-THE GUARDIAN

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ito lletreating Footsteps

War, in the memoirs of geneials, is apt to give the impression of being a matter of plans which succeed or fail and are fol- lowed by other plans. Will R. Bird, how- ever, in his history of the North Nova Scotia Ilighlanders tells what the overall plans mean ivhen put itito action by men and sections and platoons, companies and a very great regiment.

”No Retrcating Footsteps" chronicles tin- r:n'cer of the North Novas lroni their dc- signation as an overseas battalion until after YE Day. It is inevitable that many episodes of courage or hvmour must nav-; gone unrecorded. The men who could haw- told the tales did not return. The book. however, sliows an astonishing amount 0. research by a very talented writer and is H worthy saga of the North Novas. It is all the more important because the regiment is no more, having lost its identity in the recent reorganization of the Army.

The shooting of prisoners is referred to and an incident is perhaps significant. 3. S. troops had taken prisoners who had fought to the last at Authie against odds of more than five to one. The enemy was so en- raged that they shot several prisoners. Six survivors of C Company surrendered and were hustled into Buron with other-' Some of the Novas were lined up again.-” a wall and ordered to crowd in closer. A machine gun was set Lip in front but at the last moment a German sergeant came run- ning and shouting ”Don't shoot!" Not all were so fortunate.

In the six weeks after D-Day the battal- ion suffered S50 casualties. including 4.3 officer casualties and IT company com- mandcrs. They gave, however, even better than they got and the overall plan of at- tracting and fighting the main German

forces at the western end of the line sue-I

cceded while the real advance by the right pivoted and smashed deep into enemy ter- ritory.

Clearing the Channel ports was a costly but necessary operation in order to make Antwerp available as a source of supplv for further campaigning. It must have been a source of considerable satisfaction to Cpl. Green to be ordered to march off the staff, numbering 100, of a German general, the general himself being given a lift by jeep.

The end of the Scheldt campaign had its humorous side. A feature of the affair was that while tanks were firing from a posi- tion among the sand dunes, a large num- ber of civilians including women and child- ren were standing by. As soon as the Wllllc

flag appeared they swarmed over the German position disregarding mines and hooby traps. The cost of clearing the

Scheldt was heavy. however. Every officer of D Company, except was killed or wounded, as were three oth- ers who joined after the fighting began. Every sergeant and corporal was a cas- ualty, as were most of the lance-corporals. There are many other episodes of fight- in: and even a shipwreck, the survivors of which armed themselves and other weapons from a ware store and continued the

impressions of many on the not talk about heroes and heroism more. but were it the fashion, this record would provide almost unlimited material.

Frail Vessel of Peaca

The United Nations, great hope of man- kind when the world emerged from the shadow of World War II. has become to- day a frail vessel of peace. Such is the view of one of UN's most eminent sup- porters. General Carlos P. Romulo. who has led the Philippines' delegation to succes- sive United Nations general assembly meet- ings.

' The reasons given by General Romulo for concluding. as he puts it, that the UN

has "come to a point of diminishing re-, best Latinists of his generation and one of.Md

turns." are not without significance. There is. he properly notes, it general feeling that the possibilities of United Nations action in non-political matters has been pretty well exhausted. UN's activities on behalf of

human rights. he believes, are also meet-' "Paradise Regained" and "Sampson Agon-I

,ing growing resistance, mainly because the ?'implementation of UN resolutions would

constitute A violation of national sover-, and diction. It was these works that Char-1 cignty. Even in the political field, the greatlles Lamb had in mind when he said thattB"-1" .

.decisions are being made, not at UN headw Mi-lton ”rc-quires almost a solemn service oil” ,.I,l,l,';,,, -n,,,,,,,,,,,., ,., H,, W. Lquarters, but in Geneva. London and Paris. , music before you enter upon him. But hcl . There is much truth in what Generar brings his music. to which who listens had , :Romulo says. Unfortunately, however, thci need bring docile thoughts and purged .3311!!! reason for the failure of the United ears." '

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Major Clennettw

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Nations lies in a widespread popular mis- , conception as to its functions. It had its I origins in a defensive alliance borne of con- , flict during World War II. Its failure lies ' in the fact that one of the senior member.- of that alliance, the Soviet Union, quickly became after hostilities ceased the potential, if not the actual aggressor in the cold war.

