PA: (E FOUR p FHE qUARDlAN, CHARLOTTETOWN SEPTEMBER 15. lvai ' i h 1-. j T-vI'. r T.

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Authorized as Second Class Mall Post Office . ' ( , IW -Depmmmh om" Summer, the golden Fall and the brisk , Hmggg '0

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-rm: City Zone .. 3.765 their children, not the state, would care for 501.119. dammed yo. valor iniubouc those tropical hu,fff:,',';: 'x&”3n?.:T"” them - .r:::..:':.'.1a.:”:;i;:;:i::.':e?..:::9i:3:::..:';t"r.:"::.;”.:..:n: Total Net Paid . 18.019 "Them has been DPOSFESS, 110 doubt. t0- ties which mndeihlm the choice 0f.ll3L'k to son again. If .4.

:Editor and Managing Director. .l. R. Burnettf Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

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

T5iCiui.oTn:row'.V. Press And Radio

The great American statesnian Thomas- Jefferson once remarked that if he wcrel compelled to choose between a country without newspapers and with a government, or a country without a government andi with newspapers. he would without hesita-: lion decide in favor of the latter. Cana-I ciians, happily, are not faced with any suchl choice, for the simple reason that in a true; democracy such as ours newspapers through' the exercise of their interpretive and crit-' ical functions are in effect part and parcel of the process of government itself.

This circumstance leads quite naturally, to the conclusion that radio is also part-p and parcel of the function of government. What puzzles thoughtful Canadians, how- ever, is how long it can remain that way so. long as network productions are under the,

exclusive control of the CBC, an agency of: government, and so long as private stationsi are themselves accountable to the CBC forl the manner in which they discharge lf1Cll" functions. g

Members of the Massey Coniinission, with the notable exception of Mr. Surveyor. appear to have fallen victim to this popular fallacy. The currency which their Report has been accorded tends to perpetuate the fallacy to the point where the vast major- ity of Canadians unwittingly fall into the, same error.

The fact" of the matter is that there is a vast difference between the respective. roles of the Press and the Radio, as thcl latter exists in Canada today. One of those differences is that the Press receives a cash payment from those who wish to read it, whereas the radio listener pays nothing for the program available to him. It might be argued that the license fee for radio receiv- ers is, in effect payment. Rather, how- ever, it is a sort of tax which he must; pay, in theory at least, before he is allowed to listen to anything at all. No politician has been bold enough thus far to suggest that newspaper readers should be licensed before being allowed to subscribe to the publica- tion of their choice.

Advertising is another field in which Press and Radio differ sharply. The news-

paper reader can look at the advertisements.

or disregard them. Periodical advertising, therefore, has to be of a high quality if it is to provoke reader interest. Periodical advertising is in the true sense of the term, a service to the reading public.

Radio advertising, on the other hand, is under no such compulsion to be attractive or interesting. It frequently relies on the hypnotic effect of repetitiveness to achieve its purpose, and can therefore scarcely claim to provide a service for the listener. Tum- mg the dial may relieve the listener of the necessity of listening to advertising. But it also tends to interrupt his listening enjoy- ment of the program.

Newspapers, both in terms of editorial matter and advertising, operate in a visual space medium. Radio, and for that matter television when it comes, operate in a time medium. Herein lies a fundamental differ- ence which makes any attempts at compar- ison between the functions of the two media misleading and inaccurate.

The Pioneers

Much has been said and written about the Canadian pioneers and their accomplish- ments. They were able to go forward with- out social security, labor-saving devices or higher education. All honor to them, says the Ottawa Journal; but we can pause and consider and - at least for a moment - envy the freedoms they enjoyed. They had freedom from heavy taxes, from controls, from instalment collectors. They raised their crops and turned them into food for the home table or for the market, unwor- rled about the competition from faraway lands.

They cut their trees and built their homes without mortgaging their income for 20 years. Their horses and oxen lived off the land, there was time to pick blueber- ries and raspberries for the Wihter dessert, their children looked forward to making their homes on the adjoining section, fears of war seldom disturbed their alumbers.

They had to work hard, show skill and initiative in raising their barns, improving their roads, making provision for educa- tion. They did not have to worry about the rblng coat of living, become familiar with ever"-changing ttiduetrlal machinery. lietm tn the detalld of worldwide woe

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wards what we call the better age and prob- ably they worked harder than we do to- day," concludes our Ottawa contemporary. "But to suggest that our burdens have be- ;come lighter and our responsibilities less is We have gained in better science, better social services, greater co- operation among greater numbers. We have

lalso gained ulcers, mental turmoil and un-

certainty."

