t. ' tvitliotlihfyears. He cited gross and net pro-

v In 1944R- went up again to $326,000,000;

helm c" lTI-IE“ GUARDIAN

Hailing mo; (Founded tn ism. Author-bed ne looonsl Olsen loll. rm Offtoe Departments Otters.

The Inland Gnnrdtna Publishing 0o. Irelrleat. lea A. Burnett; Vice-President, Wm. If. Barnett: Boom-Trend, G. I. Barnett; Editor naa Inugtng Director. J. I. Barnett; Annotate Editor. Irnlsl Wallfl-

‘ fThe Strongest Memory‘ is Weaker Than ' the Wealrit lnk."

CIIABLOTTETOWN, SATURDAY, MAY 0, 1M8

- An tipportuno Time

_ Thergare few matters of more importance m connection with our transportation problem at the present time than provision for more truck traffic. This is one way in which we can beat _the railway freight increase. As Premier Jones point- ed out some time ago, we could do with ten times our present truck carrying facilities to the ad- vantage not only of our lslend producers,‘ but of the neighboring Maritime Provinces which are our best natural market. _

Reference was made yesterday to the possi- bility of utilizing the Abegweif to a_ greater ox- tent in this connection. The objection to_using the lower deck for motor truck storage is the fire hazard due to the proximity of the vessel's diesehenginei. But it is suggested that this is

- by no means an insurmountable difficul-ty. When the proposal to carry autos on the car deck of ‘the old ferry was mooted, the fire hazard diffi- culty was raised, and it was overcome by setting off a certain section of the deck space for this particular purpose. I

The some question, we understand, was raised with regard to truck trafficon the Northumber- land Ferries Ltd. boats. At the suggestion of the chief inspector of the Department of Transport, special fog nozzels, capable of blanketing a sud- den outbreak of fire immediately, were installed on the auto deck. This equipment is kept ready ‘for use on both the Prince Nova and the Dunning, but fortunately it has never had to be resorted to. No doubt something of a similar nature could be utilized en the Abegweit as a safety measure, and thus permit the carrying of trucks and autos on a portion of the main deck.

This might prove a more workable scheme than installing ramps of sufficient strength to take heavy trucks to the upper deck, to which objection hos been raised on the ground of ex- nee.

The alternative, as suggested yesterday, would be an auxiliary boat or boats for truck tron!- portation during the season of open navigation. lf the Dominion Governmenhcan obtain,these boats this spring, well and good. They were practically promised to use some years ago, but the difficulty in obtaining them seems to be as great as ever. ln the meantime what is import- ant is that every method of increasing our truck carrying facilities should be canvassed. Any improvement that can be made in the Abegweif . in this connection should be done now that the

boat has gone to drydock.

Fsrin Production

Mere appears to be considerable diversity of opinion at Ottawa as to the status of_ agri- cultural production in Canada. In a debate on agricultural estimates in the House of Commons the other day, Mr. Wright (Melfort, Sask.) main- tained that there was an unjustifiable decrease in expenditures in this department in view of the fact that Z8 per cent of the farms in Canada to- day are subsistence farms. He used this term, he explained, to define. farms which produce less

for, sale than is consumed on the farm itself. There is a big variation between different parts of the country in the number of subsistence farms. Alberta has the lowest percentage, name- ly ‘l5. Saskatchewan has»l6 per cent; Prince Edward Island, 40 per cent, and New Brunswick 5i per cent. ’ ‘ '

"Anyone who has visited Priace Edward ls- land," Mr. Wright said, "knows that Province has a soil which is as productive as any other Province in the Dominion. Yet 40 per cen-t of

_ the forms, to use the definition that l have given, are on a subsistence level. The 28 per cent of the-farms of Canada that are on a subsisten e "level produced less than l0 per cent of the total marketed agricultural production of Canada; while l0 per cent of the most productive farms in the country produced over 30 per cent of the ymarketedmgricultural produce of Canada. This ‘indicates that there is need of a great deal of extensioniwork, both in the Federal Department of Agriculture and in the Provincial Depart-

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_, ‘Agriculture Minister Gardiner maintained that except for the mid-war period, present ex- nditiires of his department compared favorably dilation figures to show that agricultural output Iliad bpnn well maintained. Back in i938 the not

_ ihtcdnteyacross Canada was $387,000,000. in" I940 it was ss2s,oo0,o0o, and in i942, s1, 104,000,000. lt-clropped in I943 to $990,000,000.

