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TUESDAY. SEPT. 17. I937

Conservative Convention

The spotlight today will be on the Progressive Conservative leader- ship convention in Charlottetown, the evening session of which will be addressed by Prime Minister Diefen- baker, and at which over one thou- sand delegates are expected to be in attendance. The organizing and planning for the convention have been very thorough. and this in it- self indicates the new spirit that has animated the party provincially since the federal election. The Prime Illin- ister's presence will insure nation- wide publicity, and will certainly have an inspiring effect upon the

delegates. We take this opportunity of wel- coming Mr. Diefcnhakcr, and of

again expressing appreciation of the cabinet representation we now enjoy in the person of Hon. J. Angus Mac- Lean, Minister of Fisheries, and of the recent appointment of his col- league Mr. Ilcath Illacquurrie as A parliamentary observer at the United Nations Assembly. The Prime Min- ister's confidence in the high calibre of our elected members is most gratifying, and we are quite sure that they will acquit themselves with credit to this Province and to the Government. ' Congratulations are also due to Mr. Diefenbaker on the magnificent personal triumph he scored in the election. and on his more recent honour in being appointed to the Hritish Privy Council. He is to be congratulated also on the prompt steps he is taking. in keeping with his election promise, to obtain a re- adjustment of tax allocations on the basis of a new Dominion-Provincial conference. Such A readjustment is absolutely necessary if we are to continue on a solvent basis in this Province, and we look forward to this opportunity of placing our fiscal needs in their true light at Ottawa. The purpose of the convention is the selection of a provincial party leader in succession to Mr. R. E. Bell, M.L.A. While many names have been suggested from time to time. it seems likely that the contest will be confined to Dr. L. G. Dewar, M.L.A., and Mr. Walter R. Shaw, retired Deputy Minister of Agricul- ture, It promises to be close. Dr. Dewar has the advantage of being A sitting member, and has shown marked ability during the time in which he has represented his con- stituency in the House. While now residing in Prince County, his early associations are with King's. In Mr. Shaw this Province has one of the sblest agricultural spokcsmcn in all Canada. and one who adds to his knowledge of farm problems out- standing gifts as a speaker and stu- dent of public affairs. liis leadership qualifications have been shown on many occasions. and are known to all our readers. Both men have pleasing personalities, vigor and in- itiative - which will certainly be required in reorganizing the party And maintaining the enthusiasm now engendered by the change in federal fortunes. It would he rash to predict the outcome, nor do we think the delegates would take kindly to any coaching on our part as to whom they should select. That will be their responsible duty this evening. and we have no doubt but that they will do it conscientiously. Not everything, C course, depends upon the choice but one need only look

lying. Yet how often hnve the pnrtyts prospects-And other pr-tinA' too, for thAt rnntter-been blighted by bickering And dissentions? Re- gardless of the results of the next electoral contest in this Province, we need A strong Alternative party to the one in power. This we have not had for years, And we have Bllf. fered accordingly. On All counts we hope thAt that unity which alone insures political strength will be forthcoming from tonightls gather- ing, and that the Conservative Party will take its place once more As A vigorous contender for public office.

Food Imports

A report prepared for the At- lantic Provinces Economic Council by two economists of the Economic Division of the Federal Department of Agriculture is concerned mainly with conditions of which there is general awareness: the special nature of the soil in various localities, its fitness for the growth of certain products, the effect of climate on agriculture, the importance of grass silage, liming, re-seeding and so on.

The section dealing with actual agricultural activities. however, is of extraordinary interest: for it shows that the primary need of agriculture in the Maritimes is not markets but increased production to look after local needs.

Potatoes, apples and blueberries, the report states, are the only pro- ducts grown in surplus. That is to say, these are the only products in the agricultural field which the area has for export in any worthwhile quanity. Wool, eggs, ice cream and strawberries are raised in just about sufficient volume to provide for re- gional consumption. Milk and eggs are in short supply a good deal of the time. while poultry. meat. honey, cheese and concentrated milk have to be imported the year round in great quantities.

