APRIL 24.

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THE GUARDIAN

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The Passing Scene

By Observer

The annual meeting of the Charlotte-I town branch of the Canadian Legion takes 3 -I'vresIdt-Int and Auomu miter. in A uumeit. '1

place this evening. I t 0 0 ' I 0 A Anwm mm" Funk wlmh gasoline and light fuel is welcome, though

A TIIOUT STREAM TELLS 11'! STORY

The incredulous and the igno- rant will scoff at the idea of my having a story to tell. for they

The reduction in the wholesale price of the unknown.I can do nothing 1...

him. He has to learn the ham

t C"w"”'"”” hardly perceptible to the average ccnsumer. II think of me as an inanimate Hilly" 331.12.” .i52""..'.;l "I.'..l.'.::'.; "Covers Prince tldwiml Island like the dew” 9 o 0 : I qglgcuhrutlg fjanfc .13: 3; if h”;m'l'3:hu"mn35' gt 1: 30 their

. .' . - . g - cre - many rou whom 1

"Ihe sponges: Memory a weaker nm The Queen S. bnthday holiday is not to I ggltneemggfop-Itttuvu sgnmngy lam. know intimately have cultivated ..

the Weakest Ink" Ibe amwed m ""e1'f91'e with the Rmlway a bit too livelv but that it's. fault 5.0:: .?.iLlT...PJf”....”J.iJ,'.?:?”"”' T"

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; , ..-...-........-.-. - --- Bus Service hearing on June 9th. Th0S0 Mitch my admirers apparently together could not. chum ",,.X,:'.l CIIARLOTTI-ZTOWN. THURSDAY, .u-mi. :4. 195: l

overlook, for they come to me in They are .happy enough

.conducting it will be fishing for evidence wlierc

large numbers at certain times in

' ' instead of trout , the year igeiniie.ii.'i.qt”Ci:i1ew:ii"..:3Ey )omlP' , - ' R 8. th- The Polithureaii 3 low IIIIIIOMW - - - ' 3.355. i.,,.'.f”E,..'f.';,l;'.,3., i3;,'g ,3;',,”g; ;;j;uf0;;g;gr- are not so we. and

l ould t ll - - N 13 it'll? tragic stories. C e some my Di'eten- stand they

Deer as plentiful here as rabbits in Aus- ltralia it is predicted as a consequence of the importation of tiic pair by Premier Jones and gifted to the leader of the Op-

. The Politbureau's new diplomacy, which replaces ilic abortive "peace" offensive of the now defunct Stockholm Manifesto, promises plenty of headaches for the chan-

' not. justify. For instance, I don't. the Home Sapieiis. really go on for ever. Nothing -- - does. I had a beginning and some

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From my place of vantage 1 5....

ccllcrics of the West. The vituperativc utterances which characterized the conduct of Soviet diplomats until a few short weeks ngo, has been supercedcd by an air of sweet reasonableness which is as bewildering as: it is suspect in foreign offices on this side

of the Iron Curtain. .r

in essence. Stalin's latest "cold

war" 1

position. We don't require to go to Aus- tralia for an example of what may happen. we have it here now in respect to discarded

foxes. I O .

Charlottetown is now to be included in a triangle steamer freight service between here. Boston and St. John's. Nfld., operated

day I will have an end. Perhaps man-made machines will put dams

in my way. There is always the possibility that droughts will choke me. But. certainly. I have

been "slipping, sliding. glooming, and glancing” longer than any of my friends can remember. and it is more than probable that I shall outlive most of them. It is equally certain that while I live I will "chatter. chatter, as 1 flow to Join the brimming rivcr". That is one

many interesting sights and hem many imcfestll-18 conversations every year as Opening Day comes round. This year was no exccp. tion. I knew what. was up you- early in the morning. It was just, before dawn. to be exact. and H... newly-arrived birds were in (h(- act of singing their Matins. when I heard the sound of footsteps, The birds were perturbed. as tlio... always seem to be when for-cu.-n

by the Blue Peter S. S. Co., and sponsored .by the Natural Resources Department. This

, glshould cncouraee and develop our agricul- ilizit Moscow believes East-West tioublcs ; tum exports mike new province, but ording

"apablc of being solved by "egoliati.0n' S.cC' arv cxp0i'ls will favour Boston. mid, rumours arc rife that the Soviet lxotc- t ,, . .

