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THE CHARLOTTETDWN GUARDIAN

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JANUARY 1s, 1941'

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Morning Daily (Founded iii i857)

Authorized as Second Class Mall, Post. Offii-a i Department. Ottawa. President. liui A. Burnett; Vice-President. “Ill. to Burnett; Sonya-Trains. (i. M. tiui-nutt; Editor iiiid Managing Director. J. R. Burnett; Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

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At the i946 Dominion-Provincial agricul- tural conference tlie following important de- cisions werc reached with regard to food re- quirements: Canada wants more of all these, crops and products this year: Cheddar cheescl 3i per cent more, hogs l9 per cent, barley l9‘ per cent, eggs l0 per cent, creomery butter '3', per cent, oats 9 per cent, all milk combined 6i per c:nt, evaporated whole milk 4 per cent. Can-j zida is asking for the some amount as last year. of these: Hay, clovcr and alfalfa, cattle, calves,‘ candcnscd whole milk, whole and skimmilk pow- ders, poultry. Canada wants less of thescirl Wheat 7 per cent, rye 6 per cent, summerfollowl l per cent; and expects l0 per cent fewer sheep‘ and lambs to be marketed.

Why, ll may be askcd, the decrease in‘ wheat and increase in barley production this‘ year? The answer is that Canada is faced with a dangtrous shortage of feed grain, and barley’ is the grain that counts most. Something had‘ to be done to increase the returns per acre foil barley and make this crop more nearly com-l parable with wheat. lf, however, the price of‘ barley was raised, it would be necessary

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t0 break the Wartime Prices and Trade Board price ceiling. Also,_if the barley acreage is increas- ed, the additional acreage will have to come out of either summerfallow or wheat. There was not much difficulty in agreeing that it should come out of wheat, since it might prove dangerous to make more than a limited reduction in summer- fallow acreage; and it was not difficult to agree on a wheat acreage figure of 24 million, once this was understood. A figure of eight mil- lion acres for barley, or l.3 million more than last year, was finally accepted on this basis. lt was also agreed that a flat acreage payment on western seed barley would offer more secur- ity to the grower and would avoid any early in- crease in feed prices.

Along with this, it was understood that the troublesome equalization payment should be‘ eliminated, and the free freight on western feed grains to eastern Canada continued, port- ly as compensation to the eastern grain grower who would not receive the acreage payment on barley.

Beef cattle are still high in number and not being rapidly reduced. Sheep and lambs will probably show a ten per cent reduction in marketings during the year, which was not of vital importance. The dairy industry had already mode its representation to the Cabinet for high- er returns, especially for butterfat, though our British cheese contract had been greatly under- iupplied and fluid milk producers were clamor- ing for higher prices all over the country. Hogs were different. Actually, it was necessary to increase the barley acreage in order that more hogs might be marketed and fed, but. under present conditions a sufficient increase in the number marketed to raise our annual marketings to a minimum of five million hogs, could not be secured unless the price were increased, so that something had to be done about hogs. More- over, it was even then rumored thatbritoin might be willing to pay more than she is W95‘ ently paying, in ord-er to protect her consum- ers from a still further decrease in bacon sup-

plies from Canada. 4 Summarizing the results of the agricultuiul

lication, points out that these decisions do not necessarily mean that they will be Cuiiflflfid-ullfl implemented by the Dominion Government, any more than they mean that formic-s will produce exactly the quantities the conference deemed most desirable. Some of the (JGCISIOIISi "5 l" the case of barley, hogs, dairy produce and flax, will require additional money and ‘payments from the Dominion Treasury at o timebwéien nearly everyone would like to see the su si ies eliminated and markets returned to a more nor- mal basis. Certainly, however, "i056 Pleielll "l the conference were convinced that the decis- ions arrived at were sound and in the best in- terests of the world food situation and of the Canadian farm economy.

Privy Council issue

“h week's judgments confirming the rlglit of the Canadian Parliament to make the Su- promo Court our final court of appeal, is being welcomed by some as a necessary adjunct of full nationhood, and criticised by others as a "further threat to Commonwealth unity.

