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Editor and Managing Director. Inn A Burnett. Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

CIRCULATION "Cuvero I'rlnw Edward Island like the door”

"The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink".

TIHAIILOTTETOWN SATURDAY, DEC. 12, I953

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"It is of course desirable to eliminate duplications in names that may cause con- fusion in mail delivery," says the Evening Telegram; "but if each place is easily dis- tinguishable by the inclusion in the address of the name of the district in which it is situated, the error can only be attributed to such careless sorting as the dispatching of mail matter fully addressed to this of- fice to Port Saunders, whence it was re- turned, or airmail sent to a St. John citizen arriving via Wabana. The fewer alterations in place names, the better. It is a good rule to change no name which has his- torical associations. The difficulty is to determine which are historical. There are

A Tile Potato Marketing Problem

Maine potato producers are understand- ably concerned about their potato market- ing problem; but the agitation for a 45 cents per bushel duty on Canadian potato imports would only lead, if successful, to much graver complications. The Canadian Government might be forced to retaliate and we should have a tariff war which would be detrimental to agricultural inter- ests in both countries. A much better ap- proach to the problem, so far as potato producers are concerned, lies in develop- ing home markets to a much greater ex- tent than at present.

That parallel conditions in potato mar- keting and consumption exist on both sides of the international boundary is evident from an article which appeared recently in ii popular United States publication. Headed "Spud Drive Set To End Surplus," the article points out that too many po- tatoes-some of doubtful quality-have posed a huge problem for Maine growers. Aroostock County bankers have indicated that losses this year may run as high as 525,000,000. Credit will be tighter in 1954. Sales production plans are already under way. This may help some but the general ronsensus is that Maine people must do Jetter by consumers. Per capita consump- tion has dropped from 200 pounds a year to 100 pounds for numerous and various reasons.

The U. S. National Potato Council has 'aunched a potato promotion campaign, iimed at increasing per capitc. consump- tion. This will in part consist of a mer- :handising campaign in association with he National Association of Food Chains, the National Association of Retail Grocers llong with other retailers, wholesalers, dis- ll-ibutors, restaurant and hotel groups and consumer organizations.

Under "Better Quality" the writer has his to say: There must be a greater ef- .'ort on the part of growers to market setter quality potatoes. The average con- zumer knows nothing of inspection methods. grading standards, branding laws, storing or shipping or the difference between a Cull and a No. 1. The average housewife does not know a Sebago from a Katahdill or a Green Mountain but what, she does know is that some potatoes "taste like soap", others cook dark; she frequently finds too many bruises which means waste The potato industry, it is emphasized, must pay more attention to what the consumer .wants and cater accordingly.

All of this only goes to prove conclus- ively what representatives of the P. E. i. Potato Marketing Board learned recently when meeting with hundreds of consumers who visited the Island potato booth at.the Royal Winter Fair, and who expressed their opinions in no llnccrtain language. The Board is seeking to stir interest. in this phase of the problem, and Maine potato organizations would do well to follow suit. Here is one field of competition in which pvcryonc would benefit. it appears to lie the only practical way of placing the in- dustry back on its feet.

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Newfoundland Place liames

Under the chall-gcs made by the Post Office in the names of places in Newfound- land, complains the St. John's Evening Telegram, islands are. bccoming coves, riv- ers valleys, and coves hills. Other changes have been effected by adding to the original name the suffix, "ville", which is neither euphonic nor descriptive. "Why wellington to Dover, it is impossible to guess," says our St. John's contemporary. "Why Sound Island should be replaced by Garden Cove or Broad Cove to Duntara, who can imagine? Neither glossaries nor encyclo- paedlas disclose the origin of the latter. But r the rule that places may not be nun after living persons, it is under- stood that another settlement would have been named Pickersglll." , under the Canadian Postal Act. the postal authorities are entitled to change mmeglwhetg such changes may facilitate the delivery of mail. A board on geograph- gaj games, which includes a special rep-

- rugguuye from each province, takes any

' chmges under consideration. The ' ' of the'Newfoundland Nomencla- ' no the names put forward sub-

” affirmation. The Nomen- " " i run appointed in 1952. but 1'. V .of the changes were atdcte.

imany names no less deserving to be re- ,tained because of their quaintness-Come- lby-Chance, Seldom-Come-By, Hearlis Ease. l or, for that matter, Cut Throat or Famish Gut. They add immensely to the interest of visitors."

cllristmas Fire Precautions

It is all too easy to forget that the Christmas tree is one of the most com- lbustible objects known. Once ignited, it iburns so rapidly that extinguishing the flame is virtually impossible by methods iordinarily available. In the United States the National Safety Council is advocating simple precautions to prevent the gaily dec- orated trees from becoming instruments of destruction.