There may be good reasons why the Maritimes cannot raise enough agricultural products - except pota- toes, apples and blueberries-to build up an export trade: but. surely, their inability to raise enough to meet their own requirements is past un- derstanding. Exery item on the list of imports is one which can be pro- duced here in as good quality as anywhere else in the world. At least. that is the general belief; and we see no reason for disputing it. Fur- ther, one would imagine that the potential quantity with respect to each item ought to be limited only to the need for it.

Clearly, this is A matter which APEC should look into with a view to improving the situation, if it has not Already done so.

EDITORIAL NOTES

It is reported that the R.c.M.P'. will soon take over the task of supervising fish and game protection. It is A good arrangement.

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A new vehicle called the "bruck" has made its appearance in Dawson . Creek, B. C. It is being used as A combination bus and express truck service. The unit carries 20 pass- cngers and has a capacity of 430 cubic feet for mail and express.

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This is an uneasy spell for a lot of Conservatives who are hoping to be called to service in the Senate of Canada. And what of the Liberals who "almost" had the appointments in their hands when the election came and swept them away? Their anguish must be indescribable.

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A late report reveals that ex- ports of Canadian feeder cattle to the United States in recent weeks were larger than in any similar period during the past two years. This has helped to keep local prices from weakening unduly.

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There's tension in the Middle Enst And A dozen other places. In- flation is A big problem. Strikes And threats of strikes Are common And

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BUILDING THE CAUSEWAY i Dedicated to Prime Minister John Dlefenbnker And Premier , Alex Mathesan. I Sir.- We wonder if they wiIl,i or will they ever l A causeway build. - or willi they build it never? l Our politicians Are so prone To make A promise. only to P0li- . PUIIP. i Put plan on plan. put Aurvey onl survey. Wrap with red (Ape, And damn it with delay. l Produce they can excusu of A

Ti . The handy "till" they hard to find. Yet always there's A wAy where I thereis A will, They have not fAr to look to find the fill.

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Though All the world mny won-

der. - 'lis A fnct There is within this IAlA A Tom- perance Act. ,1 lWe lslnnders do nlwAyA vote so I

dry . But when it comes to drinking.

few Are shy!

By figured fncts it must be now presumed

One Awful load of liquor is con- Aumed:

For every day we find both here And there

The empty bottles lying Avery- where;

Of every shape And Aim. of ev- ery kind.

The flAskA And qunrtn in every fnrmysrd find: l

(in bridges. by-roAdA And on coun- try lane,

Beside the trnckii. dlncnrded

from the trnln:

And by the fence they're found. And in ench field

All Aeasons four. A glassy hAr- vest yield:

l-flung hither by the poor, And by the rich.

We find them on the highwny. in the ditch.

In every Alley And on every

lll'N.'l. A hlllinn bottles undernenth our

feet.

Thus All Around the trAglc tnlo doth tell

Of empty forms when ApirltA once did dwell;

'TiA true. I went. twixt tomb- stones mny be found

The pinla And quarts on conse- crated ground.

if! census we should lnke. And count the cost.

Those bottles AlwAyA tell of Int-

tles lost.) I

We now propou - And this without delAy-

Thnt John or Alex should Ap- point A dny

And thAt they oruniu. we will

expect.

All volunteers the bottles to col- lectl

'i'eAcherA And boy lcouu. Brown- lns And the Cubs.

The Bonrd of Trade And All the Service Clubs;

The Cntholir Women's Lennug to lead A hand.

The Wamenln institutes. And Ills- Aion Bnnd.

The Masons. G.AnAemeA. And K.

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Tragedy Sho red Together

Annoclnted Press. Los Angrles

A letter addressed to Dear Mr. Motorists Arrived At the Mirror-New s.

"I Am not writing this to you to remind you all over sgnin." the letter said. "But to All motorists school Agnln beings.

"I wnnt to prevent the trag- edy thAt we hAve Ahnred to- gether -- A mother And you. Mr. Motorist.

”ThAt dAy three Aun-tanned little face: smiled As they wnved me A happy goodbye And no importnnl. want on their wAy to school. I wanted to cAll them hnck to tell them how lonesome it would be.

