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THE G UARDIA

Morning Dally (Founded in 1887i. Authorized as Second Claaa Mail, Post Office Department. Ottawa.

President, Ian A. Burnett‘; Vice-President, Wm. It. Burnett; Seoy.-'l‘reaa.. G. M. Burnett; Editor and Managing Director. l. B. Burnett; Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

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“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

CIAItLOTTETOWN. wcnnresossr, one. 2s. loss

Christmas i941

ln the wards of an old hymn, "lf Christ a thousand times in Bethlehem be born, yet till He's born in me my soul is all forlorn." Could this truth but be realized in the field of national and international affairs all the problems of rebuild- ing our post-war civilization would simplify them- selves. it is the essence of the Christmas mess- age, that it is personal and individual. Men are not saved by mass production methods.

"There ie no expedition road To paek and label snen for God. And save them by the barrel-load."

Happily Christmas Day leads us to the cen- Ii fact of faith in terms of life, and men, in response to it, declare that they found in Him wnose birth they commemorate a revelation of God. The Day, and Christianity with it, would long ago have passed into the limbo of oblivion if men had only seen in the Babe of Bethlehem one who shared our manhood and our experience of life in this world, and had not also believed that He was one with God. Men and nations have tried to live as if the Christ had never been born. Today we see the fruits of the world-wide repudiation of His life and teaching. r

The timeless story af_ Christmas is not mere ly beautiful poetry. It is that, and it is the loveliest tale that ever man has told given in words whose simplicity is more eloquent than anything spoken or writton by the wisest of men. But the wonder of the words, the char-m of the picture may blind us to the truth that they are pointing us to a practical policy, to the only way that will work in the world of men. No one has expressed this truth more beautifully than the poet Milton in his Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity: .

- For ff eucls holy IOIII

Iawrap our fancy long,

Time will nus back, and fetch the age of gold; And speckled Vanity

Will lichen soon and die.

And leproua Bin will melt from earthly mould; And Hell itself will paaa away,

And leave her dolorous mansions to the peer-

ing day.

lea. ‘rrui-is and Justice then

Will down return to men,

orbad 1n a rainbow; and, like [lor-lea Ihlllhl» Mercy will sit between,

Thrones] in celestial sheen.

With radiant feet the tlseued clouds down

steering; And heaven, as at some festival Will ofiselrls wide the gates of her high palace 3. -

It remains only to wish, all Vourgrecrders, young and old, at home and abroad, a very Merry Christmas. W" '

livestock nu Filed Grain

The third estimate of 1947 crops, issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics on Novem- ber l5th, indicates that this year's crop is less than that of 1946 by the following amounts, by bushels: Wheat, 70,000,000; oats, 88,500,000; barley, 7,500,000; mixed grain, 17,331,000; corn, 4,000,000.

Western Canada's harvest was disappoint- ing and important areas of Ontario and Que- bec harvested poor crops on a materially re- duced acreage.

The Bureau's estimate of livestock and poultry on farms, June 1, 1947 shows increases in cattle, hogs and poultry and decreased num- bers of horses and sheep. Whether feed sup- plies will be sufficient to care for this livestock is a question which has been giving livestock men, particularly in Eastern Canada, some con- cern.

From a statistical comparison, it would seem that grain for livestock feeding this year may be about 14 per cent less than last year in re- lotion to livestock on farms, but will be about equalto supplies for the 1935-39 period. The apparent supply of wheat is down 28 per cent from last year and 9 per cent from the earlier period; oats are less by 17 per cent this year from last and 8 per cent less than in the 1935-39 period. The barley situation is reversed, with ll percent larger supplies than last year and lll per cent larger stocks than in the average period.

The price relationship between livestock and feeds has an important bearing on the amount of grain which will be used for feed. On October 22, 1947, price controls on oats and bar- ley were removed and at the some time the Government subsidies paid on these grains when used as feed, were discontinued. Since October 23rd, prices on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange showed substantial increases for both oats and barley. _

On the basis of feed consuming units rep- resented, the increase in poultry numbers Ill the lost few years is an important factor rn the competition for available feed grains. Com- pared to the live year average harm. “m! other than milch -eows, and sheep all show do- creased numbers on June l, 1947. "Other" cattle had increased by 25 per csist, hogs by 40 per cent. Poultry numbers had rrsen by 50 per cent, and to the point where they new require

v more total feed than any other stock but hogs.