I945, Si, .0000»; 194s, si,zsr,ooo,ooo; Ql a ,Ull,l_l00. These figures, he main-

Win conclusive that the farmers have ng a little better in the last three or ', Canada then they have done at any "in their history." - be“ vfitll members who say we ought " eds ‘so m that they s. ma, Ni‘ added; "but I do not think either to agriculture or to Cgnarla

rattler than going up and up, be- lie, , very opposite to

II of’ _the O. C.» P. when so one-Ion... Inn.

, l’ "ll? ,.l.ti_f.illfi "flllkillflrd in going. l those that constitutional cases must be decided be-

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Tomorrow, Sunday after Ascension. I I I I '

A week of music of great merit and popu-

larity closes.

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That Armory vote is still being dangled be- fore our eyes. May it materialize before next election.

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Canada is organizing on aerial expedition

to count the cariboe in the northland. isn't that

carrying suspicion_of Stalin just a little too for? I i i i

Restrictive labour legislation js the trend both in this country and in the U. S. “A. Railway workers will be wise to stick to methods short of striking to get the pay increases they are after ‘ I I I I ‘ Hope the "Abegweit" will beback in good time for the summer traffic, for reports are that it will begin unusually early this year. In three weeks’ time the NorthShore hotels will open for business. , I I

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Teachers and farmers, writes an experienced teacher, are the nation's eternal optimists. Al- though they know that all odds are against the hope that their crops will mature‘ as they dream they may, each year they plow the ground again. At least we can plow under our old mistakes. I I l ‘ I

A pora- unit headed by LAC. J. C. Courturier of Edmundston, N. 8., is the latest addition to the R. C. A. F.'s search squadron at Greenwood airport, near Middleton, N. S. The highly trained parachutist will descend from air- craft to aid injured or sick persons in remote areas where it is impossible to land a plane.

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Panamanian elections tomorrow are expect- ed to be accompanied by consideroblejioting and “load-shed although no Communists will be candidates. The United Stoteshas been wait- ing to get the balloting out of the way so as to renew negotiations for _the lease of military bases. , l

I I Mother's Day tomorrow; an anniversary with memories to be treasured by all of us. lt hos been the forerunner and inspiration of other similar observances, such as Father's Day, June 20; Children's Day, June 26; National Baby Week, May l0-l7.

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Recent approval of the use of E. R. P. funds to finance British buying in Canada should prove a steadying factor in Canada's export trade. The American dollars so acquired will make possible our own purchase of capital and other goods from the United States. ~

I i ln a speech in the Commons last week Mr. Gordon Graydon urged maintenance of effective armed forces so that we would not be hitch- hikers in world affairs. "Canada has to make sure she does not get the reputation of having a bark that is worse than her bite in the inter- national show."

One of the most promising suggestions about Palestine is the offer of the, International Red Cross to take over the entire city of Jerusalem or even the general welfare of Palestine, food. water supply, hospitals, etc. The Red Cross, or Red Crescent as it is known in Moslem lands, is almost the only body with the prestige and re- soprces to c_arry out such a task. I I ' I

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‘An American planning expert suggests that the City of Ottawa be extended to take in the town of Eastview, the village of Rockcliffe Park arid the townships of Gloucester and Nepean. As he puts it, "representing in municipal organ- ization ,a situation which exists in fact." It looks as if Ottawa is on the way to becoming an appropriately great capital for a great nation. ' ' i fr I I‘

The Government on the eve of the plebiscite has made a part-time appointment of a clergy- man whose duties will consist mainly of pro- moting temperance, especially among the young people of the Province. Rather a tall order By-the-by what became of the appointee who previously held the office, and from whom no official report was ever published. I I I I

V-E Day i945. This ended the field, air and sea hostilities in Europe, but did not bring peace of heart and mind to the victorious Allies and their defeated foes. Instead, it served to odd another and greater menace in the shape of Communism sponsored by the Soviet Union, with its espionage in every corner of the civilized world. The world will be fortunate indeed if it escapes o Third Great War, and may pray for statesmen of wisdom and diplomacy to guide it safely out of all its troubles.

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‘U. S. A. President Harry S. Truman, born this date i884; graduate Kansas City School of Law; operated the family farm from i906 to l9l7; served in U. S. Army (Artillery) in First Great War retiring with -rank of Major; after holding various political appointments, was elected Sehator from Missooii in i935, and was chosen Democratic candidate for vice-president in i944, "succeeding to the Presidency in i945; intends nominating fer a second term in'Novem-

Privy Council. His argument that Canadian judges areas good as any others misses the point

tween Dominion ‘end Provinces end.tliere

ed or not, that, Federal Government could Ill!) jovttoiovour extension got

‘- Coniicllyvouid .