. ,- I mgardmg a pace treaty for Germany mul It is a coincidence that the World Chief lScout. Lord Rowallan and Judge Palmer.

shortly be followed by tempting DPOPOSEIS .iProvincial President here are to have un-

for it free election throughout the now di- Vidod Reich Thh'd' the recently concluded l iversity honour conferred upon them at the same time. Lord Rowallan is to receive

Moscow Economic Conference has dangled

before. the western democracies the pr0;i1'lSC the LLD. degree from G, asgow University, of bmmns oftd9”ar:.of Sad-:':;ltsli1atr113:;pIiS.: and Judge Palmer the corresponding de. Curtain coun ries. our 1. i . .zu , f H . College Unh.e,.Sm.. has raised hopes of an early compromise in glee mm I ng S . ,. .. the Korean impasse and the possibility of a settlement of the Indo-Chinese dispute.

clcmcnts interrupt their inoi-nin,; exercises.

I knew well what it meant and so. apparently. did my tenants. fm here and there 3 lusty trout sud- denly bccanic wary and auspicious. Their time of testing had comr. Before another day had passm, many of the alert would be liter- ally "fish out of water". From my experience of other years. howevcr, I knew that the day's story would not be altogether one-sided. In the same period. many men and boys would trudge wcarily and cllssppolntediy back to their homes, with nothing to tell but tales of the big one they almost landed. They would be sadder but not. wiser. for it seems that the ardent angler never learns wis- dom. And if he did. what inde- scribable fun he would miss!

I O O

diploimtcy revolves about four main points. First. Soviet diplomats have let it be known

of the principal reasons for my being here.

For nbout seven months in the year my way of life is generally quiet and uneventful. chiefly. it is a matter of stealing by lawns and grassy plots. murmuring un- der moon and stars, and babbling on the pebbles. There are always. except in the dead of winter, h. song birds to keep me company. Dispute between President lino it represents A marked change iirmld 30me'-""95 1 hell) them with ry S. Truman and former Secre-5 the way of life of Canadians; allaheeir r"'"5'0-I C?-U0 0119" Come to tary of State James, F. Byrnes, as. trend from an agricultural econ-int” 3': Vi; raflmem and bill-hc to who was mesponsiblehafor what any to an increasingly industrltl f” ” M” m my 90” W3'

1 . i the one. hi ' ::..:"':r:.:”.'::..:::r ..,.. .5 ;..'::.:.l2r.t::.::?"::"l:::.,,,;;,;;e;-,;;;--s---3.; my cabinet solidarity. where all are necessity for social reforms such as men and boy: ggccmlggnn 9; tic" bound in agree upon, and accept. unemployment insurance and, and gum cmde mmpmg ylimfiinetg government policies. there isn't important measure, for old ago me in every concelvnble gnrb can the opportunity for unseemly dis- pesions and family allowances. In' 1-yjng fads and me), 0, evelfy deg pubes as to credit or blame. All are an agricultural area chlldrm uscdiscription, and every artifice that

This column is open to the discussion by wueepomlents of questions of Interest. The Guardian does not necessar- lly endorse the opinion of espondents.

"Um" WRUM ii ,f.Notes Bx The Waxf. 3

IHARATI-ION SWIM FOR. CENTENNIAL EEATURE

Sir.-It. was appropriately sug-, gested in The Guardian editorial comments that 3. fitting event be

This is how veterinarian Dr. Kenneth Wells of Ottawa accounts for the new out-

Some of the things I have seen

. - - the B1 .g . held to con memorate the centen- i ii e nslbl . - Wi dso lto be an ii i t, i 1. , , and heard are almost. unbelievable.