"Mr. Motorist. I wanted to kin them once more . . . then I saw you take that cor- ner - tire: Acrenming. eAr out of control.

"WhAt was your hurry? Were you into for work? were you Angry At someone?

"Surely not my thrne. I Am sure you would not wnnt to run your screaming tires over

their happy fAceA intention- Ally. erasing forever tbs smiles they hnd for me.

"But, Mr. Motorlnt. children Are very forgiving in life And -I'm Aure-in denth. They would if they could. pnt your hnnd And feel And thAt be- cnuse of one trnglc moment

became

you Are left to live over and over Again how your love of speed took three lives.

''I don't hnte you Any more. I feel sorry for you. I can still see those smiling little fnces AA they wnve me good- bye."

The letter was signed. Un- der the signature this post- script: "Another year. And once Agnin your flowers Ar- rive. They Are beautiful. Thank you."

The newspnper sent re- porter Chnrles Newiswnder to investignle. HA tnked with A -close friend of the letter writer. She told him the letter was written four yenrs Ago on the first Anniversary of the trngedy. It was written but never intended to be mailed to the msn who was driving the en. The friend u-nt the letter to the pnper. which printed it, this week.

The motorist?

He Atill sends the mother flower: on eneh snnlverury of the children's denth.

And the mother?

She couldn't write A letter now. For in her mind Ahe Atlll wAveA goodbye to the Amlllng faces of her children.

The trngedy wAA too much. She is in A mentnl holpltnl. hopelessly lnanne.

The Vanishing Stooker

Cnnndlnn Prenn, snskntehewnn

'Ihe new harvest lesson brink: recollections of the Atookers. who now have fnded from the PrAlr- le linrvest.

By their handiwork. Atooks grew from Acattered she-Aves to Atnnd row on row ncmu tho Western plnlns. The Alookeu. be- fore the dnys of the hnrvesting combine, preceded the threAAh- inn crews by About A week.

Todny Atooklng by hnnd, An ex- Act And Artistic work. survives only Among ontfteidl when the Ahe-Aves Are kept for feed. EXPERT CRAFT

The Atooltar took pride in A standard lo-shenf stock. nuA.-An- teed to Atnnd through wind And henvlng frost. lie hAd A proper method.

On Approaching A Acnttered

SHERWOOD CEMETERY

Sir.-Sherwood Cemetery like most of our cAmAtArlAA lAcliA sufficient funds to he kept in AA good A condition AA II should be.

When it wnA established in in: And for mnny yenrn After A plot large enough for at: bur-tAlA wAA sold for 830. A Amnli ynnrly in II! cbnrged for the cm of the plot. which cum In too mnny uses wns not paid.

in not the first Sim wns re- ceived for A enpltnl Account-the htercst of which would provide for perpetunl are of A cortnln plot. others tollownd this

row of AheAveA. the Atonker took in At A glance A group of lo Ahenves. He stepped over the first four, then bent down And came up with the fifth And sixth. one under each Arm.

Then. fncing lengthwise of the row, he swung the Ahenves high in the Air And let them down with A resounding thud on the prnlrie floor. is lnchen ApArt. He con- cluded lhts motion by pruning the hends firmly together. While in mid-Air. then Ahenven were twirled so thAt the longest llrlwl wen At the outnde.

Fnclng crouwnys of the row he then plnced Ahenves Aeven And four behind And before the lnltlnl two. pressing them firmly to- gether. These first four Ahenvel formed the core of the stock.

Two more sheaves were then Act. one on ench site of this latest front on, And then two likewise Anndwlchlng the latest rent one. It now remained only to set the final two numbers to And one. At the extreme from And renr of the entire stock. Then. with A final pat. the Atook wnn complete.

The smoke wAA the true "soli-

M tnry renper." But no mAttAr.how

tlrod he wu At Aundown. he probably would not resist glAnc- llc back with utlnfnctlon over tbe dAy'A work. Then he nw, row on row, A line of Atnndnrd I0-Ahenth Atooks. cutlng long Hi.AdawA over the golden Atub-

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his hearing.