First and foremost. the treeimust fresh and kept fresh by storing in a cold place until it is actually in use. . At least an inch of the base should be cut off and the new butt kept immersed in water. The tree must be away from all sources of heat. Lights must be in good condition and of reliable make. Overloading a circuit must be watched against and particularly such dangerous practices as using too heavy a fuse or replacing it with a coin.

The tree lights should be turned off when no one'is to be in the room for any length of time. Electric trains or other electric toys that may spark should be kept away from the tree. Gift wrappings should be disposed of at once. Only non- inflammable decorations should be used and care must be taken that metallic icicles cannot dangle into light sockets.

The tree should be discarded at an ear- ly date, before needles turn brown or start to fall and should be disposed of out of doors-not in the furnace, stove. or fire- place-because Christmas trees burn with almost. explosive violence.

Attention to these matters will not make Christmas one whit less enjoyable and they may well prevent it turning into a family disaster.

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l'I'omorrow, 3rd Sunday in Advent. O O O

Winter had to arrive sooner or later. Although the extremely mild weather was ,easy on fuel most people welcome more seasonable temperatures.

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Tomorrow the. Ground Observer Corps in this Province and Nova Scotia will get its first 1'eai work-out. "Operation Blue- Spud" will show what is required in order to have an efficient warning service in a populated area.

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The Gouzellko incident seems to ilave gbeen settled to the satisfaction of all con- cerned. The House committee will get the ;information it wants. Canada will be able to protect her interests and Gouzenko will continue to enjoy incognito and R. C. M. P.

protection. I O 0

That Canadian prosperity will go ahead , with a rising standard of living in the rest ;of the world is very generally accepted by l economists today. The vice-president of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association points out that a direct result of our participation

in the Columbo plan and other such meas-

lures will be more orders for Canadian firms. , O O I "Farming has now reached the point

where it must be treated as a commercial enterprise," according to I. brief of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture calling for well-directed production programmes and adequate marketing systems. There is indeed as great a difference between mod- ern farming and that of a few'years ago

prairie wheat farm. I I I

Sir William Beechey. English portrait painter, was born this date 1753. He at- tended the Royal Academy as a pupil and in 1772' became an associate at the Acad- emy. In the same year be was chosen to be portrait painter to Queen Charlotte. for whom Charlottetown was named. I-le re- ceived his knighthood and the title I-'t.A. .for a picture of a review of cavalry in which he portrayed George III, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York.

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This column is open to the discussion by correspondents of questions of ' ' It. The Guardian does not necessar- ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

MAIL OOUBIEIIU PAY

sir,-'Iiheu have been appearing in The Guardian a. number of let- ters regarding the inadequate pay received by mail coliriers who seem to consider thenuelves gov- ui t employees. although they are in I sense no more govern- ment employees than the contract- or who is constructing the .MOXh':' ague Public Building, who was the lowest tenderer, and they have no one to blame but themselvm for tendering too low.

It has been found impracticable to put. the mail couriers in the Civil Service, as no two mail routes are exactly alike in the condition of the roads or in length; but perhaps if the Post Office De- partment would, after careful in- vestlgatlon, compile ll private list of all the mail routes in Canada with the estimated amount which should be paid each courier and then give the contract to the one who tendered nearest to the esti- mate, the problem might. be solv-

ed.

Under the present system it is inconsistent. for people to tender lower than their neighbours and then start bounding the Govern- ment for increases in their con- tracts.

I am, sir, ctc., TAXPAYER.

ON FORTUNE

Fortune, that with malicious joy Does man. her slave. oppress. Proud of her office to destroy,

is seldom pleased to bless:

Still various and unconotant.allll, But, with an inclination to be ill. Promotes. degrades. delights lg

strife,

And makes ll lottery of life.

I can enjoy her while she's kind: But when she dances in the wind. And shakes the wings and will not ' stay,

I puff the prostitute away.