Top level negonauon lamorlg ' lg break of root'a"d'm0uth disease m sask' arr of the laying of the first sub- Igaxiilyystragfm e ' n I 1y boys. Tlizitta i(;h1'tcs:5Iiei url::lr)ieIiIe. i1r?iitbeei'htcIimorhx;lrm gggkceisunvrlihg Much of "' mdeed' I could mt ”' your on any of these polms is likely 0 atchcwair "The infection was spread to marine cable in America in 1852. A... The trend. of course, is inevitable marks the beginning of what mer peat" 1" datum n must nmam I" prove more embarrassing than helpful 10 ' Th” "4 WWW 559m that "15 Miss Catherine Perry. I history in Canada's progress. And; it.'call the fishing season and what ever locked 1" my long memm"

the Ormiston area by purchase of a quarter of beef from a premises infected in the orig- inal disease outbrcak. The meat was kept frozen until about two weeks ago when it

summer would be the logical and acceptable time to start. the Meri- time swim contest over practically the same course as was taken in the laying of the cable.

It cculd be made an annual

But. I can give you an inkling. if you are interested.

Men who. normally. do nOi.I)liI',: more unusual than sit. in offices and perhaps attend Rotary once .1

teacher in Chattanooga, Tenn. means, in the futruie greater pros-'Ihe trout themselves can the in the greatest at all give-awaylperity for those 'who remain on "10""!-5 Of Fish For about a hun- countries. won ii 5100 prize in althe farms. An increasing urbanmred 5'15 MW day! they have to grocery store draw. Her good for-i population provides larger home 39”-9nd Wmb End dodge if they tune is the reason for her standing markets. -Windsor Daily star. C”"- 5'' km” M C'""""8 ""95 in-

the governments of the western democracies at the present time. A truce in Korea. much as that is to be desired, would raise

me old ghosts of Red China's admission to was thawed and Cilillicd. In the PI'0C955x event. in order to have continued m” ” m exwplmnal perm!" Sm” TT' tcgtigeehr miielr cIieumcuon' :Eckg”:::mg!thf":ugE::O?'Ed gait: UN. the ticklish issue of Formosa. and what were thrown c,,mm.,m.,m1.,,,, 1, could occupy refused to accept the 8100. and V” m '"e- '" "P'”' when s pound trout happens to

uncooked scraps and bones about the barnyard and the spread to the livestock." I C O

A word to the wise is contained in the warning issued to motorists by Attorney- General Darby to slow down when ap- proaching a railway crossing. and not to attempt Crossing the line until it is safe to do so. As a rule autoists do this, but there are always those who take risks, or are practically asleep at the wheel when a crossing is in sight. Better to be sure all is safe than risk a collision and mayhap tragedy. Any way, under the Highway

1 .. "1 m L In tm Time was when, Among cum". enced trout. who has managed to g?&E:”:;"donI.tIeMn L:-one Dip mg! ed people, conversation was 1 fine Gum" '-he 70011111 GIVE Of youth. things wrong with this country. 1'5"" 1" 5"" may be 59- bu" ”-' Mb” more bum p”w"' pmmd h” Gummy did,” do mylmng mils then there are too few cultured p”""d- mi” N5 3dV9TS)l1'&' behind am this money” g. Moose Jawipeopjeg Nowadays mo much con. the rod and reel. It is true that Tun Herald " lversation consists of a series of in- "9" ""1 the" we make” 3 "'5'

95' - lte,.Je,.uom and Interruptions, Frog calculation and. before he knows 1:-7S1. . "I 'fessor George E. Buckley of the anymmm he is n” W M” "ck 1" For more 1 an ie rears. 8 Umvemty of water” onhmo Ema wicker basket. But. for the one Conservative party in Britain eaz- Nd" W mu when he condgmm who meets such an unhappy fate. :gIyIslOll)g1:I.: offsi::u:.nN;i1v tiitehatsemiiig modem sloppy speech there are thousands who live to