Both those views, suggests the Financial Post, foil to deal with the basic question at is- we: What will provide Canadians the best possible approximation to justice and to im- portiol interpretation of our lows? Maximum objectivity might be had from o panel of men from-Mars or from Indonesia. But low has beeirdofincd as "the expression of the social ex- perience of ifpeople." Our highest court must, therefore, have high eiipertness not only in our low and the manner in which it developed. It must have diep understanding of the character ond aspirations of our society. For this obvious- ~ ly we would choose Canadians. For the full de-

egnfei-ence, The Country Guide, a western pub- ~

the Post. ”How ready for this new status is our Supreme Court? There is much opinion in legal circles thot it is not. Others hold that, given the final authority, our Supreme Court would with reasonable speed grow into its new garm- ents of authority.

"ln a federal state, inevitably, our final court will frequently be called to adjudicate con- flicts between Dominion and provinces. Not by any means are the provinces unanimous in their enthusiasm for vesting final authority in our Siupscme Court. lt seems to us that the present inflamed state of Dominion-Provincial relations would make now a singularly inappropriate time for effecting any change that might add to the

j inflammation."

- EDITORIAL NOTES -

George V died tomorrow's date i936; his widow, Mary, the Queen Mother, is still hale and hearty at the age of eighty.

Prince Edward Theatre has been showing an outstanding picture in "Captains Courage- ous‘ this week-end, concluding tonight. Both acting and scenic effects are well worth hear- ing and seeing.

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Evidently there has been no rush for citi- Z?n€l1lp certificates at $5 p-er, and now a reduc- tion is proposed. The regulations may be changed by arder-in-council and the cabinet has or soon will be asked to authorize the reduction. lt is not known how much the reduction would amount to, but 909irwould not entail very much greater demand.

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Moncton could not inaugurate its new T. B. Hospital the other day, because the City Coun- cil discovered that the R. C. A. F. area in which it is situated was consuming fer too much water, and it was feared a leak in the main was responsible for an enormous wastage. An in- vestigation was ordered and the opening of the hospital postponed indefinitely.

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"New Brunswick can hardly’ congratulate itself (says the Telegraph-Journal) on the fact that in i946, with incom-e at a level we would not have dreamed possible o few years ago, the net debt increased by $4,204,026 to an all-time

l hign ,of $88,363,659. This is a very large debt

for a smoll province." , i I i i I Rudyard Kipling, English poet and novelist, died this date i936," was characteristically a British Empire exponent, and never tired sing- ing its praises or denouncing its shortcomings: "All we have of freedom—-all we use or know— This our fathers bought for us, long and long ago." "For agony and spoil Of nations beat to dust, For poisoned air and tortured soil, And cold commanded lust, And every secret woc The shuddering waters sew—~ Willed and fulfilled by high and low— Let them relearn the Law."

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Absence of on institution to rehabilitate alcoholics is one of the many shortcomings in Nova Scotic/s equipment to treat mental ills, Dr. R. O. Jones, professor of psychiatry at Dalhousie University, declares. Addressing the Nova Sco- tia Society for Mental Hygiene, Dr. Jones said there was a large group of alcoholics in Nova Scotia which could be rehabilitated if a proper institution were set up. He sugczstcd that es- tablishment of traveling clinics could also make an important contribution to coping with men- tal ills.

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The Federal Parliomenfs Committee on "Free Ports", evidently misunderstand or wil- fully ignore the roison d'etre of such an institu- tion. lt is for the purpose of encouraging and developing trade by always having on hand and accessible a plentiful supply of foreign foods, for which there is a market, on which duty must be paid. By providing a customs-free port that can be attained, the duty being paid as the goods are let out for distribution or con- suription instead of when placed in storage. Manifesting, drawbacks, etc., offer no corre- sponding advantage to free port facilities.

