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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

l1‘, AUGUST 20, 1946

More Alibis

There is liiile c1111~1»l;iiit1n :1; he ink-m from the assurance 111:1‘. 'l'1;i:1~l111r1 Minister Chevrier has our new cur ferry project "keenly a1 heart." More alibis aire 111-111;’ 11ifcrc1l for further de- lay in the colllplcllull of ihe ferry, accom- panied 11v 1l11~ >;.1t1~1111~1:: 111111 "n11 definite pm- inise" 111111 l1c1-n 11111111- 111111 i111: llulll would be ready by 51-1111-111111-1". \\c- ltdYQ been git-en 5t; many ])l‘(lllll<l'5, ileiiiiiie 111111 indefinite. that it is hard 1o l\L'k‘|l count. .\lr. Chevricr is a youngliug in 11iiic1- ;i1111 111: l1r11b;1lil_v doesn't remember Llll the tlblllllx 111 the run-Lirouiid we've been given since ilie t/znrltillctoiun was lost, or even since 51-11111111 .\lclnt_v1'e allegedly “walk- ed along the keel" in Cillllllilll)’ with the con- tractor, .\ll'. l.:1111111‘rt, 111111 g11t "the greatest thrill of his lifc" its he ivzitched the 0,000 men toiling iii the grctit shipyards.

At that time, according to Senator McIntyre, the keel was lziid; the steel plates were coin- itig in by freight czir “away ahead of time"; the Diesel engines were being built; the ser- vice boilers were being put together; the huge electric generators were being assembled, and all the different sections of equipment were being built in different factories. That was back in September, 1944. The contract called for completion 11nd delivery of the ship before the winter of i945, and Transport Minister Michaud had just announced in Parliament, in reply to the "doubting Thomases" in the Op- position, that lie had been informed by the contractor that “the work was proceeding ac- cording to schedule; that he has been success- ful iii getting the steel plates in sufficient quantity and at the proper tin1e.....that the sub-contractors for the engines have reported their manufacture is progressing on schedule" ...“tl1;it so fzir 11111111111; has been brought to our attention llllll would delay the completion of the ship by the end of October, 1945.”

It became evidealt however, that serious hitches hzul d0vcl11pe1l. Not only was the equip- ment unavailable which nllcgedlv had been given top priority, but the plains themselves had t0 be changed after work 11:11] started, in order to provide sufficient accommodation for truck transportation, lint iht- l’rovince was assured, and reassured, 111111 at l<'z1,~.t the boat would be ready "during the snnnnt-r of I946." A slight- ly modified version 11f this assurance ivas given by the present Minister himself on October II, I945, when he stated that the boat would go into operation “in the’ late summer of next year." lle :i1.~11 announced that recommenda- tions with regard to new terminal facilities at Borden and 'l'or1ncntinc were being considered.

Mr. Clievrier now reports that the contract for the terniinzils, which should be ready when the new fcrry is citinplctcd, have not yet been signed for the 'l‘1>r1111:111i11c end, and that “no bidders lizive come forward for the Borden te1i- ders but the work will be rcadvcrtised on :1 different bmis." .\11 0f which indicates that tlicrc 11:1. 1-1-1111 1111 spz-tnling-up whatever iii the' fri-c-nnil-ii: ziitiiutle at Ottawa with re- gard to our 1111a,, 1g ll'(lllS|>()l'lZ1ll0ll_HCCLIS, and that we will continur 111 he insulted with i11- fantile alibis for further drlnvs inst as we arc gullible enough 111 accept 111F111-

Milk Prices

A further lll€l'i‘1'l.<t in 111111; prices to c011s111n- (H's 1111c 1111111111" l. The ziulotntt will Kle- pcnd on the final decision of the Government 011 a future subsidy program in relation t0 wage rates 111111 the zittcnlpt to liecp food costs under control, Producers in ilnlziriti and Q11: bec, says 77w 0111x1111 Journal, wzint an in- crease in 1hcii' nct returns which would c61- tainly have meant zin increase of two cents, or possibl three, in retail prices. Now the Min- ister 0T Agriculture has minfused the issue by atincmncing thzit tlic tinvcriinlcilt is considering extending the milk subsidy program, hut 0n ii more limited scalc than at present.

