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Authorised no second Clan: Mail Pout ollico Department. Ottawa. The lalnnd Guardian E'ubi.l:hlng Co.

Prruidenl :nd Auocinto Editor, Inn A. Burnett. Auoclalo Iiditor, llfrlnl Walker.

CIRCULATION "Cover: Prince Edward llland like the dew"

"The Strongest Memory is Wookor lhon tho Weakest Ink". cnAai.'6;rr-ziroiifs, wr:usasnAi'. Ariu'1..2.-i

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Resources Survey Suggested

A highly interesting part of Hon. Mr. Darby's speech on the Budget was his re- ference to our potential resources, indus- trial and otherwise, and to the need of an up-to-date survey of the Province in this connection, utilizing Federal facilities and personnel as well as those available in the Provincial departments.

Mr. Darby appears to have been in error in stating that no geological survey of the Province has been made since 1883. Such a survey was made in 1948 and re- ported on in 1949 by Mr. G. C. Milligan for the Provincial Department of Industry and Resources. Its primary purpose was to locate industrial minerals and at the same time obtain some knowledge of the bed- rock geology. A wealth of information is contained in Mr. Milligan's report, which was published in connection with the map- ping of the Province by the Geological Survey of Canada. What the Minister doubtless had in mind, however, was a much more extensive survey, dealing with all our physical resources and keeping in- dustrial possibilities particularly in mind.

Recently, through Federal and Provincial co-operation, an excellent soil survey of the Province has been completed. There is no reason why similar co-operation would not be forthcoming in the survey Mr. Darby suggests, and why it might not be of great value if tui'ned to practical account.

Canadian Literature Surveyed

A stimulating review of Canadian fiction and poetry, past and present, is given in a volume recently published by the Ryeison Press, Toronto. It is entitled "Creative Writing in Canada", the author being Dr. Desmond Pacey. head of the English de- partment of the University of New Bruns- wick. At the outsct he concedes that while Canada has produced a goodly number of talented writers. even her best-Lampman,

Carman. Pratt. and Klein in poetry, Kirby.i

Grove, and Callaghan in the novel, and Haliburton and Leacock in prose humour- are, at the most charitable estimate, second- ary figures on the world literary stage.

This of course is not surprising in a com--

paratively new and thinly-populated coun- try.

Of the various literary forms, poetry is the one in which our contribution has been most outstanding. Next in importance has been prose humour, I-Ialiburton and Lea- cock being ranked as superior to any other Canadian writers of creative prose. with the possible exception of Frederick Philip Grove to whose stories of pioneer life a con- siderable amount of space is allotted.

Dr. Pacey's criticism of the average Canadian novel is that it is limited in scope either to the historical romance or the regional idyil. The result has been a mass of fiction which is. on the one hand. falsely

glamorous and facctiously exciting. and, one

the other. sentimental and oversweet. The nature of Canadian society, he suggests. has much to do with this. There have been no

great domestic crises to arouse the national. The War of 1812 was a sec-i

imagination. ondary campaign which deeply affected only Ontario; the rebellions of 1837 were abortive minority movements: Confeder- ation itself was a reluctant and hesitant ad- venture; the two Great Wars were fought far from our shores. Canada moreover is a vast country of marked regional varia- tions and with two major cultural tradit- ions and many minor ones: the result is that Canadian society, for all its immatur- ity. is a difficult one for the artist to re- duce to order.

The short story has fared better than the novel, though it toohas been inhibited by the same forces. No separate sections on Canadian drama are given "for the sim- ple reason." as the author states, "that our output of dramatic writing has been almost negligible." Reference is made to the Little Theatre movement which almoot completely collapced under the impact of the economic depression. but which has been revived through the Dominion Drama Festival: in- itiotod in 1933. In the last few years a number of promising play: have been writ- ten and introduced. but legitimate drama in Canada, even today, remains : very dei- ioot: growth.

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titled, at least, to a place in the index. The only Island writer mentioned is L. M. Mont- gomery. who is conceded to have produced ta children's classic in "Anne of Green Gables" which achieved ”a quaint, naive perfection that is fresh and charming still." Isomewhat patronizingly, the author says it would be silly to apply adult critical stand- ,ards to this work. "The tone throughout is that of pleasant whimsy, the didactieism is, for the most part, implicit and unobtrus- ;ive, and the sentimentaiism a little less cloy- .ing than is usual in books of its type. There was never any doubt of its popularity. It had all the features of the kind of escape literature which a materialistic and vulgar generation craved. Supreme Court justices unashamedly wept over it, and the heads of households were so eager to read it that their children hardly had a chance. It sold in the hundreds of thou- sands. and is still selling!" Perhaps we ought to be grateful for that.

