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Morning Daily (Founded 1n 1881). Authorize-dos Second Clan Moll. Post Office Department, Ottawa,

President, Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President. Wm. R. 50ml"; Sousa-Trees, G. M. Burnett; Editor and Mlmaxllll Director. J. It. Burnett; Associate Editor,

Frank Walker.

"Tire Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

CHARLOTTETOWN, All Should lfoto

All that is left to say before the ballots are cost in today's contest is to repeat with still grecter emphasis what was urged in these col- umns yesterdayp-namely, the importance of every elector registering his or her vote. lf criticism heard generally throughout the Province is any criterion, the prospects of the Jones Gov- ernment are slim indeed. The Progressive Con- servative candidates have been enthusiastically received at their public meetings, andtheirplat- form seems to have met with "general approval. It is important to remember, as was stated yes- terday, that in the lost provincial election the liberals, though winning two-thirds of the seats, polled only 511$ percent of the total ballots. lt was organizational weakness, rather ‘than any lock of popular appeal, which lost the i943 con- test ro the Conservatives; and if this lesson has been well learned, the results today should tell I oYlrerent story. Nothing should stand in the way of getting out every possible vote. The fran- chise is o sacred trust, and it is by using it con- scientiously and intelligently that we show the sincerity of our faith in our British democracy.

,.__________ Yuletide Farm In ll’. K.

British housewives are facing this year in- creasing burden of trying to make a merry Christmas for the family with less and less to do it with.

Of course everyone is keen on the turkey, question now-so much so that farmers in Nor-i folk, the great turkey-breeding shire, have had to past guards around their farms. The guard: are armed, and some farmers are trying out a modified floodlighting system lo help them. ln- evitably, though, the block rnarketeers will somehow get o supply to be disposed of at fari- lastic prices as the festive season draws near.

Just to show how difficult it will be for the average housewife to get a turkey, or any kind of poultry, even the Food Ministry seems not to

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and the amount of loss covered by insurance was estimated at $3,778,000, iust under 37 per cent. This indicates that a relatively small proportion of farm property is adequately insured against fires. '

Fires were most frequent in barns or out- buildings and 45 per cent of all fires originated in these places. The farm house was the loca- tion of 38 per cent, and l5 per cent were stub- ble, bush or grass fires. The remaining 2 per cent of the fires concerned machinery and equipment. In addition to buildings, including the farm house, it is estimated that farm equipment was lost or destroyed in l6 per cent of the fires and equipment and live stock in l5 per cent.

The frequency cf farm fires shows consid- erable seasonal variation, the late spring and summer being the season in which fires are most common. Nearly half of all farm fires occur in the four months of May to August.

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r1... lost v.59 of Delhi died r1... dale rssz.

|t has been a vigorous, well fought-out cam- paign, and to the victors will be givah the spoils. I I! fi i Election Day. Not "Early and Often,“ but sobcrly and with a sense of high responsibility should citizens exercise their franchise. .. e . X

After tomorrow more attention will b: given to the approaching festive season, though the election did not seem to appreciatively affect the preparations.

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Could it be that Prime Minister Mackenzie King publicly differs from Minister of Agricul- ture Gardiner to queer his pitch in view of Mr. Gardinefs aspiration to be his successor?

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By an unhappy printer's error, Hennessey's X. O. brandy-one of the noblest products of the district of Cognac-As referred to in a recent Australian Government Gazette as Hennessy’s lf. 0.

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The matter of immigration can be tied in with new industries. lf we are interested in see- ing particular industries and trades established here it will not he difficult to “find the neces- sary skills among prospective immigrants.

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A sage has remarked that a community is held together by the multiplicity of its cleav-

knaw any figures. ‘Strachey in a recent estimate said that the tonnage available would be great- er than last year's, but he failed, apparently, to take the fowl pest into account. Thousands of birds have been slaughtered in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, and all markets between Norfolk and the south of England have been suspended.

At the moment turkeys in London are priced at, roughly, $24. By Christmas they're likely to be as expensive as if they were gold-plated. Other poultry prices are comparable. .

0. M. A. Statement

A statement has adinn Manufacturers’ Association which recalls the King Government promise right after the war to reduce taxes as rapidly as possible and to frame a fiscal policy to encourage the in- crease of private investment, in order to creat: remunerative employment. The present state of affairs is, of course, the negation of all that, with its 25 per cent additional excise tax on many commodities,

The C. M. A. says the fundamental test of the new trade agreements on the one hand, new- ly imposed import bans and restrictions, on the other,.and the new excise taxes will be whether they increase or decrease jobs in Canada. The inference is strongly that the only possible re- suit will be unemployment.

