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Youthful Talents

It may be true after all-as some educators have been arguing all along-that, in general, young per- sons in their 'tecns are not given enough responsibility in community life; and it is just possible that this overlooking of youthful talents is one of the causes for much of the rcstivencss which appears to be Oil the increase in the ranks of the ynuiig.

in an artlclc in a recent issue of the Natioiial Purciit-'lleai.chcr Mag- al.inc. published in Chicago, Mr.

Charles W. Ferguson, a specialist in

youth psychology, discussed this subject at some length. His main thesis is that all normal young per- sons are made up of idealism, in- quisitivcness. and extraordinary mental and physical energy, in about equal proportions. If these qualities are channeled into cre-

' ntive directions, well and good; if

not, they are almost certain to be diverted to less desirable, and per- h a ps mischievous, activities. In short, young people want to feel that they are really needed to fill roles that demand courage, good sense, and a measure of self discip- line. There can be no question on this point; witness, the ready and eager manner In which so many thousands of young Canadians voi- untarily took up military service Immediately after the outbreak of war in 1939. It was a challenge to shoulder big responsibilities. How well most of them carried out their duties is a matter of proud record. In the course of his article Mr. Ferguson gives instance after in- stance of youthful participation in big events, once the need was made clear and the mobilization of talents

carried out effectively. One group of .

teenagers landscaped the school grounds, with only occasional sup- ervision by an expert. Another rais- ed money to pave the main streets of their home town. Still another replantcd a large woodland which had been ravaged by fire. In one fairly large town, high school stud- ents, entirely on their own, conduct- ed a public opinion poll to find out what kind of local government Would best suit requirements. In an- other town they made an exhaustive study of traffic conditions and plac- ed their recommendations before the City Council which accepted them just as they were. In one small Southern community, ridden by. racial antagonisms, young -pcr- nons of both races got together and drew up It memorial on human rights. which, since then, has been publicized widely for its sane ap- proach to a distressing problem. There probably is not a town or community anywhere which could not find some creative outlet for the talents and drive of its young cit.i- zens, to the benefit of tho entire social sf'ructure. At all events, it is worth trying-anywhere.

t T. B. Survey

A recently concluded survey cov- ering fifteen countries for the 1947- 53 period shows a very rapid decline Tit tuberculosis mortality rates and n somewhat less rapid dccline in new cases reported. This is due largely to the 'three drugs, stcptomycin, paramlno-salicylic-acid, and ison- iazid, all of which came into use dur- ing that seven year period. There was a significant drop in the death gate igaall fiftlgen countries, ranging mm '75 in rance to 8374. in ice- ; .'l'hc figures show that in the tilted States, Canada, France, and many, the number of deaths the disease in 1953 was 47,323, f f 1949, l- , of ..3.f3?.. '.?.?''....u..... 2. 30 four countries had increased con-

L ddbi-fairly in the interim.

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an... the report emphasizes. it would be a serious mistake to believe that tuberculosis is no longer a major health problem. One specialist at-

l tached to the International Tuber-

culosis Campaign, a division of the World Health Organization, has de-. clared that many fundamental ques- tions about the disease are still un- answered. In the United States, for instance, about 100,000 new cases are still being reported annually: and in some Asiatic and African areas. up to 80'; of boys and girls in their teens have been found to be infected. The net result of the sur- vey indicates that while medical science has won many brilliant vic- tories against tuberculosis, the war against it will have to go on for many yczirs. There is cause for sat- isfaction in what has been achieved, but none for over-optimism.

A Sorry Plight

It is a matter of common know- ledge that Lfanudals merchant fleet is in a SUIT) plight. It is doubtful, liouewr, that the rapidly declining ptrcngth in available tonnage is re- ceiving the roiisitieration it deserves. According to a recent report front the Canadian shipowners Associa- tion. this country now ranks 21st among the world's shipping nations, as against the 4th place it occupied as recently as 1948. In that year, following a post - war expansion, there were 1.37 ocean-going Ships of Canadian registry, totaling 1,033,- 430 gross tons. The figure has been going down ever since; and at the present time there are only 18 ships, totaling 89,000 tons. By contrast, Switzerland, which is far removed from salt water, has more than thrcc times as many.

