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Morning Dally (Founded in ill!) Authorised ua rleconil Olull Mull, Poet Office Department. Ottawa. The lsland Guardian Publishing Co. ‘Itlllur rand llanaging Director. J. It. Burletti

‘ Aaaoeintc Editor, Frank Walker

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than - the Weakest ink."

OHABLUTTETOWN. SATURDAY. JUNE 19, 1948~

llew ‘Federal Building

ThaPownal Street site for the proposed new Federal Building for Charlottetown-recom- mended by thel Town Planning Board and ap- proved unanimously by the City Council and Provincial Government-has also been approved by the Federal Minister of Public Works, Hon. Mr. Fournier, as ueported in yesterday's Guard- ian. lt is intimated that action will be taken before the end of the current session to e early construction of the building, which will

provide accommodation for personnel of ten Dominion Government departments. This work has long been overdue, and the

Government's decision to waste no further time In the matter will meet with pretty general ap- proval. The fact that such unanimity in the selection of thi site has been obtained dmong the responsible bodies is also a matter for sot- lsfaction.

In its recommendation the Town Planning Board pointed out that the Pownal Street site (between Grafton and Richmond Streets) offered an area of approximately 300 feet and depth of I75 feet, which would permit the erection of a building within the requirements laid down and with sufficient surrounding ground to make the entire site attractive. The location is but little more than one-half block from the Market Build- ing and commercial centre of the City. A large amount of parking space could be provided and the opening up and renovation of this area would be a decided advantage to the City.

Previously the Dominion Government had its eye on the present Market Building site, and it is understood that approaches were made to the City Council in this connection. There seems to have been considerable local opposition to this suggestion. Other proposals were to build on the present Post Office or Court House building sites. In its recommendations the Planning Board notes that "in view of the age of this city, it was lelr that nothing should be done to destroy the historic letting of Queen Square, which its members feel should be preserved as far as possible in its pres- snt state." The Board also urged that it should not be necessary to tear down semi-permanent buildings, nor to occupy a site which now, or is likely to used for commercial puriposes; also

that the site should be as central as possible and should permit of the erection of a dignified and attractive building.

As indicated in yesterday's Ottawa deg. patch, the Post Office will be included in the new building along with Income Tax and res-hai- Federal departments. This may mean that the present Post Office building will be available for purchase by the Provincial Government if it so desires. In any case the available room m, gm; site is for. short of what the Dominion Govern- ment requires for its new edifice, which in size will more nearly approximate The Charlottetown Hotel than any other building in the City or Province.

Family Allowances

Figures given the House of Commons show that the family allowance now is costing the Fed- eral Treasury more than $22,000,000 a month and showing a steady increase as the population rises. Up to the end of March this year, and from its inception in July, I945, the baby bonus pay- merits had reached the colossal total of $680,- 937,870—the fiscal year which ends March 3i, I949, will see the grand total- approaching its first billion.

The fiscal period of l945-46, covering nine months, saw the baby bonus costing $72,632,146. In the fiscal year 1946-47, the first I2-month per-- iod, it was $245,I40,53l, and in the latest year it had risen to $263,l65,l92. The details are in- teresting; this table reprinted from Honsard shows payments by provinces for the fiscal year 1947-48 and frcm the inception of the scheme:

1947-48 ‘ Total

Prince Edward Island . 5 2,250,477 6.067.305 Nova. Scotin . . 14,207,957 37,085,820 New Brunswick 12,086,891 31,593,326 Quebec 87,157,243 227,509,270 Ontario .. 77,328,534 196,882,572; Manitoba 14,798,430 38,701,729 "‘ ‘atchewa .. 18,561,329 49,875,889 Alberta . . .. ..\ 18,181,652 47,603,223 British Columbia 15012.18! 44,427,373

Northwest, Territories and the Yukon .. 574,470 1,211,352} $263,165,192 $680,937,870

Anrither table completes thb picture by giv- ing the number of beneficiaries by Provinces, in

