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Morning Dill; (Founded tn III!) Authorised no Second Ole- llfl. Post Ollie: Department. Ottawa.

President. len A. Barnett; Vioe-heeldent. Win. l Burnett; Seep-Trees, d. M. Burnett; Editor one ls _ I“ , s. 1;. - ~ - calm

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker ‘Hian the Weakest Ink."

r-‘rETnAYTeEFrEnsBER {i541 The Legion Speaks tlut

The very large attendance at yesterday's con- vention of the Provincial Command, Canadian Legion, at Summerside is a matter of gratifica- tion to all concerned. That the Legion's interests are many and cnnprehensive is evidenced from the long list of important resolutions which the convention adopted. Outstanding among these was a strongly worded request that the Provin- ciol and Dominion Governments and Canadian National Railway take immediate action in im- proving all railway crossings by removing ob- stacles which prevent a full view to traffic ap- proaching; that wherever possible level cross- ings be eliminated altogether, and that in the meantime warning signals be placed at all such crossings.

This is a matter uppermost in‘ the minds of all our people at the present time, and expresses the opinion of all in no uncertain terms.

Equally outspoken was the convention in stressing the seriousness of the world situation and in calling for compulsory military training as the only fair and adequate method of safe- guarding Canada's interests.

Other important resolutions dealt with rural electrification; mothers’ allowances; minimum wag’.- law; preference to ex-service men and women in Government employment; public works and bridges; various railway mothers including abolition of the double freight rate zones and better service on the Elmira branch; enactment of a Workmen’s Compensation Act; abolition of the contract system in employing rural mail carriers; urgent need for increased housing ac- commodation for those in lower income brac- kets; MON effective regulations for meat inspec- tion and grading; amendment ta regulations to encourage deep sea salmon fishing, and increase in the basic rate of disability pensions.

The resolutions all show careful thought and preparation. Coming as they do from the veterans of two World Wars, they deserve to be given the fullest and most prompt consideration from the powers that be.

Youth Figures Analyzed

The Canadian Youth Commission in its various studies has examined the needs and concerns of present day young people from a great many angles. lt has now completed a report, published in booklet form, in which the Dominion Census and other authoritative sources of statistical information are analyzed, provid- ing a great deal of interesting information with respect to youth welfare.

From this analysis we learn that if the age limits of the youth group are set at 15-24 years inclusive, their number in Canada, at the cen- sus of 1941, was 2,152,461, or 18.7 per cent of the total population. Their proportion is high- est in Saskatchewan at 1 in 5 of the population, lowest in British Columbia at 1 in 6. The 18.7 per cent proportion of youth in total population is somewhat lower than at earlier censuses, the proportion of children under 15 (27.8 per cent) much lower, presaging a continued decline in the percentage of youth. Children and youth to- gether constituted a majority of the population of all earlier Canadian censuses, but by 1941 _. had definitely become a minority.

i; The decline in the proportion of young per-

-_ sons has important implications. It has become

" en-"ier to extend the length of their schooling and

, to give them other advantages. But there has been an clement of disadvantage to the chil- dren. As they have come of working age in the more recent decades (the war years excepted) they have found fewer and fewer ready-made jobs waiting to be filled.

The numerical relationship of young people to older differs very considerably between dif- fercnt parts of the Dominion. They are relo- tively_ more numerous in country than in city, especially children. During youth many move from country to city. Roughly, one of every five country young people has migrated to the cities and towns in recent years. The movement has been more pronounced among the girls than the boys—one girl in four, one boy in seven-add Ilas incidentally created a matrimonial problem in both country and city. On the farms each six young men find ‘themselves left with only five eligible girls.

The migration of young people is more than a matter of their moving from the countryside to a neighboring city. Much of the movement used to b: to the United States, but with the al- most complete cessation af this in the 1930's the interprovincial movement within Canada in- creased.

;_ Comparing the same group at two dates, 1931 and 1941, and allowing for 2 1-4 per cent " of deaths in the ten years, Nova Scotia was the only Province where the group (20-24 year; in 1941) remained practically stationary in size. The other Maritime Provinces and the Prairie Provinces all lost young people in considerable numben. Saskatchewan alone lost more than all. of the others, over 20,000, or one in five of its entire population of this age. Quebec gained a few thousand, Ontario and British Coliimbia the rest-something like 25,000 divided between =- them in approximately equal numbers. Except in the case of Saskatchewan the net losses in the five losing Provinces were all from rural i communities. ' The two provinces, Ontario and British Columbia, attracting the greater number from the others, really lack children and young pso- ple of their own, relatively speaking. With 44,

per cent of the Dominion adult population they have only 35 per cent of the children. From estimates of national income during the 1930's, c r" ‘by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, it appears that approximately half of it was received by the residents of these two provinces, indicating that they offered a substantial mar- gin in economic opportunity. So long as nearly two-thirds of the country's children are located where half of the national income is earned, and only about one-third of them where the other half is earned, a continuing migration during the years of youth seems assured.

