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ms CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

TIIE Ollllllllllfiuvrd GUARDIAN

Morning Dsily (Founded In I881)

President: Lleut. Col. W. Chester S. MeLurs Vice-President: J. R. Burnett, F. 1|. l. Secretary: Lieut. CoL D. A. tllacKinnnu. 0.5.0.

ltdltur and Managing Director: .l. II. Burnett, FJJ. and Lleut. Ian

Associate Editors: Frank Walker A. Burnett. R.C.N.V.R. (On Active Service)

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than

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==c< nothing by repeti- tion. Down 1.:. llll'l<'.~ its grai message 11f 1e». 11f peace good will. has couu- I11 111m and women harass- ed with their own c.1112; and JHlXlCllCS. It comes each year with the . .uc benediction for all. Neither to the rich nor the wise. any more than to the poor and the foolish. It is associated with the most democratic 11f all festivals; its spirit fills every heart with the stunc incom- parable happiness. The sound of Christmas bells is surely the chcericst sound that has eman- ated from this gricfvslricken old world since the dawn of creation.

Christmas bells will peal iiils _\'1~zir in many parts of a newly liberated liurope. Let us re- joice at that, notwithstanding that the war is not yet won, and that much hard fighting lies abet-d.

Our thoughts naturally turn at this time to our gallant soldiers, sailors and airmen over- seas. Some of them will be spending their fourth, some their fiftli——some vYen their sixth- Christmas on active service. .\la_v they too share. in some tueasure, in the joyousuess of the season, in the happiness of knowing that their loved ones are near to them in spirit, in the certain assurance that the sacrifices they are making are not in vain.

Let us not forget at [his season the strangers in our midst; particularly those who are in uniform, far away, it may he, from their own homes, and who would welcome IIIOTC than uny- thing else the warmth of our Christmas firesides.

\Ve have with us, as always, the poor and needy. who are especially to be remembered at this time. Through the churches, the Salvation Army, the Free Dispensary, and other chan- nels, there is ample opportLllIllY of following the example of the reformed .\lr. Scrooge in seeing that nobody goes hungijv. rind no chtld lLfi without some token of the love that gloritied a manger, and shone stzirdike over Bethlehem, in the long ago.

To all our readers. young and Old. 8i 0091*‘- gnd abroad, we wish a llcrrv Christmas.

How Far From Ottawa‘?

"Food [or T/1o1111l11" the monthly tnagztzine published by the Canadian Association for [Mlult Education, prints a timely leading article in which it asks “llow far " vour hometown 0r your farm from Cltlawar"

It is one of the most important questions of the day, for the answer, not in miles but in the degree of people's participation in the processes of govcrntncttt, will (lecide Canada's future as a dcmocrzitic nation.

Every lIEIllOllfll policy as the association's organ points out, affects smuc Cfillllllllllll)’, large or small. in some way. Fverv initional policy has t0 be carried out i11 local situations. The war has outlined this pviitvru clearly. Ration- ing, for exruuplc, has \\‘Ol'l\'('1l in (Xunula, no: be~ cause Donald (iordotl 111.'i1lc radio SpcPCllES, but because in every ccnlre 11f 111111ulatiou a local Ration Board dim-iluiud l11-11l<<. lumdlcd com- plaints, checked 1111 supplies.

Front our experience 111 uar, it Sccms Obvi- ous that when we turn lohln‘ ll('\\' problems ol peace. national planning will fail unless com- munity action tr:u1~l.'ut-< prr-grziziis into reality.

To be specific. full l-iiiphrviitent (lcllllllllli national policies on such 111111‘ as inflation, foreign tnarkt-ts. taxation 1111li1~11*~. public worlcs projects. lu human ll‘l'lIlS the question is: what Call ordinary ritirens do to see. that when the boys come homo they can find jobs which

give them some nutlrt i111‘ their ability‘ and pron:- ise some sectirity for d11- future.’

It i5 a prnblent fur llll\lllt'\\' 1111-11, for lYrll- ficians’ [m- fnrm haulers. l§1111:1ll_v, as lhe mztga; 1i“; points 11ul. i1 is a 111-111111-111 \\'lll\‘ll educa- tional organizzitious 11111.1 1;~-;l.l1- ll 1l11-v arc cou-

cerued about fostering hcsdlhy and (‘l'\"lll\'C com- munity life. .-\dull tvlticniiiiii \\ill 111111101‘ only if it Offers sonic-limit; 111 the citizens who want to guarantee i111».- fnr tl11- Inn's whcn they come home. lt will cuuu: ruilv 1| it iwovillcs W" l with the fouls 111 tackle all the other jobs ahead. Its tnost imporlaiit lash is to ensure that there is no gap between the houvcluvvfi o1‘ lull". 1nd Ottawa.