e o it p . - than 'io.?o!2,::;i:'i:':'4a';in!:C;:;:- 1L::'Ene::Y5;rh::.would-be captors. or s - that has com lied it to impose 59"” "” be mm A" K004 "319"- fresh ausberitlifs on the nriti.sh?'-"' ii" 35 important 90 Rood con- publlc; and a. several setback iiil"'""”" 53 ”9 mt???-9995 V-81k9r& the recent local elections. Despite'Th"' is A tendenw 101' In to "'3'

to talk t - rs: r I or

g g . I 1 W 1 . g t f the politicians. Of course. some source of mystery and wonder to'g::2:fcanh3,;lt';:rml'T!'e C”1:hf"':3?eg;et;11;o,:,:m&;mf 3:2: ":22: excuse should be made for the most of their fellow men, and of. ' WW 59 pn-,wcuon and I mpplydhem Wm, latter, for the habit of saying one

part of one of the days of Festival Week, or A day during the last. week in August. It should be held before the warmer water in the Strait begins to get cold. During the interval (about five hours) be- tween start and finish. at full list of aquatic sports could be held at Borden. High diving. spring swim- ming for boys. girls and adults would occupy the time interval.

The water sports, promoted by the Red Cross last year. showed increasing popularity. This is the way it should be. In our insular Province, not in any point more than ten miles from tide. water, everybody should be able to swim. Those who can't swim should take the time and persevere in learning. It is a great exercise. and is required many times in

to do about Chiang Kai-shek. Unification

talks with the East and -West Germans

would mean suspended animation for the

whole scheme of the rearmament of West-

em Europe. Talks on trade with the Iron

Curtain countries would divide opinion in . the business world on the issue of whether i. , or not it is possible to do business with Stalin.

Sqviet diplomats are far more danger- ous when they appear to talk sensenthaii when they indulge in vilification and vitup- eration. The Politbureau's new diplomacy is deliberately tailored to sound like com- monsense not because the leaders of the

slip from the hook only an inch or so from their grasp. From their cries of rage and frustration you would think they had been robbed of their most. cherished posses- sions.

A man who attends Church ev- ery Sunday and even teaches a Sunday School class will think no- thing of telling his neighbour. "Today I lost the biggest fish I have ever seen in my life!" I wouldn't want it. talked about too much, but I have even known preachers themselves to indulge in sucii tactics without a twinge of . shame. Newspaper editors are, I sincerely believe, the worst of the

virus was

industry. with more

I know. for I unemployed; an economic

have often listened as they boast- ed of their daring escapades in the dark of night for down in their places of revelry.

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-.-.s .-z:-.-nee-6 V

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, i they have found that the two often go to-

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Communist world have suddenly come to their senses. but rather because by talking.

what sounds like sense they h0P9 i0 make. us less defence-conscious.

Farming in Scotland

Nearly 12,000 farms-more than a third. of all the farms in Scotland-are worked

Traffic Act it is the law, and should be obeyed.

D I 5

Sir Stafford Cripps. English politician

and lawyer. was born this date 1889. Like his father he became a Labour politician. He was supposed to lead a British trade .mission to Russia in 1940 but the Soviet Government killed the proposal. year he was appointed British ambassador

The same

. . . - V fl 1942. Aft - by the family with no hired help. This is 10 M05C0Wpap P05E1hegTe1cituf1I:k S Minisgr the type of farm found widely in the north- Wards he "3-Wm: meA1r? 3 Mm he

, . '- - t - . t 1c t cast and in the Highlands. The south-cast.0f Alicia” P10 uh '9" 9'

is a district of large farms, but in

(he became President of ilic Board of Tracie.

- f ' ' ' ' ' , . II. ' '. (I CI COI- south-west and the east approximately onc- . ;Tl''"'5:C:h:0gx:?::::ll” " "m9 an ""1 quarter are family farms. Of all the family' 01 0 I '

farms 6,246. or rather more than half. are- workcd by husband and wife alone. Among ,-

diffelfnt W005 Of farm the P1'0P01'ti0" M Commons. show what percentage of each; provincc's revenue was used for the pur- pose of education during 1951:

family farms varies. On stock-rearing farms the percentage is 65. while it is 38 on stock- rearing and feeding farms. 27 on hill sheep farms, 26 on cropping farms, 23 on dairy farms and 19 on the dairy with hill sheep forms. These figures are disclosed in a-' booklet entitled "Types of Farming in Scotland" published for the Department of Agriculiurc.for Scotland (price -S().90 from the U. K. I. 0. Sales Section).

