PAGEFOUR THE GUARDIAN

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

CIIARLOTTETOWN MONDAY. JUNE 19. 1950 Suits Against The crown j.-L;

Amid a show of enthusiasm by the Op- position the Minister of Justice introduced a measure which will largely remove ob- stacles to suits against the Crown. The bill, however, only provides that ”corpor- ate Crown agencies" may sue and be sued in provincial courts of competent jurisdic-

tion without obtaining a fiat from the Government. Apparently the ancient procedure of

Petition of Right is to be retained and the Crown, as distinct from Crown corpora- tions, is to continue in the privileged position of being subject to suit only if the Minster of Justice so desires.

This means that although say the CBC can be sued for breach of contract or for trespass, the Department of Transport is immune to such legal attack except by per- mission of the Minister's colleague of the Department of Justice. It is true that the anomaly and injustice of the situation be- came more pronounced with the growth of the great Crown companies, entering fields formerly occupied only by private business. Yet it is just as wrong for an injured party to be unable to obtain redress from the Department as from the" Crown corpora- tion by which much of its business is now done.

Farm Production Figure

According to the Dominion Bureau of

Statistics. Prince Edward Island led all of Canada last year in increased farm produc- tion, reaching an index peak of 162.5. Brit- ish Columbia, which reached its peak in 1946 at 151.9, last year came second to Prince Edward Island with an index fig- ure of 147.9. Manitoba's production has been the evenest since 1936, both in the increase to a peak of 174.2 in 1942 and the decline to 122.1 last year. Saskatchewan production increased from an index of 31.1 in 1937 to 247.9 in 1942 and declined to 125.2 in 1949. In Alberta, production rose from 71 in 1936 to 184.2 in' 1942 and dc- clined somewhat irregularly to 101.4 last "year. Ontario at 126.4, Quebec at 132.5, New Brunswick at'147.8, and Nova Scotia at 110, each developed a peak index figure last year.

Net farm income for 1949 in Canada stood at 81.537 billion as compared with 51.600 billion the year before. Prince Ed- ward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Saskatchewan each showed slight increases over 1948, with Manitoba and British Columbia showing the largest percentage increases.

The annual index number of farm prices of agricultural products in Canada for 1949 stood at 250.6. This was a slight recession from the 1948 figure of 252.5. For the firstf three months in 1950, the course of prices as indicated by these numbers was: Janu- ary, 238.6; February, 242.7 and March, 246.2. Livestock. potato and egg prices were largely accountable for the increases during.these months, but compared with a year ago, current prices have been lower for all commodities, except livestock. .

A Footnote To History

: The following news item from Australia will be read with interest locally:

"Australia's Postmaster General, Hubert L. Anthony, has just ceased to be a cattle king by virtue of his office. His Depart- ment has sold out its last herd of cattle and given up its dense of 500 square miles of cattle country at Daly Waters in the Northern Territory. Daly Waters, by the way, is named after Sir Dominick Daly, called the last survivor of the old Canadian bureaucracy and known as 'the perpetual secretary'. He served in Canada for the 29 years 1822 to 1851, was Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1854 to 1857 and then Governor of South Australia, 1860- 1868. He died in Adelaide.

"When, in 1870-1872, Sir Charles Todd built the Overland Telegraph Line across Australia. there were no cattle ranches and no settlement in the centre of Australia and hardly any elsewhere in the Northern Territory. So the line-builders took their own cattle. The Postal Department acquir- ed grazing lesses along the line-at Powell Creek, Barrow Creek, Tennsnt Creek and Dsly Waters. Linesmen acted also as cat- tlsmsn.

"Gradually when Federation came in 1901 the Commonwealth Postal Deport- mmt took over from South Australia the rsnchss Ind cattle. Gndually the herds

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EDITORIAL NOTES

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The Island held the limelight at Ottawa at the week-end-each County being heard

from.

Evidently 400 feet from the ground is too short a distance to use a parachute with safety, as the student airman found a at Centralia the other day. There was not sufficient time for the parachute to open.

The Exchequer Court has adjourned without any case having been submitted by the Federal Government on the Federal building site dispute. The new building will thus be further delayed, and probably be kept in suspension as Mr. McLure as- serts for another "election promise".