The German Counlemttack

The grrzil (llllPTPllflf lwtvv1>1u lln- prose"! situation on lln: \\1'~t1-1'11 l"r11ul and that which prevailed in the |'1:1tll<- 11f .\.'111'1n:u11l_y' is that, Whereas in Normandy the Germans had no ‘ulc- Iical reserve, now it l.\ \111_v prolmlilc that they have one. It is reasonable l1» zissuuie that it is this reserve which is 111m" 111-1111; employed for the Counter-offctisivr- iu the liifcl area, the main weight of which is in the direction of Malmedy,

The Eifel country is suitable for fomiing ple and tlzentselves." »~

up troops, since it provides good cover from air reconnaissance. On the other hand, it is not good terrain for an advance on our part, and the area has been relatively lightly held bv us, as compared with the concentration of forces On the Saar and Roer Fronts. I

The latter Front is vital because it cover; Cologne and the industrial Ruhr, and it has lately caused the Germans heavy casualties. It may well be that Rundstedt came to the con- clusion that he could not afford to hold on in- definitely to his defensive zone along the Roer at the present rate of losing men and equipment, and therefore he staged a counter-offensive in order to relieve pressure. He may also have hoped to reduce our pressure on the Saar Front, an ara where the Germans have lately been very sensitive. This reasoning does not, hon’- ever, lead authoritative tnilitary commentators 1n London to minintize the seriousness of Rund- st1rdt's attack, which apparently is being pres- sed home with great force.

EDITORIAL NOT I; S

All set for Christmas. I l IF I

Tomorrow Christmas Eve. i U i I

defence better than the offensive. n- » 111 1v

The most important member of the crew on a ship at Christmas is the telegraphist. and the one on H. M. C. S. Charlottetown is an Islander,‘ of course.

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Without the door let sorrow lie,

And if, for cold, if hap to die,

\Ve‘ll bury ’t in a Christmas pie,

And evermore be merry.

-—Withar: a 1s is 1s

Shortage of Christmas dolls and toys this year is of course to be regretted. But after all, u doesn't seem to make much difference with the youngsters. So long as they have what other boys and girls have, they are satisfied. What the play-things lack in realism, any child worth its salt can make up in imagination.

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W. M. Thackeray, English novelist, died tomorrow's date, r865; one of the outstanding stylists of the Victorian writers; in all his writ- ings his style is cultured and his craftsmanship masterly; Vanity Fair is his outstanding work: “Ah, ye knights of the pefll May honour be your shield, and truth tip your lanccs! Be gentle to all gentle people. Be modest to women. Be tut:- der to children. And as for the Ogre Hum- bug, out sword, and haveat him."

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Captain Dreyfus of the French Army de- graded this date i894; was charged with and convicted of selling military secrets to Germ- any; it turned out the whole affair was a plot to ruin Dreyfus because he was unpopular at the Military Academy and aqlew; he under- went three trials in the course of ten years, and at length in r906 he was declared absolutely and entirely innocent of all the charges, was rein- stated in the Army with the rank of Major, and received the Legion of Honour.

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Evidently there is going to be something do- ing in the picture show business in the city as soon as conditions permit. The announcement that a. well-known film producing corporation intended opening out here, has been followed by the news that Famous Players Canadian Corp- oration Ltd. has acquired an interest in F. G. Spencer Co. Ltd., which operates theatres in all three Maritime Provinces. Just recently the F. G. Spencer Co. paid off a $00,000 mortgagfl held on their theatres by the Eastern Trust Lt’!- a- 111 s a1

Co-opcration Minister L. F. McIntosh of tho Saskatchewan C.C.F. Government said 1n an 1n-

wholesale societies would take between 50,000,000 and 60,000,000 bushels of Canadian wheat antin- ally in the post-war period in addition to other agricultural supplies. Mr. McIntosh has jllSt rc- turncd from the United Kingdom when he con- ferred with co-op officials there regarding pros- pects of a two-way trade between the Old Country and Canadian co-operativcs. The two overseas co-operativcs are definitely interested in supplies of livestock and livestock products in the post—war period," he said. We find the Scottish co-op vitally interested in Port Churchill. They indicated if rates of insurance tuazlc 1t feasible they were quite prepared lo consider Port (fhurchill as an avenue fur bringing the goods in and taking stipplies back."