The Wrong Approach

Speaking last week to the Ontario Ed- ucational Association. Professor A. R. M. Lower of Queen's University is quoted as saying that the educated man must expect to be lonely in Canada. because 99 per cent

,0! the people around him are Philistines; that is, narrow-minded and materialistic. He cannot expect to be rich, because his education unfits him for the crude, com- petitive world of commercialism.

, This, argues the Globe and Mall, is wrong factually and wrong morally. A

; good many educated people manage to sur-

. vive. and indeed to flourish, in the world of

Scommerce and industry. These people do

i not regard education as a barrier to coni-

3 merciel success, or commercial success as

Q in barrier to education. -On the contrary,

And eveniwiien they don't. what the f 1-:ducedon is precious enough to itsownsewef-d. Il'Ilnye'Vent,tIietnlIy Iltui that material succgp

Foiiowiiigx figures. tabled in House of

Nova Scotia ................... .. 25.3 Ontario .. . .. 24.8 Newfoundland 22.5 New Brunswick 20

Alberta 19-9 P. E. I. 19.1 Quebec 17.2 British Columbia 16.9 Manitoba . 15-4 Saskatchewan 15-3

Thus, Saskatchewan is spending. less of its revenue on education than any other province in Canada.

Mr. Rodney Adamson (PC. York West) sees things clearly. says The Letter Re- view. He points out that Europe, well en- dowed with natural resources. has only it- self to blame for its recurrent economic crises: "The economy cannot be made prosperous by continuous gifts, whether they are food. money. dollars or anything else. The salvation must come from the European continent." Since Canada and U. S. have decided that their front line is in Germany, military aid to Western Europe may be justified. But there is no longer any justification for economic aid. Its only effect today is to conceal the facts of life from people who will never get straight- ened out until they recognize them. Big- gest contribution. North America could "make to European recovery would be to announce that from now on, dealings are strictly business. A

self-preservation. The writer proposed a "North- umberland Marathon" in a letter to The Guardian last winter, with an invitation to Maritime sport writers to make known their re- actions-if any. It didn't ”set the heather afire". There was little or no reaction seen by the writer ex- cept from John McNeill (Summer- slde Journal sport Rcalmi. They didift cvcn "damn it with faint praise or were so poor as to do it. reverence" (as the late Mr. F. J. Nash used to quote). The hockey fever was then at its height and it was a bit hard to look ahead nnd visualize the little wavelets gently lapping against the Cape Tormcntliic and Borden shores. Notwithstanding the apparent. apathy. the writer has reason to believe that a big majority of our people would like to see the event take place. If the Innkeepers' Association and Travel Bureau co- operate there ought to be little trouble in promoting it and get- ting together the largest crowd of the season. I am. Sir. ri.r..

JAMES PENDERGAST Kcnsiiigton. P. E. I.

TEACHER TRAINING

Sir.-Of all that you have pub- lislicd recently concerning teach- crs and tcncht-rs' training, I con- sider n letter in lost Saturday's issue by lil. Met-Kenzie to be the most logical on the subject. He is also deserving of commendation for not having "cast serious and dishonorable reflection on A host of our outstanding men" and women who spent ll number of their early years in the teaching profession and who did not have the one your of normal training.

The same applies to many of our present and most efficient teachers and those who proclaim that unless I tescher has one year of normal training they are not capable of teaching our child- ren. do "cut serious and dishon- orable reflection" 'on these teach- era.

The wont. and practically only. offenders In this regard are some officials of the Department of Education and of the Teachers Federation. They sppesr to over- look the fact that many of this Provlnce'e fsmoul sons and daughters set at the feet of these lesser-qualified teachers.