One reason, of course, for this unfortunate state of affairs is the high cost of operation. For example, British ships can be operated for lcss than half what it costs Cana- dian carriers. Another reason, and a less excusable one, is that Canada is about the only shipping country in the world where government sub- sidies of one kind or another are not available to merchant shipping. Just why this should be is not clear. Certainly, no maritime nation can expect to maintain an adequate sea- going commerce, to say nothing of an efficient defense system, with- out having its own fleet of cargo ships available at all times. It is ob- vious that, if nothing is done soon to remedy the situation, the Canadian merchant flag will disappear from the seas.

. EDITORIAL NOTES

It has been revealed that, de- spite the great. power of organized labor in the United States, only one of every three wage earners belongs

to a union. 0 O

In urging an increase in postal rates this year President Eisen- hower reported that the mail service is losing "M000 every minute.” That is unfortunate. However, there will be no increase this year, Congres-

sional leaders say. The election is much too near for that. O O 0

European demand for American coal is rising steadily. This year the United States expects to ship more than 30 million tons of it. The in- crease is due to accelerated indus- trial activity. What is to prevent Canadian coal producers from shar- ing in the new business?

0 O I

The Valley of Sorek near Jeru- salem, prominently mentioned in the Books of Joshua and Judges, has a brand new lake, the first in history. It was created for irrigation pur- poses at a cost of approximately 551 million. The dam is 600 feet long and

50 acres. Not far from the spot is Zorah, where Samson lived; a little further along is Timnah, the home of Delilah who betrayed the strong man to his enemies. O O I

It isn't true that old soldiers never die. It is true, though, that some of them live unusually long. Take Albert Woolson of Duluth, Minn. for instance. He was a drum- mer boy in the Union forces in the "American Civil War. Just the other day he celebrated his 109th birth- day, hale and hearty. Among num- erous messages of congratulations was this one from President Eisen- hower: "This anniversary will, I am certain. be rich. like its predeces- Dn. In,m'emoi-iuand in warm '-WlIhd.kom frianh in many parts

- JKV titalnation. With them I am proud

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OTTAWA REPORT

Ltsomtsiuinte FOR THE 0TH R FOOT?

The Wheat Problem

By Patrick Nicholson

When you spread butter and jam on your next slice of toast, just pause to think that your bread is of the dynamite which could wreck Canada's economy and destroy the peace of the world.

Our last. harvest yielded 490 mil- lion bushels of wheat. That is enough to supply the food needs of our population for nearly eight years. But we did not need that crop at all really. because we had 560 million bushels. or nine years supply, carried over from previous crops.

With this hughe surplus jamming the grain elevators. most of last hummer": crop cannot be accepted at the elevators. So it in left lying in the fields where it was grown.

And every night, half the pop- ulation of the world. goes to bed hungry.

That is the Alice in Wonderland picture. We could excuse a wheat- grower for saying that it is, rather. hellish in Blunderiand.

The farmer of course is as little master of his destiny as a collect- ive farmer in communist Russia, as far as the marketing of his crop is concerned. He can sell only to the Canadian Wheat Board: be can sell only at the price fixed by that Board; and he can deliver not his whole crop at a time to suit him- self, but Iuch fractions of it as the Bonrd may specify at times to suit it: own overcrowded storage fac- ilities.

0U RLOW PRICE WHEAT

0" 109 01' this; he receives it price lower than that paid to wheat-growers in other big prod- ucing countries. Our farmer nor- maily receives his payment in three instalments, of which the largest in the initial payment. This in now on the basis nt.i.40 per bushel dcilvcrcd to Fort William for top grade wheat. The prairie farmer is paid perhaps 1.20 only, the balance being takcn off for freight and handling from his local elevator. The interim and final pay- ments may together give him a further 15 cents per bushel. Thus the Saskatchewan gorwer of the best wheat in the world gets 51.35 for each bushel.