Here Are A few wAyA it can be At different Ages.

You can test the hearing of An

And three months with A Aound instrument such As I drum. A tomtom. cowbell or pitch pipe. This test should be made whg-n the baby is Iwliie or in A light sleep. Be sure not to do it when he is crying.

Usunily A child who is Able to hear these noise: will blink his eyes. cry or move suddenly. Also. he will probably cease his Activ- ities momentarily As he stops to listen.

Routine testing of the Moro Reflex can be used on babies from three to four months of

Age. y LOUD Ntllsl-I

if the child's hearing is good. A sudden loud noise probably will cause him to throw out both Arms And bring them back toward eneh other jerkily. with fingers first fanned out and then clench- ed

Youngsters between four and six months respond better in test- ing situations to the human voice. especially one which is quiet and

normal. simply speaking to him in A normal voice will cause him to turn his head.

FAMILIAR SOUNDS

Between the ages of six months And one year. A child with nor- mal hasrini: w i ii recognize sounds which mean something to him. His own gahhing will be- come more varied and signifi- cant.

From one year to the app of

two. A youngster with good hear- ing ability will begin to under- ntnnd more words and to speak of few of them. After the age of two. you can test A childs' hearing by speak- ing behind his back or hy mak- ing other sounds out of his sight. VARIOUS PITCHES

For these tests it's A good idea to pick A wide ranlze of sounds. Use instruments with various pitches. such As A drum or tom- tom for the low tones And A whistle for the high ones.

A piano or violin might give you A fair idea of the young- ster”: hearing range. A radio Also might provide An indication of hearing Acuity.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

'i'.I-3.: is there Any treatment for trnchomn

Answer: TrschomA. virus dil- onne of the eye. is A difficult dis- ease to treat. However. it hns been found that cortisone is very helpful

OUR YESTERDAYS

From The Gunrdlnn File:

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Sept. 17. 1932)

George Clark. Oitawn. Seed Commissioner. Dominion Commissioner, Dominion De - pnrlmenl of Agriculture, arrived In the City yesterday on business with Mr. Gordon MAcMlllnn. Lo- an inspector of the Seed Brsnch work. regarding the extension of Assistance to farmers in tlding them through A difficult ritua- tlon. Mr. Clnrk will remain in the Province until Tuesday At which time he will return to Ot- tnwn.

Mr.

Owing to the llrge number of pupils inking Grade Eleven work. And Also the large class in nude seven. two new tench- ers have been engaged in Sum- merxlde High School. Miss Kel- tle llolmnn, BA, MA. Toron- to University, has been engaged to tench Grade Eleven. and Min Muriel Lee has been engaged to tench grAde seven.

TEN YEARS AGO (Sept. I7. 1947) The present strike in Mnrl- tlrne Pncklng Plants will men A critlcnl blow to P.E.I. hog prd

ed within A very few dAyA. 1'hlA was the decision . Aehui At A

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lie snld he mined the Apple trees.

He in" sed the skies of blue.

He could not Any his prnyen At

night Except the fnrm showed through. Sometimes he woke At night to find That he had wept. but when He tried remembering why he

cried. He could not. . there And then. In time his tenn bled down to

love. And love bled down to pity. while he lived on to eighty-three And never left the city.

-Edsel Ford In the New York Harald Tribune.

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Most men nnlb to vnlno Al A Will. Unlortnnntoly, nnynfioapntdmnbg one until if E III lIlo.&h Au-Ayonr hnmnnd

speclnl ing at the P.E.l. Federation of Agriculture called snturdny to consider the crisis from the fAi1ners' ” ' A

A largely Attended AnnuAl meeting of the P.E.i. Temper-

tlon Authorizing the Executive of the Ft-derntion to request the

ullning nix-month scripts And in union the Prohibition Act.

Anee Federntlon yesterdny pnsA- , Ad by A mndlng vote A reAolu- I

Prvvlnclnl Government to repest ; the Prohibition Amendment let

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