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lt is mentioned that the Hon. William John McKell, Prime Minister of New South Wales will succeed H. R. H. the Duke of Gloucester, as Governor-General of Australia. This would be a distinct break with precedent, as so far politicians have been barred from gubernatorial positions in the dominions in which they are lo- cated. The Prime Minister started as on op- pientice boilermaker, and became financial sec- retary of the Boilermakers’ Union. He entered politics, became member of the local legis- lature; studied low, became a barrister, Miri- ister of Justice, Leader of the Prime Minister and Colonial Treasurer, becom- ing o K.C. in i945. lt may so happen that

career‘ with a similar appointment here.

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Agricultural Minister Gardiner wants to avoid in the Prairies and Vancouver what oc- curred here through the gobbling up of local in- dustries by big interests in Ontario and Que- bee. lp an interview in Vancouver he said: "Development from here to Winnipeg has to come-and if the industrialists will not do it, the people will take over and see thot it is done." The minister declared: "lt is my opin-

volopinonl of our institutions, it ll. tho logic of events that final responsibility shoul smotlrno be plocud upon our Supreme Court that, Privy Council oppeols be abolished. If

"all t‘ Canadian oycs into proper foc in‘ lho tum.

ggrgblighod political, ‘economic and socirl It would liolp the Supreme Court ilsgt tithe full challenge of its rcsponsib’

IIIIJII for this change now?" asks

nationhood and its essential- of course, desirable and is‘

ion industry should be developed all over west- ern cflllltlltffl and especially from Vancouver to clll9uty. Mr. Gardiner said thot often in the past large industries (in Central Canada) bought up smaller, localized industries (in the Mari- tymesl and closed thorn up to provide selling field! for their own products instead of open- lllfl up and developing new territories. "There Yfllllfl l" "0 "i6 ti-‘illlirig of enterprise operat- y ing industry if they continued to do it as they had m the post," he said bluntly. .

Opposition,

Prime Minister Mackenzie King will crown his

llotos By The Way

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To use n medical term the "mort- filily“_ in the nursing profession i; fillOlllflngly high. In other words nurses do not stay nwses very long after their graduation. They get married or graduate to higher peld Jobs in allied professions. One hoe- iiiial authority estimates in; "lite" of u trained nurse is about [h1g9 years: after that she has most like- ly left for more attractive fields.- Vancouvcr Province,

There is n class of young C311- adians who are becoming em-bit. tcred over their pOSitlOn in our postwar world. Thrv are the young men rejflled by army doctors be- Callse of physical unfitncss or who uiero not old enough to g0 1o way, Now. through no fault of their own lllvfv‘ find themselves virtual cut- ciisls from the labor market. When lllC.\' 589k Jobs in private industry <11‘ governmental service they usually are c-rifrcnicd with ihe Sign .._ "icii-iiiiis only need apply." --Van_ ('lli\f1' Province.

Orir of the IIPTIIIPIICI’! that m, u, 'l“’ lllllkllli; of criminals is lllf‘ liaze ill uliiiiiui‘ ariil iuiiiiiiiivc wl i'.li ivri1_ i'l'- liiici iu iliinw nbnui ii“: c. Words i-ir ir-ccl-neuiis il11('l atljrciivcs — “lYlPll oil-Quasi iliel the t::i<l inn-n is ii brave and owning personality. 11' 1110 C’l'1ll1l!121l were ciiiy (lC:‘Ql'|l7C(l as ‘what he ls-a fool. aii 111191. a. moron. n dunce. a simple- 1011. ri blcekhean~pnrg who ngvgf rc-ips unyihiiig but grief from his ill.(.!l efforts-there would be 1955 tendency on the part of ycuth to emulate him. Ycutli does not like in be made an cbpt-i of ridicule.- Vancoiiver Province.