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It has been suggested that the new Car Ferry when it isrrcady should be named “Regi- ment D", and for this reason writes a military correspondent: “The only group of men to leave P. E. Island, go to England and to fight in France, Belgium and now (icrmany and still retain their identity as a P. I. group is that of “D" Company of the N. N. S. Highlanders. ‘They were completely representative of P.F.l., having men from all three coun ies. They were always very conscious of the fact that they were from ‘The Island’, so much so that everybody else in the Battalion, and the Brigade, were con- scious of that fact as well, and as a result the) were christened ‘Regiment D’. During their training period they were the outstanding com- pany in the Battalion, during the very bloody fighting in France, under the able leadership of Major Kennedy, they distinguished them- selves nobly, and lastly they contributed a goodly number of leaders to other companies of their own and other Battalions. A great nun:- hcr of the. original company have made the supreme sacrifice, a few are left lo carry on the fight and I think that it would be a most fitting thing if our new Car Ferry would carry the name of ‘Rrgimem D‘. A really small tri- bute to a very gallant group of ‘Islanders’ who

l-are been a credit to their Province, their peo-

Bear in mind that winter usually III‘ I! Brl

terview the Scottish and English Cooperative d

Notes By The Way

u It a 1 (Windsor em). “m” ‘mu’

Winners now constitute U per geglxlfiagf ‘the staff..- of the banks of bexoreflthn contrast to 31.7 per cent star) e Wan-(Suult Ste. Marie

The Cal '|-|

“Reliable gglgywlllezlgiid-zlioll-(‘ii-‘e: fxzalnlls- Any volunteers to mend am elliarcntsf-(Peterborough Ex-

Al regards relations between tenant and landlord. these 111m, experience proves the less neat», 1n the house, the more there Is in

the urgu l;___ _ gram)‘ men (Toronto Tele

As one reads casualty um n," find elsewhere. it is seen that no lue class has a corner on pun-log- sm. Those who have bccomg c»- R ins as 1r uiet Pam’ “ad R 11111512111102: gsfiifdtlilsfi lfntdus 100113-11; the casualty n51, takensefnefyol ailélmltvzii haw mis- Review). ~ 58am Falls

Prime 111111151; Winston 0111111111- ill this‘ leaped to the defence of mulls exclusive publlvschnois. w c 1 recently were under attack by the newspaper owned by m; cabinet colleague. Lord Beaver. biripok. Churchill said: "We cannot, n ord to pull down the great bane. ficlent institutions. which helped make us what we were m u", 135g war "Eéteeb 11% what we a" Journal): i om“ Tim“-

BI; business can help thg p011. Wardllmpect of industrial research gxlshlllborfll crtidoxwments and 30115]- ss o war Pk“ magi nlcal schools. The among students of

Kraduattng Into the country's m. dustrlal laboratories. The result. ant shortage have to be made up over the years by making 1; pa,” life‘? .‘°f1..é‘;°’_’ 13.1%.!‘ “s Fl" 14010001‘. Boston). n can“

1km Ford n in"... 4 Wllthetlc rubble: tires have ennui: l0 iliay~at least insofar s; met; "SB 1°!‘ Dassensor automobiles copcerned. HQ finds the present, 011 Dull satisfactory, and h; expat; ghsliefldl’ lmllrvvement. in quality. us he anticipates 1.1m dgy when “£11 b0 independent of Imports of nu ural rubber. However, in his estimate as In the estimates o: 21th" Experts. there 1s no sugges- on that those synthetic time will arrive In abundancsl to care for the demands of wartime transpor- Zllli‘; 2§i“‘?““‘l, 3l““°,,,“°' Am‘ s re a y need f tlres-(Boston Post). o

An aspect or u» 1111mm short- age which has had ver tcntion until now t; g 101,; 0g revenues from this very heavily taxed commodity. About two-thirds of the retail price of every pack- 1186 o! cigarettes is absorbed by taxes. Thus a, decline o! 18 per cent in the normal revenue from this source announced by m; T“ Commissioner of New York 5mg, probably reflects the situation throughout the country ,If the legal cigarette sales in New York States should remain for e year at the level reported for Novem- ber. 1944, the loss in revenue. would amount to about. five mil- ggralndollars a yean- (Washington

There really haven't been many new devices that have stirred the minds and hearts of the world to BHY great. and lasting good glncg the invention of printing for the 0108i Dori. man's better nature hasn't been able to keep pace with the scientific dlscovene; of m5 mind. And so. in spite of the sale- phone and telegraph and radio and In spite of electr city anq more: cars and aviation, we 51.111 have wars. cruelty. ignorance and pQv- flly- Too often It seems that new Inve ions simply have a way of refining and intensifying man's innate cussedness. Probably we shall buy a television set. when everybody else does. But we shall o it In the conviction that the shape of things to come ls going t0 depend entirelv on the intrinsic qualities of men's minds and hearts. whether those qualities are Cvmmufllflfllcd by electronlcswood- cuts. or Lrlbal drums-(Cal g

Albertan). B ry

London has lust announced that the Atlantic has been crossed by all‘ 20.000 times slnce the war he- Ean. A few duys ago a British Overseas Airways Corporation platie landed at a Royal Atr Puree Transport Command field in Scur- land, the 5,00Dth plane to make the Passage In the past three months. Must of the crossings have been made from west to east and by Brill-sh. Dominion, American and Allied crows. From tho fall of I940 ulllll Cllrl-Btlnns Eve. I943, the At.- lantfe had been flown 10.000 times. Thmgreat. majority of these trips were made by planes being deliv- cred to the United Kingdom from the direction of the Trans-Atlan- tic Alr Control. a special organi- zation for overseas traffic. And losses of planes have been less than 1 per cent! Here ls a record which gives us a glimpse of what. aerial travel will be like after the wan-lvlctoria Times).

