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. Idont and Amoclau Editor, Inn A. Burnett. Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

CIRCULATION "Coven Prince Edward Island like the dew”

"The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink".

CHABLOTTETOWN, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4, 1953 The Legislative Forecast

Among the important measures fore- cast in the Speech from the Throne read by His Honour the Lieutenant Governor in the Legislature yesterday is provision for -stricter highway traffic control, with a view to curbing the alarming number of fatal accidents which have occurred in the Province in recent years. It is safe to say that not only will the proposed meas- ures receive the general indorsation of the House, but they will be welcomed by the public at large. Presumably the laws adopted in other Provinces have been studied with a View to their application here. and it is to be hoped that the enact- ment of the amendments, after full discus- sion and consideration, willlprove of great benefit.

Rural electrification receives more at- tention in the Speech than it has done for mnumber of years. The need for im- mediate expansion of this service is em- phasized, involving some form of govern- ment intervention or assistance. Estimates are to be submitted for a sum sufficient to promote this expansion, and legislation will be proposed to facilitate the Government's policy. This is a very live question, and here again, in principle at least, there will likely be no opposition. Both parties in the House are pledged to its implementation but there may .be wide differences of opinion as to the most feasible and practicable scheme to be adopted.

Other measures of interest will include further assistance in the construction of draggers for the offshore fisheries, legisla- tion authorizing the payment to municipali- ties of substantially all fines collected through their officers under provincial statutes, provision for effecting a change in Grade XI in high schools, for restricting damage to property and preventing the dumping of rubbish in undesirable locations, and for setting aside Memorial Field in Vic- toria Park for athletic purposes. Reports to be submitted during the session will in- clude those of the special committees on Transportation and Electoral Reform, and of the public inquiry instituted into the Parkdale water supply problem. The Gov- ernment indicates its intention of pressing for improved car ferry services both at Borden and Wood Islands, especially dur- ing the busy tourist season.

Hope is expressed that in Trans-Canada Highway operations it may prove practical to cross the tidal estuaries with causeways, which will require some two million yards of stone and fill and provide a large meas- ure of local employment. I

Fitting reference is made to the forth- coming Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to the passing of former mem- bers during the year, and to other mat- ters of interest. -The Speech takes it for granted, however, that our members are all aware of the manifold blessings we enjoy in this favoured Province and country, in contrast to the flood disasters which have occurred in England and the Netherlands and to war conditions, hardships and persecutions experienced in less fortunate lands. Perhaps this was intended to be in- cluded in the final paragraph, expressing the hope that Divine Providence will guide and bless the Legislative deliberations. Cer- tainly we have reason to rely hopefully on Providence, though it would be less easy to find grounds for anticipating any favours

on the score of our own particular merits.

Faun lnlmmmt Inans

The Farm Improvement Loans Act of 1944 is now being extended by Parliament for a further term and with a larger three-year "pool" (5.300 million) at the dis- posal of borrowers. Under this legislation, the Federal Government guarantees the banks up to 10 per cent of the loans they makeifor the purchase of implements, trucks and livestock, and for general im- provernenta and repairs to buildings, includ- ing, construction of farm homes. Since the Act cameclnto force, out of total loans amounting to 8337 million, those for pur- chase of machinery have accounted for 92 per cent. . ,

By far the greatest use of this scheme bu" been made in the three Prairie Prov-

-Clnadlan total of 533? million. Hilde,” parliamentary assistant I of Finance, offers the ex-

the

higher investment in Lesage adds, however,

how obtaining farm lmprovemeiit loans, for which the individual ceiling is set at s3,000.

Questions have been raised in the Com- mons as to whether Eastern farmers are well enough acquainted with the farm im- provements measure. Mr. Lesage seems to jthink publicity is adequate. It is still 'difficult to understand, unless farmers have their credit needs adequately taken care of in other ways, why more recourse to the act has not been taken in these provinces. For mechanization, the main cause of a high level of farm improvement loans in the West, is also an increasing factor in Eastern agricultural operations. In order to have national value, a measure of this type should be helpful to all parts of the country.