The United Nations was never intended to be a supra-national body to which in- dividual sovereign states would be subserv- ient. Rather, it was a great alliance for I peace, which has failed because of the de-

fection of the Soviet Union, whose imperial- istic ambitions are incompatible with the peaceful purposes of the founders of UN.

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Ebb This in Immigration

A disquieting feature of the Canadian economic scene is the manifestly downward trend in immigration. According to latest reports from Ottawa, the number of im- niigrants entering the country this year will not exceed 160,000. ilNew Canadians" entered the country. Re-

cent predictions suggest that immigration'

is on the ebb. with prospects for no more than from 1-ttl,tltit) to IT:tl,tlt,ltl settlers in 1953. - The official exploitation given by Ottawa for the drop in inimigration is that Canada is unable to absorb more than the number forecast for next year. In fact, the policy which has been maintained for some months past and is likely to prevail throughout I955; is to restrict immigration by making it increasingly selective. ll Whatever merits such caution may ap- pear to have on a short-term basis, and however great may be the pressures upon government to be even more restrictive in its immigration policies, the fact remains

l economic balance sheet. In the long run, ”playing it safe" on immigration may prove to be the poorest policy in terms of na-, tional prosperity as well as in terms of na- tional security.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The Maritime Winter Fair is past but the glory won by Prince Edward Island ex- hibitors lingers on. The effort put into showing the products is not insignificant but it is well worth while, as showing the rest of the country how we compare in quality.

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I7nd2-iunted by recurrent dock strikes. the British Government has tackled the. tproblem of reducing the time that civil servants devote to tea. Instead of tackling, the issue head-on. however. the aulhoritiesl -suggest that time be saved by having tea ',brought to employees” desks.

The all-l'i'tH'incc menu of the propo.scLl

l Ottawa civic luncheon for the Queen Mother Icertainly contains a choice assortment of tvlands. The complete menu, however, is

nothing short of appalling. It will be neces-

,sary to make a state secret of the discrim- ination which I-lcr Majesty will necessarily make between products of the various re- gions.

I 1 lposal for a U. N. atomic. energy commis- sion does not include provision for interna- tional control hut. will provide machinery for international co-operation. Ilalf-a-loaf is ,undoubledly better than no bread and cer- tainly the proposition has a much greater chance of general acceptance than one which would bring security at the expense

with shot guns of a certain amount of sovereignty.

nearby hard- fight. The gencral effect is confusing and overpower- ing and no doubt accurately reflects tli-:

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: It is welcome news from J. Watson Vac-l

Naught. M.P.. that he has definite assur-I lance from Ottawa that the number of per- sonnel at the Summerside air station in-l :stead of decreasing will be substantially in- creased in the near future. Islanders are thoroughly convinced of the military value, of the station and also appreciate the economic advantages of its proximity as Iwell as the satisfaction of associating with those charged with an important task of 1 national defence.

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John Milton. England's most illustrious ,poet after Shakespeare. died this date 1674. He had a profound knowledge of ilanguage and literature both of classical 3times and his own. Had he died in 1640, lwhen he was in his thirty-second year, he

would have been remembered as one of the And um.

lthe most exquisite of minor English poets. I taking his place with Spenser in his "Ode on .thc Nativity." his "L'Allegro" and "Il Pen- 'seroso," his ”Comus" and his ”Lycidas.'

But in his later works, in "Paradise Lost",

lstes", he soared above all contemporaries. t rivalliniz Dante himself in majesty of design

Last year 168,000 .

that people. in the long-term sense, are as-y, sets rather than liabilities on the nation's

lmoticn at the Ollscary meeting last

The watered-down United States pro-'

Ishlp hL1 own potatoes if he so de-

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PUBLIC FORUM

nun column In open In tho diu-uu -ion by mnnpnndenin of quutloin of Inlcrlll. Th! Gunrdinll does not necuurlly undnrn Ihn nptnlon cl correspondents.

y THE POTATO PLEBISCITI-I

Sir,-My purpose in writing this, letter is to clear up I few points regaidlng the plebiscite which have come to my attention. First I would like to commend the Prem- ier and his colleagues on holding this plebiscite and on the wording of the ballots which contain two questions. I asked for a second question on the ballots in last springls plebiscite in the form of a

May but unfortunately my motion was defeated, otherwise all this confusion :md consequentlv an- other plebiscite would have been avoided.