EDI TORIAL NOIES

The Legislature this afternoon-debate ;on Budget resumes.

i The Hospitals benefit by the new Bud-

get by an increase to S1 per bed. I O 0

An improvement is predicted in build- ing supplies: let us hope that includes steel. 0 O O Borrowers of L'. S. A. funds when the ”Canadian dollar was at a discount will be

in clover now.

i The teachers are to receive a much needed boost in their remuneration, though not as much as they hoped for.

Exhibitions are among the beneficiaries under Mr. Darby's budget, as also are the farmers generally through increased ex- penditures for departmental work.

Taken all in all Mr. Darby is to be con- gratulated on his Budget, especially as he provides for a surplus, and leaves the standing of the Province in the borrowing market at a high standard comparable with a wealthy province'like Ontario.

i ; An up-to-date bus service over the Is- iland would give a tremendous boost to our tourist traffic, so many visitors without cars would be able to come. with their families, and see the sights and enjoy our climate

Eand beaches with ease and pleasure.

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, Our export cheese market has disap- lpeared, and our internal market has not !yet been developed. A sad outlook for cheese factories. This is a case where the Federal Government should allow the pro- duct to find its own market level, and to idiscover whether a domestic market could not thereby be developed, before planning

i support.

3 The roads and bridges are the heaviest ,consumers of revenue, and the current year is to be no exception,-indeed heavier ex- ypcnditurc than usual is predicted. But no one grudges the spending of money with a View to road improvement, and develop- .mcnt, and with the Trans-Canada Highway iin the making, subsidiary roads demand .-greater attention.

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g Sir John Ceilings Squire. English author 'and critic, was born this date 1884. He was literary editor and later acting editor of the "New Statesman" and in 1919 he wfounded and edited the "London Mercury", a monthly magazine of literature and the arts. Some of his books are, "Socialism and Art". "The Grub Street Nights Enter- tainments" and "Water Music."

"There will be no new taxes" was the high-light in Provincial Treasurer Darby's budget address. He was congratulated by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. R. R. Bell) on the clarity and effectiveness of his technical address on our monetary sit- uation. though Mr. Bell admitted it would take time to study and analyse it for crit- icism. Mr. Bell resumed the task yesterday afternoon.

President Truman during his regime had the administration expend s5,671,000 in renovation of White House, and had entered reoccuponcy just on the eve of his announce- ment that he would not re-nominate. Some other one will reap where he has sown in providing comfort and conveniences in the. seat of Government. .Truman': study-the famous oval room-reflects soft green tones. The wall: are light mint green, the wool rug is spruce green. Th; draperies are green

chandelier twinkle: overhead. I-ll: both- roomicdonein grcentile. Trum:nrocont- ly told newcpcpei-rncn that before the 1'!-

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POTATO LEGISLATION

Sir.-First reading has been given in the Legislature to tAn Act to Amend the Plant Disease Eradica- tion Act."

This amendment changes the composition of the Potato Industry Promotion Committee. gives it power to license dealers and makes it. an offence for farmers to have second hand potato or turnip bags in their possession.

The committee in question was set up by the Government. at. the request of the potato growers and it might be pertinent to ask if the growers have been consulted in respect to the proposed changes and if they are in favor of them?

Is it unreasonable to suggest that in a matter which affects the farmers closely they should have an opportunity of voicing their opin- ions on the not before it becomes law?

we are. Sir. etc.. P.E.I. FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE. J. L. Dewar, secretary

QUEEN'S COUNTY 15 OTTAWA

Sir.-With your kind permission I would like to make a few minor remarks through your Public Forum on some statements that "Independ- cni. Voter" has made concerning a recent letter from the Hon. Sen- ator Grimt. This big word 'Indc- pcndent" instead of a chrl.st.ened name or surname would have a. tendency of standing out one's characteristic position that would probably attract admiration more rapidly than if signed by a cup- porter or non-supporter of our pre- sent Government. But nevertheless it. should not. be hard to conclude that he or she. according to words expressed, in strongly behind the Opposition in more cased than is necessary at the present. time. when Communism is threatening our ev- ery day life. When, referring to a notable professional citizen like Dr. Grant. who has been elevated so many times in public places by an overwhelming majority of public opinions, undoubtedly it. will take a billion of anonymous letters to destroy that w " eltabllahed career as a true Christian Canadian. : British subject, hi: professional abil- ity and an outstanding politician on Canadian rights and privileges for all concerned. While all those facts are so well known over our vast. Dominion. some Canadians, I pre-

' aume. would auggeat. that he Ihould

sell out his principles to ualat Stalin behind his Iron Curtain. Those kind of mean inalnuutions might. make a grave fmprcuion on our young readers :nd would be much better left. to perilh in the ink bottle.