International Kldnappera

The proposal of Communist Hungary to exchange an imprisoned British business- man for the release of a Malayan woman convicted of being armed with a grenade indicates that Communist thinking is that of gangsters operating on an international scale. Prime Minister Churchill very pro- perly declined to interfere with the course of Malayan justice while appeals on behalf of the prisoner remained pending. "

It is a strange world in which we find ourselves. Nazi Germany introduced the practice of reprisals against an offender's fellow villagers but it has been left to the Communists to revive the ancient practice of seizing hostages to apply pressure on other countries. Conventional ideas of law and justice have gone by the board and what we now see is the application of naked force.

The real danger in all this is that in countering such tactics the non-Communist world may be manoeuvred into giving up its own principles and induced to adopt the primitive methods of the other side. It would be small consolation to have the na- tlons outside the Iron Curtain survive, but so changed that their people would be liv- ing under totalitarian rule.

The present times call for us all to maintain the principles and practices of democratic and constitutional government at the highest possible level. That re- quires effort and enthusiasm by the in- dividual citizen, self-restraint by our pub- lic servants, candour and confidence in the people by politicians.

EDITORIAL NO IES

Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky is slightly inconsistent in criticising the Uni- ted States for turning over the task of de- fending Korea to the Koreans. The previous line was a reiterated request for Americans to go home. I O O The crash of the Canadian Pacific Air- lines Comet jet airliner at Karachi comes as a shock to this country. In addition to the loss of eleven lives there is the unfortunate circumstance that the jet aircraft was to have inaugurated in new service between Canada and Australia. I O 0 Trade Minister Howe has a consider- able staff of trade envoys but he is the first to acknowledge that personal contact by businessmen with those in foreign countries, particularly South America, is essential to the full development of our po- tential foreign trade. I O 0 Perhaps the most striking thing about the now-lifted ban on Canadian meat ship- ments to the United States was the demon- stration of how slight was the importance of that market to the Canadian meat in- dustry. Prices in Canada, in fact, showed a strong tendency to remain higher than in the United States. 0 I O The prediction of the British Minister of War that Britain, Belgium and Canada would soon be producing a cartridge ac- ceptable to the armed forces of all the North Atlantic Treaty countries is a feath- er in the cap of this country which has concentrated on that problem while efforts to achieve a common rifle were getting no- where. O O O

Saladin, one of the best-loved sovereigns of the Middle Ages, died in Damascus this date 1193. He spent his life defending Islam and won Jerusalem back from the Crusaders. Even his enemies were impres- sed by his qualities of generosity, mercy, political wisdom and military prowess. He fought the kings of Germany, France, and England, amongst others. He is" remem- bered by Islam as a magnanimoua sultan, a model of chivalry, a friend of therei- ences, a protector of scholars and a great

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Taking The News QuiteiwiClagIu1ly,

PUBLIC FORUM

This column Is open to tile discussion by correspondents of questions of interest. The llunrdiun does not necessar- tly endorse the opinion of wucspondentn.

KIOCKY PODJT SERVICE

Sir,-I have lived in this dis- trict for over fifty years, and have been amazed at the disgraceful service at Rocky Point. The ferry boat was taken off early last spring and spent her holidays at Piotou when the farmers did not have half of their fertilizer hauled. When she got. dried out on the slip at Pictou she came back leak- ing llke a basket; then when the Fall came she came otfg the ser- vice before the ice was fit for a man to walk on, and there has been no crossing yet. Why this boat has not been running all win- ter is a. mystery. Now is the time for our farmers to rise up in pro- test against. such service. This boat is not ht for the service anyway; you can't take H. full load on a truck: if you do you are met at the wharf on both sides with the notice: ”At your own risk". This means that if the trucks want to take a full load they have to drive around by West River Bridge to get their produce to market. What. have we got 11 Min- ister of Public Works for. also a Deputy Minister? is it to travel to Holland and spend the farmers money in the best hotels. then come back and tell us all they saw. which we knew before they got there? I am, Sir, etc,

DANIEL N. TAYLOR Nine Mile Creek.