Throughout Canada the school attendance of rural boys is 24.7 per cent as compared with 42.8 per cent of urban boys. The proportion of city boys attending academic high schools is. about one-half higher than the proportion of country boys.. As the age of university attend- ance is reached the differential increases-at ages 20-24 only 2.5 per cent of rural boys are continuing their studies as compared with 6.2 per cent of urban.

Differences are wide between the Provinces. In spite of its being one of the most rural and least wealthy of the provinces Saskatchewan has a higher proportion of its young people in school than any of the more easterly provinces. Alberta and British Columbia stand at the very top in this respect. In the age group I5-19, Prince Edward Island, with 32.7 per cent in school, is third lowest, ranking only above New Brunswick and Quebec. In the 20-24 age group this Province, with 2.9 per cent, is at the bottom of the list.

For Canada as a whole the average duration of school enrolment per child works out to ex- actly ten years. (The figure for Prince Edward Island is 9.99.) This means that the average young Canadian nowadays does about q year of high school work, discontinuing on the average at almost exactly 17 years of age. This rela-

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Notes By The Way

To the list of overworked words. there might be added our insistent friend “absolutely! With flne lm. pai-tiallty things sre sbsolutely ew- ful, absolutely beautiful, absolutely this, that, and the other, but not until recently had 1 seen this work- lug-overtime word used on ii pub- lic notice. In the doorway of some business premises in Manchester there threatens the would-be of- fender: Absolutely No Smoking. What fiendish fate awaits the men who forgets to pocket his pipe or "dlmp" his cigarette in time ls not indicated. But it must surely be something unspeakable —sboolutoiy. -Manchester Guardian.

Britain takes en incomprehen- sible stand ‘in refusing to permit shipment of gift apples from Cun- nde in standard BO-pound boxes. It maintains a zit-pound limitation, despite the harsh food shortage which would make double welcome this valuable addition to the peo- ple's diet. The shipment. of course, would add nothing t.o the pruent financial crisis, for the apples ore to he sent ss gifts. at the expense of the Canadian people. It is on instance in which slavish adherence to regulation seems to be overcam- hg good sense. -Windsor Star.

One of the grentelt blessings In this life is a happy home. How can this be achieved? According to the writer, six things are requisite to create a happy home. They are as follows: “Integrity must be the architect and tldinees the upholi sterer. It must be warmed by ef- fectlon. lighted up by cheerfulness; and industry must be the ventila- tor. renewing the atmosphere and bringing in fresh salubrity day by day; while over all. es e protecting

tively high average level of school-leaving age, however, should riot cause us to lose sight of the fact that there are still substantial numbers dropping out of school too young.

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A time seems fast approaching when it will be safer to keep our money at home rather than send it to Toronto to be stolen.

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A subscriber sends us a copy of the Van- couver Province containing a splendidly illus- trated write-up of the funeral of the late Sen- ator Gerry McGeer. The mantle of Mackenzie King is likely to fall on the shoulders of Mr. Abbott. It is doubtful, however, if on any other wearer it will so well take on the colour of its surroundings.

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Between 35 and 40 teacherless schools in the Province, in spite of th-e granting of some 30 permits, is a very serious blow to the children affected. It behooves a good citizen's Govern- ment to do something ‘to remedy the situation.

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canopy and glory, nothing will suf- fire except the blessing of God." Any home established slang those lines comes pretty close to being the ideal type. —Chatham News.

What we ere seeing ll another round in the inflationary spiral. If there ls proflteerlng at some point in the spiral the government ought to expose it. but the probability is that no one ls improving his rein- tive positlon in this whirllglg of wages and prices. One does not need to he an economic wizard to see that it is the combination of higher costs and wages entering into products which is forcing up their price. If it were possible to declare a complete stand-still in wages and price levels for six months and get full output in every line, worry about. the rising cost of living would be st an end. — Toronto Telegram.

When e men hos been heppLLy married for fifty to sixty years ha usually has a recipe for wedded bliss. There are all sorts of formu- las as to how to live happily ever after; most of them have to do with sharing fifty-fifty and n11 that sort of thing. Now, however, comes a new one. 1t appears that Isaac Penn, eighty. of Philadelphia, who has had two wives, both now deed, “'88 about to be married for a

of immigrants to arrive in Canada presented a letter to Premier Drew containing a sprig of heather picked the day before. lt is going to be hard for the newcomers to realize that they are a long way from home and mother. I ‘A x e

It maybe well that Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent, as head of a "carry on caretaker Government", while the Liberals decide who shall be Mr. Mac- kenzie King's successor, will be allowed to "carry on" indefinitely, as Quebec's claims to the position are paramount in the Liberal Party.

