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

CIIARLOTTETOWN. WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 5. 1951

The Wood Islands Service

The heavy increase in traffic via the vxnod Islands ferries for August, reported in ; .-sterday's issue. is all the more noteworthy ill view of the fact that the comparative t'.r:iires for August, 1950. included the ("'I'l9l.'QOlTC')' traffic clue to the railway strike

oi" that year. Last month's figures show a :'-unlit decrease in truck traffic, but an in- crease of 236 autos and 196 passengersi Silica the service started on May 1. ithast .2--mii'.irnda.ted this year 55,674 passengers.l l,' '.Tlt autos and 3.248 trucks.

Tim increasing importance of this serv-E to our truck transportation and touristj trririo warrants much better facilities than' tli.:i-so uhich are provided at the present The operating company has sought to ohtziin authority from the Maritime Coitiniission to build a new million dollar lnat for their requirements. This request xms turned down on the pretext of econ- miiy. lllOll",ll its need has been definitely c:;talili::licd and our Provincial represent- a'ivcs. Boards of Trade and other organ- i:::ition:. have been urging it for some time.

Aiin-'her matter of grievance. involving mmparatively little expense. is the lack of an adcqiirite landing ramp at the Wood Is- lands terminal. During the height of the tourist season this year, the company was nbli:-rtecl "on one occasion to transport five trnrl-zs in order to get one full load of Prince Edward Island produce to the main- land. They had to transfer to two small truck: a part of the load of a larger one and carry all three vehicles to Caribou where the larger truck could again be load- ed and proceed on its way. while the two smaller trucks took their places in the wait- in: line and eventually got back to Wood 1.-ltllllflf-. These unnecessary operations oc- cLliti'ed',dLillil1g a period when for nineteen succes:-.ive days the waiting line of traffic was never cleared at any sailing. and when scores of American cars. driving to Caribou en route to Prince Edward Island and see- ing the delay they had to face. turned back and abandoned their plans of visiting us.

Holclups are inevitable in view of the lack of car accommodation on the present ferries. but surely every effort should be made to expedite the traffic to its maximum capacity by the powers that be. This is a matter in which the public is vitally inter- ested, and if the Government department mn-berned is indifferent to this phase of the is-xsuc, then our representatives at Ottawa shoulrl make it their business to see what is vxronsz. The long delayed improvements should be pressed for immediately. and in terms admitting of no more excuses or

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What's llusslals Game!

In the rabbit warrens of Ottawals East Block as well as in the chancelleries of ucstcrn Europe and down in the State De- partmcnt in Washington, bleary-eyed bur- caurrats are busy calculating the odds on Stalin. The problem? Are the men in the Politburcau in Moscow running true to form. or have they really changed their tune?

L'ndei'lying the current flurry in the diplomatic dovecotes of the western democ- racies is the Kremlin's "peace offensive". It began in earnest with Malik's proposal to negotiate a cease-fire in Korea. It has been followed by Russia's recent decision to participate in the Japanese peace confer- once in San Francisco. These diplomatic rnoves are matched by an impressive array of minor developments of no less signif- icance. A new English-language magazine has been launched in Moscow. Its "line".is distinctly friendly towards the Western Pravda has broken precedent

democracies. I by publishing a statement by British For- eign Secretary Herbert Moms0ll- The

Soviet Union's obscure and enigmatic Pres- .clent Shvcrnik has proposed to Mr. Tru- man that. the A-Bomb be outlawed. And so it goes. The big question is. "What's Rus- sia's Game?"

Some day when the western democracies achieve a preponderance in military prow- ess. Russia will have no alternative but to seek a reconciliation In her' relations with the West. It would be unrealistic. howeyer. tolmagine that the need for such a recon- ciliation lies behind the present "peace of- fenslve". Russia is still a mighty and mal- ignant force to be reckoned with .In world !ff.Il..r8- .