RURAL TELEPIION I9 SERVICE

Sir,-In 1906, during the term of office of Hon A. Peters as Premier. the Legislature of the 'duy passed a. Statute entitled "An Act respect-

ing Telephone Communication." the legal title being 6 Edward VII Cap. 25.

Today, forty-seven years later, t.he Act makes interesting reading from beginning to end. On perusal it is evident that the Government of that day was partial to. in fact desirous of, furthering the exten- sion of telephone service in this Province. In order that there be no lessening in the service then being supplied the Act authorized pay- ment of an annual subsidy to the Telephone Company of Prince Ed- ward lshind for fifteen years. other sections of the Act made provision for extension of rural aer- vlcee. Section ii of the above num- ed Act made special reference to independent. services as it author- ized the setting-up and operation of the individual rural companies as we have them today.

This legislation made possible the provision of telephone service to the whole Province. a real neces- sity even at this late date.

In the year i909 the Government instituted a policy of assistance to rural telephone companies in the form of an outright grant of 525.00 per constructed mile of line. This no doubt provided an incentive for groups to furnish the necessary requlaltes to provide telephone service in their respective com- munities. There were only two lit- tle strings attached to this 525.00 grant, the construction had to be cedar poles and two line wires must be run, formerly some construction had one line wire only. some idea of the value of this grant was that it more than covered the coat. of all wire and other hardware used in constructing lines on the high- ways. As a result fifty-three rural companies were formed and sup- plied service in as many different localities. -

If my information is correct the first company to furnish service did so in 1910. Others followed in rapid succession until 1925 when the fever gradually subsided. It to not quite clear just when the grant was discontinued, but the fact that it was discontinued, no' doubt took away some of the in- ducement toward further extension.

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Tin-M-. are the generations of No-ah: Noah was it just man and perfect in his generations. and Noah walked with God . . . Alltl God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for mu. earth In filled with violence through them; and, behold. 1 Wm destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark. and shall: pitch it within nml without with pitch . . . Ami. behold. I. even I, do hring I flood of waters upon the earth, to 118- stroy all flesh wherein In the breath of life, from under heaven; nnd every thing that Is In the earth shall die. the lack of interest. at that time.

1t was also Government policy. in addition to the grant, to pro- tect ins own stake in the project. as well as the individual compan- ies, by granting them charters on request. Here is where the first little mls-step was made, as a charter could easily have been a special requirement before pay- ment of the grant. As B result of this oversight, many years in some cases, elapsed before some com- panies acquired their charters. Even today we have telephone coni- panles operating without a. char!-', er, while others keep up-to-date and amend their original charters, in order to further extend their telephone service. '

The forty-three charters granted were very similar, in fact, so much so as to suggest very strongly that they all copied, shall we say, draft Bills of earlier date. Slight differ- ences here and there were due to local whims and fancies. The copy- ing and modifying led to the rep- etltlon, in many cases, of errors unwittlpgly made by others. A uni- form Act for use by all companies would have overcome considerable misunderstanding that has since plagued many rural companies as well as the powers that be. Of course we can all see past mis- takes and. could or should profit by them.

As stated earlier, fifty-tiiree in- dlvldual nhd completely independ- eut. rural companies commenced service. of that number forty-two are in operation today. eleven of them, over the years. going through a voluntary winding-up procwz and silently stealing away. several have discontinued service during the past five years.

In Nova Scotla it is not so easy to fold up 9. utility as in that Prov- ince any telephone company that has been granted a charter and commenced service is considered to have quite a responsibility to its customers that service, and if nec- emary, to improve the situation.

In our own Province there are mnny areas which had telephone service during the depression years that now are deprived of even that everyday convenience. This state of affairs could not be classed as one of the modem improvements of which we boast today.

I am. sir, etc. BRUCE JUDSON Alexandra. P. E. 1.

