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‘Aonorluio Editor, l-‘ruuii Walker.

"Tile Strongest Memo y is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink"

Cl-lAltblYlTETOiVN. MONDAY, OCT. 2i, 1849

' Helpful Suggestions

Many helpful suggestions were advanced at the annual meeting last week of the Prince Edward Island Fisheries Federation. Of ispccial interest was a paper prepared by Mr. J. B. lViyrick, one of the directors of the Fisheries Council of Canada, who pointed out tilat while we cannot expect to dupli- cate here a business that may be eminently successful ill Halifax, Lunenburg, or else- where, there are many ways by which We can take advantage 0f our own natural as- sets as a fishery Province. There is, for example, a considerable quantity of canned fish specialties imported from abroad and sold in Canada at high prices, some of which are processed from the same kinds of fish caught in these waters. Here is a field for fishery products, “either new or new to us,” which could be tried out without large capi- tal expenditure.

It should, Mr. Myrick believes, be pos- sible by making use of existing bait freez- ing facilities, coupled with small bait hold- ing freezers strategically located, to ma- terially increase fishermen’s catches. This could mean that fishermen would be able to fish much larger gears by using the extra time previously used in fishing bait. It would also mean that investment in bait nets could be transferred.to fishing gear which is more directly income producing.

The need of educating our fishermen in using new methods and in making better use of present equipment was emphasized. For example, although many of our small harbours are not suitable for large boats, it may be that boats of a different type could be operated advantageously. While it is not practical to have the total invest- ment in boat, motor and fishing gear more than the value of the catch will warrant, it should also be borne in mind that it does not take a great increase in production to make additional expenditure for equipment well worth while.

Fishermen are advised by Mr. Myrick to spend time doing “some clear and serious thinking" over the problems of their par- ticular business, Yo make use of the infor- mation and advice obtainable from the De- partment of Fisheries, and, if their particu- iar problem has to do with finances, to have a talk with their bank manager. Lastly, he urges all members of the Federation to keep their association alive and active.

This formula for improvement is admir- able in its simplicity and unpretentious- ness. It does not guarantee success over- night, or offer any substitute for hard work and initiative, which are the pillars of suc- cess in every sound enterprise.

Absentee M. its

C. C. F. Leader Coldwell is using the absenteeism of Liberal and P.C. members of Parliament as a prime weapon in the Tor- onto-Greemvood by-election. At one Toronto meeting this week, he noted indignantly that the average Toronto P.C. (there are five) had skipped two of the three votes staged to date in the Commons. Of what use, he demanded, was an M. P. “who works one day in three?" He added ominously, but scarcely accurately: “The Toronto Liberals have also been absent 40 per cent of the time. . ." ‘But while House absenteeism is worse this year than last, the C.C.F. chieftain is well aware that his figures do

' not prove that the average Toronto P. C.

“works one day in three" or that his Lib- eral confrere neglects his Parliamentary du- ties "40 per cent of the time." His compu- tations prove only that quite a few Toronto Liberals and Progressive Conservatives haven’t been much interested in casting their votes. The average recorded vote oc- cupies roughly half an hour of the time oi‘ the Commons. There have been three, re- quiring roughly 90 minutes. The C. C. F. figures show, only that average Toronto M. P.'s belonging to the two major political par- ties "have been absent for 40 per cent and 66 and two-thirds per cent of 90 minutes, or 36 and 60 minutes respectively. Parlia- mentary absenteeism is wore than that, but there's no way of measuring it, and making the measurements stick. -

EDITORIAI, NOTES Evidently, after all, our railway! are the safest mode of travel-airplanes, auto-buses, and autos u» frequently prove dlmtrws- , O O O

Daniel Webltn, American lawyer, states- mm 1nd mm, died this date, 1852. He voted the famoil oration at Plymouth on tho two hundredth anniversary

which settled the boundary between Can- ‘ada and Maine to Canadasdisadvantage.

Finding themselves in the midst of it, Western papers have burst out ill praise of the Prairie winter. Maritimers who have so far escaped are not made jealous.

Our fisheries are getting somewhere as the result of their organization. To make headway the officials must be aggressive and this the Federation officials have prov- ed themselves io bc.

With no discussion of rates but merely the principles on which ratesshoilld be based, the Public Utilities Commission in- quiry today is in the nature of legislation. When the principles have been laid down. it will later proceed with the executive and judicial functions of actual rate making.

