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MONDAY. SEPT. 13. I954

Tits Big Blow

This year will undoubtedly be remember- ed in the Maritime Provinces as the year of the hurricane. Prince Edward Islanders certainly callnot recall anything exceeding the week-end storm in intensity and dur- ation. The western section of the Province bore the worst brunt of the long sustained blast but Charlottetown was completely in darkness from soon after midnight until Sunday morning.

The most striking damage was caused to power and telephone lines by falling trees and limbs; and extensive though it was it would unquestionably have been more so but for the programme of thinning and re-

'moval which has been carried out in the capital during the past year. After the ex- perience of this storm there will probably be less opposition to the removal of bran- ches and trees which those responsible for lines consider to be a danger.

Still to be learned. of course. is the ex- tent of the damage to the lobster fisheries in the Gulf. It can be presumed, unfortun- ately. that it is nothing short of disaster- ous. The insurance scheme effected by the Federal Governmpnt after much less sev- ere storm damage will assist fishermen in replacing lost gear but even that will fall far short of compensating fishermen and others dependent upon the industry.

Judging from reports from other parts of the Maritimes we were comparatively fortunate in escaping the intensity of the storm. More to be regretted than any ma- terial damage, however, was the highway fatality which resulted. It is tragedies of this kind which bring home to us the ap- palling consequence of disturbances of this kind, and make us thankful for the immun- ity we enjoy from hurricane visitations in all their fury.

Population And llslnsss

The Dominion Bureau of Statistics re- ports a sharp drop in the marriage rate in July-a continuation of a decline that be- gan in April of this year. This isn't nec- essarily the beginning of a long downturn in marriages, remarks the Financial Post. There was a drop in 1947 from the peak reached in 1946, but subsequent rates re- mained high. It seems likely, though, that a sustained downswing will soon be at hand. The 1951 census showed a decrease of 4.47o in the number of Canadians 10-19 years of age, compared with increases of 43.776 in the under 10 group, 32.791; in the 60 years and over group, and 15.691; in the 20-59 group. The 10-19 group shows the effect of the lean thirties, when Canadians couldn't afford marriages, much less babies. This is the group now coming to be of marriageable age, and it seems likely that there just aren't enough of them to keep the stork fully loaded.

It's important, however, says the Post, not to overestimate the effects of this population trend on business. For one thing. the birth rate is still buoyant, and as any parent knows. a new baby is a pow- erful stimulant to consumption. For an- other thing. much of the demand brought into being by the high marriage rate of the past 10 years is still unsatisfied. Hous- ing is a case in point. In spite of the un- precedcnted building campaign that has gone on since the end of the war, the rate of building has never managed to equal the rate of net family formation. In other words. there's still a big demand for homes, and it's the creating of a home, far more than the solcmnizatlon of a marriage cere- mony. that creates demand for goods. Further than that, the marriage rate is not the only factor affecting the growth of pop- ulation. Lower death rate, higher immigra- tion keep the population growing.

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Advertising Pays

The 1954 report of the operation of the Combines Investigation Act. indicates that those officials charged with the carrying out of the Act are fulfilling their duties as guardians of the public interest in a credit- able manner. The report shows that in- Voitlgations have been made in many fields, ranging from soap, paper and gasoline, to bhud. cemetery memorials and food served in" beer.pariors. Some of the investigations Id to legal action being taken. Others were when it was considered that no for- out inquiry was warranted.

I-f One case in the latter category, notes the Winnipeg Free Press, is of general in- terest because -of the conclusions of the in- vestigators as to the part. which advertis- ing plays today in merchandising.

ated a large number of his wholesale ac- counts. The wholesalers complained that some of the man'ufacturer's products were so much in demand by consumers that a wholesaler virtually could not carry on busi- ness without them. The inquiry confirm- ed this consumer demand for these pro- ducts, which ran as high as 85 per cent for one item. The complainants submitted that the manufacturer had. in effect, a monop- oly in this field, and that he should be obliged to recognize all legitimate whole- salers who wished to handle his product. In his defence, the manufacturer ex- plained that the reduction in his wholesale accounts was dictated partly by the ex- pansion of his own direct distribution serv- ices, partly by the fact he was encouraging- certain picked wholesalers to install im- proved refrigeration facilities. . HOWEVFB the inquiry revealed that far from having a monopoly in his field, the manufacturer had potential competition from many substitute products. Despite the lower consumer preference for these, compared with what the manufacturer had achieved through national advertising, the investigators concluded that the manufac- turer did not occupy a monopoly position. and that a formal investigation of the com- plaints was not, therefore, justified. The case did, however, provide an illustration, as the report points out, of what a manu- facturer may achieve, even in the presence of many substitute products, through the use of trade marks and national advertising. coupled, of course, with high quality.