There have been many commcnl..s made in the DFCFS that we who op- pose this scheme are working for the dealers. In answer to this I would like to say right. here that 1 am not working for or with the dealers. I am strictly on my own and wliatever I say or write is 100 percent mv own words.

This sclvnte effects. the plfiflllf-I rrs much more than the dealers, who would still be able to sell tin- cer certain conditions, but the pro- ducer will no longer be able in sell his potatoes but will deliver to the Marketing Board in all cases.

There have also been a great nisny mniplaints rczardinr, the rallv which was held at the I”u:uin.l lNmv I deplore the fact as much l as anyone that Mr. MacDonald and other pro-Board speakers were not given A good hearing. It was disre- spectful of human rights to stir the -least. However, while Mr. Mac- , Donald did not get as good a hear-- ilng as some of us at. the n1c:llii:, lhe received much greater press coverage than any of us producers

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The Age Old Story

And the word of the Lord came ,unlo Zechariah, saying. Thus lspcaketh the Lord of hosts. Execute true Judgment, nnd shew mercy and cumpasslons every mnn to his brother.

es:-ape the board if this scheme were in effect. would be to sell his farm and move off the Island.

I have been a producer of pain- toes for several years, growing on the average about 18 acres. I have always tried to produce a quality product and with few exec-ptlons'! have had no marketing problems. Under this present system there is no incentive to produce a quality product. The grower who takes sp':ci::l care of his crop receives; the sonic price as the grower who IF less careful. I

I hope cvm-,v producer will turnl out and vote at this plebiscite as this vote may decide the future ofl pntatn marketing in this Province for some time to come. We should be fZrCliCllll that we have the chance to vote on the one desk, selling and compulsory pool issucf which was nlmost. forced on usl without a l.lll' vole,

I am. Sir, etc. JOHN W. R.tYNER

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MR. MCISAAC REPLIES

Sir.-Although I personally felt it lllllIECCS5flli) to comment. further on some of the statements appear-, ing in ynitr columns this past ucek.' several larnicrs have asked me to do so.

with respect to Mr. scales” letter claiming A technical discrepancy in the Potato I:.oard Financial Stateinriits. I trust that this has been clarified by the letter from H. R. Don. c it Company which ap- peared in Saturday's issue. All the deductions lniphlng incompetence, elc., made by Mr. Scales in his car-

who opposed him Therefore I am including in this letter part nf the- speech which I delivered M the. Forum on September 29th. I

Mr. MacDonald was asked on sev-l rral occasions at the meetings last. spring what the future policy of! the Roaid would be but. declined, to answer the question; yet, I think he knew what the policy would be as well then as he does now, but may well have felt that if he told it he would lose the pleb- iscite. I think less than 50 percent. of the producers in this Province are in favour of the present srlu-me, ,but I think 90 percent are in fav- nur nf it control board of some kind.

Mr. MacDonald's cure for the ills of the potato industry la much worse than the disease. Why elim- inate competition? We often crit- icize large corporations which till- dersell their competitors and Ihereby eliminate competition. but this method would be far more tlrastle than even that. If A pm- ducer does not find one dealer sat- isfactory to do business with he can always try another or he can

sires. but the only way he could

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ON HIS IILINDNESS

When I consider how my light. it spent. Ere half my dlyl. III "III dirk world and wide. one talent death to hide. god with me useless. though my soul more bent Maker.

which in

We servo therewith my I and present My true ncenunt, lest He return- , lng chlde, lDoth God exact day-labour. light 1 denied? I fondly tank; but Patience. I0 prevent That murmur, soon replies, Gml ; doth not need ,l-jmwr miur: work or Hi! own gift.-: who best Ills mild yoke, they serve

be.-t; His state

icspondence and at the Kcnsington meeting based on his letter from H. R. Denna Av Company can. therefore, be. disniissed without further continent. Mr. Scales went on to admit that he regretted cer- tain price cutting factors did exist in the present marketing system. ibut. he t-imed them 8 minor evil. How minor or how f.ir rcacliing such practices are is It matter of opinion and one which should be seriously considered by our pro- ducers. He went. on to suggest that it would not be wise to eliminate our Cxlsllllg dealers. We heartily ngrre with Mr. Scales on this point. and wish to emphasize again the fact that the proposed pool does not propose to eliminate our existing dealers but wishes to protect them from the unfortunate under-mining prtctices of st few among them.