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The eight federal fly-elections today scarcely deserve the name of “Little Gen- eral Election” which they have been given in the Quebec press. With the Government already holding 187 out of 262 Commons seats, the by-election results can have little effect on Parliament. o '0

Among the deaths 0P prominent people announced by C.P. last week was that of the Very Rev. James Black, minister of Free St. George's, Edinburgh, Chaplain to the King in Scotland, and Moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1938-39. He was a younger brother of the distinguished Dr. Hugh Black of New York, and was a vet- eran of World War I. He confessed when he returned from service overseas that he had abandoned reading his sermons, as his experience addressing soldiers had convinced him that for preaching, or addresses gener- ally, to be effective the speaker must look his hearers in the eye and allow them like- wise to catch the eye of the speaker. Then both knew when enough was said.

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There was a report current in New Brunswick that there might be a serious shortage of power there due to the dry summer. Interviewed, Premier McNair said that there had been an adequate supply of rain this fall, much more than a year ago, and that there is a good flow of watersheds where there are hydro developments. In addition, the new coal steam power plant at Chatham was now functioning, producing 17,000 horsepower for the system of the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission. Besides this, small diesel generating units had been established in several sections of the province, which served to ease demands somewhat on the output of the main plants at Chatham, Grand Lake, Saint John, Mus- quash and other points. Mr. McNair ex- pressed confidence that the power situation is now better in New Brunswick than it was this time last year. O Mr. A. J. Brooks, K.C., M.P., for Royal, N. B., has taken the lead as opposition critic for the Maritimes. In the debate on the proposed constitutional amendment he ex- pressed belief that the real feelings of Maritimers were voiced by Premier Mac- donald of Nova Scotia. Mr. Macdonald had said that the abolition of appeals to the Privy Council was an amendment to the constitution and should thus be a subject left for consideration at the proposed Do- minion-Provincial Conference. Mr. Brooks quoted Sir Wilfrid Laurier as advocating the theory that Confederation was a com- pact. Another former prime minister, Sir Robert Borden, had taken a like view. What- ever was done, he hoped there would be pro- vision for protection of the smaller prov- inces. They had looked to the Privy Coun- cil to protect them. All the provinces should be consulted. Whatever was done it should be done with the anticipation that Canada is destined to become the greatest nation of the Commonwealth. O O I This from "Life” Magazine speaks for it- self: “Sirs: Wasn't there an announce- ment recently that some of the people whose cases had been diagnosed as polio this year and last may not have had it at all but were suffering from disease some- thing like it?" Mary Mead. New York, N. Y." “Yes. Three scientists at Yale Uni- versity’s School of Medicine announced that they had isolated a virus which at times causes a disease very much like mild polio. The new virus disease has been found to produce all the recognizable‘ symptoms of polio except paralysis, but rims its course in ten days and leaves no after effects. Be- cause lt resembles polio so closely and oc- curs at the same times and places, it is often falsely diagnosed as polio. It is pos- sible that a good proportion of this year's record breaking total of “polio" cases is not polio at all, but it is too early to determine what thatproportlon may be. The Na- tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis wains, however, that all patients with any symptoms of polio should be treated for polio from the start or severe ham: may bl

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RECESSIONAL

Now along the solemn heights Fade the Autumn's altar-lights; Down the great earth's glimmer- ins chancel Glide the clays and nights.

Little kindred of the grass. Like a shadow in a glass Falls the dark snd falls the still- iless, We must rise and pass.

Little brothers of the clod. Scul of fire and seed of scd. We must fare lnlo the silence At the knee: of God.

Little comrades of the sky. Wing to wing we wander by. Going. going, going, going. Soflly as a sigh.

Hark. the moving sharpes confer, Globe of dew and gossamer. Fading and ephemeral spirits In the dusk astir.

Moth and blossom. blade and bee, Worlds must go as well as we, In the long procession joining Mount and star and sea.

Toward the

lmlb Where the round year rolls sublime. Rolls. and drops. and falls forever In the vast of Time.

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—-Slr Chas. G. D. Roberts.

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A DORMANT LEGISLATURE,

“We cannot avoid expressing our feelings in common with l num- ber of our friends in this Island. at the repeated instances of cor- diality and good understanding between the different branches of the Legislature of Nova -Scotia, which are exhibited at their sn- nual proceedings; feelings of deep regret. bordering on envy. and inducing us and many others to inquire, why it .is, that we who

“are as lovlll and good subjects as

any in His Majesty's Dominlons should be deprived of this most indispensable and invaluable pri- vilege of the annual meetings of our Legislature for so long ‘a time . . . '

“No impartial or reasonable person can lrcad the Journals of our House of Assembly. particul- arly in the session which com- menced in 1818. and see the num- ber of sublects then brought for- ward for the good of this Colony and how few were brought lo maturity, without being perfectly snnsible of the urgent necessity for our Legislature to meet an- nually as in the other Colonies. Out of eleven years which the pre- sent Lieutenant Governor (Smith) has been with us. the House has not met for nearly eight years. viz. from 1813 to 1817, and from i820 to the present time. We are no‘. aware of anything like this having taken place in any other British Colony. A proclamation was issued this week, further pro- roguing the House of Assembly to the 4th of May-but not for the dispatch of business."