' . sober reflection suggests that Moscow's

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tempt to cloak motives of cynical self-inter- est in gestures that look enough like ev- idence of goodwill to mislead the western democracies and to obstruct reannament by cooing words of peace. So far as the San Francisco conference is concerned, it will probably be used by Russia as a means of deterring other Asiatic countries from sign- ing the Japanese peace treaty in order to discomfit the United States.

Hitler's "phony .war" of 1939-1940 finds its diplomatic counterpart in Stalin's "phony peace" of 1951.

EDITORIAL NOTES

A month of exhibitions.

Prince County Exhibition.

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Blood donation, the order of the day.

The daily news service in the Province is proving most popular.

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This Province was one of thevfew to escape holiday fatalities, but just by the skin of the teeth.

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Ambitious Summerside envies the Cityls Government House. It's a go-ahead com- munity all right. but it could hardly ex- pect the Capital to submit to such a chal- lenge.

THE GUARDIAN.

Cl-IARLOTTETOWN The Risk Takers

in a. barrel

Compulsory training for military serv- ice has always been in the forefront of v the Legion's propaganda.

This month, according to inspired an- nouncements from Ottawa. Prime Minister St. Laurent intends to make appointments to the Judiciary and the Senate. Perhaps this may be followed by a reorganization of the Provincial Government here.

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High Commissioner L. Dana Wilgress will entertain the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at dinner in his of- ficial residence on the eve of their depart- ure for Canada on the S. S. Empress 6f France.

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The Canadian cheddar cheese industry are worried over the arrival. expected this week. of four and a half million pounds of New Zealand cheddar. being offered at three or four cents a pound lower than the Canadian level.

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Private individuals collecting funds for public benevolent purposes are likely soon; er or later to land themselves in the toils of the law. Away across in San Fran- cisco. Henry Von Mospurgo is charged with taking 393,000 in funds, collected ostensibly for Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation for

.the treatment of poliomyelitis.

August Comte, founder of Positivism. died this date 1857. He for a time came under the influence of Saint Simon and in 1830 published the first volume of ”Cours de philosophie positive" which runs to six volumes. He also wrote several other works on Positivism. He assumed that knowledge is based solely on the methods and discoveries of physical science.

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Different church organizations through- out Canada are making efforts to recruit students for service for which the harvest is ripe. The Quebec Seminary will receive no fewer than 170 new aspirants to the Roman Catholic Priesthood when its the- ology course begins today. This week in Toronto a Committee of the General As- sembly of the Presbyterian Church in Can- ada will meet to discuss plans for an all- out campaign for funds for both student enlistment and new church buildings in outlying districts.

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Down in Florida where so many Cana- dians go for the winter, even snakes go to church. but not for their ultimate salva- tion. In Istachatta, Fla., a four-foot black- snake slowly wriggled down the aisle of the Baptist church during the sermon at a re- cent service. As it reached the foot of the pulpit, Rev. Fletcher Weston threw a hymn book but this didn't stop the snake. Sev- eral women raised their feet off the floor. One left. But she came back with a good sized rock and handed .it to the minister. He killed the snake and resumed the ser- mon.

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Evidently the Community Chest idea is not without its hazard. According to Cana- dian Press no fewer than 54 community chests will require 512,750,000 during 1952. as estimated by Carl Reinke, chairman of the Canadian Welfare Council's community chests division. Last year, they raised more than 510,600,000 971,4 per cent of their objective. Virtually all campaigns will be held this October, but six chests will wait until spring. Mr. Reinke said in a statement that rising costs and expanding urban populations have increased the bur- den of welfare agencies.

PUBLIC FORUM This column Is open to the discussion by correspondent: of questions of Interest. The Guardian does not necessar- lly endorse the opinion of correspondents.

lVHI' PICK ON BINGO?