I would also like to remind Air. Scales that he should not attempt. to mlsconstrue any statements I have made with respect to the Potato Board setting up a policy which might assist our smaller farmers in procuring credit on fertilizer accounts, At. every meet- ing where this question was asked it was emphasized that this matter hurl not been discussed by the Board, but that such a policy could be worked out in conjunction with a Selling Agency setup if and when the Potato Board felt it. desirable and necessary to do an.

I was also interested. Mr. Editor, in the signature to A letter replying to some figures which were publish- ed in your column earlier last week. Signatures included those of G. E. Full as San, Simmons 6: Mac- Farlane Ltd, H. B. Willis, Inc. -You will also recall that figures were also given in that letter with re- spect in the mnvement. of potatoes from three other large grower- nhlpprrs. Perhaps those people. namely. MncFsi-lune Produce Co.. George H. Brooklna and Croumln av. Bradshaw, who have IIWIYI been very fair and co-operntive in con- nection with the operations of the Board and Selling Agency. accept- ed the assistance obtained by the Board last. year as I "blessing" in an emergency with the same attit- ude of the majorltiv of our produc- rrs. The three firms who signed this letter and who nppeu critical of this assistance now were quite ready and glad to accept It. when it was available last year. and Im- doubtcctly would be again should: similar emergency situation arise.

some dealers are boasting It the

ding spcerl

;ltnd no.-t o'er land and ocean without rest:

They also serve who only stand

and wait. -John Milton (l6(B-74.;

present time that our present. iPrlnce Edward Inland potato price is higher than New Brunswick or

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TEMPERANCE SENTIIIIENT

"Twenty years ago. or even not so long a time as that. it was

,the custom of nearly all our mer-

chants to sell liquor. A man doing any business at all did not deem it complete unless liquor formed a part of his merchandise. Per- haps as large a number of the people as ninety out of every hun- drcd, used or countenanced the use of liquors. It was mt then as it'is now, by many, thought a crime to take a glass. The best men in our land. including the elernymcn, officers and members iii the churches of all denomina- tions were among those who aid- ed, abetted and countcnanced the traffic. Were these people all hypocrites and vagabonds'.' Were they all criminals? Were the men who were engaged in this traffic disreputable and disrespected'.' A thousand times no. They were as sincere in their professions. as honest in their intentions. and as respectable as the people are at the present day. The only differ- enec between them and now is that the times and n p i n i on .1 have changed. The people are beginning to see more clearly the evil ef- fects of this tr :1 f I i c, and are earnestly working for its suppres- sion. This is an age of progress and improvement. and it is not strange that our opinions should advance with the times."

--From a letter apiiearinif IP-

The Examiner. Nov. 14. I862 m-.......m duccrs that they kccl) U113 IJOIM

in mind as conditions point now to that our

the distinct probability present pi-ice differential over New Brunswick and Maine this

year should now be. and will be. much greater than it. is at present because of the quality factors in- volved in this year's crop. Tlie;-are decrying the possibility of organiz- ed mnrkctiiig of potatoes here be- cause of competition from New Brunswick and Maine. Many those same people oppose just. its strenuously any suggestions on the part of tour turnip producers to set. up an effective inarkethlg organiz- ation, but we have no competition from New Brunswick or Milne in the marketing of turnips. surely we can envision the day when potato producers in Maine and N. B. will organize, too. and Work with us to some extent. The three Prairie Provinces got. together in their grain marketing. Their start was made by 3 amnll group in Al- berta.

Mr. C. C Pratt laments the present position of the Western farmers in their wheat. situation. and, of course. blames the Wheat Board for any abnormal condition that exists. May I refer Mr. Pratt to the following statement from the Canadian Press, dated Novem- ber lat, 1934. our producers can de- cide whether they wish to accept the statements of a sensational columnist in Macl.ean's Magazine which be quoted only in part. or the statement of Trade Minister, Hon. C. D. Howe which reads in part as follows: "Winnipeg. (CF) - The 1954 wheat crop and 'nll or nlmost all of the grain on the fn.rms' will

be moved to market. this year. Trade Minister Howe predicted Friday.

"'The problem! of nix months ago are the blessings of t.odsy'. he said in an address here."

"Elevators are full and term stocks heuvy' Mr. I-Iowa nid, 'we are lucky to hnve that grain be- cause many of our customers are going to need lt."'

"'!.'nglnnd' he nld. 'hui hut the worst growing nelson since 1003: the Germm crop in one-third be- low normal and conditions in Eut- ern Europe are even wot-u."'