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LONDON, England——Tile owner of a small firm remarked to me the other day that trade was bad. Hi: particular business is strictly for the home market; if he did any export trade he might have had a different story to tell, al- thollgh he seemed to think that business generally was slack, not Just his own. What's more, he had the opinion that it was be- cause of the men the world is in, the uncertainty of things gener- ally. and the approach of a gen- eral election over here. in pnr- tlculur.

Well. maybe he is righl, but I doubt it. If there la any degree of "holding fire", so m speak, be. cause of possible events in the fu- ture, it is more than likely in be on the part of men like llimself— the business men-who hesitate to take any but the most necessary risks in case something happens to make that risk greater than they anticipated.

Certainly the ordinary folk of this island don't usually let things fhflt might happen influence them. It ls the custom to carry right on, come what may. until some- lhlll! does happen: and even then to keep on carrying 0n if it l; possible to do so.

I remember, before the war, when anybody wanted to imitate a polltician-—any politician, no matter what his colour—-thc “Slllll ‘M118 Was to make an im- sginary speech about "maintain- ing ihc status quo." Even if you didn't know qulic what "status ql10"_meunt it was always n pop- ular Joke because ii seemed to be the thing that politicians nearly always said.

Well. we were probably ii good deal nearer the truth than we lllflllghi. hot only thinking about politicians, but applying to the nation as a whole. For the idea of keeping things as they are-in a broad sense-seemed to keep us out of trouble as W911 as almost Hllyihing else anybody could think of. There wcre changes’ made. of course. Some small, some not so small. Some changes were necessary, and were wclcome when they came; but inking things n1] round, England at the end of one

Year was pretty much the some plnce as it had been the your be- fore.

And it is pretty much the same now, -too. Great things nro hgp- penlnl; all over the world; llis- iorl’ is being made, but the or- dinnry Englishman seems to take only n passing interest in ll, Bo. neaih his outward appearance of nonchulllncc, however, he is loss indifferent than n stranger might think. He has a prctiy good idea of what is going on in the world. and realizes ihni lf the stnfus quo can! be maintained, ihcre isn't much he can do about l: unless and until lt affects hlnl person- ally. '

‘ Even thr- news that came out so sensationally I1 few weeks ago that. Russia had set off an atomic ex- plosion only mllde the headlines for one day. Now I son 11ml, some. body has held out the grisly pros. pect that perhaps one time un atom bomb mlsht so off and m

up a world-wide nuclear chain re-

action, then we'li all have had it. There's a gruesome thought, if you like, but I'm sure it Won't pre- vent rnzlny English folk from plun- nillg next year's holiday. or trying to forecast next Saturday’; soccer results.

Army Activities

fl-ieadouarters News Release)

Canadian ewe-servicemen and women who think they waited a long time for the medals they earned in the Second World War might be comforted by a look at the record. although their medals now are going out to them. Veter- an: of other campaigns waited much longer for their decorations. - Lt-Col. H. M. Jackson, MBE. ED. Director of War Service Re- cords at Ottdwa, said this week that veterans of the Fenian Raids of H166 and 1870 and the Red Riv- er Expedition in 1870 did not re- ceive their medali until July l, lSQS-some 28 years later.

A number of Second World War veterans, he said. may think that the Government has been slow in rewarding them for their ser- vices. But four years, he point- ed nut, is little enough time in which to design, mint. package and distribute a million medals. The task was further complicat- ed by the fact that each and every entitlement had to be checked

and double-checked. as had the‘

address given by servicemen and women at the time of their dis- charge.

Incidentally. there's still a num- brr nf veterans who have not ap- plied for their medals. Applica- tion cards can be had for the ask- ing at any post office.

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Unservlcellbls Army vehicles "xhich normally would be headed for the scrap heap have been giv- cn a new lease on life. They now are being re-issued to Reserve Armv units for the training of vehicle mechanics - - - A new Sep- arate School has been set up at Valcartier Camp, Que. for child- ren of servicemen stationed there. Army Headquarters said recently. Although schools have been open- ed in almost all camps housing Army families, the new school will be the first "separate" school sponsored by the Department of National Defence - A new million dollar Memorr Arena. dedicated to men and women cwho gave their lives in the Second World War. has been opened at Victoria, BC‘.