The rapid development of living irrrir memorials may be called the

lYlUmDii of common sense over sozvtimenialism. But it migihi be more accurate to say that, both

sentiment and practical purposes will be Sfirvcd by many of these living memorials. In a recent study the Russell Sage Foundation dig. covered that few American com- munilies llTlCIlCl to follow the pi-c- crclciii of lllf‘ past in the matter cf slzitiirs and groupings of pan. non. Coolest .. Pcnn~ylvariia, will sfrve as a representative example of iiir trend toward living memor- lJlS. This community of 15,000 pop- ulation has raised 5552.000 and will build a iammuniiyi centre as ii war memorial. Ln the centre siili be in- (luioil rn auditorium. a kileiiep and luncliroom. clubrooms. a snack tar. a bowling alley and other fac- ilitivh‘ for different activities. In Coaicsville. as in other places. this living "war memorial will be an tnie- gral part of the community. with a role lo play something like that cf ilio ol/‘l lawn hall. In its daily scr- vicc llicre will bc little clargci- that 1110 l11"1t‘.(1’Z'l.'1l(‘lIGIAClCT of the build- ing will be 10st upon those ulio use i‘ ~Nfiv Yoik Sim.

'l‘lii: London restaurateur who l11l.\'C.\ ciirysiinilicmuni leaves with iiis China ten is not the only pgy. Son l0 servi- ion in an unorthodox way ’I'1"ie Chinese themselves often mix onions. spices or ginger sivitii ll1f‘l1' tea leaves before adding toil- ing water, says The blancliesici- Guardian. Burmese tea drinkers l1'i':\l soak their leaves in heavy. .‘.t'C11lf‘(I oils. ivhilr Russians prefer in [luv-or il ‘with jriin, rum or .-i slice of lcmon. In Mongolia and Tibet llli‘ flaverings are adder still. for their ten contains generous quant- ities of rancid yak Dllltf‘? and oil. Tibeiain tea. incidentally. 1s sold 1n briek form and is used as cair- rencl‘. Up to the middle of the 18th century tea often had eggs whisked with it. and 2.1. various times drink- ers were advised to add rice. flour. vinegar. orange peel or anions. Umil the reign c1‘ George III tea “as commonly adultcrziicd with almost every plant that grows in an English “Ptlffcrow. n-ttd in 1818 Dor- set customs officers seized ii con- signment of 1.000 pounds of drier] lcrivcs fnieurled for tlie aclulieration of gen. In one year over 4.000.000 pounds of iliis lea was sold and tlie collection of leaves iivns i; recogn- izcd industry employing hundreds of people. especially children.

Dues your gorge heave? Do you ‘nave fi-rqueiii nausea? Do you ever feel as though your brain had turn- cd il11o low-grade mushroom soup? inks The Peterborough Examiner. 1f ca. you nre probably a vlctlm of hypouorisnia. Hypeoorisnia ls not a thing which you have yourself; it ls n thing which othen people have which makes you stiffer the symp- toms listed above. llypocorismn lo n university word meaning baby- talk. Dr. Allen Walker Reed of Columbia University says that there are six types of hypooorlsmii. Tncy are (1) wheedling, (2) talking to children. i3) talking to l lover. i4) talking 1o n dumb animal, (5) talk- ing sarcustlcelly and (6) writing cerialn eortii of advertisements. We will provide example; of each type herewith: i1) “Is the big bed Pope Bear going to buy his Bnuftklnu a new hot?" (2) “Of course Mama's Poopsle-Woopale l; going to eat the lovely prune." i3) "Whose Baby Doll 1s 0a?" (4) “Aw! was it ii love- ly Doggyklns then?" i5) "Does Mama's Boy wont the big maty Sergeant to take away his ‘nasty old rifle?" (d) “Golllwog soup: are easy on the tummy. They're vlrunln- Picked and boyl are they Yummy!" iAmy or all of these instance; of hllwcorlsmo are calculated in molt! sensitive people cringe. Eypo- cOflemg ls incurable; the only way to atop some people from ulk- lng baby-talk i.i to shoot than and out the b0dy 1n a comretc tomb. It l; possible to prevent hypocorllmq l.n the young by proplr training. however. Noah Webster sold that "a bay of iilx year; of ego may b! lfl-"Bhi. to qmk ll correctly u Ole- ero did before the Romln Senate.” If you have a boy of it: 1n yoil home you should lnooultc _lilm lnitwt hvmcorlcno u. our.