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The courts here do not observe the boil- day season very strictly at any time, but this year it would seem that it is to be something in the nature of a busy season.

0 O 0 Halifax and Annapolis-Kings go to the polls today. The first is a by-election to replace Senator Isnor. The two-man con- test in the Annapolis Valley, however, is part of last June's general election, made

necessary by irregularly polled service votes. 0 O I In the House of Commons the other

day, while-our Queen's County Conserva- tive member was denouncing political pa- tronage in connection with the manage- ment of Indian affairs at Lennox Island, our Prince County representative was ab- sent on other business. He was delivering a homily to a group of newly arrived im- migrants on the virtues of democracy. 0 I I Sir George Alexander, English actor and playwright, born this date 1858. He had a very handsome figure, and was called the "Beau Brummell" of the stage. In 1890 he opened the London Avenue Theatre un- der his own management, and produced among other plays ”The Prisoner of Zenda." "If I Was King”, ”His House In Order", etc. He died in 1918 in the sixtieth year of his age, and the twenty-eighth of his theatrical management. 0 O The suggestion in the House of Com- mons that immigration policies should fa- vor domestic servants will hardly appeal to Canadians. There is no reason why one particular group should be selected to bear the brunt of immigrant competition and, more important, this country should be ac- tively seeking out the most talented pro- spective immigrants to help keep Canada to the fore in art, literature, music, science, industry and commerce. 0 0

One of the proposals of the Canadian Welfare Council, that fines be payable by instalments, should recommend itself to the sense of justice of many people. When :4 fine is imposed the alternative imprison- ment is merely to enforce payment. That the offender without resources should be given the opportunity to pay as he earns seems necessary to prevent his being pun- ished for his poverty rather than his crime. 0 O O

The Smiths have it! A card index con- taining 18,000,000 names-probably the big- gest in the world-has been compiled by Britain's General Post Office to keep track of holders of National Savings Certificates. Included in the listings are 6,000 William Smiths, 5,500 John Smiths, 3,500 William Jones and 3,500 John Jones. But in spite of this, given a certificate holder's number, he can be traced in less than one minute. i O I O

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Mrs. Gordon MacDonald, who has been succeeded by Dr. W. R. Carson on the City School Board, has served very conscien- tiously and efficiently in that capacity for the past five years. As first president of the School Improvement League, prior to her appointment, she headed a delegation which waited upon the City Council to secure the new lighting.and fire escape systems, and she has been active in many other ways in promoting educational improvements. Dr. Carson's appointment will, we feel assured, be satisfactory in every way, but at , the same time it is regrettable that Mrs. Mac- Donald's services on the Board could not be retained.

In an optimistic survey of Maritime prospects and activities, the Financial Post says of Charlottetown that while there has been no spectacular advance, the Island capital has made "continued steady pro- gress." This is indicated by the rise in value of production of manufactured goods from 32.4 millions in 1946 to more than 34.6 millions in the following year, find an in- crease in salaries and wages of more than 30 per cent to s856,000 for the latest avail- able figure. The Post notes that "more aggressive action is being taken to secure secondary industries in line with the agri- culture-flshlng economy of the Province, and Charlottetown is looking optimistically in that direction."

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Farm Picture On P.E.I.

(FinsnciIl Post)

Introduction of olsomsrguilne nettled Maritime farmers particu- larly. Prince Edward l.slInd. for example. had been able to sell Ill its butter to its neighbors. princip- ally Nova Scotis and Newfound- land, but oleo has knocked down prices and sent about one fifth of the Islands production to the Dairy Products Board. The islands boast is that it is the only Pro- vince in Canada which has 10093 TB-tested herds. On the last test. only ll cows in the whole Pro- vince rescted adversely to ,the serum.

Swine production on the Island has increased 75m within the past five years and, on the present market, will tend to increase fur- ther. There is only one breed of hog grown now, the "Improved Bacon-Type Yorkshire" which. it. was found. was the animal most suited for Wiltshire sides demand- ed under the British contracts. They are now building up a P. E. 1. brand of bacon hog.

Island beef, chiefly Shorthorn or Hereford, goes to the other two Maritime Provinces and to New-

Production trend is upward, and there is also an increasing demand for breeding stock from the Island.