-per we'ok will reduce, total employ-

Mr. Joeniolie (CCP-Kindersly) again has his ‘ bill before Parliament to abolish appeals to the o;

would liteys be.tlie'fnellng,.,whether wellfound- It

A penny giro trouble these dsye. - Brendon un.

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W‘ Milan nt you're not

snverlnoeuanrsotvrertb

uuereni. "niq I

Gandhi done not lanai: 1 endorse the optislon All ‘

aubrenpoadesnb

t, u, G _ I Ind la this "IP99 I DVQYQWQN. bill pure "and ‘

, __Goulrel ‘ l simple; Butnttélso

the privilege‘ and are, for _ I of msay1 roesoas ‘enurnerntbd the bill, blacklisted by the 136m- mission or magistrate. ‘levers;

oned for life. they may, escape to murder ngeln. criminologist: ss- silro us that “the second murder is much ll" lthnnWhe rim,‘ aria we‘ imagine-this would be especially, true when fhomurderer-knew the; the worst“ that could happen to‘ imp would be _

life: - Kingston‘ Whig-Stamford, _ There will be millions of dollars of damage in this Spring! floods tn the Prstrie Provinces. The money lost would go a long_ we} to build the’ dome, needed lo put. the water ln the right. place - ‘in reservoirs for beneficial use later. Especially in Saskatchewan it seems a shame to see so much _wei._er go-

ing ho waste. --Lr€l.llb!‘id88 Hernia.

T 'ennlo trips for animals are be ming commonplace affairs Recent experiments show that dog.- are excellent flyers and, can stana altitudes up to 7.8.000 feet. Cats are comfortable only up to 24,000 but chickens are unhappy unless the coiling stnye around 11.000 feet. The loebter, even though wrapped wet hemp sucking, ts n very sensi- tive fellow to high altitudes; he just. doesn't seem to like airplane-r at. sll. — United Notions World.

Agoodnarnenhouldbovvorthne much ns n good gardener, some of whom gel; as high as $1.50 an hour in this joyous Vancouver spring- time. Whether an increase to $6.

merit. of nurses ls nlrnstter now under consideration. Like some ohh- er groups we know of. the‘ nurses are taking a. good look at. ll. and are trying to dcclde what the trai- flc ought. to beam- Vancouver Sun.

Reports ‘ii-em Germnnrtniltente that the Ger-mans. in anticipation of currency reform in thewestern zones, are using every stratagcm th onri bhlnk of to cash in on ther marks before it in too isle. Ostihollc clergyman have been ov- erwhelmed wtth contribution) w cover the saying of mass for years to come; grave rents to cemeter- les are being psld up for ’ "‘ while doctors. dentists, and trades- men are vrltloholdlng current. bllis hoping to collect tn new currency. -Newsweek Magazine.

The oarloisn thing tn that otl nup- piy and demand always have been 1n n. race. Reserves grow es oon

sumptton goes up. From Alberta to Arabia the search proceeds for new supplies, and. strange to say. succeeds. And. if the natural sour

ces run low, oll can be increasingly constructed synthetically. The point ls that the more oil is used l»!!! more" of ti: innn nomehown succeeds

a mlghtly challenge to such historic. optimism, and one could wish for quick and practical corroboration from both industry and govern- ment. - New YorkHereld-‘lrio- une.

The lprnettoe of gnryltnl f" I sore throat. is ns old ns the prover- bial hills. These are millions who Wm llbllfy least got. welcome relief from n sore throat by gurgling. But now the opinion hes been advanced by n medical authority that this pro- cedure is ineffective and ts n waste of time. Doctors themselves have in the pest. almost unsnl- muusly recommended gurgling and the new view inusi. come ns n sur- prise tio many medical men as well as to the public. Effective or not. it will be difficult. at. this late dbl/c to convince folks in general that they should abandon this method of treating a sore throat. —Boston Post.

l once spent two dnyn tn an nt- tempt to render into language which could be understood by n wldOtv in Chester sm- resolution! governing an application for a passport. My ilrafi war written in campanlonable words and under such sOObhlng headings as "What. do I do first?" "What. in the gent thing I have lo do?" and so on. When on the following Tuesdn I presented my draft to the otflc ale el. the Passport. Office they reed it. through with friendly contempt. "But supposing," they said. "that. your widow in sleepy Chester woo born in an Argentine ship when her mother was on the wsy from Behls Blanca to Porto Allegro?" l had no answer tn this question. -- Hnrold Nlcolson la Tendon flig-

tutor.