EDITORIAL NOTES Battle of Britain Week.

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A Canadian is now president of the Brit- ish Association. Sir Robert Robinson, winner of the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1947,. was recently elected President for 1955 at its 116th annual meeting at Oxford. He succeeds Dr. E. D. Adrian, President of the Royal Society.

A Summerside reader draws our atten- tion to the fact that the Hon. Henry Hicks was not the first Canadian to be coxswain of the Oxford crew in the university boat race. He recalls that a son of Governor General Vincent Massey did likewise before the war and later worked with airforce in- tent ence. .,l

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The world has seen the last of battle- waggons standing up to each other and blasting away, according to Vice-Admiral F. T. Mason, now visiting this country. The Fleet Engineer of the Royal Navy sees modern sea fighting as at combined oper- ation between aircraft and relatively light seagoing craft.

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Last week a hurricane smashed through New England. destroying an old Boston landmark, and erasing an honored reminder of the old city's proud days of leadership in the revolution which launched the American people on the course of nationhood.

The slender white spire of Old North Church, topped into Salem Street by hurricane Carol, made history by its unique service to the colonial cause when the re- volution was in its infancy. On the night of April 18 James New- man climbed the many wooden steps to the steeple. and there hung the signal lanterns which notified the residents in Charleston that the colonial struggle with the home government was to be de- cided on the battlefield. The plan to warn the citizens across the river about the British arrival - "one if by sea and two if by land" -was devised by Paul Revere who, on that particular evening, was a very busy man.

The church, although properly called Christ Church. is more familiarly known by Longfellow's title, "The Old North" (actually the "old" Old North Meeting House was burned as firewood by the British during the siege of Boston) Built in l723. it is the oldest church building in the city and contains the first pesl of bells known in the United States. As a

The way has been made easier for Bri- tish immigrants to Canada by a new order Treasury. The Canada Review, London, reports that Britons may now bring out i1,000 plus f.250 for each that is the amount formerly

announced by the

youth Paul Revere was one of the guild of hell ringers of the church. I O O

This two-century-old structure with its lofty pulpit topped by the sounding board. its boxed-in pews and the stern siplicity of its col- onial decor. is high on the priority list of visitors to the tradition-rich capital of the old state of Massa-

'lower than for the same period last year

available in four annual installments. On taking up residence in this country they

chusetts. That. true historical sense which marks New England has op-

erated to keep Old North in its

may convert unlimited amounts into Can- original state as far as is humanly

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Jameslwoife, English soldier, Captor of Quebec, died this date 1759. He joined the army at the age of 14 and was in battle at 16. He took part in crushing the rebel- ilon of the Young Pretender in 1745. Dur. ing the Seven Years' War he had charge of British operations in America under Am- herst. In 1758 he commanded an expedi-

possible. You may still see the beautiful communion set which was

presented by King George the

Second, whose grandson was the last king to whom Bostonlans paid allegiance.

Among other interest- ing reminders of a by-gone day is

a bust of George Washington. the first memorial ever erected to the Father of His Country. nounced by Lafayette as more like him than any other portrait.

and pro-

But of all the pages of its long

and checkered history. Old Noltlrs association with Paul Revcreis sec ret service operations is the most

tion, largely American, which took Louis. famous. It is thcrcfox-5 alum-nnl'i;lt..

bUPg- The following year, after a twelve steps and look nrrn-. the splendid cqllr't

weeks' siege and the failure of an initial assault, he took Quebec which was dc- fended by the Marquis de Montcnlmi Both leaders were killed.

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Britain continued to buy impressive amounts of Canadian products in -the first seven months of this year though the overall U. K. imports from Canada were

Statistics just released in London by the Board of Trade show that British imports from Canada of fish, tobacco, rubber, soft- wood. Pulp and paper, petroleum, chemi- cals, non-ferrous base metals and electric machinery have all increased in 1954 over last year's figures.