That contest In the Senate res- taurant. to which the citrus urow- crs of Arizona and California have challenged their rivals 1n Florida and Texas, should prove amusing -from a distance. Fbr the squeeze plny undoubtedly will be n chief maneuver. In baseball, of course. this calls for s run w the home plate. but In the old pastime of squlrtinz. when the spoon threatens to descend o1. u near-by Bfflllefrull. a run from the plate

more In order. and the play re- sembles more than In bridge when lane's suit must be surrendered-to the cleaners. Whatever the out- come of the contest, the Arizona- Callfornla men have demonstrated to t/he satisfaction of five west/em governors that they have tamed the Imp of the breakfast table. and Ital/o eliminate’ its squirt-log propensities. i-lostesses may now relax and servo dessert grapefruit for dessert even when guests nt- tend in their best bibs and Iuckers. Any many a guest will now be able to lwcb both eves open. even at breakfast table. — (Chrlstlsn Science ltor). ,

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CHRlSTMAS-i344

By Jsmes MaeLesn

There's s lwpplness in ilvlnl That Is got 0d lads 1

In the s ry of the vlour Who was born on Christmas In the numer In the stable In the town of Bethlehem; Where the wise came LO

worship Osrrylng preclousjlfts to Him.

Led by Herald Ansell. slnglns. To the greatest of the great, 10rd of Lords and Prince of

ven.

Humbly born to low estate.

As estates of men are measured B our mocks of worth

That. today dc amee the Heavens And detlles the face o! earth.

But there's Hap in giving That. is ours to sense today; Giving to all mankind freely To sustain them on their way To a higher plane of being,

To a mbler wa of life

Than the rup way of evil That is au hor of our strife

There Is happiness in giving at can never know dismay, In the pattern of _ In the pattern of God's way: Whose the wealth of all the aszrl. Where the greatest gifts to man- Gifta of mind and gifts of com-

merce- Are the free gifts of His plln,

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men

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What A Weapon!

(lhnchester Guardian) A most magnificent yam from Bombay announces what is de- scribed wlth almost studied mqq- eratlon as “quite th Bl WHPon on the esout o! 0.C.'I‘.U. Oentm

l ls: mlllhry school 101' the Iflln g of army mgnkgyg, when they enter In h;

mules and give the impression of "s: ersaetn-‘a’ as“ 1 u s u c gnu zflssgefi: sndhrearkhof-rlmmer; 0 I PM‘ DI T --

m the resemblance be sutzhentlo Japanese is already sufficiently close to make such touches of ad-

is s, wonderful story; 1n

"10 We and out. comes the warrior of Nippon and loyal servltor of the Mikado, 1944 model. Somebody certainly resurrect Tojo find 801111 him of! to tell the Great Shrines about this latest, develop- ment In co-prosperlty for the higher mammals. It seems about the highest fllsht. in ropused war effort since some y suggested to the War Inventions Board In the last, war that we should tram corznorants b0 lplck the mortar out of facbou-y but dings In the Ruhr and so bring the German arma- ment industry down in ruins.

WIIIII.‘ When there's never s hope of

SIIPHQDS WATCH

blossoming rose And never a hint of sprlna. Whendtéhe sombre hue of s winter Y

Hue saddened everything.

‘risen over the cities and far uwsy A heavenly message swells,

And our hearts uplift u; the melody

Of bells-the Christmas bells. And go vblen Bethlehem’: silent W h e r ed mepherds BII , We listen with them to the joyous song. Intoned by an angel bend. “Glory to God In the highest" they chsn , “Peace, peace to the troubled earth"

While the '11:- grows still in the

wondering

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Cordial Christmas ‘Greetings, v

Ainong the gifts 11111111111111! by the passing year the most valued one is the Friendship and Good- will of those we serve. It is a pri-' vilege at this happy Season to ex- press our appreciation - and to‘ wish you the Season 's Greetings

Professional {Bards l

McLeod 8 Bentley w. s. arm-nu. x. u

J. A. BENTLEY. I. C. Bsrrllters end Attorneys-st- Lew