The little. or the much she glalve is

quietly resigned;

Civilization. according to scholars. started 70 centuries ago. 'rha.t.'a fine. but when did it get. lost? -Hamilton Spectator This dinicot. news story of the week is the one about the motorist in Kansas Oivy who drove this car into the side of a. freight brain at ll street. crossing. "I honked my -hom,"' the driver told police. At that. this particular driver showed a little more qul viva than the motorist who slams into o. train without Wm lacing it. -Fart William Times-Journal The handicapped person. given an opportunity to do useful work, may bring to that work a. greater sense of dedication to the job, a greater determination to make good. A

achievement that -has made our

whose bodies were far from strong. infirmity of the limbs or the sense organs need not mean informlty of the spirit. We serve our own best. interests, the interests of our com- lmllnitics, the interests of our future, as well as the iiitercsts of the handicapped. when we recog- nize this fact. -New York Times A Toronto newspaper man f-nund flmusinll tho flict that though some two tons of flme Canadian Cheddar cheese was on exhibit. at the Royal Winter Fair, it was impossible for a visitor to buy a sandwich of the same product. in any of several Fair l-estaurants. Amusing perhaps, put indicative nlso, unfortunately, of thr- lnck of enterprise showrn 1::-ncrnlly in the promotion and marketing of our fine Canadian cheeses to fast- urc those cheeses on display in varieties of dishes in the adjacent lestaurant. at the Fair. Even the finest. products require salesman- ship

-Brockville Rncorder arid Times

Three little boys were boasting about their fathers. when the con- versation turned to earning capacity. One was the son of it doctor. an- other the son of a lawyer and the lthird the son of n mlnlsm. "My father makes money fast", said the lflrst boy. "He just goes to the hos-

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Mon and brethren. children of ithe stock of Abrnlmni. and who-

Content with poverly, my soul XWOFVPP nmong you fl-arr-th God, to

am, And virtue, though in keep me warm. --M.artia.l, lsl. Cent. A. D.

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rags. will

Vegetablul lose much of their

l00d V3-llleb Whtn Hollted l1El0l'! ed they Pilnte that he should be tended to make the round trip

cooking.

you is the word of this salvation innit. For they that dwell at Jer- usalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor .vot,thc voices of the prophets which are rend every sabbath tiny. they have fulfiiled them in condemning him. And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desir-

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substantial part. of the creative '

lives rich is the product of persnrls 1

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said the second, "does better

31,000." The minister's ever. topped than n . "My dad" he said,

to him."

Old Charlottetown (And r. n. I.)

NEWSPAPER ITEMS

The corner stone of the new St Paul's Rectory was

cries, held court at Alberton on Monday, and fined seven persons for having small lobsters in their possession. He also held court in this city yesterday, and imposed fincs upon four persons for sim- ilar offenses.

A paragraph is going the rounds of the Provincial press to the ef- fect that the men Hill and Flem- inlz, in jail awaiting trial in the Supreme Court for robbing the store of D. Marl-(ay, Esq.. at Oys- ter Bed Bridge, are well-known Toronto crooks. and that s da- tectlve will visit the Island short- ly to identify them.

The "Heather Belle" steamed merrily over the rippling waters of ollr harbor and bay yesterday forenoon. to the music of S. Peter's Boys' Band. She carried a hundred citizens or more to China Point for a days recrea- tion and pleasure. A lnrge,'num- her came from town and couiihx, in carriages and helped to swelld the fund for the purchase of the organ in Cherry Valley Church.

Rev. James Simpson. headmast- er of St. Peter's Schools, Char- lottetown. announces the opening of the Michelnlas Term on Tues- day next, with several vacancies in both the l boys' and girir schools; the boyr school being under the headmaster and assist- ant masters Rev. Fred B. J. Lloyd and Mr. T. H. Hunt, B.A.. the girls' school under the Misses

operation. and sometimes gets 3500." "My fsttier". than that. All he has to do is go to the courtroom and talk for about I day and he charges his client boy, how-

"does pi-ac cally nothing all week, then talks about 20 min- utcs on Sunday morning, and it takes four men to bring the money

-Presbyterian Life

From The Examiner, July 27. 888.

laid by the Rector, yesterday afternoon, in the presence of a goodly number of the congregation. After the cere-

mony the Rector delivered 8 short address. Mr. Duvar. Inspector of Fish-

- The - Pass

A Federal Government deput- ment head is quoted as saying he sees no reason why small indus- tries should not be econo lcaily feasible in this Province. 1 has always been I puule to a lot of people just why it should be no- ccssary for this Province to im- port large quantities of canned goods when the products which go into the containers could be grown as well here as anywhere and are in fact produced on prac- tically every Island farm. Mass production awaits only the de- mand that would make it worth- while and profitable.