This confusion was hound to result from the wartime subsiilv program, which was never really understood by the vast majority of con- sumers. The price pnld over the counter, or to a driver, for a bottle of milk was taken for grant- ed and few bothered to remember that fluid milk sold in Canada during war a; less than before the war. ‘or that the‘ Government was paying betweeh three and four ccnts of the cost of producing every quart. In the same way few bother to remember that every time they buy a pound of butter the Government pays ten cents towards its cost.

Part of the milk subsidies was in the form of l two-cent consumer subsidy, discontinued some months ago when _milk advanced by that amount. There remained a 55-ccnt subsidy paid direct to’ farmers to encourage production and this was to have been discontinued at the end of

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"September. To compensate farmers for the loss

pl this 55 cents, and to provide something for f “paging expenses and labor costs to

" i ' s milk diltributors, milk boards “grill-lion 11m‘ in Ottawa last week

1 ' melt more the Dublic would

h. ‘a. Two cents more on every ’ ‘ 1 iygylggtile but it looked at it

three cents might be demanded by producers in Ontario and Quebec.

Retail milk distributors fear that a three- ccnt increase October 1, coming on top of the two-cent increase a few months ago, might have disastrous effects on the milk consuming habits of many Canadians. No doubt the Government fears for its health and nutrition program, in which milk and dairy products play a large part. The average housewife will welcome some help from the GO\'€I‘lllllCl'll.ll'l her efforts to battle the rising cost of living.

Ulstermen All

From the pen of Mr. S1. john Ervine, fam- ous Irish playwright and essayist, comes a new suggestion in favor of American-British friend- ship.

The Ilnited States, he says, always should like England because men from Northern Ire- land—perhaps the most stubbornly patriotic part of the Enlpire—have taken so notable a role in America's development. This is no wild Irish paradox, he insists, but a sober fact vindicated by history.

Fourteen of America's 32 Presidents have origins reaching back to Ulster. Bunker Hill is named after a hill outside Belfast. Ulster names are scattered over America and woven into her folklore.

“The Declaration of Independence," he re- calls, "was drafted by an UIStQrmH-n. Cllilfle-i TllOlllpSOll; first read in public by the son‘ oi an LiISIGHlIZIH, Colonel lohn Nixton; first sign- ed by john Hancock, the descendent of County Down Presbyterians.‘ and signed in addition by \Villiairi “lhipple, Robert Paine, Thomas Mc- Kean, Thomas Nelson, Mathew Thornton, (Iegrge 'l‘nvl0r and Fxlward Ruttleilge, all of Ulster origin."

- EDITORIAL NOTES a

Canada was discovered this date I503- * ‘l 1 i

Veterans Week—~be prepared to lend a help-

ing hand. e- n1 1v a

Hope springs eternal in the Government's breast that the Opposition will let up in their discussions, and permit Parliament t0 rise this week.

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Trouble almost everywhere these days, a sign of loosening of authority and the relax of dis- cipline. The world must return to a respect for law and order, or th'e secret of the atomic bpmb will be releascd—theri chaos.

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Holiday will be one 0f the great and mclnor- able days of the Province, when the hero of World War II, Field Marshal Lord Mont- gomery visits us. Lord 'Haig, last \var's vic- furious Field Marshal, never reached our shores.

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Put not your trust in Cabinet Minister is sound advice these days. After all the PFOmIWS that have been made about the new car fcrfy. the Transport lfinisier now “presumes a c011- tract would be signed for the building of the docks necessary for the new steamer to get along side!

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Agriculture Minister Gardiner reports thal- exports of beef to Britain have increased “great- ly” since mcat rationing was reintroduced a year ago. Replying to questions during study of 111s departmental estimates, he said bacon and ham exports did not show an increase because of the decline in hog production. lle was unable to supply figures detailing the exports.