It will take some time before there is a clear answer ‘to the question. ln the meantime the C. M. A. members, charged with providing the bulk of employment in Canada, are in doubt and uncertainty. -

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ln the Epsom lay-election in Britain last week the Conservatives polled 6,452 more votes thar. in the i945 general election, and the Laborites 3,294 fewer votes. The Liberals, con- volescing for years, made no showing at all.

Conservative victory in Epsom, says the Ottawa Journal, has no significance in itself; the seat is traditionally Conservative. What is significant, though, is that the Conservative vote should show so sharp a rise, the Labor vote so

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sharp a fall. 1f this he not a straw in a polo it

is at least a straw in the wind.

Mr. Africa's Government is not tottering. Clearly,_ however, its popular support is dimin- ishing, a lot of its future depending on what it can come up with during the coming year. The British electorate is probably the most disciplin- ed in the world, but it is also the most alert, quick to punish failure. Over here public leth- argy permits a government to get away with murder and continue in office indefinitely Over there, with a tougher citizenship, they are more watchful and realistic.

0,000 Farm Flros

lt is estimated from a recent survey made

by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics that there were 8,000 form fires in Canada in the 12-month period ended June l, i947. lt is difficult to obtain adequate representation of farm fires, ltifitlse if a fire is sufficiently serious to des- troy the farm residence and it is not rebuilt, there is little possibility of collecting information about the fire from a sample survey of households. However, even with this probability of under- estimating, tho results of the survey indicate that firm flrls occur with considerable frequency and cause enormous property damage. The estimat- ed value of form property destroyed by fire in ‘ the WM under review amounted lg $10,254,000

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agcs. As long as the division lines of religion, politics, race, occupation and wealth, etc, do coincide the more such divisions the less chance of any widc split caused by any of them.

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The reason why cases of ships breakinglin two have become more common in recent years is the adoption of welded instead of riveted con- struction, Although the weldml joint may be stronger than the plate itself it locks the "give" of a riveted joint which allows a big ship to bend slightly with any stress.

Now that the election campaign is over it is worthy of note that the Maritime Electric Company is now on Island corporation having removed its head office from St. Stephen, N. 8., to Charlottetown. lt is up to the company to iustlfy its existence by providing cheaper and more effective electrification of the Island than could be done by any government commission.

X it 9< it 1 Canadians may soon be receiving more Australian wine. A campaign has been started to sell more Australian wines in Canada, Britain, U. S. and Malaya. First step is a comprehensive research programme by the Australian Wine Bpard and the Council for Scientific and ln- dustrial Research. vlt includes the maintenance

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Anniversary of the King's Accession (1936). He replaced his oldcst brother, Edward Vlll (now Duke of Windsor) who abdicated the throne and its responsibilities, to marry (in his own words) _"the woman l love," Mrs. Wallis Warfield. His Most Excellent Majesty George the Sixth, is the second son of George V and Queen Mary, and was born Dec. l4, i895, and married Lady Eliza- beth Angelo Margucritc, daughter of the Earl of Strathmorc and Kingborne in i923.

lt seems strange, but nevertheless true, there is a very considerable emigration from the United States to Australia where business is said to br booming. The Immigration and lnformotior Minister of New South Wales racently extende. a hearty welcome to newcomers, including num- creus )'.11;.g rnrrrzirl cozrpln with children Prime Minister Chilley, in commenting on the statement by Ambassador Robert Butler, who is of present in America, that Australia was head- ed fur an economic boom said: "Never has there been so much interest in expanding industry. Any pessimism is largely political not economic. Australia has never experienced such satisfact- ory conditions." . Q I O

According to the Bank of Montreal Business Summary, wholesale and retail Maritime trade d-sllflg October was well maintained. The dol- lar volume of retail trade shows little change from lost year indicating a decline in physical volume. Buyer resistance to luxury goods is in evl- dence. Collections are fair to good. Winter woo-ls operations are under way. Contracts are now being closed for the sale of pit props to Great Britain. Domestic demand for lumber coniinues good. Potato shippers have commenc- ed marketing this season’. average crop and im- portont export shipments are reported. Demand for dried and pickled fish is strong with prices firm. Production of fresh fish was lower, as com- pared with the some month last year. Manu- fccturcrs are busy, but scarcity of certain essen- tial materials and, in some cases, labour short- ages have affected production. Shipyards are active Coal prodznfion in Cape Breton during October was higher than during the previous month and tho some month last year.

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLUITETOWN

An Ohio man woo robbed of $100 halt an hour utter he won 1t. at. blngo. Bangol_ Windsor star.

To support their two children a 111m cutie sues her former mate for $14,000 a year, or about the an- nual appropriation for a school system back 1n the 01d home, ob- sggves The Stratford Beacon-Her- a . .