EDITORIAL NOTl:S

Today. the last day for trout fishing.

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Tomorrow, the 17th Sunday after Trin- ity.

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The beaches have once more been pop-

ular resorts this week.

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More deer for the island as piaythings

are all right so long as they do not develop into plagues.

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Mr. Justice Arsenault is receiving con- gratulations from many friends on the latest

honour conferred upon him.

Canada is playing host to the delegates to the foreign ministers conference of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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The Provincial Government is beginning to feel not a little sore at being reminded of alleged election promises still unfulfilled.

The Battle of Britain anniversary is to be worthily celebrated here today and Sunday as well as elsewhere throughout the Commonwealth.

The appointment of Field-Marshal Lord Alexander of Tunis as Honorary Colonel of Oxford University contingent of the Un- iversity Training Corps has been announced

in The London Gazette. I

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Tomorrow is Battle of Britain Sunday. Eleven years ago ”the few" had prevented Britain from being defeated by H' " ”'s air armadas, and with Britain prol.: the whole free world.

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The first. use of tanks was at the Battle of the Somme, this date 1916. They were designed to overcome the difficulty of move- .ment imposed by greatly increased fire- power and to restore mobility to warfare.

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Iiistorically a charter of incorporation for a town or municipality was a privilege keenly sought and reluctantly given. Today it seems to be the built up areas that shy at incorporation while the Government eagerly offers the advantages of the corp-

orate state.

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Our Highland pipers will be pleased to know that Princess Elizabeth's favourite pipe tune is "The 79th Farewell to Gibral- tar", and be prepared accordingly. When the Canadian Argyll and Sutherland High- land band visited Balmoral recently Her Royal Highness specially requested that tune should be played, which the pipers did marching on the lawn in front of the

house.

In view of the visit of the Royal Edin- burghs here, and the interviews certain lprivileged persons will have with them, it may be noted that conversation should be natural, not highly formal. The Duke is addressed as "Sir", and the Princess as ”Ma'am”-"Yes, Sir"; "Yes Ma'am" as in- frequently as possible. The formal "Your Royal Highness", and "Your Grace the Duke” is never used except in formal cer- cmonious address by way of introduction

or congratulation.

Speaking at the opening of the 26th Congress of Anaesthetists in London last week, Sir John Anderson said that'since 1939, when most of the local anaesthetics were only available from Germany, British research scientists and manufacturers had produced two new and most valuable local anaesthetics - Procaine and Butocaine. Some 400 delegates from nearly 30 coun- tries attended the Congress. About 50 were from Canada and the United States. The two anaesthetics are both for spinal or local use. They have the important char- acteristics of being very safe, 'and their after-effects rapidly disappear. One of

skin. Joint presidents of the Congreu are Dr. I. W. Magill, Senior Anaeethetlet: at Westminster and Brampton Hospital. and Dr. H. R. Griffith, Professor of Anaesthet- ics at MeGill Unlveniity, Montreal.

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discussion by wrrespondenla of questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- Ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

FARMING AND FOR'l'l'NES

Sir.-This combination of words used to form a heading for the following expression of thoughts, may seem somewhat far-fetched, but its approprialncss depends upon how one farms, and what one considers to be a fortune. A dictionary definition describes A "Fortune" as the "arrival of something in an unexpected man- ner" and it does not qualify the explanation by saying .anything about proportions. Most of us are occasional recipients of at. least minor fortunes. and if such were allowed to accumulate without be- ing depicted by mishaps, we might eventually be classified as "wealthy".

This all seems to hinge on the matter of chance. Then there is the alternative, of securing a for- tune the hard way-by effort, either mental or physical or a combination of both. and this is where individuality enters the picture. bruins. brawn and some- times n bit of good luck.

The farmer, by virtue of the nature of his occupation has been called upon to expend generous- ly of his brawn. thus having little opportunity to give that de- gree of thought and analysis to his business that it requires. He is expected to exact from the soil not only a competence for himself and family. but. A surplus wliit'll when amassed, will be sufficient to feed the world.

It was on this latter st-orc lhul governments first ndniittctt :1 feeling of obligation. and offered to do the "thinking" for which the farmers themselves had but little time. This was the be:;in- ning of scientific agricultural practices and the origin of what lis frequently referred in as "white collnred" farmers. Gener- ally spanking. such appointees are

qualified to discharge the duties they have nssumcd. rind in co- operation with brawn on the

farm, effect. it fairly good combin- ntion.