Sir ha}? Govern’ long-looked- for bookl Pleln Wordn. Mil-Mn prlmnrllym improve civil servant-l.‘ English, ls-now nvnllnblesad can be obtnloed from the Stationery Office for e florih. In his second line he speaks of something. tor obhgr being, or seeming “n work

e1 the

auoun someone .»ee rsyinr

_ lei‘ ~ Inhdqplayina into their eatloifi ' ~ "

l" mete burden while robbing him of

ln producing, But. the times ‘present. ,4

lob‘ hunting. - sf. Oathsrines Standard. - Till COMING, PLBISCITI _ _ EIrr-Wfthrogunl a» the m- u “P r lmllfl‘ ' " '-‘- I em. ‘ nt glib;

‘tltude of some recent writers in your columns. By cleaning ‘the pro- posed perahce Act.‘ and our present Pr hlbttlon Lew as equally hail; they lffljllllll-ly falling for the.‘ propaganda of, she liquor ln-

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Thesfillquon intdireoto want. one thing and one alone-that: is in- creased sales at any cost. nnd by any means. We have seen the euc- cess of their technique ln the other Provinces. Stop by step they prc leading us also to the rqoucllntlon of our prohibition legislation. The stage is set to ushertn Government

Bale on June. 38th.

Let. us get. 1d of ell illusions as to the new mperonoe Aet. 1t. is prornotodfiiy n government. which has consistently weakened our Prohibition Law by successive a dments and which now has in its budget. an item of $600,000 revenue from the snle of that which it professes to restrict. It would curry favor wit-h the tex- psyer by relieving him of n legit:-

ell the ntt-rlbubesof good effluen- ship.

0n June 38th s choice will be set. before ilk-e. Hohlbltory 14w wit-h various weakening amend meats and n. no-cslled Temperance Act which thrown the door wide open to Government Bale. Of two evils let: us choose the lees. Let us oppose the brewers and dlstilleris. Let us refuse to make gain from the degradation of our fellow men. Let us keep our Prohtbltory Law. Granted that our present law is iveek, ti; can be strengthened Where there is n will, there is s way and that way is Temperance Education.

Let, us begin n campaign ln ‘lem- perance Education through which every child in Prince Edward Is- lonrl shall learn the truth about beverage alcohol. The future be- longn to these. With faith and (‘b01180 let us work for the reten- tion of prohibition until enlighten- ed minds and consciences shun approve total abstinence earl pro- hibition legislation shall become unnecessary. '

I am, Sir. etc.

LOUISE CALLBNK. Central Bedeque.

WHAT ll IT?

Sin-Quite n niunbor of peopie are asking whet this now Prince Edward Island. Temperance Act in? Nobody seems anxious to tell us. The enabling legislation was tn- troduced so late in the session that: even the Press foiled to impress upon the electorate the value of this new npprosch, or “New look" es it. might. ‘nwroprlstely be osll-

Onettilng ls quite clear, how- ever. The nevrpAct ls not Prohibi- tion ta disguise, as the Cullen A- mendment rqiresentnd to be. Just. haw it. differs from out. and out; Government Bale for revenue purposes is yet. e dork secret.

The word ‘ uoo" wdny ls about the most flexible and el- art-to word tn the mgllsh lsnguage.

l-hol ti"? W194» 91' l‘ ‘It, ls’ used to oover almost every

phbse of the liquor business from total abstinence to unlicensed tn- dulgeuoe. The browse and dtntdl- lers, with toe-rs fa their eyes, are begging their customers to be temperate or modoonte in their drinking habits. Departments

Education favor teaching the prin- ciples of temperance tn the schools. Governments cell legislation the». will permit the free flaw of alcohol

temperance legislation. Words, when used with ludgrnent. and dis- cretion are for enlightenment,

when tiwlsted out. of their root. meaning they only serve to darken counsel and to confuse the issue. A plebiscite is being held on June 28. We have not. yet. met e man who ls anxious tn explain what. the issue really is. How e government that believes in Gov~ etnment. control fot revenue pur- poses can enforce a Prohibition Act. or how n government that. be lleves in Prohibition can enforce e

been‘ ‘explained. ‘ _ 1f the Government of this Pro.-

to Government Control or some- thing else, the ,. , ed might. have been made nn

tlbn without the necessity plebiscite later-on.

democr-stlo system work effective

of eupererognllon." mo: on ne 9°“

A in Gewinadqes would tefpsoper, while