In recent years a few farmers ,wllo' don't mind experimenting with something new have been persuaded to devote an acre or two to the production of string beans and it is reported that some of them have been well pleased with the results. The whole thing. however, has been on in small scale and the products have been whisked off the Island for processing elsewhere.

- One does not have to be an economic expert to realize that provided a canninz industry is feasible this whisking-off busi- ness is economically unsound. it may be that it is not feasible but so far as I know no comprehen- ,slve survey of the possibilities has been carried out which might lnnswer the question lntelliglbly. ,Of course there are a lot

lhlngs going on about which I have no knowledge and lt'is pos- '.:lhl:- that this is one of them. .'.lust the same. I rim inclined to believe that no one on this Is- 'land can say definitely whether or not it is A good place for the canning business. i ' o 0

If my promise is correct, then one man's opinion in as good as anothel-'s. and mine II that the canning of beans or pen: or beets or almost anything in that line would he just as feasible as grow- ing them. There ll, of course. the matter of capital to be consider- ed, but capital always has been available wherever it good case for industry, large or small, has presented itself.

It almost looks all if the chief difficulty in the way is not lack of capital but. 10 out ll bluntly. - the traditional feeling that this Island is too small and too far from the main centres of pop- ulatlon to warrant any kind of in- dustrlal expansion. I do not. hap- pen to be one of those who be- :.

lottetown, Halifax and Boston in one week, probably leaving here every Tuesday. The company in- land having an excursion to Bos- ton on her first trip from Char- lottetown in Septembef. Built of steel. the "Halifax" is 250 feet long, 35 feeg wide, and 2! feet deep. Her gross tonnage is 1623 tons, and she will have n guaran- teed speed of 15 knots. making her one of the fastest and finest pas- -senger nd freight steamers on the cons lng service, excluding the Sound and Fall River boats. The model is now on exhibition in the

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By Observer SDIALL INDUSTRIES

have that his industry 1; doorway to the good life and have never longed to see this 1 land subdued by "oil booms" 0 other things of similar blalancy The pastoral way of life 9 people have inherited lo M, preserving, but I am not fooll; enough to imagine that 5 1", small industries (small, but mug larger than anything we haw d present) would do any damay. , that way of life. Indeed, 1h, ought to strengthen it in its neg" places. - o - e If the "it can't be done hare. tradition is holding us back in dustrially we might do well 1 consider what. has happened i Newfoundland in recent 3-," From the time in 1583 when Humphrey Gilbert took pogggujo of this island in behalf of in first Elizabeth to the (lay in 1 when Joseph R. Smallwood inch possession of the premiefg

Newfoundland was as insul.-l)rml::

thought and practice as any .o on this planet. For many 3,",

atlons the catching, curing, 591; in: and buying of codfish, ..,, scattered lumber operations. we; about the only industrial avo lions considered practicable even possible.

Then about forty years pl paper-making made its debut in gradually was accepted into ll.

of economic structure. Today it cm,

stitutes a major ployment. Not until Smnllwoo brought his cheerful vision .,, faith to bear on the thought and manner of the new province nlq anyone entertain the nation 1).. small and diversified lnduslng should contribute new emnoml life to the population. Gradually the barriers have been bmk. down and, with the aid of gun. ernment, small factories ha been started in various parts the island. not to do llhillngn 9 the fishing industry, which is stll basic to their economy, hm strengthen it. in many hlthert inconceivable ways.

If. say, thirty years ago or av. ten years ago, a Newfoundlan fisherman had been told Hull 1 1953 his son would be workings a local glass factory, he woul have laughed loudly and Item fully at the suggestion. Well, good many of them are no working in glass factories. glov factories, cement factories, in even I understand in factories! making watches and optical l Itruments.

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Nobody seems to know how in these "new-fangled" ventures a going to work out, but everyholi know: that for the time being least all the economic eggs I not in one basket. I am not i ferrlng that anything like ill Newfoundland dcxperlmerlt shnlll he or could be attempted her Our respective ways and mml are dissimilar at many point But, until some competent iilli orlty dissuade: me from it shall continue to hold them that there is no reuon.wll.V l

window of Messrs. Dodd 5: Rogers' store, Grafton Street, where it. will remain for a few days.

lander: should be obliged to es peas canned in Ontario or bean canned in Nova. Scotln.

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