During thr past twelve months. both brain nnd brzvwn--tinri the former IS not tit nil a one sided possession-have gone through it real testing period nnd it is not In all sure they have yet reach- ed the iinnl pnrngrnph. Firklc nature. and continually rhnntzinz economic conditions propoundcd the problems, and the barriers have not been too successfully hurdlcrl. Last your brawn mzidr: ii magnificent job of production. especially in the potato growing industry, but its counterpart fail- ed to make a very serious im- presslon. leaving the old maxim that the law of "supply and de- mand” definitely dictates the mat- ter of price, still undisturbed.

This year fate in "giving warn- ing, that it will again pose some agricultural conundrum: for so- lutlon, and again more with re- spect to the potato industry, and answers to enquiries are carefully guarded by the prudent. The most definite, that can yet be coaxed into circulation, in something as follows: "If the world crop is short, growers here will likely get a better price than last year; if the world price in high and the local yield good. producers are in for a good season: if the yield in poor here. farmer: will not get much. no matter what the price, elsewhere; if the yield in poor and the price low. the in- dustry will prove a compl 5- cu- ualty." It is all in the realm of conjecture. hedged about with a screen of uncertainty and limiter- ly so with reapect to every phase of farm production. It again all boil: down to the fact that thin old law of supply and tiemimrl ltlll reigns eupreme in letting valuee, and especially so when the product is of perishable con-

them can be applied to the surface of the W"-

The road to fortune on. the farm doe: not conliet of path: of cue or short cuts. nor in it over- crowded much beyond the en- trance. It in mixed with danger- ouu pitfalll. as well as emblaz-

oned at time: with golden oppor- tunitiea. A few are known to have

Sir Denys Lowson, Bart. Lord Mayor Of London

It is comparatively rare for the Lord Mayor of London to travel far ailield during his year of of- rice. This year, however, Sir Denys Lowson has embarked on a con- siderable Commonwealth tour, vis- iting Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and ending up with an official visit to the United States. This is only one part of a big pro- gramme which has fallen to him as Lord Mayor of London in Fest.- lval of Britain year.

when he took office he realised in boyhood ambition. While. still in his teens he went in Grocery Hall to be apprenticed to his uncle, a Llveryman of the Grocers

Company. As he left the Hall a procession went by-the Lord Mayor and the two Sheriffs in

their ceremonial coaches. The boy then and there determined that he would one day be Lord Mayor of London.

He has spent. his working life in the City of London, and is today a Liverymnn of six of its Compan- ies: he was Grand Master of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers three years ago. and is Grand Master of the Loriners this year. He comes of a family with a tra- dition of civic and public service. iIn the last. century a member of his mother's family. Benjamin Scott, was a City Chamberlain for thirty-five years, and his father was a. member of the Royal Com- pany of Archers, who form the Kings Bodyguard in Scotland.

The Beginning

The Lowsons are an old Perth- shire family: Sir Denys' father. the late .1. G. Flowerdew Lowson. a scientific and industrial resarch pioneer, went south and settled at Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cats- wolda. Denys Colquhoun Flower- dew Lowson was born on January l22nd, 1906, and was educated at Winchester and Christ Church ,College. Oxford. He took honours jin history and law and was called tip the Bar, Inner Temple, in l930. He did not practice. however, but went straight into the City. He

gained his early experience in merchant banks in London and fut-im-u-d their objective. whilc

countless numbers linvc fnllcn by the wayside. Why this should be so, and particularly why the lat- ter. nnd what. and how to apply a remedy. constitutes a poser that is at the moment ('hllllcl1Ring to n::rieuitural philosophy. And afici- all it. seems so simple. we wonder why there should be A failure. Year after year we go through the same agricultural gymnastics. yet results vary so frequently. Have we fallen into certain hub- its or gotten lnt.o ll rut. of same- ness and repetition, forgetting till the while the world round nbout us in constantly changing and de- manding that we be modern and up to date?

I am, Sir. etc.

J. A. GILLIES. Charlottetown.

Old Charlottetown (And P. E. 1.)

GABBISON CELEBRATION

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"The Detachment of the 97th Regiment. stationed in Charlotte- town, celebrated on Friday last the return from l-iczidquzirtt-rs of their gallant Commanding Officer, Capt. Pattinson, late of the 16th Lancers. At: an early hour the news of the gallant Captainls arrival was greeted with hearty cheers. '.l'he Barrack Square, by the active ex- ertions of the men, was soon con- verted into a 'merry green woodi. intermixed with numerous emble- matical devices. and the British Flag waving aloft.