Convinced by early experience, commercial poul- try producers have learned to use properly bal- anced rations to e for greater extent than the gyergge hog producer. Additional use of pro- teinslnthe hog ration would undoubtedly con- serve considerable amounts of high priced and ICIICO “fife _ __,______ ,_____ 1.- .

-' EDITORIAL NOTES _

Tomorrow, the Day of Days, may we be in the spirit of Christmas. "I I i I

The abolition of the excess profits tax at the end of this year, will be the first step to- wards restoring business to normalcy.

i’ i W i lt may be said that the Stork airplane prac- ti:oily brought a child to widowed Mrs. (Canon) Turner on her return to England by air from the Arctic. i i O i

Families in chimneyless homes on this Christmas Eve had better make alternative ar- rangements for the entry of St. Nick.

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There has been little sign of "austerity" this Christmas except, perhaps, in the condition of father's pocket-book.

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There is a tendency to regard the Marshall plan as a sort of Christmas present. It is not that but an aid to self-help. To take advant- age of it European countries must put their shoul- der to the wheel arid get back into production. U I W

Epicures in many states and provinces are paying fancy prices for island delicacies. We have ut hand in our local products the furnish- ings of banquets fit lor kings.

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One minor industry has been rather depres- sed this year. The small fry who count on earn- ing packet money by shovelling sidewalks have spent a good deal of time unemployed.

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A prayer kneeling on entering a place of worship: "Endew us with Thy Holy Spirit, O Lord, that this service may be profitable unto us, and to Thy honour and glory. For Christ's sake, Amen."

fi I I I The many hundreds of parcels sent through charitabls agencies by steamer to hunger sli-ick- en Europe relieved considerably the work of the Post Office, though the traffic there has been immense. _

O fl I I The King's message will be broadcast lo- morrow from ll a.m. to 12 noon-an awkward hour for those attending forenoon church serv- ices here, though it suits Montrealers and others West.

O I I I The various newspapers pay their list boys for delivery, but at this season the boys are not averse to receiving a gratuity from those hav- ing the means and inclination to express their gratitude in kind.

I Q I I The finding of a Nova Scotian court in Cap- tain Angus Walters’ libel case seems to be that it is actionable to say of a sea captain that he blasphemed and was living ashore delivering milk. Reports do not indicate which of the al- legations was considered most damaging to the doughty captain's reputation. I l‘ i i

The Christmas shopping rush continued to gain momentum during the week, as last min- ute shoppers strove eagerly to obtain merchan- dise suitable for gift purposes or for personal needs. As a rule interest centred mainly on hems suitable for gifts but staple lines also at- tracted attention. Clothing, lingerie, gloves, footwear and sportswear moved freely. Toys, luggage, cosmetics and jewellery were in de- mund, and house furnishings, hardware and elec- trical appliances were readily bought. Estimates obtainable indicated that total volume of sales exceeded that of the corresponding 1946 period, but the opinion is expressed that this may be ot- tributed to the general increase in prices rath- er than to an increase in the number of unit sales. ' I I D I William Makepeace Thackeray, British nov- elist ond lrumourist, died this date 1,863; aband- oned law for journalism, studied painting in Paris, and was an all-round success in these lat- ter professians, going on later to novel writing, his outstanding work being Vanity Fair, though he has a long list of other successes. As a novelist he combines humour and pathos with a streak of cynicism, due probably to his sensitive tempera- ment; in all his writings his style is cultured and his craftsmanship is masterly: "What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboys tip?" "At last the bell struck, a peculiar sweet smile shone over his face, and he lifted up his head a little, and quickly said, ‘Adsum!’ and fell back. lt was the word we used at school, when names we.'e called; and lo, he whose heart was as that of a little child, had answered to his name, and stood in the presence of The Master." Christmas Eve, the great occasion of Ex- pecinncy. ‘ No wonder Prohibitionlsts arc discouraged though perhaps not dismayed. That long list of cold, black figures tabled in the House of Commons says Canadian Press-totalling $370,- 945,005—is another way of saying Canada had a pretty expensive alcoholic thirst in the fiscal year ended in 1946. .The $370,945,005 repre- seats gross sales of spirits, beer and wines by provincial liquor boards or their agents. It was a iump of $83,414,641 over the Dom|nion's drinking bill of $287,530,364 for the previous 12 months. Prince Edward Island, where» the alcoholic beverages is prohibited except for medicinal purposes, recorded a tidy sum of its own-—$l,188,8$S in 1945-46, the last fiscal year for which statistics were available to the Do- minion Government. That was a hike of $475,- 782 above the previous year's gross sales of $713,073. And it worked out to $12.65 per cap- ita-for medicinal purposes only-compared to $7.75 per capita in 1944-45. Sales per capita in the other eight provinces ranged in 1945-46 from $38.63 in British Columbia to $24.31 In Quebec. The Dominion’: Westernmost Province had a $30.94 per. capita figure in 1944-45, topping _all

provlncss that year, toe. Saskatchewan lied the lowest-Mall.