A new type of plane chosen to replace one of the Vikings at present comprising the Queen's Flight is a four-engine De Havilland Heron. The British Air Min- istry says it is likely that the plane will

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plane selected is the Series II executive

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As lllllcatllay mi;t' l.m':l'Zc:m sclu 71' buy i;.lo Hint fwmuus l'lil'.ill;',.it ride of P.1.l' Revere. nlthoil '.:nm-.' t.l".t II galloping th: l,,li the night on similar mission. But licvcrc. the politically - conscious silversmith. had already carricd many sccrcl messages to and from the re- voiutionary societies in the various colonies and had become known as the "patriot express." even be- fore the night when the Old North lanterns glowed above the Boston housctnps. On that fateful April night Dr. Warren. soon to bccomr the hero of Bunker Hill, ordered Revere to warn the Minute Men that the British regulars were set- ting out at dawn for Lexington and Concord. In the first town they hoped to seize the leaders Han- cock and Adams-, in the second the rebels' ammunition. But Paul Re- vcre was a reliable and speedy courier and dawn found the local militia ready and at Lexington was fired that shot which "was heard round the world."

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Lexington was a mere skirmish. unworthy of mention in military but it did change the course of history. Although Burke and Chathnm in London could not

version which cruises at 183 m.p.h. and is convince ,h,,h.m..,.g,,.,,,.,, of 9.9;,

usuall furnished to carr ei ht h""dnm- the both y y g passengers Lexington did. in the end, convince

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in comfort. The machine has a normal 9.. 3,m,h um and idejg .1 .m. range of 700 miles which can be extended to Pin "1"" PM "It'-

900. Comprehensive radio equipment and

Paul Revere did more than the

work of I secret service man and

the ability to take off and land in small I hlfd-Ml"! COW": he held 1'5-

aress.snd from primitive aerodromes make

portant military positions during the war,

and was prominent in vlc life after the pence. Twenty

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Complaints were received that s manu-

Hurricanes and History

By Heath Macquarxle

Massachusetts State Hou so by virtue of his office as Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge. His house. the oldest building in Boston. is still preserved in North Square. Those who know Boston, the Athens of America. are confident that the steeple of Old North will be restored and again stand straight and tall as it did on that far-off night, when the tense city girded itself for its rendezvous with des- tiny. One can but wish that Can- aria had a little more of such feel- ing for the past.t

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A man saw a ball of gold in the sky: He climbed for it. And eventually he achieved it- Ii was clay.

Now this is the strange part: when the man went to the earth And looked again.

Lo. there was the ball of gold. Now this is the strange part:

It was a ball of gold.

fly, by the heavens. it was a ball of

gold.

--Stephen Crane.

PUBLIC FORUM

this column is open In the discus- Ilou by uure-pondonls of qunllonl of interest. The Guardian don not nncunrily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

POTATO BOARD QUESTION

Sir.-I heard a rumor that the Government is considering holding a plebiscite in connection with the Potato Board. i wonder what they want to know? It is a fact that everytime this question has been put to the farmers they voted (in favour of it. There are some wno claim they were not allowed to vote Why? Is it. not a fact that in aI1.l' civic election anyone who does not pay his or her taxes is not allowed to vote? The same applies to our school me:-tings. When our farmers hold a vote would it be fair to al- low every Tom, Dick and Harry to vote regardless of whether or no. he obeys the rules of our organiz- atlon?

The meeting in Summerside was not a fair indication of the opinion of those present I know that at least 40-509:; of those present. were in favor of the Marketing Board but were not snowed to express their opinion. Such was not the case at the meetings held under the officials of the Board. If the Goveniment. is of the opinion that the Board is not in the best. inter- ests of the Province. why not make an issue of it, hold an election and let the people decide? Otherwise. why not give the farmers a chance to operate their own business in their own way for this year.

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From The Examiner. Aug. 26, 1882:

The Roman Catholics belonging to Covehead Road are erecting a good substantial fence around their beautiful little sanctuary and clearing up the burying ground.

A new fence has been erected around St. Paul's Church. This will much improve the appearance of the grounds. Would it not be well for our city fathers to follow suit and put a respectable fence around Queen Square?