"The Detachment afterwards par- took, in the open air, of it good old dinner of Roast. Beef and Plum Pudding. accompanied with n lib- eral supply of good Ale. After dinner, the health of Her Majesty, with that of Captain Pnttinson and his fair bride, was drunk with unbounded cnthusinsm. The day throughout. was spent. with the greatest glee and convivialily.

"We understand the Detachment would have felt happy to have closed the evening with A good Contra Drince', but their very re- cent arrlvnl on the Island had not given them sufficient. time to cull- ivate the acquaintance of the fair- er portion of the community.”

---The Islander, Jilly ill. 1849.

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Berlin, and with the Investment Trust Corporation Limited. This latter was to be the branch of finance in which he specialised. and he is today connected with a number of important investment trusts and insurance companies. Early in the thirties be helped to found the Unit. Trust movement. by which small investors are ch- abled to spread their risks in I large number of companies.

In the year that war broke out he took the first step on the civic ladder towards his present posi- tion, by being elected a Sheriff of the City of London. In the Guild- hall where the floor, in the tra- ditional manner, was strewn with sweet-smelling herbs, he swore in words dating from the time of Queen Elizabeth: "I will lawfully keep the Shire of London; and the offices that to the same Shire pertain to be done, well and law- fully I will do after my wit and power; and right I will do to poor in to rich, and' good customs I will none break nor evil customs arrerc...."

In 1940 Mr. Lowsoii, as he then was, became a member of the Court of Common Council and two years later was elected an Alderman for the Vintry Ward and was one of HM. Lords Lieut- enant for the City of London. By 1949 he had reached the position of seniority among the Aldermen which made his election as Lord Mayor a virtual certainty-elem tion is traditionally though not of necessity by seniority. He stood

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be damaged.

The Supplemental Contract:

Don't overlook it.

Offleeu Charlottetown

STORM WARNINGS

Destructive wlndatonn can frequently be predicted by the weather service, and some revere otonno come without warn- ing. substantially built properties have been, can be, and will

N0 SECTION 0l' THE COUNTRY ll IMMUNE

wlndatorm coverage at an over-all moderate colt.

We will be glad of an opportunity to be of service.

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Agente Throughout the Province

added to a fire policy include!

lmnmorelde Montague

war year-a'riever put a scratch

so The 3150 for winter blizzarda. if a. way can be found to arrange it. In some thin... Plans have been announced for nature has been gauging: up 5., the construction or a 200-bed has-'mun long enough -Windsor Dan. pital in Washirrgtoii. primarily forlstar. i the care of Negroes in the capital, -- Clty. It is said to be the first of a! TWO Irish tirla have returned 1. nation-wide network of such iiisti-gthelr homeland. following 3 gm... tutlons. Will soviet papers which or Canada. completely disgusted make so much of racial discrim-lwlih the hair Styles and Sloppy ination in the United States f0l'tCiOl.llE5 affected by Canadian teen. propaganda purposes please copy?-use boys. "Their crew-cut hair -Detrolt Free Press. styles are just horrible and thev wear the oldest. and most. untidv clothes, even for dates,” xepomid the l3-year-old coliet-.n.. aslunrortunately, there is more truth the obscrvatioir made by the girls from the Cult Sod. There was a time ii hen you...

his fellow bishops. Canadians ofithem. let them come in pail-3' all denominations will wish well one can beat. up the other,

to this new leader of a great. can-I example is commended gregatlon. - Ottawa Journal.

A propaganda poster put out by the German Communists, attempt-lone of mg to show President Truman Hitler”s successor, prompts the re-ithan fiction. in tlection that Mr. Truman's face is really a considerable asset. to the' free world The countenance SWB1ns WON nothing but their of the president of the United best when calling on the girls of states is not "distinguished." It is their (Irezims. Each hair had to or not particularly handsome, forec- hi P1306 and the .Vouth with ,- iul, or intellectual. It is an "avei-- hCDWllCk" was an object of piiv 3. age sort of face. but there is hu- he tried various pastes. circa... mor in it, and klndliness. It unmls-lother concoctions to make um-.11.. takably belongs to a man of good-.'hMi' 5'-lI.V in place. Many boys call. will. - Toronto Star. ling on their "dates" today look

lllkc 0VPl'gltOWIl porcupine: 51!.-fun; The "on, group, c1nt,,,,' (am, out. of scarccraws, and it is lilUE dim; Minister of National Defence. wonder that visiting. eyes regard was in Kingston on Friday. Hgthcm as anything but Beau Bruni. was the guest of honor at tlicjm”13- 'r 5”db””Y D5”Y 5””