IJUBLIC FORUM

open to by corro- quootlono of

Thll column ll the discussion

opondenta of

lnterelt. The Charlottetown Guardian daeo not. neoellar- u; endorse the opinion of eorrelpondents.

PRICE 0F MILK

else my last letter on milk prices one J. A. Gillies. entangled. Regarding hatter tests iii his first letter lie says: “Butter fat test from one fact- ory was 13.7 per cent higher than that received from the other." 1n his next letter he states, “I siili maintain that, I was correct when stating that in i; given (jllrlfllly of milk the butter fat content may be 13 per cent higher than that contained in another lot, and still not; necessary that either six-av e 13 per cent butler fut lost." These are two entirely distinct and sep- aivle stiiirmcnis. His furihoi cl- nboratioii on llie latter is correct. hiil, that cl-ar-s nut fi-re him from lllf‘ fiii-i lliai ll(‘ \\'i'l.'~ cnlii'('l_v wrong in his first letter (‘Uvflfillg this ]ir)l1)l.

A,- in the Si. John mill; sirikc. he again shuns that lie 1-" ioial- ly ignorant nf lllt‘ irue situation. The contest is not between’ llio producer "lllCl the consumer as he contends, but between the produc- ci‘ and the N. B. Daily Products Commission who have uhsalulely refused to grant the demanded in- crease. beinc supported i.i their decision by Mr. Taylor. Minister of Agriculture. The Commission has won its victory by opening tip other markets, one of H1911] being outsifile the Province, in Yar- mouti. N. S

Regarding‘ tlie health jui-nmntirtg qualities of regular cow's milk we all agree, but I still contend that cheese. condensed and powdered milk are good substitutes when it is necessary to leach ill“! gzrecdy jirarlucer a lesson. And is he learn- ing his lesson? Thousands of pounds of surplus‘ milk 81".‘ new on their hands at half price ivliicli shoiilrl remind them of the fort that they were duly ivarnerl by the rlisiriliutors that this sillin- iion would ensue. Lcl the consum- 01's keep tip this effective work and they be riot misguided by .'ll'l armchair critic who has flamen- slraterl his lack of knowledge of milk in all lls phases and )HI'll\'ll' lars.

And ncnv. Sir. I comp 1o the lost paragraph of his l9ll81‘—£ll1'3 this is really funny". The writer P11- (leavors to give himself a wer- pat an the buck by trying to takr- the credit for mising the 11:1; price levels iii llllS Province. May I impress upon him the friil. that ling nnrl baron prices wet‘) raised 1o their present heights iiiiuiigli lho iiniiriiig efforts or :i crczit Canadian statesman. nnw Visi-riiinl Wnnotl.

Iii 1930 Mi". R. B Bi-iiii-it pic- soiilvrl jirc-posals. which were pf- terwncrls known as tlie Ottawa

Trade Agreements with Britain at London. These were termed “iiuni- bug" by J. H. Thomas, tlie lhcn Colonial " rctfiigv. but wet: af- iirwnrrls ni-cec-ied ill Ottuwii iii 1932 b_\' the snirl Thomas sric the "W" PFPIMN‘ Baldwin. Those

“Dortirfi lumber Province, .ri 1934 sold moi-i- lumber than .ii any lllllcl‘ YBHF in its history. [Mather- mori‘. Gil‘. anihplease pardon this digression. the Annapolis Volley apple market received such u boost that Mr. Iislcyr, who represented and still represents that are-s, mm the courage 1c» vote for the said agreements on the floor of the House of Commons, when all the other Liberals Mr. King leading, votcil against them, this some chameleon -liki.~ Prem- ier King and all his poliiii-al r-on. Slillflultiity voted to retain