My friend, Mr. Mscnounll, talks about hot cash. but does not. ex- plain what he means. Douhe mean by hot cash that which ll pntd pro- ducer: upon delivery of the pots- toes and immediately collected back from them on In-tlllur credit: which have been given out? He nu if I can recall A conversation in which he zuuuta I EIIIIZ "Do not. worry nbout thst. section. The firmer: there did not. support. the pool. Let them worry nbout. their own potutou.” You will notice he did not state that there ever was such I conversation and the rmln purpose of this letter in to nnure

Maine. May I suggest to our uro-

our potato producers that there

I pressions of Canada are gained by

of This information is offered to you

NOTES BY

An engineer on the Union Pn- cme obtained 3 lease of xlSm'01' wny loud and for yenu has grown when on n "farm" 11 miles long Ind 85 feet, wide. There, surely, the plowmm "homewnrd plods his wenry way." -Toronto Telezrun.

First, And sometimes lutlng, Im-

millinns in all parts of the world through the medium of Canadian postage stamps. Affixed to letters from this country going to all parts of the globe. they convey a subtle impression of the country of origin. -Saint. John Telegraph-Journal.

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never was. No such statement was ever made by me or. as far as I know. by any member of the selling Agency staff. Mr. MacDougall re- fers to supporting an "old line" which he "humbly respects" on Re- merrbraiice Day. I do not see how this is relevant to the Potato Board. or to my letter. but wish to assure him that I. too, after about four yeui-5' service in the R.C.A.F. am as proud as anyone to wear a Poppy and participate in Remem- brance Day ceremonies. Pcrhapshc will admit that there are occas- ions other titan during wartime. when one must serve to protect and to attain certain conditions In the public interest.

Now, Mr. Editor, there is one more point which I would like to make Ill closing. Tins has reference to the many slurs and accusations made against Mr. D. A. MacDonald during the past. several months. Although he and other members of the Board have advised me not to make any statement which could not be substantiated by proof in the form of evidence or figures. I feel it is in the best interests of the farmers of the province to in- form them of one incident that took place and which I know to be true although there is nothing in writing nor witnesses to prove it I make this statement without thi- approval of Mr. MacDonald and can offer as support. for it only your confidence in me, as I have never told an untruth or knowing- ly given false information to the public of this province. The in- rldtrllt. occurred previous to the Plebisclte being held last spring when representatives of large priv- ate potato interests operating within and outside of this province approached Mr. MacDonald and offered him in remunemtlxn far greater than what he ever received from the Potato Board to go and work for them. He was effect. "to name his price." They must. have felt he would be quite competent and valuable if he were working for their interests in our potato business! If they were will- ing to pay him so much more to work for them. it would still come out of the pockets of our potato growers of this Province. When Mr. MacDonald told them he was not interested in such a proposition, they apparently could not under- stand why money could not buy him. Soon after this incident the now familiar cli.-irize.s of incompet- ence, dictatorship. etc, etc, started to mount. and spread. I I want. t.o say to the potato now- ers of this Province. if A man is worth such money to the private potato trade surely he must. be worth the 86,000 per year, which he is receiving from your Board at the present time to work in your interests. Further. may I state that when I find Ft man with such prin- ciples. integrity and sincerity, who has dedicated himself to the inter- ests of others and who is willing to accept. all the abuse which has come his way In recent months without revealing this situation to you himself, then I am willing. as I have indicated by my actions, to fight. with him and for mm and through him for a just. cause re- gardless of race. creed or polillc.!-- nll of which side-issues have ap. parently been brought into this controversy in one way or another.

in all honesty and sincerity be- cause I feel it is a point. which should be mnde known to all pro- ducers who are being asked to de- cltle this issue. I am. Sir, et.c.,

L. P. MCISAAC Charlottetown.

WHERE DO WE 60 FROM HERE?

Sir,- I have attended various of the potato meeting: being held and the discussions that are tak- lnl place among the growers at home, and I find that we are all very much upset over what seems to be a war between the potato dealers and the Potato Marketing Board.

As yet there is no solution turn- ing up to the whole matter which will get. our industry gain; for- ward instead of in the middle of it first class row. It would appear that no matter which idea gets the majority some solution will have to be found that will bring P.E.I. together as 1 unit.