End of the British egg contract. tumbling prices to a point which is only recently showing signs of strength, has been reflected in fewer orders from island farmers for day-old chicks. Again there is an egg market in the island's neighbor Provinces. and a good volume of dressed poultry can be sold regionally.

P. E. l.'s sheep production ' is down 2.500 in the last decade. Hence, as in the rest of Canada, the trouble is predators-in this case. dogs. Those who have been taking the trouble necessary to raise sheep have been getting good returns, and there's been a noticeable revival of interest within the past. year.

Shipment of island turnips to the States was well above average last. year. taking up a slack caused by reduced Ontario production. Over-all volume was 1,738 cars, compared with 1.056 last year.

About three years ago. Matthew Wells Co. started buying Island cucumbers and shipping them in brine to Ontario pickling plants. Acreage given to this crop is ex- panding.

Quebec Finances Are The Best

(Monii;l:Gazetie)

The financial position of Canad- ian provinces is good, "but we, from Quebec, are flattered to know that the situation in our province is the best," Charles deL. Mlgnault, president of the Quebec Municipal Commission, told dele- gates to the international conven- tion of the Municipal Finance Of- ficers Association at the closing session recently in the Mount Royal Hotel.

Speaking on debt administration in Canada. Mr. Mignault declared that figures fully illustrated the situation. These showed that for the fiscal year ending in 1949 the total net funded debt of the Pro- vince of Quebec stood at 5351.443,- 000. almost s200.000,000 less than the funded debt in Ontario. This meant a per capita debt in Que- bec of 384.28, the lowest of all Canadian provinces, as against I per capita debt of 3126.50 for On- tario. Msnitoba was second in line with s94.09 while New Bruns- wick had the highest per capita debt with 3235.62.

In addition to this, Mr. Mig- nault said. Quebec tops the other nine provinces as to the percent- age of revenue used for debt ser- vice. He said Quebec used only 9.5 per cent while Alberta, next in line, used 10.9 per cent. Ontario used 11.5 per cent of total revenue for debt service.

Mr. Mignault said that following two world wars, the Federal Gov- ernment had considerably on- croached upon taxation fields, which were formerly considered as exclusive to the various provin- ces. The dual taxation which re- sulted, Mr. Mignault added, "had become detrimental to our econ- omic activities."

He said that no mstier what the revenues of the government may be, they will never be sufficient to allow it to realize the many improvement projects with which it is faced. "No wonder therefore that the government has debts." he said.

Mr. Mlgnauli. cited the work of the Quebec Municipal Commission since its formation in 1932.. "In order to Isslsl municipslities in obtaining proper credit." he said. "the commission keeps constant contact with the banks and invest- ment dealers. The commission further sees that obligations con- tracted by municipalities are met. As I result of this. the interest of investment dealers in municipal bonds has been greatly stimulated, and the prices obtained substant- ially bettered." .

Hon. Bone Dusssult. minister of municipal affairs. officially opened the M.ll'. O. A. Quebec Division meeting yesterday afternoon.

Dinner Bells

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Asfsrmers are busy in the fields at their spring work, memories of former dIyI return. And we won- der what happened to Iii thou dinner balls that once were I fest.- ure of rural life. -

We don't mean the dinky little things of silver or brass one tinkics It the table to let. the mslo-if one has I maid-know it's time to bring on the soup.

we refer to the sllssbis bronse or iron bell that hung It the roof of almost. AVE?! farm homo. Usu- Iily it was Ittschsd to the can of the summer kitchen or wood- shed. It would be rung by the pull- lag of I cord. about the thickness

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LEGISLATIVE TOPICS

N71011: the petitions prcszntcd to the Isegislative Council during the se sion of March-April, llltil, were t e following:

From John Hunter, of Home. wood, Prince County. praying for the enactment of a law to author- ize petitioner to take the addition- al name of "Duvar", and that his signature and address be ”John Hunter Duvar."

From residents of Kent Street school district,. and others, pray- ing for the repeal of the clause of the School Act authorizing the closing of the Kent Street District School, or that a special grant be made in order that the said school may be reopened.

From divers merchants, traders and others interested in the com- mercial welfare of this Island, praying for the enactment of an efficient Bankruptcy Act.