On exhibition at the Apotliecsrics Hall is a full grown potato bug, 'cccntly taken from the farm of William Biyfleld. Esq. Clyde Mills. New Glasgow. It is the only ':cnulre hug yet shown and Mr.

hyriritl is not prulld of it. N:ws spread around the town -est thy that the Rev. G. W

irvlr. an lrlrl n narmw escape from H-n-.vll.lle7. i'.'l1llF h?uthtn;,v In the ml at Ruszlco. The Rtv. Mr Goff

':s bathing at the sumo time, and robin: the calls for help succeed- ed. with some difficulty, in bring- rig the Rev. gentleman to term firma. Both bothers were much exhausted.

The Dominion Government has- ipproprlated 35.000 this year for .he improvement of Cnscumpec nrbour. the object. being to make 1. a harbour of refuge for vessels of twenty,feet draught. This bar- hour is the headquarters of the American fishing fleet of the Gulf, and also the principal fishing sta- tion on the western part, of the island. senatolx I-Iowlsn's property which is to be sold on Tuesday. situated at Tlgnish. Alberwn and Cascumpec wharf, offers 3 good chance for snfn investment as properties in those localities must very soon improve in value.

The Age did Story,

Know yo that Illa Lord ho is God: it Is he that hath made II, and not we ourselves; we on his people, and the sheep of bk pu- tum.

GENEIAL ABIIVES QUIIITLY

PARIS (Reuters) -Gen. Christian de Cutrles. commander of the Dion BM: Phu garrison. arrived here by air Friday from Indochina. De Cutrles. was released by the Vietminh lut week um being a prisoner of the R& Iihco the fortress fell. had no em recep- tion. Airport officials took steps to

an after his most forngu ride

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"PROGRESSIVE" SCHOOLING

sir;-scarcely had our city schools lifted the starting gate for another academic sprint. when already a columnist was putting in a few ”plugs'' for progressivisnl in her weekly instalment to The Guard- taxi.

C0lIlpEi.lilOI'l in exlstcrl from time immemorial. and it. has never excluded co- operation. Asking "shall it be com- petition or co-operation?'' in like asking: is it. colder in Siberia than hr the winter? To argue that the competitive system predisposes a child to ruftianlsni as exemplifi- ed in ”Jollnny grabbing and keep- ing Tommy's rattle" is Just as illogical as to contend that suc- cess ln the ring would prompt a pugiltst to box his way into A baseball game or a horse race.

In "the best of modern schools" where competition is outlawed. vie illld the pupils engraved in ."'c'o lmlntellectual pursuits as pupp shows, building a lll8i'l(Ll, ..- . applesauce. and grooming a don- key. Strlrt. discipline in the class- room does not automatically insurr good behavior tll other places. However. it tioes not incite to rowdy'.sm. either. In the progres- sive schools of New York City whem no discipline is enforced. terrorism reigns supreme; pupils go to school drunk, they traffic in narcotics, they beat. up teachers, etc.. etc. Professors have declared that half the pupils carry dagger- knlves or water pistols filled with highly dangerous chemical liquids. Last. October. I distinguished A-

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Alberta glulnnksn depend on natural nu. Down here it's natural cxuh, -Windsor Hill.

Church is one place when poo- pls still got best value for their nickel. -Bud” 1 Daily Sw-

sau. nus any child will (III! at s straw-if you stick it in s bottle of pop. -atntford Beacon- Herald.

mm f as to beware of the bear that. walks like a nun. Even more dangerous, is the one that. coos like a dove. -l!dmon- ton Journal.

A supreme court 15510 ll?! everyone should be ht own censor of what. he reads. But how many people have that much confidence in their own Judgment? -Oshawa Times-'Gs.sette..

A nsrnrd professor has used that fat persons take up woltslnz to reduce. In view of the lack of will power displayed by some over- weight friends of ours it will prob- ably be the Minute Wslts.-Hamil- ton Spectator. -

on n' ' tbs steadfast be- haviour of Denis Massey. 42-year- old British farmer who, after win- nlng 275.000 and receiving hundreds of marriage proposals. defiantly states: "The girls dldnlt want me before and they ain't going to set.

me now.” -I-Ismllton Spectator. Friends of the prospective bridegroom among the Madl

people of central Africa give him mslw presents to help defray the expenses of buying his bride from her father. After that. apparent- ly. when expenses really start and never stop. he is on his own.

-Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

One of the greater unis I sum- mer resort beach has no the sea gulls who keep the beach free from garbage that the thoughtless camp- ers lesve strewn over the sand. beach-goers should do everything possible to protect these very useful scavengers And. general- ly. they do. These birds provide the beach with the easiest and cheapest means of keeping the sand beach clean. People who at.- tempt. to slaughter them will hurt the resort because tourists do not choose to camp or swim by s garb- age-strewn bench. --Owen sound Sun-Times.

merican churchmen said in a public address: "So-called Dro- gressive schooling is based on a philosophy of education which turns aside from the heritage of the ages. the wells of our liber- ties, the trials and triumphs of the race. the wisdom of the cen- turies, and centers its loss of the tumultuous whim of the mom- ent.

"Here is a philosophy which Dre- sumes to provide intelllzem Mid- ership without arduous training of the mental processes, which presumes to give strength of char- acter wlthout rigorous discipline of every urgo'nt. appetite and emo- tion, an education without. God. without soul. without. immortality -every strain of it crudely mater- ialistic-an education which if its inroads are not checked will sure- ly reap the whirlwind." -

New York City is "reaping the whirlwind" in the form of its

t.eenage-"murder-for-fun" gangs. - I am. Sir. etc.

W. J. ENIHGHT Charlottetown.

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THE WAY

A mm argument an .,, tntnly cool the atmosphere in hi-IIIL -Bnntford am

,.. Notice how Ills biukblnls in It-u-ted nnstns up on city l.w,,.,-1' come to town to kick up and ram

is row.-Moose Jsw Times-Herald.

It's getting to be quite a problem. for the nun who wants to marry to find A girl who will help mm' with the dishes.-Kitchener-Wale-. loo Record. i

And now we notice that a good grape crop ll in the offing. am it will be some time yet, and Wm not dampen our appetite go, peaches.-St. Csthsrtnes Standard,

George Bernard Bhsw left 3500,. 000 for a movement to simplify the Ensllah lmsuagq. Now his cxc. cutors can't. pussle out the mean. ing of the English in which slam himself wrote the will.-chatham Daily News.

if-we restrict British woou", sales. then we automatically ream-lg; what. Britain can buy from us- Canadian wheat, metals. timber and fish. one thing we cuulot sffol-cl is s further reduction in our sales to Britain.-Toronto star.

Simple toys for 3 child are said by 2: laaycholoslst to be best. A little girl, for example, get. Jun as much satisfaction hitting im- brothers with 1 plain board as with the most expensive baseball bat.

-Hamilton spectator.

The sssumptio that peopi. were much tougher in in. "good old days" than they on today is in error. Few parents of that era. could have survivgd a 500-mils automobile trip to 1 vacation resort with three brats on the rear seat. -Kitchener. Waterloo Record.

We live in I buntihllly mechan- ized world. Science bombsrds us with new and ingenious gadgets, with machines streamlined to save time and labor. What do we do then? Instead of revelllng in mum- plied hours of rewarding leisure our lives become bored. frustrated and dissatisfied. We become ab- sent-minded and careless. The re. sulls range 'from traffic and In- dustrial accidents to divorce cases axtngsvllle Reporter.

Recently the U. S. supsuns court brought down I decision in con- nection wlth the segregation of colored and white citizens that was hailed an important advance to- wards the ultimate abolition of rat- inl discrimination. It. was fining then that the court thus should have set another precedent. A Negro youngster was named a page boy to the court .his duties to start next October. He will be the first of his race to be so honored.-Ibxt William Times-Joumal.

We luau and read at times that the 3300,000.000 it will cost to carry the Trans-Canada gas pipe- line east to Toronto and Montreal is "a lot of money." It is. But: when we put it over against the 3600.000,- ooo in gas, oil and other products which will come out of the 25 square mile gas cap at Plncher Creek it doesn't sound half so big. Six hundred million dollars is the experts estimate of the re- coverable products from the Pill- cher field. two and one-half miles under the earth's surface. It. would seem we have to think big as call- ads finds its seven,-league indus-

trial boots. -Lethbrldge Herald.

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