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How fashions fade out and reyive unex- pectedly‘. I11 the old days the English peasan- try all wore smocks overhanging their pants, only gentlemen ivcaring blouses‘. NOW llmilc‘ men here wear smocks because they've got no shirts, and the peasantry no longer exists, rather nevcr did, so far as Scotsmen were concerned-

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Civil servants must live in hope for another year of getting increased salaries. Recommenda- tions to Parliament arising from the report of the Gordon Royal Commission 0n salaries and working conditions likely will be (lcferrcil until the ilcxt session, State Secretary ‘OIBFIIH said that dile to pressure of other business the re- port has not yet been discussed by the cabinet.

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Outsiders see most of the game, but d0 not experience most of the troubles of our trans- portation problem. lNe are ilependfiiit upon the honour and good faith of a Government which is evidently without either of these attributes, and treats us merely as though we were ill-be- gotten off-spring, better kept in the background out of sight, if not out of mind. What can we do with such a government but help to turn it out, lock, stock and barrel at the first oppor- trinity?

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Robert Herrick, English poet, died this date i674; was apprenticed to his father as a gold smith, but afterivards took holy orders at Cam- bridge and became rector of Dean Pri0f1 DWQ"; was a prolific writer of exquisite lyrics dealing with love and country life, including Cherry- Ripe, To the Virgins, A Nuptial Song, The Country Life, To keep a True Lrnt-AIPPYODTI" ate to present conditions:

Is this a fast, to kvep The larder lean And clean?

No, ‘tis a fast to dole Thy sheaf of wheat And meat

Unto the hungry soul.

It is to fast from strife, From old debate And hate;

To circumcise thy life

To show alhcart grief-rent To starve thy sin,

Not bin; And that’: to iqteg thy Lent.

THE CHARLOTTETOWN

Notes By The Way

With all these notices ol high- er cigar prices, has anyone thought of the fix-raised cost of having babies? —Ot-‘.awa Citizen.

Many men think It fa their wort which ls burdensome, when it is the chin on their shoulder which ls holding tlievn down. -Klwnnls Magazine.

Soviet spy links have been order- ed to leave Canada Canadians who acted that way in Russia would g0 into the category of “missing links". ~Toronto Telegram.

What with the human life-span increasing steadily the sime may eventually come when a. person may llve long enough to reach the age of discretion. —Kitohener Record.

A writer on economics says only half a dozen men in the world understand money We begin lool1~ lng tomorrow for one who car. ‘faathom butter. “Winnipeg fil- une. '

Elre is said to b: desirous of joining the United Nations Every club has lucl experience with flit; applicant who watts until all the assessments have been levied and then asks t0 be taken ln. —Wind- sor Star. '

The first edition of the printed English Bible known as Cover- dfllcs Version, published in 1535. was sold 1o Mr. Maggs, and tiic Great "HE" Rlbie to Mi. Robin- son of Pall ‘Mall each fo. $10.00) ‘Tit sfilllebYi. Lioriioti. -~Lont‘cii Daily Mail. .

Those people who hankcr to en- 10y themselves on water should acquaint themselves with Lite simple rules for writer safety. and ivhl": various safety {Loniotion secretes continually issue Wflflllllf-{S iiboilt the dangers that, iriexperlexne brings forth. a lot of people continue to lose their lives through droxviu- lns- —E1rriwood (Man) Herald.

Though polio remains ‘n some respects a, mysterious disease

there is widespread COllflClCnc: lint. 1,

all the secrets \V1il be revealed to science befor 10:23. Metnods of treatment have been evolved. crippl- ing efforts reduced, diagnosis. 11'1- vanced. It. ls recognized that ex- treme fatigue and chilling should be avoided. sanitation watched and that general 20M health Ls a piud- erit insurance measure. —Mlnr1e- apolls Star.

A magistrate in the Statg of New Jersey has gust. established a method of dealing with careless driving cases. says the Vancouver 11.n- Two vnuths convicted of careless driving were disciplined in a way which seems to combine both imagination ind sound cirrectlon. For the next. six months the lads must turn in their driver‘; licenses each Friday tint they may get them back on Monday. On their week- end excursions they must 1o afoot.