From the Rt. Rev. Peter McIn- tyre. the Very Rev. James Mac- donald and the Rev. Angus Mac- Donald. trustees of St. Dunstan's College, praying for an Act locon- siitute petitioners a body corpor- ate.

From divers inhabitants of York River, setting forth the inconven- ience to which the travelling pub- lic are subject owing to the want of a tavern at Moreshcads Cor- ner. Lot 32, and praying that. not. withstanding the opposition shown thereto by certain parties, a rem- edy for said inconvenience may be provided by the Legislature. .For an Act to authorize the trustees of the Georgetown School to sell the present school site therein and to appropriate a por- tion of the Public Square as I school site in lieu thereof.

From divers inhabitants of the Island. protesting against the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors by any Justice of the Peace, "inasmuch as he is frequently call- ed upon to try individuals guilty of misdemeanours occasioned by the use of alcoholic drinks which he himself has supplied."

man working in the fields. to hear the bells of the neighborhood start to ring, signifying it was time for dinner or supper. He would know the sound of his own bell, and un-hitch as soon as it. rang.

A housewife prided herself on her punctuality in the ringing of the bell. Otherwise it. might in- dicste to neighbors that she was behind with her work, and couldn't get the meal ready for her menfolk on time. A woman hab- itually late in ringing the hell was regarded as I slovenly housekeep- er.

The woman of the house would time her bell according to the field where the men were working. If they were in is far field, she would ring it I bit early, so they would get to the house at. the right mom- ent. It was bad cess to the men who didn't respond promptly. and let the dinner get cold. vrhough in the wood stove days. it was easier to keep a mesl warm without burning than on more modern ap- pllances.) O 0

Perhaps it was the dollar watch that sounded Ihc drnth knell of the dinner bells. Previously. the househo” would have I grand- father clock. or possibly a large kitchen clock. The only other time place would be worn by the husband. In earlier dIys it would be a big, hesvy watch wound by I say.

This wstch would be hung on I mil on the wall. being too valuable to take to the field where it might get. broken or filled with dust. when the tumor donned his "Sunday suit" the watch would be worn with I heavy chain, and or- note fob, across the vest.

when it. bocsmo cheap to pro- vide sun of the men with I watch. there was no further used of din- ner bells. The men could tell the time themsolv (some of course, were so good they could tell it. Ii- most to the exact moment. by the length and direction of their shad- ow on I sunny do!-l

But when are Ill those dinner bells? There must. be I lot some- where around fsrm Ittlcs or lofts. we would like to us than buns not up sgsln. They added I bit of ohsrsctor to the farm home. Ind when they disappeared I mslod! went out of ,fIrII llfs.

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Wasted Sweetness

(New Glasgow News)

For some time there has been standing on the order paper of the House of Commons, in the name of Mr. E. G. I-lansell. social Cred- it member for MacLeod, Alberta, the following proposed resolution: "That. in the opinion of this House. the government should take into consideration the advis- ability of introducing legislation making it necessary to reveal on the price of all commodities that portion of the consumer purchas- ing price covered by taxation of any kind." ,

It is a beautiful resolution and would form the background for a lively debate it the assorted part- ies that form the parliamentary opposition would agree to get it before the House on private mem- bcrs' day. The chances are, how- ever, that like many other private members' resolutions, it has been mcrcly born to blush unseen by all except the few readers of the or- dz-r paper.

If the resolution should be de- bated thereisllttle likelihood of its passing. The cracking of govern- ment whlps would resound through the corridors as soon as the debate began, No government committed to a planned economy and a wel- fare state can afford to let. the taxpayer know how he pays and pays again for Ottawa's bright ideas. Sales taxes. excise taxes, corporation income taxes. taxes on cheques, unemployment insur- ance premiums and -the rest event- ually come out of the pocket of the ultimate consumer. Government policy on such mat- ters may be based on another quotation from Thomas Gray: "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tls folly to be wise."

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In the time of wild loses

As up Thames we travelled where lmid water-weeds ravelled The lily uncloses.

To his old shores the river

A new song was singing

And young shoots were springing On old roots for ever.

Dog-daisies were dancing

And flags flamed in cluster,

On the dark stream I lustre Now blurred and now glancing.

A tall reed down-weighing The sedge-wsrbler fluttered; one sweet note he uttered. Then left. it soft.-swaying.