Sir.-Recently I read a letter in your Public Forum condemn- ing the promotion of a bingo game because only part of the pro- ceeds were to go to charitable in- stitutions. The logic of such eon- demnation escapes me. The whole ides of allowing bingo games if they are carried on for charity is based on a ridiculous premise. What is wrong with bingo? It is gambling. you answer. What 13 WTDHE With gambling? The answer would probably be some- thing like this: "It encourages people to think they can get some- thing for nothing. It gives :9. wards to some at the expense of others. It deteriorates character and sometimes leads to worse forms of the vice. and to other vices." All right: if this be true. bingoyshould not be played under any circumstances. Is it right to expose people to such A character assassin as bingo just because charitable institutions are to ben- efit? Is It righteous to- drag down one's fellow man into the mire of gambling just. so long as other unfortunates benefit from the process? A sort of teeter- board religion at best. and rather silly. isn't it?

It is my humble opinion that bingo is no more akin to the evil. vicious forms of gambling than children playing "cops and rob- bers" is akin to giingsterism. Peo- ple who do not win any prizes nevertheless have a lot of fun play- ing bingo. They spend Fl pleasant evening with their friends and en. ioy the thrill of "hoping to win." Life is full of such gamble: and they add spice to living.

The farmer decides to hold his potatoes for another month and sells them at a higher price. He gamble: on the market. Or per- haps he sells too early and the shipper makes the money. at the farmer's expense. Thousands play bingo year after year and never resort to the vicious forms of gambling. Occasionally. perhaps. SOTHFOHP SI'I9l1dS more money 07! bingo than they can afford. But others spend more money than they cnn afford on surplus food which does nothing for them ex- cept increase the span of their waist-line and decrease the span of their days. How about enact- ing A law against this suicide by installments?

We don't know who else is benefiting from the bingo which was taken exception to by the writer. It might have been the Charlottetown Islanders. If it was. then more power to it. The ll- lunders have been giving us rare entertatnment for which every hockey fan in Prince Edward Is- land is grateful. The money would not help to make the directors rich. Indeed they are busy men who are adding to their work and worries so that we may have this entertainment. and if they can break even they will be more than pleased. In this time of stress. with the future outlook dark and foreboding. we need this recrea- tion to keep up our courage and our resolution. If people can have fun. help out two orphan- ages. and Insure that we can still see the Islanders. all in one eve- nlng-wonderful!

This summer a travelling ctr- cus came to Charlottetown and Bummersldu and the professional gamblers took from twenty to

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(Calgary Herald)

The su;gestion of Premier Man- ning the oth-:-r day that British Columbia and Alberta amalgam, ale "to form an ideal economic un- iii merits cheers not jrers. It is understands-ble. of course. that. the Premier, speaking at the coast. had to mask his words in statesmsnlike fashion and that what he really meant. was that Allberta take over BC, But regardless of this bit, 01 legerdemain. the implications of this historic proposition are prac- tically limitless.

To begin with. think of the pub- licity this union could make. Can't You see the new Technicolored travel folders headed: ”British Calberia A the Real West. and no two ways about it?" Gone would be the old haggling over vacation- lands. Now there would be the firm. iindisputed statement: "British Cal- berta invites you; the land of sunshine: the vacation land that. really has everything. The only province with nine national parks and undisputed possession of all the real mountains in Canada. The home of the totem pole and the Stampede. the salmon and the buffalo." -

British Callberta would be th largest province in the Dominion with an area of 608,079 square miles and a population of about 2,036,000. It would have more real live lndiiins than any other prov- ince and be the only seaboard pro- vince with a large cowboy pop- ulation. It would be the only prov- ince with two gateways, one to the Pacific and the other to the North. It would be the sole prov- ince to boast. both the biggest trees and.the biggest ranches. It would be a humdingcr of a prov- lnce.