Dr. Grant): letter in your recent luue was not by any means : dic- tatorship on hi: part. It was only : truthful cuggcctlon from one who bu I membercd the put. :nd ha: aeen the repetition of the ::me cituution happening in Queen? County on other occuiona. when wo had : Laurlcr Government at Ot.t.aw:.wcln Quoon': County were unfortunate enough to have our two member: in the tion in the person: of unclean and Martin Then :g:ln under the ndrdon ul- mlnluration we cent up two great men of the put, the late John I. Sinclair and Harold Jcnkln: of Charlottetown

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OLD COINS EXCIIAN GED

When Prince Edward Island adopted the decimal Iystcm of currency it became necessary to 9-Whnnle old money for new. How this was achieved in part in ex- plained in a letter to the Lieuten- ant Governor-in-Council from the Hon. Joseph Pope, Colonial Treas- urer. dated April 8. 1372.

"In compliance with an Order in Council of the date of January 9th last," Mr. Pope wrote, "I caused public notice to be given that all copper coin then in cir- culution in this Island would be exchanged on presentation at the Colonial Building during the month of February. at the rate of sixteen cents to the shilling, currency. In pursuance of such notice, such copper coin has been received and the sum of 51849 14:. or 36001.25 was paid by this department in its redemption. The whole of such coin has been assorted. counted. and packed in 83 boxes.”

Sixty-two of the boxes, Mr. Pope noted, contained small half-penny tokens of the nominal value of (1544. 10:. 6d. Seven other boxes contained Provincial pence. and seven Provincial half-pence. There were four boxes of "smooth half- pence". chiefly English, and one each of Provincial coins (sterling). French coin:, and current English coins. 9

"Three persons besides myself." wrote Mr. Pope. "were employed in this disagreeable service for up- wards of six weeks. The boxes are now in the Grand Jury room of the Provincial Building, but should be removed to n more so- cure plncc. A sufficient number of new Cents have arrived and have been put. in circulation. to meet. the immediate requirements of the public. and a more abund- ant supply is daily expected. It in ii matter of great congratula- tion that thi: beneficial change has been effected, it may he pre- sumed without nny material loss to the Colony."

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"Money la the uinewa of affairs" wrote Blon, 5. poet of ancient. Greece; and as he data: from 2,000 years or more :go, perhaps his words constitute a convenient pre- ceduit, I cop to our conscience. if we feel particularly mercenary jult now. mr certainly money I: very much in our mind: at the present time. '

Doubtlos: ft. in natural, fed as we have been for the put. -few year: on it wordy diet of dollar: :nd cterllng, but even thou ldcalioto who claim th:t"'moncy isn't. cv- erythlng" have to admit. that it h:: such I ubiquitou: influence on u: that it Juat cannot. be ig- nored. Indeed. :lnce no many of u:

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BLUE BLOOD

we thought at first, this man in : king for run.

01' the branch of I mighty and ancient and famous lineage -That. silly. sulky. illiterate. black- aviscd booi-

Who was hatched by foreign m1. zarlty under a hedge!

The good men of cure were drink-

ing his health in I. flood,

And gazing. with me. in awe at the princely lad;

And asking each other from what. bluest bluencss 01 blood

His daddy was squeeud and the pa of the do of hi: and?

We waited there. coping and won. derlng. anxiously,

Until he'd stop eating, and let, the glad tidings out;

And the slack-jawed booby proved to the hilt that he

was lout. son of lout, by old lout, and was (I: to n lout!