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Mr. Walter E. Darby, K.C., scored twice at the Bar Association's Conference at Ottawa‘ Wednesday; he got a debtor resolution unani- mously adopted, and obtained leave to stand at the Chateau Laurier cocktail bar where Prince

third time. His formula for a happy marriage life was this: “I don't. hold to putting your foot on n. brass rail and keeping your wlfe waiting for dinner. I believe that when n wlfe cooks a good meal she has a right. to expect her hus- band to come home and eat it." — Vancouver Nerve-Herald. '

We cannot understand why the great majority of slack-wearing women do it. At ivork, yes; at. cer- tain sports, yes. Elsewhere. never. The ingenuity’ of men and wom- en. for years. was devoted to evolving a garment iri which wom- en's figures would appear to best advantage. Not that we think there is anything basically wrong with the feminine figure; we have. on the contrary. taken pains to ex-

Edward Island's disputed arms are in evidence.‘ Although offered plenty support for the latter’ proposition, he politely declined it, representing as ii-e does a Prohibi“ "wince.

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Malta captured by llie British this date 1800. Malta belonged in early tim-es succes- sively to Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthagenians, and Romans; it is said to have been converted to Christianity by St. Paul who was wreck-ed there in 5B A.D. lt then formed part of the Byzantine Empire; was occupied by Vandals in 5th and 6th l centuries, and was taken by the Arabs who were eventually expelled by Count Roger, Norman ruler of Sicily in 1090. Charles V of Aragon cap-l tured Malta in 1550, and granted it to the, Knights Hospitallcrs in 1532. The Turks cap-l tured it in 1565, but the Knights were again in possession in 1571, holding it till 1795 when it~ was tak-en by Napoleon; two years later the British compelled the French to quit, and by the Treaty of Amiens in 1802 Britain retainedl possession.

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Two new and important appointments hovel been announced by Britain's Minister of Trans-l port. These have been made under the new, Transport Act which has recently been placed on the Statute Book. Sir Eustace Missenden has been given the post of chairman af the Railway Executive, while Lord Latham will be the chairman of the London Transport Execu- tive. The Transport Executive will have the taskl of welding Britain's four main-line railways into one complete unit. The new chief'of Britain's railways has worked in every grade of the in-l dustry, beginning his career by running errands- befween the booking office and the signal box on a small country station. He is one of the greatest experts on suburban traffic and during the war organized the transportation of tho British Expeditionary Force to the Continent as well os the return of the men from Dunkirk. Laid Latham, who will now direct London's im- mense transport system, has just relinquished the chairmanship of the London County Coun- cil, which administers the affairs of the entire capital.

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press our thorough appreciation of it. We really care very little about the length of the skirt. as long as the figure is skirted. be it suit, frock or gown. We would even ap- prove of a garb advertised by an Edmonton department store. ac- iordlng to Macleanu Magazine, as a bargain in "a little summer dress you can wear next to nothing." But slacks-no. Kingston Whig- Standard.

In this city not n bag of cement ls available for purchase today. It is a strange phenomenon in a pro- vince that produces gypsum and limestone in enormous quantities! Take gypsum. Nova Scotla pro- duces lhe great bulk of Canndian| gypsum. Gypsum ls one of the most valuable of minerals in these times. Its value ts increasing stead- lly. Arid stllL-l-We do not mlhu-l facture an ounce of our own gyp- sum here at home; and P-Gypsum tlllCl limestone are not even “min- eruls" so far as the laws of Nova Scotla ore concerned. In other nerds Nova 8collab gypsum is pri- vately controlled; the province as such does not get a dollar from it; and it is shipped out of this pro- \i1l!‘E ln great volume to be mnnu- factured elsewhere. - l-lnlifnx Her- nld.

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In the latest London wholesale collections, many of the dinner gowns are being mode both with nn eye on Britain's export market and a new development in the home market. In the United King- dom. brides-to-be’ when shopping for their wedding gowns, often lek first l0 see dinner dresses. These. being moderately high st the neck, with some elaboration of the skirt. not to speak of the vnrled length of sleeve. cm be used later for their original purpose or for very formnl outdoor occasions. Even a full evening dress. if it happens to be equipped with s bolero may become e temporary wedding dress. Choice of materials. too. is eon- slderiibly wider. White satin is still the bride's favorite, but it hes long since ceased to be the only febrle she will look et. ‘Ibdey. there is a range of flne crapes, chiffon. taffeta or other formal materials. -UK information 0900A.