THE GUARDIAN," CHARLOTTETOWN

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PUBLIC FORUM open to the dlaeaeaion by aorrn- of ‘ of

The other day we noticed ass ad- vertisement offering an opportun- ity to a svoman to play second fid- dle in an orchestra. Our experience may be limited, but we find the idea. of a woman actually apply fng to play second fiddle rather fanciful. - Kingston Whig-Stand- ard.

The advantages of some parts of the austerity program, in stimulat- ing our economy, seem to be in- creasingly doubtful. But if tne program is going to have the di- rect result of reducing the flow of U. S. tourists to Camsdo. 1u 1943 it will be a. blow to the very "zlol- lor-saving" it was designed, by bhe Ottawa experts, to promote.

Feminine reactions to political rumor are sometimes a little start ling. “Is it true that Cripps is go- ing to take over from Attlee?" I was asked by a fair friend. I told he: I had no corroboration but that there had been some talk 1s that. effect. "It gave me such a shock when I heard the report that I went straight away and bought wnew corsets!" was her as- tonishing reply, recounts The Lon don Letter in The Ottawa Journal.

Loss of an amethyst, beryl and r-hrysollte necklace was reported re- ceutly by a Hollywood screen ac- Lrees. ‘rho silly girl shuuld know she would never make the hesd- llnee b! losing- a bsubis like that. It takes at least e rope of dia- monds to get into the big type -- and even then editors look susplc iously at reports of Hollywood jew- el losses. - Kingston Whig-Stand- ard.

Because he walked into a rest- aurant, and ordered a. steak. with the trimmings, when he had no money in pay for the meal, a man has been sentenced to six days ln jail by a Windsor magistrate. Well if the man suspected he was to be Jailed for getting a free meal un- der false pretenses, can he be blamed much for having a. good one?—wlndsor Star.

Farm life has ita drawbacks and also its compensations. Not the leash of the latter is the fiue spirit of friendship that is so apparent in most rural communities where theta is interest 1n the welfare of each and every household, and where sympathy goes far beyond more lip-service. it might not be a bad idea 1f urban residents could capture some of the neighbourhood spirit. that is so frequently display- ed along the concession lines, mak- ing farm life much more pleas- ant. and much more agreeable than it is sometimes pictured. -—Gueipl1 Mercury.

Raclsllsni has no pert in a nation whose soldiers came from every race and from every continent. ent. Barriers of class and creed in

tolerable anywhere, are doubly so in Canada where every class and creed made its contribution to tu- tel war. Inequality of opportunity should not be allowed to cvizt when war called for the complete equality. — Winnipeg Free. Press.

RM, irements of the Social Reg- Lster published in New York seem to be rather flexible. The name of one woman is dropped from the list of the elite because she carried o. gun, while another has her lmme continued in spite of having run down the street. lightly gorbed only in brassiere and scanties. It is a debatable issue which of the two females is the more dangerous. What we would like to read is a volume containing the names of those dropped from the Social Rog- ister, and why. That would be much more interesting than the Register itself. - Windsor star.

The publicity given to the cen- tenor-y of the hymn “Abide With Me" is so unusual an event in tlir. history of luuuriology that. it sir;- gests the question whether popu- lar hymns owe their popularity generally to their words or to the familiar tunes. In some cases 5pc"- lal associations may creep in. as with the case of that m-mn which contains a couplct. "When comes the promised time, when war shall be no more?" reputed to have been a great favorite with Eton boys during the heodmastershlp of Dr. Wurre. It would be difficult pro bably to find out in haw mnfl/ households the popularity of "Rmk of Ages" rose (in happier days; from the reputed usefulness of that hymn in the kitchen whiz.- made o. bishop, coming do\vn v1 breakfast at a local parsonage. re- mark how pleasant it was to hen: the strains of that beautiful hymn rising from the lower regions. The awful child of the family produc- ed the information that the cook always "uses the hymn to boll the eggs, three verses for soft box e11. five for hard." It was lu a London parsonage that another cook, ask- ed to choose a hymn for morn- ing prayers, obliged at oncc. "What a nice hymn you chose," said the vlcars wife, and was a little slag- gered by the reply: "Yes M'm. isn't it? It's the number of my policeman." - From Manchester Guardian.

interest. 'l‘he (m-rlottetossn n: Guardian sloee not neeeenr ‘ fly essdo tho opinion oi » w-reapondenta :7

s‘H'i\'n'I‘fi-I'I'm' 'u‘. THE MAIL COURIER!