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intruding itself for some time, and llromlsu to assume greater and greater proportions in the near future. This is the Cost of Living Which hanks over us like : spectre wltb, however. : way or manifest. in itself in ii much more tangible fashion than any ghost. of course. there always has been : cost of living. it is nothing new. But what has made ul more congcioug of, it in recent years 1: its contin- ua1- and. it seems. inevitable- "zolng up." It ha: proved fuel: to be Just one more peg on which to hang an occasional grumblg, Ever since the end of the war we have watched an odd penny added to the price of thl: com. modlty or that: mail increasu. true enough. Ilmoat inalgniflcant in themselves, but. the coppera add up to aixpcnsea, the Iixpenceg u) shillings, :nd the burden 1: no cu. let to bear because it i: applied gradually. Now, :: : remit. of the proposal: of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his recent Budget. it.

f seems that the load is to be step.

pcd up even in excess of the pen. men. I 0 Food aubaidlu. by mean: of which the prices of our oucntial: have been kept within boundo. are to be reduced. We are going to find that we have to pay more cross the chop counter (or our ood. and le:: through the taxes that enabled the Government to Ply Dirt of-the colts. Small con:ol- ation to know that we have been "Vina in something of I rbor: Pu-ndlae for lo long, that we have i-.e:lly been getting more from our iiroccr and our butcher than the cub we paid them entitled Ii: Value: have been dlctorwd, and : lood many people are going to be hard to convince that even in a co- cullcd Welfare atolio money will only buy it: worth. whichever way it i: extracted from the pocket. on the lee: gloomy aids. the Budget ha: to-:dju:tcd our In- come Tax IOIIOI to giv: added in- centive to worker: to produce more. A man out now work hard- or in older to earn more without the far that the more he got: the 'l':::: 310:!!! fig pay out. mmacnwo : we lunch 9 th tut: . 0

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Sean: inorgdibl: to note that Scottish homo: rocontly ugea can from India for the first time when domestic ucen on Olyduldq mm included in distribution of 9,000 '-0"-'-Nilllrl F:ll: Review.

The Mnltob: Legislature bu do. cN0d W I large majority that it is not desirable to institute dllly broadcast: of the proceedings on the Soakatchewln model. To jusg. lfy such an innovation. involving no doubt considerable expenditure. it. would seem necessary first or nu to show that the existing channel; of information no inadequate and secondly that the supposed gdvanz. ages of the system outweigh any possible disadvantages. - Winni. peg Free Press. -

APRIL 2. 1952

The Wayrg 3

they likn with the

there shall be I mwmvgmu commcrciauam in nu mm M m

min" "MI"! Rive: health" writ 6 in one corner. Now the Copenn ml People are looking forward magi? ing the results of the dairies. W ' Illlnat the traditional - and " liwlya aecthetic-wall advci-tin” manta. Their enthualum W ale. Probably h:ve been less restrain": however. had the event not, g hled. cntally coincided with gn mccm- c””9 In "13 Price of milk! -

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Tbc use of d I has always :een.i'eI1 LII) sportsmanlike. Isn't. it enough than the door is defcncelesb. has no "1038 teeth. claws or much in in. "Y 03 "Shun: equipment. wlm.

Now that tobacco in: bgonm. Such an expensive luxury for the ritibh IHIOKQY, mnny peaplg are "kin! to snuff. An ounce of it. at any price from four shillings and 911991160. lists an uvernge mung.- two weeks, while four-and-nix will buy little more than 25 cigarettes in Britain. The muff most. in de- mlnd Wdly la the name brand as that which tickled the palate; of 919 365911057. I. mixture made from not cnt-ed tobacco that is prepar- od. Ilcvcd. oorted and then mixed by individual muff merchants. who uco ucret rcclpu handed down for Ienerationu. - BBC Bulletin.

'11:: lnlu-octlng If Illnltcr-of-fact upon: of the Ontario Department of Land: and Forests sometimes contain an element of tragedy. For instance the :tory of the water- fowl deltroyed by Nlagar Falls. Sleep traps the birds. settling for the night on the quiet upper reaches of the river. they grad- ually drift down the stream. Their wings could life mom from danger in.-an instant, but in their heavy sleep they drift. near the brink. some awnke in time. and fly away. Others hear the roar of the falls Just. as the sheet of green water turns downward. The feeble strength of the bird is useless to counter the downward rush. During the past Winter some scores of waterfowl have drowned in this strange man- ner. -- Comwnli Standard-Free- holder.