A Gait report says a farmer re- ported to the police that ‘ie got in a card game with two strangers 1n 1a hotel there on. Saturday atie. lost $1300. Any man ls a simple- ton who plays casds with strangers and lets them get away with a wad like that. But what muiner of farmer ls this who walks around with $1,200 m his pocket? Judg- ing by the hurl inn‘: tales which farmers ha-oituailv spread arouiul they just don't Wl-ike that klllfloilf money. Anyway, this man appears 1o have had better luck farming than playing cards. —St. Thomas Tunes-Journal.

For years Britain's Post Office engineers have carried or. a wnr against the moth, the grub of Whirl-l attacks the wool braiding on 12.1: masses of wires 1n telcplzonc cx~ changes. In some respects, their task has been a more difficult one than that 0f the housewife; tne wires burrhed together in masses in the distribution frames are nut easy to get at. Routine treatment with alr-blaszs to blow nwav the eggs of the z~ests is practised. Al- though this routiue still goes on new and replisemeni wiring ls nuW covered with lfflidll-j lmpregnat-wl with anti-moth chemicals. “Moll: Proof" appears 1111 rill orders for new braided wire ~Londnn Exc.

An outsize racing saddle weigh- ing 28 pounds w--.< carried to vi~ tory by Australia's crack zzilloixr, Bernborouglt, in ll-furloitg Docmben Clip run at Brisbane. Queensland, early this month. The saddle was specially made for the champion to in-ikc up the differ- ence hetween his jockeys weight of 107 pounds and the 152 pounds that the glnn’. horse carried nn h:= 10th successive .vin. Bcriiborouzzh has now the enviable record of having won 21 races out of 2S1 starts. His trainer iliarrv Plant) Slld that the hip saddle was to equalize the weight molt- evenly than could be clone with '1 bags usually "flfllfil. Most . 1- llan saddles weigh seven pound some as little as two p-wlnds. — Australian Sport, News.

I noticed n considerable nuni- ber o,f women shoppers signuig a petition In Piccadilly, Manchester. I questioned 15 of them. 31x of the women were of the opinion that. they had protestel agalrn‘. the de- cision of-Manchester Corp, to tn- crease bus fares. tour had not tin slightest idea what they had sign- ed but "everyone. seemed to be doin it" two together thought toe petlt on was the reprieve of n condemned milrdercr. one wad mis- taken the largest word on the pla- cards. "Road" for “Food" and tho last one was the wife o! a coal merchant who dl/l not wish to lose his lorry. In fact the petition was rottesttng nationalization of roa/i millage. —Lelter to Manchester Guardian

It is Impossible for Canadians and Americans to look with e unn- lmity upon the ntlonlng '1! read in Britain, an austerity measure

1 mt taken during the war. On this

continent there is an abundance of bread. Hunmn consumption has hardly been mntuiled by voluntary action Grain ls rtlll being fed to livestock, used for the making of beverage alcohol and being con- verted into rich pastries. Britain which for so long bore the brunt of hardship m the war mvw undergoing Iurter hardship. Bri- taln'| action ln voluntarily reducing its bread wnsump in order that others may share the meagre food gtlpply u on example of prac- tical cooperation. of sw-tfice for the common uood. that stands out

lhinintzlv In a world shackled lumleion- Canadian Ind

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GUARDIAN

PUBLIC IiURUM

This column ll open lo the dtacuaaion by eon-o. lposadentl of iseettona at‘ interest. n» c mum. l Guardian doee not aeneeur ' tly endorse the opinion of "‘1".;'.*<|)0I'lCl8IllIt ‘ ._._........_-_-i-__i- PREDICTION or nunonaa

Slr,—It is very fre uently as- serted that auroral an magnetic storms are caused by lunspots. This Carrlrigton myth will be 87 years old on September ist. Over- whelming proof of its falsity ls the fact that large sunspots often come without magnetic storms, and vice versa. Official scientists are unable to predict the dates of arrival of sulnspots at all, and they rely on the ancient myth to pre- dict magnetic storms (after sun- spots have arrived) and the storms often tail to come at a reasonable time. I have discovered the causes of both these events, and can pre- dict them independently long in advance.

Some types of auroras can also b1.- pi-cdicted, and the following forecasts ure for those which ile- velop Bands fronl east to West at right angles to the magnetic pole, sometimes having a ring of fight tit "H "z-nlth iviili streamers ad- lati-ng in various directions. These are duo over widespread areas on the flutes given. and will bu Crus- cd by dynamic ether action in ~011- ncction with the groups of planets mentioned, situated at appziri- mately equal angular distances from one another.