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Many our-rnrklns MI Web! I sllll. "Can left here It owner's Thb American Automobile Association hIs launched I nI- tlor.-wide effort to fix responsibil- ity of parking lot and gangs operstors for motor vehicles left in their care. This would not If-' fect free puking but only where I charge is made. - st. Thomas Times-Journal.

In these Mines of cold-wIr tension it is easy to ovei-simplify the basic struggle in the world. On the diplomatic front it is visibly a power contest: between the soviet and the United states. But. that is only the narrowest Is- pect. There is I larger contest be- tween the ideas of tyranny and freedom. And beyond that is an even more basic struggle between atheism and religion, between material and spiritual concepts of man. -Christian Science Moni- tor.

Mr. llowc's "hint" is the more interesting as it comes so soon after a wave of rumours-espec- ially rife in BC -that revalua- tion of the dollar was being con- sidered in Ottawa. However, the lumber, pulp and paper and gold interests at the Pacific Coast. have been left unruffled by the rumors and they, presumably. would be in close enough touch with Ottawa to get. wind of a con- templated change. All in all. it is very mysterious and members of the Opposition are not to be blam- ed for demanding further light from the government. -Vancou- Vcr Sun,

Mr. F. P. Ids, Associate Profes- sor of Zoology. at the University of Toronto, sent. this newspaper a learned treatise on the habits and characteristics of what is commonly known locally as the shad or eel fly, The professor's letter, cautions us against the destruction of this particular fly and suggests that it is s most. necessary nuisance - from the point of view of a fish. In pIrt, the professor remarked: "Both these kinds of insects, the mayflles and caddls flies, form I food crop of many pounds per acre annually and in I large area in a river would be reckoned in tons. Many of our fish feed on these insects during part or all of the your and many other kinds of fish feed on smaller fish which live on the insects. There would be few or no fish without them." Bad as the annual invasion of the eel fly in this town may be, it would be far worse to have on one's conscience the responsibility of bringing about mass fish starvation. Hun- gry fish in the st. Lawrence river -never! The accursed eel fly must be welcomed at all costs. -Brock-

ville Recorder and Times.

JUNE 19. 1950

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Aunolusospsnt that .3... 3111103. Ilmonton businzsman hns lot flu gene:-Ii contract. for 3' Wow. -dollar downtown DI?”-'18 use is In interesting development. It is In indication thst private operators In ham". "1"? 91:1: rsllllch I service ml 9 IOVQ

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FIced on the one hand by mum and undeniable demands for ne- cessary civic improvements at every kind. Ind limited on the other hand to only those rue, which can be gauged from real HIM-9. the pllsht of Ontario mu. nlcipslltles is critical. As Th, Ottawa Journal said editorially the other day. the time has gong when reai estate alone must. be the "workhorse of municipal taxa- tion."-Owen sound Sun-Times,

The "our poor" of CInsdI an the white-collared workers. They may appear respectable and they are not very vocal in their coml plalnts, but they are being driven into the low income bracket by in. dustry, organised labor and form groups. The white-collared work. ers are the "sitting ducks" mm are being exploited by higher prices to the point that they now constitute a new stratum in our social order-the "new pom--gg Moose Jaw Times-I-Icrald.

The use of Duper towels now been extended to the dairy industry. Progressive dllfymen make I practice of washing lhg udders of the cows with warm water before milking. Then. if true sanitation is to be observed, a sterilized cloth is used for dry. ing. But even with this precaution bacteria may be carried from on. cow to another. Recognizing this situation, many dairymen have begun to use paper towels to re- duce the chance of spreading in. fection. A special "cow towel" has been developed from prepared wood pulps and chemicals. It N- msfns strong when wet, is soft and lint-free and is inexpensive enough to be discarded after one using. - Owen sound Sun-Times.

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COMPLETE VISUAL REFBALTION and

ANALYSIS

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High woods. heron-haunted. misc, changed. as we rounded Old hills greenly moundd, 'llo meadows enchanted.

A dream ever moulded

Afrssh for our wmder,

Still opening asunder

For the stream many-folded;

Till sunset was rimming The West, with pale flushes; Behind the black rushes The last light. was dimming:

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in claim of gray wssiher The Inning In the stillness we hen-kenod; Our hearts sons weather.

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