Farmers who had been turning : hopeful weather eye skywnrds dur- ing the milder than usual February are now wondering whether they will get the rest. of their harvesting done before seeding starts around the end of April. Their high hopes for favorable weather in March were rudely dashed with the ad- vent of eight or 10 inches of quite unwanted snow. Weather tor : Springtime harvest would need to be drier than usual. with wind ra- ther thm mow to dry the uncut and owuthcd grain still to be com- bined. Now one of the heaviest. mowfalls of the winber has over- taken them. But they still have hope. Nothing has happened yet that : good Chinook and some sunny, windy weather in late March and early April will not cure. - Lcthbvrldgo Herald.

The Copenhagen dairies have de- cided to make their contribution to bringing art to the masses. They have commissioned 20 well-known D:niah artists to decorate 20 big gable walls in Copenhagen. The artists. who represent a variety of "schools", have been given in com- pletely free hand to point what.

serious thought to the problem of the distribution of wealth right in her own home. It is to be ex- pected that when she find: her houackeeplng coats soaring the will begin to take aldclong looks at any possible thickening of her hus- band's wage packet that results from his overtime pay. He would need a pretty strong Union back- ing to ruin that kind of victimis- atlonl But I ouggutcd earlier that we might be feeling particularly mer- cenary juut now. Why just .now'l hr the untwer we need look no further than the calendar on the wall. and note the approach or Ap- ril 6th. the and of the country's financial -year. Everyone knows that thi: i: the time for marriage; the Juno bride i: out of touch with modern times. for common aenu thus day: tells us to get. married before the annual day of (fl.n:ncl:l) reckoning. Preferably Ju:t. before. then the groom can claim a. rebate on his tax for the whole of the prevlou: year.

And for thou already married. :tlll keep an eye oni the date; if r:ialng I family 1: what you want.

5th, and there's :not.her lot-off on your tax.

h:ve your baby now. before April

out sending hounmaou mum! glistellllmll? Yes. it i: nice for the

un r to have hi: dog: scare up the deer for him. It reduces the ex. em” 9'1 hlmtmz to the mere ”'i""f1"B 0? I trtsser. 0t.courae, tnhercc a. bit of walking to be dong.

ut not. much stalking. Anyhow. ludling by the number of "ion." advertisements that appear during and after the hunting season, seek. ingvdogs which are so stupid tnev cant. even find their way back :0 camp. the bounds Arc sometimes more trouble than they are worm. - North Bay Nugget.

We know it I: spring hecun. the oeagulls of Winter have left :nd the 91800118 Ind Sparrows how have the park for their own. And we know it 1: spring because the old maples have had their annual trim- ming and look very naked. But we know that one day soon we will look out the window to find them heavy in leaf :nd looking a: if they had never been pruned. Up the street people are p:wlng over garden books and magazines in tho second-hand book shops. People are scrambling on buses with rakes and shovels and packages of needs and bundles of shrubs. We know it is spring because even I bulb- ous-nosed old boy from the skid- road stops to ponder the miracle of the tulips poking their green snooti from the damp earth. - Vancouver Province.

Move Made To Ease U.S. Dairy Import Ban

After long delay in the face or mounting protests from Canada and other countries, which were supported by the Truman Admin- istration, specific action has fin- ally been taken in the U.s. con- gress to lift. the tight restrictions imposed last. August on imports of dairy products into the United states. The senate banking com- mlttee has voted to recommend what amount: to I face-saving compromise. but one which should effectively revoke the virtual em- bargo. especially on checsg.

The embargo was adopted in Congress last. year in : roundabout way under lobby pressure from the U.S. dairy industry by being tack- ed into the Defence Production Act. The senate committee now pro- poses to remove it in nnfequally roundabout way. by permitting such bans on imports only after special hearings and finding: b) it qualified body. since U.3. im- ports of cheese. for example, have run only to between two and five per cent. of domestic production in recent years. and tariff conceuloni on dairy-product. imports are pledged until 1954 under multila- teral trade agreements. any find- ings in favor of such bans are un- likely.

The suddenly erected bar to the imports drew strenuous objections not. only from Canada but from other countries affected. such an Denmark, The Netherlands :nd Switzerland. It was pointed out. that not only did the action null- fly the tariff reductions granted under the trade agreements. but. violated the agreement clauses which undertook that such special restrictions would not be imposed.

It is gratifying that. ii step has at least been taken to remedy this nrbltrary and unjustified limita- tion on trade and it to be hor- ed that the senate will implement the committee's proposal with a minimum of further delay.

Jolmson & Johnson Prescription Specialist:

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