The time for inowdrtitl having arrived, 1t. is pertinent to recall that. o good many of middle age and older have died suddenly of over-exerllon caused by their efforts to push motor cars out. of the drifts. -— Brwkvllle Recorder and Times.

Vancouver's rat population to- day ls estimated at. 2,000,000, but there ls s night, watchman along the urateriront. who claims 1t runs closer to 4.000.000. He should know, he says. He watches their escapades every nlght reports The Vancouver Nerve-Herald. He looks upon him- sdf as an authority on rats. For more than 30 years he has “ecu enrployed on the waterfront --prln- clpally at night. and 1t ls at night the rat 11fe reaches its peak in any cit-y. Rats lnfestlng the water- front are qulckesr-witted than tnase cLse-whete and they can outguess any person who has not nlatr- a study of their habits.

It to not [enormity known wheth- er or not. the decorator employed to fua-blsh up Lancaster House for the current “Big Four" foreign ministers‘ meeting 1s a believer 1n slgns and patients, but 1n any case he has managed a neat, sym- bolle interpretation of the occa- sion. The chairs are gorgeous 1n red and gold. obviously a. c0mpii- ment_ respectively. to Comrade Molotov and General Marshall. In the prevailing state of British sen- timent, the blue table will do nicely for Mr. Bevin. M. Bldault appears to have been ignored, but, doubtless, ln the present situation 1n France nothing less- thon a kaleidoscope would do justice to his feelings. - Windsor Star.

The Alberta government has taken one more step along the road of “orthodox" finance. This Week 1t sold a $2,500,000 bond issue to a Toronto syndicate, the firs‘. floated by 1t. slnce 1t took office 1n 1935. The debentures sold at $99.52, a moderately good prlce con- sidering they were 10-year securi- ties at. 2 1-2 and 2 3-4 percent. Alberta debentures were selling for as little as $41 and for a long time remained 1n the lo\v $505. The government's refunding meas- ures are, of course, the reason why provincial debentures now sell at par or better. It. has found the. the money market. 1s of much greater value to an administration than seductive monetary theor1es.— Calgary Heraldem-

Take n bright. December morn- ing. It copies, non-molly, after o. crisp nigh-t, so there 1s a coating of frost on the ground before the surfgets above the horizon. Then. as the warmth gets ln lbs work, mist rises. The air 1s cool and good to breathe. It ls a good be- ginning for s day. in town or coun- 1ry_ and puts zest ln a man with work to do. Or take s clear De~ cember evening. Then the wee‘- ern heavens 31o . as the sun

dowriuwlth a smoky llglu. deeper and richer than the trous- Iucenl; hues of early Autumn. Bare branches stand out black against the sky. And when the brief after- glow has gone, the stars shine out. 1n fiery brilliance against. the night. blue velvet overhead. The debit. side of Decembens ledger .s dark with entries. But there 1s also a credit side for those who look.- Calgary Albenon.

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Two Harvard professors listen- ing aver a special radio receive.‘ have heard "music front the sun." What. poetry ls in the phrase! What cosmic harmonics 1t calls up. rvhut ethereal sweetness ravishing the ear". what; radiant purity of

late hour when the morning stars sang togetherl "It sounds," said one o1‘ the professors. “like gravel on a tin roof." Wlfha single phrase physics blows poetry sky high. Or does 1t only demonstrate the inadequacy of loosen! mow als‘ listening apparatus? Proud ‘out prasr. their most ingenious a- chievements stlly fall short of the vlslon of the golden-tongued post who wrote: "The fault, dear Bru- tus. 1s not. 1n our stars (our sum, but ln ourselves.“ — Christian sci ence Monitor.

The relation betweenthe British Royal Family and the Britten peoples defies analysis. It 1s so much a compound of the real and the artlflclal and yet ll. ls “T11105- slble to define accurately what ll real and what ls artificial. A King may see all and yet experlenee nothlng of the things that. are es- sentlals 1n the llves of hls sublecls. Be may understand muoh and ye know that 1n so many things he ls condemned to be always a spec- tator. A ceramonlnf ls bullt around him, ln form one of obedience, 1n substance one of imprisonment The tyranny of princes has been replaced hy n tyranny of their peoples. And yet .ln the case of Brltoln, there captive Kings ‘nave given their raptors many 11hr! have, by their own initiative. helped and fostered actlvltles that need encouragement from above 1f they are to achieve success. The foundation stones laid by the Kings of Britain are not only cold slabs eotornbed ln publle buildings. They have also (became worm impulses that have energized many corners

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fi i'a'l'b'u~'n'n\'l_n'fn THE WRONG MR. “RIGHT

appeared in lash week's Guardian a notice signed by Hon. Horace Wrlghv dlsclainl- ing contraction wltll the C. C. F. announcement of o. meeting in Bedeque Hal] on Friday evening Dec. 5 which stated that the speakers would be Messrs. Walker, Taombs and Wright.