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Sir, - It ls fine to publish how much mall goes through the Post Office, but does any person thin of our. mail men at this time o year, especially our rural msi couriers? They have to contenr. with bad mods, and with worn out car or sleigh or wagon. They work 300 days of the year. and at half pa)’. No big social stuff for them, but. if they do not appear on the job every day the whole community misses them. These ere the men who deserve especially to be remembered at this Christmas $085011.

I am. sir, etc" ONLOOKER Canoe Cave.

OLD FRIEND DIFENDED

Sir,—1n your 155116 of December f8 an uld llFlPlld Olnllrrc was severe- 1y criticized by two different ictlcr write-rs in your colunnns. To my way of thinking the letters lost their value by going too for. I have criticized thLs old friend at times but. always found i had to go back to ask further favors-I refer w the Railway.

Now we all must mdmdt that the sureet way of getting anywl-iere is by railway-An fact the only euro way of getting to the mainland is by C.N.R. train and Car Ferry. It would be almost imprecedented if someone phoned us, after we had cnade reservations. to say: "The trains will not move today." Yet such e. message ls not unusual with. the fonms of transportation which compete with the railway.

I have travelled much by air-and bus but the most tragic thing ! could think of would be for the railway to hand over their re- sponsibilities to the Airr Lines and Bus companies by ceasing to oper- ate.

Proof that the Railway in tlhe rmost popular my of tra freight is evidenced by the cry ilhat goes up if there happens to be e 511070889 of (reigh-t cars when the demand exceeds the normal.

For many years the Railway has been s great boon to Prince Ed- ward Island and annually distrib- utes close to One million dollar in ravages and salaries lo our Railway employees. The Railway enables an important section of our citizenry to enjoy a liigils standard of living.

We have in this Province a small army of Railway officials-one of the fipesh in bbe whole C.I\‘.R. system-and they deserve our high appreciation.

May I take this opportunity of

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CHRISTMAS EVE

“It is night," said the Voice. “Thick darkness covers the Earth. Yet kings shall corme to the bright- ness of this rising.

Lift your eyes!" it. said. "I say this thing shall be

Vilsere snow under stars is vnhlte, where the stir 0f the North- ern tree

lvfoaus like your desolate sen.

Let your heart. enlarge, and fear not for this birth,

Nor find this hour surpdslngl,”

Than I dreamed that beneath the fir tree, undcr the pinel Beneath snovr-burdenod spruce ' bmlglis brushing low.

Through all that diamond-dual: of gusty snow, , Under a star as bright. es a spear, or a tear,

Came strangely in long line

Tho oltmols out. of Mldlan footing

slow

And SliBbffS drcmedorles on desert ways.

Swnying ncross the pasture out of starbrigilil; haze.

Bringing tho gold. thc incense, and tho praise . . .

On the long slope, the mounded bushes ruoved

Like flocks of Kedar, gathered all together . With ro-ms of Nebaiath, against the wonhher

Drifter! and driven as the night wind nnovod.

Glamour ivas scattered of a ghastly

And the Voice said: "Lo, X bring my sons from far.

‘Ilsolr silver and gold upon them. Where they are

They come with acceptance into the house of my glory!"

And f saw. as thcuzh theybowed, tho pine and fir

Draw back-tho ancient glory of Lebanon‘!

The humble stable, as in days that.

were.

flow simiiiy with breathing cattle it flowed and shone

(Whore violence and destruction are no more!)

Underneath fragrant branches! And i-hc Velcr- Ehhoiue In rrv sou-l, said, es my

head was bowed. “Despair not. Mortal! O rejoice, ro- ir~c'

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As l-ho dovrs in their windows. see who fly like cloud!

For a little onr- has become as l. thousand strong;

A small one n greet nation, on this night . . .

f ttv- Lorri will hasten it in his time!”

Then it waned rm the Willl/Pf wind.

llkr-‘tne sound of song.

Yet the ilzht. on the snow seemed an everlasting ilgfht.

And the wind chanced. And l heard the bells in chime.