That. motto on the BC. coat of arms would have to be changed. of course. Instead of the present "Splendour without Diminish- ment." the inclusion of Alberta would remove the doubts in the last phrase and the motto would be simply and modestly. "Splen- dor." The provincial slogan would doubtless become the Fish-Oil Province to celebrate the nice combination of salmon and pet- roleum. and the florirl emblem would be the crocus grafted on

a wild rose. - Look at the financial aspect of this union (if you dare):

the joy among the eastern cap- italists would be unconfined. Where else in Canada would they find a province with a hospitaliza- tion scheme 912360.000 in the red and an oil-encased provincial sur- plus of 320,009,000? Where else but in British Calberta would may find deficit financing so w,ell amalgamated to surplus financ- lng? Where else would they .find two diaferent. freight rates in one province: the prairie farmers and the coastal industrialists work- ing together? p

Yes. sir, we can see it now. Brit.- ish Calberta. the ideal economic unit. the home of the future. With the capital at Edmonton. or some other similarly neutral place. Manning. the Unlonists' choice for premier. will be dispensing justice and coupons. His creditors (social) from across the moun- tains will be all around ready to pick up the oil bonuses in return for hampers of so-called Delicious nappies while hordes of eastern money ma-rketeeu will be singing that old favorite folk-sons. "Home On the Gas Range."

Z---A--1-mm-m-H'j' eighty dollars from unsuspecting victims. Did anyone raise ob- jection to this In the press? Nev- er a word. Those persons were permitted to come Into our Prov- Incc. vlctlmlze our citizens, and leave without molestation. But bingo! Heaven protect us from that sinful name!

Most of our spiritual leaders are people with sunny disposition: who know that men are much like flies. They can be caught with the honey of enLuuflI9mOnC and friendship and gentle exhortotlon. There are a few. however. who resort only to constant denunci- ation and cenIure.' They hover eagerly over the human flock. ready tolpouncs on the first sign of what they believe to sin.

I am. Sir. etc..

MR. ANONYMOUS. Iumuunldo.

opened points

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this port and Pictou. be an advantage that

miinication by the steamer 'North- ern Light'.

We learn they have up through rates from all on the lnlercolonlnl and

P. E. Island Railways---the steam-

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nae bright you; thing: who wall and swoon over the crooner: have their critics. These, naturally include the girls of 26 your ago who went into hystorlcs when Ru- dolph Vnlentino died. - Ottawa Journal.

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Wlut airplane passenger bu not dreamed of what he would do if the pilot fall out? Ulrich Lieb- brundt. 1'1. I south African youth. took I plane into the air without experience in flying and then could not land. He bfolllhf. it down sfterpfollowlng instructions written in large letters on I block- board carried by another machine. And then, like any of us. he was taken to hospital suffering from shock. -Ottawa Journal. .-

Tbe other day I woman employ- ee of the Department of Com- merce .wu promoted. It wasn't a routine promotion; she was bre- vetted to her new position for what the department called "su-

perior" accompltshiimut. In the performance of her duties." We are thoroughly convinced that

she deserved it. and we join in the congratulations. But we think all' the fanfare, which included a special presentation from Secre- t.B.ry Sawyer, offers a minor foot.- note on the political morality of the day. Her special achievement

that made her outstanding: "Re- fused to accept. a bribe." - Wall street Journal.

Experiments sponsored by the Scottish home department and made by the Crofters' Supply Agency have increased the corn-

ings of hundreds of crofter--fish- ermen in the Hebrides. Until re- cently a large proportion of lobs- ters caught. in these waters and sent. south by sea and rail died on the way. Now the croftei-s' Agen-

London Daily Mail.

SEPTEMBERA 5, 1951

. - The Way xi;

stun in the deal n of

non buildings. The iirchltx,le:::: 11 Silence. in to be awarded 5,000 for his idea which he has degcm, ed 35 3 "Driver in stone." Th. caiiieam will be in pink and 3. 6 stone. in I rectangle at right an” lea to the old ruins; the old apt? -still intact - will be Incorpore died in the new buldtng. A revolu- tionary lecture will be the oaths. dral walls .. zlgznszcd with smn: ed slsu windows, set. at. such an male that light. is thrown directly on the altar. Ports of the ruins of the old cathedral are to be con- nected by an arched porch to th, new structure. -U-K Information

