsh we dlcl. stlll| less do we know why, ln this clay of perfect co-ordinatlon among the- mllltary servlces. the soup of; the navy bean should be denied to] our gallant doughboys of the army. -New York Times.

Turkey's breaking off relatlons wltli Germany will have an effect on Palestine. We hear from rell-l able sources that Turkey . ._v be' glven e. chance to wleld co sider-j able influence ln affairs of the Middle East as a result of its break with Hitler. In short. this could mean that after the w r may be determined by Britain. the United States, Rus-' sla and Titrkejn-Canadlnn Jewish?

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Recently n news agency carried a‘ short story which made those of. us with cavltles, brldgework and‘ Plates rather envious, but only for‘ n little whllr. Mlss Lols Price. of Jefferson, 1a., was found by den- tlsts to have what a convention ile- clded was a perfect set of teeth. But then came envy‘; end. Never, it appears, have pastry. lce creamJ candy, soda pop, coffee, tea or any. delectable soda fountain vitamins missed the young lady's lius. Miss FY169- .v0u may have your perfect tee . The of us_! lbear w h

treatment, and hospitalization wlth irnprovment ln hospital adminis-

women. And bhere ls not; the slight.-

est reason whv the Domlnlon of

Canada a; a, wtiole cannot glve lt. 0 n t

I come now to the question of

war. We also believe that, while lt

provision mould still be made. plan of contributory insurance for

members of the tinned forces ls wholly ln keeping with the stated policy of this Party. to the effect that worrv as to the future must be removed from the minds of those ln the armed services. This idea

group insurance for members of the o armed forces. We believe that suchlli lfiservlllg . - protection should have been madels rcflng Pmmple “f m“ demy- 1 available at the very start. of thehlgggsgg glticziise l5 now late 1n the day, yet Sll¢glpre§uftfl replaced by the

ibrook Hospital. Experts tell inc that

fturned men should be specdcd

tratlon must. be brought into being.

‘file delay which has been prac- tised by the present Government ln tacklini; the important, question hospitalization of our casualties of censure. As a

of the well known v Hospital lii Tor- onto WlllCll is bring. alter great Sunny-

ti s latter project cannot be com- p ted under three years. This ls inexcusable and unforglveable. Action on hospitalization for re- up.

The guiding prlnclplc must be

not Vlslonary at an‘ This protecgflthat the best ls none to good for

lon ls needed by the men and women concerned; lt ls ln effect elsewhere, and lt ls worthwhile here. It does not. call for

all those ln uniform.

and women. 1t l, for me to say that the difficulties ln this connection. because of war- imposed shortages. are great, But

the difficulties which are belng fac-t

ed by 0'" men overseas me grefifjlgutlclrti ifsman returning to clvlllan

too. Ye; by determination, courn efficiency. and the wlll to wn. they are being overcome. l; 1,; time those same qualltle; were employed by the Government, lf lt. ls to over-

balance between different types of industry in sh

come its failures, of the past. What. has been happening ls -a national shame. 1m sorry spec tacle of the wlves and children, however few, of a men on service ln Britain, ln Normandy and ln Italy. facing eviction, ought to cease at once. ‘This Party proposes to lnstltute such a liouslng scheme as wlll put an end to thlsi tragic aspiect of me Government's war

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The lack of houslnl ls a vital, burning question. I; l, a problem which the Government 0f the day has not tackled ivlth determin- ation and courage, It calls Canada "one of the great arsenals of democracy.“ If we are, we can surely tackle and bee; the problem of housing those who make the arsenal great.

Let me now deal briefly wlth the questlon of hospitalization for our casualties. It, wlll be recognized the;

'illln slwlect ls so broad that lt can-

not be dealt. with fully ln the brief time available ln this address. I all. however, enuncla‘ . on be- half of myself and the Progressive Conservative Party, our general iwllvv;

We believe (a) that the con- struction and use of modern hos- pitals of the highest. standard must

extended end accelerated. (b) that the construction and use of convalescent hospitals must; be undertaken and speeded up. (c) that all war veterans resident ln gonads ld tle go free

day. The groom was waiting at the church and .

Directors are very pleased to announce

bllllons from , file“ "ml" taxpayers’ pockeu. It ls a, sound plan p '

that; we prCPOSe for the ivelfare of:

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mg zgméeleiegheidlggetztgalngerse gush! argon. At thé start, of the

hm” necwuylpmount of $36-00 to our dlscharg

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hose who have suffered in Qll)‘ service and that even our best 15 not 800d enough unless it ls given and In the right

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clothing allcwanee on dis- Ls another polnt- which re

immediate and adequatt war the punv s-

The qulrcc.

ernment gave the to purchase clvlllan clothing. pressure resulted lll this be- lng increased to $65.00 - a sum

h entirely lnsufficlent to

fe, It ls our lntentlon. when the reebonstblllty becomes ours, to sec that this allowance l5 raised to a sum which wlll be amply sufflclent for a man to purchase a complete outfit of clvlllan clothing, ln- dgdlteuz wlntcr clothes and working

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POETS TO COME

Poets to m lans to com

Not today ls m justify me and answer what I am for. -

But you. a new brood. native, ath- etlc. continental. heater han before known.

Arousel for you must Iustlfy me. ,‘

I myself but write one or two ln-' ca v0 words for the fut-

ure

I but sdvuiee s. moment only to wheel and hurry back lh the darkness.