On August 26 Jupiter, Uranus, Mercury and Venus will be on duty at zinglcs of about 58 degrees.

On August. 28 Venus. Uranus, Mercury and Jupiter will b: ilt angles about 62 degrees.

0n August 29 Jupiter, Uranus. Pluto and Mars will be at angles of about. 56 degrees.

On September l the 87th hirtn- day of the Carrlngton Myth will be celebrated by Mars, Uranus and Mercury at angles of 672 1.0- grees. producing another type of Aurora. Saturn and Neptune will not take part in these mal-n tea- ture demonstrations, but other combinations will contrihilte stimulating assistance. I will grout-

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' apprpcinte reports from observ- ers’ givmg precise times and 1e- scriptions of any of these .".':r11s that they may see. if they will kindly send them to me at 2547 ‘Wallace Crescmt, Vancouver. B.

I am, Sir, etc. ll. O. TI-IRUPP, M.E.I-C.

THE GEORGETOWN FERRY

Sin-May I be allowed space to briefly review the attitude of the Govt-rnmccit regardlng the ferry service ivhi-ch is supposed to be in operation between Lower Mon- tague and Georgetown. Although the Government apparently view this matter with an indifference worthy only of the presrcit 1d- ministration. yet it '11s a tiubnc service most vital to the interests of the people of the many com- mllnlllOS which lt servw.

In 1942 Hon. Mr. MacIntyre, wliu was then Minister of Public Works, let it be known that the intontion of the Government was to discontinue the ferries both m, Newport and Lower Montague as soon as the roads from Pooh's Gflrlllzo to Georgetown and from Lflilflvhlrlg place to Cardigan were paved.

_The faked reason offered at that time for this contemplated buck- wziril step was, that lt was the ex- pressed desire of the majority of the voters of the districts can. ccmed to have the ferries discon- tinued as soun_ as the roads were completed. This puppet of un- trnth, however. was very quickly returned to the tender nursinz: of Messrs. Muclntyrq and his offi- r-1als_when petltrons signed by Practically every voter (less than half u dozen did not sign) of the districts concerned were filed with the Department o-f Publlc Works. It appeared rit that time that the question had been settled for many ,\’0tll‘S l0 come, a5 very goon after the petitions were present- ed action was taken to make the necessary repairs to the Newport- Georgctcivn wharves.

Mli, lVincIntyro. however. soon afterwards found a berth in the home _for aizcd politicians and Mr. MocMillon became the sole guar- dlm‘ of {PE "dfllmy the ferries movement s How successful he has been 1n this role ls very ev-don’. to tho many who try to moss from Georgetown to Lower Mum 1112110, For the past year or moi-r- thu \VI‘lZ1l'VL‘S on both the Lower Montague and Georgetown sides have been allowed to fall Into such a state of disrepair. that the Department has seen fit. to erect signs which warn those using thorn that they do so entirely at their o\v_n risk. 0.1 tho Lower Moli- lllrzile side the sand has so flllcd ln the dock that lt. ls now used as

cans should examine their own consclrr-wes. --W'nntpeg Freg prim;

Sn far electrically-driven cars hi"? Only been used as small cle- "WPY vans because the wet ht of the nccumulxnrs only pe ltgytl low speeds. It has now been 111111.; known that one of Britain's lead-- Ins motor mnnulacturers. working with an electrical engineering firm, has been carrying out secret ex. Dcriments with an electric car and that these experiments have been crowned with success. The new car

ool b the pro-school new eii of {he nearby com- munlties and that natement l! no exaggeration. For Infill)‘ 11191111“ the ferry could make but two or three trips (IBHY 5° “l” ‘t ¥°u went over by car in the morning you were obll ed to remain on that tide untll ate that evening. 1r thla were 111111 possible vougull had two cholcN. either to rrlve around by Montague. u distance of some sixteen miles. or leave your car, truck or team on the other slde and go back after thom when the tide permitted the dock- tn of the ferry.