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Old Soldiers Never Dib

(Canada's Weekly)

Goodness knows we British are no superman, yet somehow We 119V? m, knwg o1 doing the impossible when necessary. ‘lihe Brlclilleld-i B! Le Bessee is n one -111 Pfllflt- 3"" should have made hay o! 111 "l" morning when M‘lke Ulseary nrd a handful] of Irish Guardsmen made the Prussiuns scuttle back to shel- h; "Qur mob" helped the lillrks s, little: not muah. bu! 111911- W‘? were only 'I‘erriers, "Saturday Night Soldiers." ' 11!

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stance. Jerry lobbed petrol-bomb!

quiet old bloke who in prose-time! sold books In the Charms 0105mm? Broad. got really annoyvd- H9 wasisee only n rlfleman, and it was suicide He m mo‘, ymu- hem above the pare- A! pet, yet when old 71143119 ""3 gut, "Come on. sans: let's 111"" them!" blow me if ‘the “hole platoon didn't follow him over the top to rescue the wounded-

‘Ilhe officers? They lav out 111 No-Manh-Lohd amoflfl’ 111s 11W‘ and wounded. Before that Sunday ended. we attacked twice with the bayonet. and we threw back three counter-attacks: and we were 0111' own offlggr; w; didn't. lose an inch c; ground, but we were in is mess when they came to 1B1 We; "$- Three survivors in 16 Platoon. T11f Battalion smashed from 900 19 4y lri 1B hours. but the enemy didnt lick u; They couldn't lick us.

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Heaven knows 111W "it'd ha"! 911011811. end we were shooklnily misled to the siuuzhter- We “m thrown away at N9\1Ve_C11npB11‘E. Festubert and L<>°5 19° relic“ 1’ e ' sure elsewhere. “Fight like heroes. men," sold gonB-hunt-lnfi brass- hatg, [gnawing that we hednt u dog's-chance -- that our NW5 he" being chucked away l" simlegic reasons. a polite term for utopia;- jency of leadership. So wha . b‘ e fipped the Jeeaer Rifles, he wurtsmburzsrs 111d 111s Prfigla“ wide open nt Neuve Chow-lb W9 Jtric bleedln’ Terriers" — as 111* Regulars called us. did mil" l“ our first enflflkemeiiii 9nd “ll u: original 2nd DlVLlQn Regularsfll e cream of the British Army. l~r1v<l m; mad t0 Welcome us into oudr rest billets when we crawled. re - eyed and glhhory from reaction. into Bethune.

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At Feslubert. the Lalo" 111015“ Division smashed Jerry 510M113“ and tried to reach Berlin non-stop: and the brass-hats nearly laid fried 9'“, tyylylg to get them to come back. At Loos. the gunners could m; dig Jerry out of the honey- combed ales-heaps. so Ws- "it P.B.I., winkled them out with bay-

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0g course. there were brlflhl’ patches. even ln that war. Reimem‘; bet how we rolled the heavy d" shell down the steps <1! 111° Se" gaunt-Major's dugout fl and h” he we“; honle. g nervous wreck. B9x[ dgy, and got o. medal for ll? And how the married chaps sot sweet on the little lady of BeiivfY um“ ha; husband came home sud- denly from the Arras front? Tho-re m“ mom to tell all those stories. We made our own fun. filld nil thc gflng pulled 103911191‘ so “'91) m“ nothing and nobody could lick u! _9X¢epb our lenders and the P01- itlclsns.

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days for ton loudly _ giving 1116 brass-hat n lovelv fruity rBSPbPP-Y- Ben was r1811!» We didn't “gm i”

the Brlgadlrr. nor any gcncrul.‘ Halg included. And we uicht rcht for England. Home ullCl Benuty —

not consciously. why should we? the

We were a mixed mob. Wo vrcrc chiefly English. but there were lrZsh Scots. Canadians, Aussies and New Zealandefs in our bnltaion. And what a mob‘ Thor-o were clerks. cottcn-brok rs. ralwiiyinen. policemen. fish-porters. dJCk-Wlll- loppel-S, and whnt-have-you. A rog- ular R.S.M. arid two slafi-serZfi-YVS licked 900 of us liitn n bnttnli-cn pl soldiers. They made us worshp The Battalion - It was “our uwbf’ rind. as far n5 we were C0llC"l'll'.‘(1. there wasn't n unit in the Brit's?! Army to surpass us. and never uni enemy iizilt l0 11c}: 11:. l1”: "KP-H.- perhaps. but we proved thcm in the war, and our Regulars volun- Lgflly turned out. to rhcer us cem- lng out. of action. and to carry cur rifles because we wrre dead an our feet and wouldn't lie dowtf. We were rondy to die for "0111 111011." and just as anxious lo live for it. It was a family efiulr- 1110- MKI 111 pence-limo many a married man got, foisted by his wife because she thought he could put up n better shear than he did.