We cannot expect. that sixty will be able to contlhiiz five farm operations much longe True, mechanization eliminated r. lot of the hard physical labor at farming. hence helps old-.r me; continue working. But. riding .; tractor in rough weather or "chor- lng" around in barn at e a, mu 0, a cold ,winter morning are not Jobs for those who are getting on For more younger people are needed by Canadian iigpicummg Piitton Advance. --r:-jr

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MIDSUMMER

The butterfly and bumblebee Come to the pleasant woods wig

me: Quickly before me runs the quail Her chickens skulk behind the rail; High up the lone wood-pigeon 5.9;, And the woodtpecker peeks and

Sweet woodland music sinks an:

3 . M Uld- Lhayloueluwn 5. cy has acquired E disused seaweed Wills- & ii factory on Oban railway pier and The b"l0kl93 W183 ll-5 Uhkllnt 3; :Ano P. F. I.) (. converted it into a lobster storage bells-h depot. Lobsters spend ii fortnight The Sxnrmlnx insects drone lino -I-HE Non-I. . A in sea-water tanks. revive under "mg I "G"-I natural conditions. and are in an The Pa"-"959 beak "5 Y-hrobbing "C. J g..ydg(.s and wlmnm MC, excellent state for the journey h drum- Kerhnie. Esquires. were here on 59""h- The M903 N19 delllr 8116- T 9 sqmrnl 1”” am"? l-he Saturday pm nffnnging m,.m.,-3 'cesstully with about 30.000 lobsters b”"3h5 in connection with winter com- in the Will (HEM m0lllhl. - An-d chauers 1” his 1'5” hi-'"59

The oi-tole flashes by; and, look'

Coventry Cathedral. devastedi by German bombs in 1940. is to be! rebuilt at ii cost of over fs2.240.000h and will mark a revolutionary

Into the mirror of the brook.

Where the vain bluebird trims his coat.

Two tiny feathers full and float.

-John Townsend Trowbrldge.

to be appreciated by the travel- ling public. as they will not be

subjected to any delay. on account of the facilities at the Railway wharf. where both steamer and train can COITIP within a few feet of each other,

''In the event of the steamer being unable to make her way close to the wharf. a contract has been entered into with Mr. Mich- ael Flynn. of this town. to pro- vlde A suitable express for the conveyance of malls and passen- gers to and from the Railway sta- tion house. The latter also re- ceired the contract for carrying coal to the stenmer. The only and most Important provision we nre now aware of is the selection of n competent and courageous crew of officers and men. who will do their utmost to enjoy public confidence."

ATM: Exiimincr. Oct. 27. 1877-

A Blind Horse Woman

(B B.C. News Letter) Mary Munn. ii girl of whom any nation could be proud. recently came from Canada to see and con- tribute to the Festival of Britain. she broadcast in "In Town To- night", the BBC's magazine pro- gramme, which is heard in both the Home and Overseas Service. and told listeners that she wants to see everything she can in Brit- ain. where she proposes to stay for a year. Miss Munn will have to "see" everything in rather a spec- ialized way for she is totally blind. a handicap which seems to affect her activities in remarkably small degree. Mary Munn is no sl.iiy-st.- home blind woman; she likes to get. around and about and has taken up horse-riding. She pre- fers fliit land or rolling country and keeps clear of woods but. says that she can always tell what her horse is going' t.o do from the way in which It. twists its body or crouches down and bunches up be- fore jumping. on one occasion she found herself by accident In I cut- tle round-up but managed to sur- vive even this without Incident. Not. satisfied with mere horse-rld- lng she has also taken to ballet. the only difference between her and the other pupils being that she has to be told everything. for is blind girl cannot. watch the ballet nitsti-an at work. This is only more time activity for Miss -Munn is really s. busy concert pianist. as she demonstrated w on she con- cluded her brosdcas by playing Brahms.

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