PR l?I"AlIE FOR EAEIER

Sir-A well educated adult ad- vised me to write something easily understood and that would not. re- quire people to "think hard". It has been said that a. sermon pre- pared for children give: most: benefit to both old and young. so we'll peak of what 15 laid in the geography about the sun and our eu-th. This is what the middle grade scholars are studying. Any- thing that lead! us to think about God the great Creator is I religi- ous uiiaject. and should be taken up with mm-once.

It in very interesting to learn that the run is ntntiomry and does not move. Our earth and eight or lo other heavenly botllu

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- from the Korean war today." That

The Joy bu chulllll. In an all- vertlsing layout for the recruiting of personnel as mwxben of the Royal Canadian Army Service corps four clerks are shown in uniform. not one of them wearing glasses. Being able to see must be one of the requirements now.- Woodatock sentinel-Review.

0nt.I.rlo's Minister of Highways, Mr. Doucett, says there will be no compulsory insurance for motor cnr owners or drivers because it would be too enpenalve. That is I matter for arzument,.but if insur- ance is out, the minister ought to see that something lvalent: in in. There is more than one way of keeping irresponsible a drivers, young or old, off the roads and it is high time the government began taking an effective step in this direction.-Bl-antford Expositor.

A Canadian soldier jut return- ed with his Japanese war bride says there will be more like him, because Oriental girls are rare at- tentive to their husbands. "You ask them to do something for you and they'll do it," he said. " . . . You ask a Canadian girl and nine

times out of ten she won't." We don't care to comment on ' this soldier's theory, but we certainly

admire his courage. With men like that in the ranks, it's no wonder the Canadians have such a fine record in Korea. - Comwall Stan- dard-Freeholder.

A recent one-Ientence story date- llned Seoul, Korea. read: "The United States Air Force retired its last. propeller-driven F-51 Mustang

was all. The complete obituary of a grand old fighting machine that took on the best the enemy had in the second World war and usual- ly came back to "buzz" its home base and do a "victory roll" was covered in 17 words. - New York Times.

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chlldmn in the um. ,, Ohlnna report: Richy. an all pip. smokers at six month: of age. whu, we don't' advocate going gum um far, we do feel constrained to point out that for the second . inarowbousnbbotthll dlscrlin. tinted lulu-It pipe Iddix.-ta am brought down A dinrem --nope,-K budset. - and at that a tailor. made-cmoko:-'I: four cents of: 3 pack of an tailor-madco but noth. wag" mlklnin.-il!n.mllton spec.

The pendulum min f extreme to the other..t-n 3-magi: u in other things. It may bg on the way back from somewhat pro. fuse spending on equipment, um from over-ambitious attempt; 1,, teach practically everything. Th, conmiunlty has not unlimited funds for education. 1f.it spread; them gm, thin they may well be wasted, 1:, ,- essentlal to secure well-trained and competent teachers and to p.,. them well enough to keep them if, the profession But savings sham be made wherever DOSIDIE.-L0lh don Free Press.

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Scientbta are trying to find mu what makes maple syrup have the flavor it does. The factor Iililt brought the question out in the open was the realization that the cap from the maple tree has no maple fl!-V01". seemln-lily the flavor I! acquired in the process of rnak. mg the syrup. This is quite under- standable slnce maple syrup 1; not the only Product in which the taste is brought out in the process 0: boiling. Even I potato tastes cm. ferent: after it is boiled than it does in the raw state. And we might add that pretty good imitation maple syrup can be made from the tuner in whlchgpotatoes were boll- ed with their jackets on. sugar has to be added. of course, and give: further bolling.- Kitchener-Wab erloo Record.

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Mute things in ageless sentences to me. I

The waves in wind-swept spaces rank and roll t

Their wild foam from the ice on Greenland share,

And cold clouds hurry down the Labrador

with messages of winter from the Pole.

The lonely rocks of turreted Belle Isle.

Where sea-marks hold their im- print. ribb'd and curl'd. Behold the blue bergs' southward

drifting file, A: when the Norse Gods with that: sells unfurled crowding down lanu mile on mile And trafflckld on the highways of the world.

-Alfred Goldsworthy Bailey.