By contrast, says iiazen Argus-. the C.C.F. farm spokesman from Asslniboin. the Chilean farmer gels 54.50, the Swiss 4.00, the Argentine 32.72, the French farmer 52.61, the (Berlton 52.24. and the American 32.-

Whcn one comparcs these fnrni prices. it is hard to believe that every available bushel of Canatlals superior wheat could not be said. To this end. Cnnscrvative IPHIIKT George Drew stiggcsts that the government should employ more and better salesmen. This is not quite the answer. for other count- ries which would like to buy our wheat are prevented by their lack of Canadian dollars. And that is the fault of all of us. who could he cnnsumcrs of products exportrd by those countries. Take Britain, for example; Sir Anthony Eden told us in Ottawa last week the Old nnd well-known story: Britain would like to increase hcr imports from Canada. but she is unable in af- fimi this unless Canada will like- wise increase her imports from Britain. Britain today buys from Canada twice as much in dollar value as aha is able to persuade us to buy.

DO WE 0VEllPR(mll(?l'2?

Then comes this obvious quest- Ion. Our average crop in the past five year: has been 505 million bul- heln. Our domestic consumption is 05 million bushels for food purpos- es. To thin should be added a like amount an animal feed and need. our ten year average export has been 272 million bushels. Thus we appear to be steadily overproduc- mg no million bushels n yrnr, in round figures. This miithi be re- garded II I beneficial stockpile "pins! a crop failure: but thin gtocwilc should not exceed lib

. yearn Iurpius. u it now does.

While our average crop: over the five years have been sou init- blnbeg, our average over the

prgviona years was ty MO millid. This figure mayo-"offer I

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proved methods of sccdiitg. of har- vesting. of weed-suppression coup- led with better strains of wheat, are all tending to increase our yield per acre. Hazen Argue sup- ports this theory with the suggest- ion that our yiclrl has riscn from the lnn;.'-icrm aver:-tile of 16 bush- els in the acre, in about 20-21 bus- hels today.

These figures suggest that we are ovcrproducing.

Should our wheat acreage be con- trolled? As it is in thg States, or as our tobacco acreage is controll- ed in Ontario?

if so, what will farmers do? Go into livestock too, and feed their grain to animals-and to break the meat market prices? Grow other crops? Or move their families into town: and themselves work in in- dustry?

These are the point: being mul- Icd over by our anxious western M.Ps.

PUBLIC FORUM

Thin column In open to the linear ulna by urrupnnlrnin af qnutinal al int:-rut. The Gnnrdlal don not aoceunrlly rndoru the oplnial of lvrrupondentl.

"PETEII EMBERLY"

Sir,-A request has been receiv ed from the McCarthy family of Boycstoun (Miramichit, N. B. as to the birthplace and geneology of the sttlijccl of the famous "lament" called "Peter Emheriy". It ap- pears that the McCarthy family have pcrfurmed the self-imposed duty of looking after Peter's grave for over fifty years. The music and sentiment cxprcssed in the song called "Peter Emberiy" gives it a high place in the category of songs. A few ycnrs ago a then- trical imprcssariu of Saint John, N. 8. announced his intention of integrating it into an operatic opus, claiming that the mtisic was derived I'rom an ancient (lrcek or Piiconirtun rhapsndy. It was gener- ally knnwn that tiic song has made by a resident of the Miramichi in collaboration with an Islander from the vicinity of St. Ti-resa's.

Persons having knowledge tper- snnal or traditional) of the subject. pic:-isc be kind enough to write the undersigned.

I am. Sir, etc..

JAMI-ZS PENDEITGAST, l7i liorchesicr Street, Charlottetown.

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A Butterfly; - That on a rough, hard rock Happy can lie:

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-W. H. DAVIES.

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OUR YESTERDAYS

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A brief submitted by the Nation- ai Dairy Council of Canada in In uka for higher tariff: on .cIIeelC. www- ed whole milk. Ikim milk. clltd milk. augar and whey powder. The brief was signed by Mr. Robinson. President. ,

At the British Empire Trade Fair which in being opened by 0'' Prince of Walu at Bettnon Airti- Canada will be repreunted by specimens from P. E. 1. taken b)' J. Edgar Mliligan of Not-tiiam.