A few years ago we did not have this trouble and we made 30011 Progress in our potato mar- keting, and it would nppur that a complete change is necessary and I new setup required -- that new netup should not. be I one

age:

THE WAY

Them sun to be I now am. of fnmlltneu nbroad these clay. and we're all for it. my: 3 wg-M, in the Boston Her-an. Then in goes on: One indication is tin way men and their wives lhop together. In the old day; men bought some things nnd Women bought others. and the twain never met. Nowsdays both pm on the merits of nubomobiles, is frigeratora. lionsecoata, cribs, table, cloths and fishing rods. The pop. ularlty of night and week-end shopping has shown this trend, The same trend exists around tin back yard, where the whole tam. lly gets out and plants, weed; digs and trims. -Gait. Reporter.

The nearest. holiday to look for- ward to is Christmas. It. is um, Montiealers resigned themseive, to the fact. that autumn is here and gave up waiting for Indian Sum. mcr. They must. content them. selves with being thankful for the loveliness of the past summer sea. son itself. The sun wu hot, the skv was clear and blue. Just the wiiisl per of I breeze kept the air In motion. It was the most perfect summer. You don't I membc it" You should. It lasted from 10 in the morning until 5 in the after- noon one Tuesday late in July. .. Montreal Gazette.

Three major. clung .. gum, heating equipment. careless smok- ing habits and misuse of inflam- mable liquids-cause two-thirds or the more than 1,000 fires that. o,., our in Canada weekly. omciai. of the All-Canada Insurance Fed. eration, which represents moi-9 than 200 fire automobile and en. ualiy insurance companies, said that many fires are caused in; faulty chimneys, fluen, not-g,., misused fireplaces. hot. ashes and sparks on roofs. Further, it in es. timated that matches and careless smoking habits have been respon. sible for nearly 30 per cent, of all fires from known causes over the past. Io years. -Gucipi, Mercury.

as this has not proved to the benefit of the farmer anywhere A friend of mine in the U.S.A, trialled me a copy of a daily :3. port on potatoes and it gave All the, information about prices at, different points, shipments which were being made and the pi-aspect; of movement. Attached is an ex- cerpt froin the report. which is used in Maine where they hive good marketing without. a compulsory

asked in P001

If such information was given to us farmers as is now available in the dealers we could judge for ourselves what. to do and not be dEDCndlng upon the order: of the Manager of it Compulsory Paul.

I have been growing potato” in quantity for many years and my whole interest in that I and my neighbors get the best possible returns. I believe that an Advisory Board is necessary so that we may receive the proper information K biit. most. certainly we do not wnm, to be compelled to sell our polo- tons to one man at his own price.

I am. Sir. etr., Cl-IARLE MCCARDLI Klnkorn. (Enclosure)

Pl-uqua Isle. M.atnc:- Mondny Nov. 1. 1954: Min. 30; Max. 62; Snow all day. (A1-oostook County Points) Offerings light, damnnd -Sllkhlly improved. market Ibout steady. Carlots U.S.,1 piu A 2 inch minimum unwuhed vu-tout varieties mostly xntahdlns paper 50': very few nlu plain lround 85c. Ot er packages too few in quote. Warehouse cash to grow- er bulk Def barrel measure Cm- tral Points U.S. 1 but; 1.15.100,

1-oraro Maruu-:n'Nc. ISSUE

Sir.-Fort Augustus hu been re: v silent. on this important and murh debated question of how we should dispose of our lovely spud. I would like to draw attention to the tirade of accusation: begun at the outset which I foraaw as being of un- sound judgment. I refer to the drawing up of a resolution at A rural meeting when the attendance was 25 per cent from the City.

The Forum in Charlottetown, wa- not a suitable place to call for I vote. Any rural section would hat e been better. I hope that the Fl" plause of the multitude was nut the governing factor In making the decision. I feel that accommoda- tion in rural section: could ham been obtained at as low a coat and good order would have been mani- tained.

Many unfair things have been said about Mr. D. A. MacDonald during this plebiscite period. H'- has taken it all in his stride. HP made fine speeches and wrote tinf- lctters. some of them masterpiece-.

I am not suggesting to niiyltl” how they should vote on the will Each qualified voter is quite car- able at making up his own mind. but I do wish to any that this whole thing could have been settled l::' compromise by the Premier. til! it" ficials of the Marketing Board INI two or more gentlemen with ti" interests of the industry at heart

I am, Sir. ei.c.. CHARLES A. McGUIRK

desk selling agency for potatoes

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