May l ask does Mr. Horace Wright. feel that. he has won a monopoly of the Wright name? Apparently no other man of the name 1s qualified 1.0 enter public llfe; perhaps Mr. Horace Wright. has come to the point where he feels that the only fixing that draws people 1o ‘a political meet- ing is to hear hlm speak. Heme his announcement 1n ltrlclayis Guardian, so that the electorate may use spared the disappointment. of driving to Bedeqae Hall only to go home terribly disappointed because he. Mr. Horace Wright, was not there 1o address them.

May I assure the seemingly irritated Mr. Wright; that the Mr. Wright announced for the. C. C. F‘. meeting 1n Bcrleque Hall on Friday night, Dec. 5, was not the some Mr. Wright who not so 1on8 ago was following a little political band-vvagorl known as the Pro- gresslvcs, and whose leader on be- ing approached by that. master collector of poltllcal oddities, Ivlr.

Mackenzle King sold out to the latter lock, stools and barrel.

The can. Mr. wrlrzirt 1s not the Mr. Wright who at float flare went about the Fourth Dismlcf; from platform to platform, telling the electorate that lie had Icft the Liberal Party because it. was rot- ten to the core, from the heeb

up and thg tread down.

The c. O. F, Mr. Wright. 1s not the same Mr. Wright who after being betrayed by his leader lnlo the hands of Mr. King, turned round and looked wisbfully “PUT- the Liberal Party, and perhaps recalling the story of the Prodigal Son. finally decided to turn home- ward 1n the hopes of getting some of the fattcci calf.

The C. C. F‘. Mr. Wright is no‘ the Mr. Wright who stood upon the floor of the Legislature ant resigned. and then didn't. The C. C. F. Mr". Wright ls not the sonic Prohihltionist lVfr. Wrlzlll-b WM notwlthsfanoing the sale of more ibhan a million and three quarter idollars of booze in eleven months of last year. is now campalutlllu; the Fourth District as n candl- date 1o help elect this same Liquor

Govcrnment_ which 1f returned will probably hit the two mklion dollar mark this year.

Mr, Wright: mentions that he hosTlfls onn programme mapped out. \\'1ric11 he intends 1o follow. May I fell 111m t-hnr’. there 1s an- other programme mapped out,~h_v the real prohlbltlorllsfs of" the Fourth District: one which he will become familiar with between '7 and 8 o'clock on the evening o!

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I am, Sir. etc. REAL PROIIIBITIONIST. Albnapul’. E. I.

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(LO-F. LAW EN EOBCEMENT

Sir~,~May I refer briefly to your editorial of December 8th, regard- ing C.C.I~“. policies 1n action in Saskatchewan. In your editorial you were highly crltlcol of their enforcement of their Health Act.

The people of Prince Edward Island would be fortunate lnrleed 1f they had n Health Act. 1n 0119"- ation 1n this Province CQlnpdlii-bifl to that of Saskatchewan. Names of first Province do not have to mortgage their farms 111 the erent of a serious or lengthy" illness as is often the case hero. '

Now as regards 111v nrlnllnistrzi- lion of the act whlr-‘n seemed ‘on be the basis of your chief crlti~ rcisnr; you use the tcrru "bureau- R-ralic regulations". The law ro- ,gnrdlng our land 1M would come under the same flooding; Lhc law rcgarrllng our‘ income tax; the law regulating the sale of liquor.

In fact. all laws are "bureau- cratic regulations" when 1f comes ‘to the enforcement of our various

laws. Now would tlnyone argue that. laws planed on our stature books‘ should not bu enforced’) If such would be tho case law and larder would sense 1a be a factor ln our dolly life.

I do not, thlnlr the harshest crltlc of the C.C.F. will deny that. their Health Act 1n Saskatchewan has been the brightest. spot. ‘.11 their administrative record during their term of offlce thus far.

In conclusion may I ask why criticize the enforcement. of an not. which has been a, godsend to the people of that. Province. The pon- altles for falling to comply with the regulations are ertalnly not so severe as are te penalties which Mr. Barbour read out re- cently as regards freedom of speech -or rattler lack of freedom of speech-as relates to Canudluns other than those llvlng on P. 13:. I taklng part 1n a provlnélal elec- tlon campaign.

In rloslng may I soy a word n appreciation as regards your Open Forum.

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