Mail courier: have been havinl difficulty in making their rounds during the last few days. due 10 the bad road ondltiona. Scverll of the courier: from the Charlotte- town Post Office have had to re- main in the country overnight be- fore being able to finirh their routes.

TEN YEARS AGO (February i7. 1046)

The Douglas D. C. 3. 26 passeng- er plane recently aquired by Man- time Central Airway: arrived at the local airport Saturday from Montreal, piloted by Captain H.S. Jones. The flight from the metro- polis took two hourn and thirtY'”V9 minutes. This aircraft will inaugur- ate the new large plane service between this city and Moncion with- in the next few days.

After fifty-five years of service at sea Captain Archibald J. Camp- bell, master of the CGS Brant. has been supcrannualed. He is being succeeded by Captain Allan Arsen- auit of Dartmouth. N. S.

Completing her thirtieth and fin- al Voyage as a mercy iihlp. the hospitnl ship Lady Nelson docked at Halifax late Saturday carrying 486iCanadinn oversea; casualties and three babien.

News of the elevation of the Archbishop of Toronto to the Sacred College of Cardinals was received with joy by people of his native parish of Rustico. His Eminence James Cardinal Mc- Guigan is the first English speak- ing Canadian to be exalted to the Cardinnlale. Honour of member ship was conferred upon him on December 23. and on February in he will receive the Cardinal's red hat from the Holy Father at Rome. .

The Age Old Story

Let Ill go forth therefore ante Him without the camp. bearing Dill reproach. For here have In no can-

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The iguren shown below-condensed from our Annual

Report for 1955-represent a new milestone in our growth. The steady expansion of our business reflects ever widening appreciation of the value and quality of our services. Through our nineteen offices across Canada and in London. England, we are now serving more individuals and corpora:

Notes By The Way

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ru Impaired driver in a greater menace than the impaired cu.- Lothbridge Herald.

A Deli-altar who ban and 281. day: in jail on six conviction: of driving without a licence bu jun drawn mother I0 day: for his seventh offence. Hasn't anyone thought of I mental examination? .Windur star.

A Iritlnh Army colonel who for- cibly removed a lawyer's pants in I dispute over a will. bu been Ienienced to six month: in jail. Egad, Sir. this welfare state billi- neu has gone too in when a mu can take his revenge on his own lawyer.-Windsor Stir.

A New Zenlantl grandfather daily gulp: a couple of raw our mixed with oranle Juice at 3 a.m.. before setting out on a 25-mile run. We wonder what he would accomplish with a breakfast of some auper- charged, jet-roasted. energized popple cereal?-Hamilton Spectat- or.

The Canadian taxpayer in pay- ing for commercially-sponsored television programs. The aponlorl don't pay the full price. So the citizens do it for them. And the CBS accept: it with a shrug. The country would do better - or at least no worse - to spend some of this money on A national sports program to develop our athletes. -North Bay Nuiget.

Now three New York doctors re- port that lack of exercise increas- es a man": chances of getting heart trouble. diabetes, backaches, stiff neck and other sundry ail- ments. "it is imperative." they told an American Medical Associa- tion audience, ”io increase physi- cal activity frmn early childhood through old age." There is no es- cape. The treadmill never stops. ltl: either a backache from exer- cise or from lack of it. Anyone for tlddlywinksl-Nanaimo Free Preu.

Dr. John McNab. editor of the Presbyterian Record, writing edit- orially under the brisk caption "Sweatshop: in the Sanctuary". say: the typical salary for church orga ' - in all denomination: in Canada is 8900 a year. Some organ- iiitn are choir directors as well. This. he lays. calls for immediate uinry increases. "Maka a Joyful noiu unto God. all ye lands; ting forth the honor of His name: make Bil praise glorious." sais the Psal- niint. It. must be hard for an organ- lat with a salary of 3900 a year to make the sort of joyful noise that David indicated as part of the ser- vicn of God.-London Free Pi-en.

tions than ever before in our history.

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