Formation of a Canadian Of- ficers‘ Tralning Corps at Mem- arial University. St. John's. New- foundland, h s been authorized.

The Memo lal University Con- tingent is the first _to be formed

' save money by not trying so hard‘!

It. iiow_ out: tbs Department of National Revenue 52 million dollar! a year to collect the taxes. though in 1M8 it cost only‘ l5 mil- lion. Couldn't the Department

—Peterborough Examiner.

Washington’: abominable crime rate affords plenty of lessons for the investigation of law enforce- ment proposed by Representative Davis of the j-Iouse District Com- nlittec. Why, for example, does -Wsshington, with a far higher than average level of income and education, lead the country in aggravated assaults? What, be- yond the technicalities of law en- forcement, are the causes of the high incidemie of crime here? Any findings along these lines would be of great benefit-Wash- ington Post.

A little numbed by the swift- ncss of aviation‘: advance, Can- adians might be inclined to pass off the giant new Avl-o Jetliner as nothing to get excited about. ‘Perhaps there is no call for ex- citement, but, the sight of that Sit-passenger giant climbing sharp- ly into skies over Malton must have given watchers a surge of pride we all can share. For it

Corps Schools across Canada. Dur- ing the summer months they have the acting rank and the pay - $153.00 a month all found -— of a 2nd Lieutenant.

- Notes By.The Way _

OCTOBER 24, 1949

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through. It iiJthe IIirstWeauHCy commercial aircraft in North Al‘: enca. will cruise at 4r: miles m; hour at 30,000 tq 359m fee, and has already attracts WOfid-wjd attention-Hamilton tgpectator. e

Almost oil women no

bats, with perhaps 1ESI.tr1?:gB°l than in years gone by (writs, “on Nature Correspondent). For ihgur if wemay believe our grandma‘: ers. it was no uncommon m; ' for a bat to become so hopeless]

entangled in a girl's long has; that it had to b: cut out with scissors. But can we believe our gsandmoihers? A scientist, experi, mentlng with ll think) a 1mm cared bat, arranged threads of black cotton, criss crossing in an directions, about the room in which the bat, a captive speci- men, xvas accustomed to fly at flight. .lll due course the bat em- erged, and flitted to and m, in the darkened room, but in 1h, morning not a thread was broken or displaced. It may be (ha; u,“ kind of bat, with its long u" is specially' fitted to detect 1h,’ sound of its own wings echoing from unseen obstacles, but 1h, powers of evasion even of m, common little pipistrelle. flicker. ing about our heads at dusk, u. such that it is scarcely conqgiih able that it should, by accident

become cnmashed in a lady's hair: -—London Times.

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FOB THE SILVER LINING". Hull onglgoinout Ind starring Gordon Mlclllm,

DATE low Hill BIG cumin

Oct. ll-Nov. 1-2-8 “SNAKE PIT"

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Nov} 7-8-0 CHICKEN EVERY SUNDAY

Dan Dolley Celeste Holm

Nov! 11-15-10 "JOHN LOVES MARY" Boiiold Began Jlck Clrlon

WHAT'S‘ Right WITH THE Movies!

In fact, they've seldom been better. lu-n-whilo” moviegoers will become “regulni-s" once theyvc n“. covered how many really good pictures are coming out of the With the cooperation of tho lending pm. ducerl tho PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE, showpluce of P. E. 1,,

winter onloymont. We believe that everyone the nth-notion: tint have been hooked for .. ..

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l; ponds of hits l: tho dramatic and hllmop- oul thriller. "RACHEL AND THE STRANGER", starring Loretta Young, William Holden and Robert Mltchlim.

And on Thursday the Prince Edward begins its exciting showings of the funny. melodic Technicolor musical, "LOOK Direct from its Radio City Music

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of lllt films for your full and ls going to enjoy

June Huver, Ray Doiger 1nd

TH ESE G ATTRACTIONS!

Nov. 4-5 "HOUSE 0F STRANGEIS"

Richard Conic Susan Hayward

Nov. 10-11-12 BABKLEYS 0F BROADWAY Ginger Rogers Fred Astali-o Q 9 Nov. 17-18-19 "THE GREAT DAN PATCH" Gail Ruueil Dennis 0‘Kcofo

_ . H0 MATTER WHAT YOU LIKE

COMEDY -- ADVENTURE — MYSTERY DRAMA — MUSICALS —- ROMANCE “It's All There For You Al The Movies”

iron Miss A LOT . . . WHEN you MISS A TRIP T0 THE Movmsl.

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