April of this year, and the payments for that month: ‘ _ _ l Average Number Number Allowance ' of of per Total Province Families , Children Family Amount F. l. Inland 12,750 31.904 _ $14.90 $ 190.046 Nova Scotla 57,202 202,31: "Iris 1,202,776 New Brunswick 98,728 175.934 14.89 1,023,391 i Quebec 470,272 1,204,270 15.63 7,352,751 Ontario .. . 558,551 1,099,085 11.80 0,574,504 Manitoba 100,299 207,905 12.40 1,244,127 lllkotohevran 114,049 257,827 13.43 1,540,415 Alberta. 120.195 259,459 12.78 1,528,338 Itit. Columbia 140.287 208,048 11.20 1,570,192.‘ Northwest Terrl- . lorleeaaariiiion sour rose 12.05 41,202 national .. 1.01am ensues uses $22,275,719

Ir. Mason's lleese

T‘ One of the most plainly treasured literary nae of London, Ne. 17, Gougli Square, in" Ilittliof Fleet tfflfl’. Iloe been re-openee

the healing its war wounds. From i748

to i759 it was the home of Dr. Samifil Johnson and is the only one of his London residences which survives and can be identified, says the London Times.

At Gough Square Johnson compiled his Dic- tionary, published in I755, and there also he wrote The Rambler and began The Idler. The preservation for the nation of this interesting literary relic is due‘ to the enthusiasm and

' generosity of Lord Harmsworth, who bought it in

l9ll and in I929 placed it in the hands of trustees. \

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- EDITORIAL

Father's Day tomorrow. I I I

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Tomorrow 4th Sunday after Trinity.

Tomorrow—Veterans' Memorial Sunday. I I I I

The Toronto doctor who stated that a man drives as he lives should look out for libel suits. People can't be as bad as all that.

In the Summer Resorts advertising page of the New York Times, Prince Edward lsland got a first class boost in the Canadian Government

Travel Bureau announcement. I i O i

Application has been made by the Waite Agricultural Research Institute, Adelaide, for registration of a new rlist-resistant wheat called "Glenwori" which has been bred at the insti- tute. lt comes from a cross between Nawoba, Riverina and Hope. Glenwari is resistant to flag smut and leaf rust in addition to stem rust, which is the most serious of wheat diseases.

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As has been mentioned before one of the finest streets in the City for sidewalk lawn dis- play is Hillsborough Street, between King's Square and Euston. The residents on both sides take a special delight in producing and main- taining velvety lawns fit for cricket pitches. Autoists and truck drivers should be careful not ta drive over and spoil them.

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The Women's Institutes skilfully avoided entering even what hod the appearance of poli- tics by side-trackng a resolution on the Plebiscite, leaving it to lie on the table without discussion. That does not mean the ladies of the farm are not vitally interested in the outcome of the bal- lot, but merely that they do not desire to disrupt the harmony of the organization in the great work ii is accomplishing by making it a political battle- ground. - I

The theorists have again been vindicated by observation. lt has long been held that the brightness of the atmosphere is caused by light being reflected from dust particles, and that if we could climb above the layer of dust the sky would appear black. Now Group Captain J. Cunningham who flew a Vampire jet aircraft to 59,492 feet reports that objects at that height are dazzlingly illuminated by the sun against a

background of complete darkness.

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Perhaps Canadians are a little too close to the R. C. M. P. to realize the importance of some of their activities. It has been left to the Royal Geographical Society ta recognize the injiport- once of the feat of navigating the R. C. M. P. schooner St. Roch eastward and westward through the Northwest Passage. The Society has awarded the commanding officer, Inspector Henry Larsen, its coveted Patton's Medal for his

achievement. - I Q I I

James VI of Scotland and I of England, born this date I566. Succeeded Queen Elizabeth. He had an obstinate belief in the Divine right of Kings, and in the duty of passive obedience on the part of subjects; his reign was marked by constant struggles with parliament which in the following reign led to the Great Rebellion. "The Wisest Foal in Christendom," was the author of several books, which, though mediocre, show scholarship. He was much influenced by favour- rtes to his own discomfort and loss of prestige.

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The boost in the Governor's honorarium from $7,000 to $8,000 is appreciated, but the Govern- ment might have made it $9,000 when they were ut it. Why should there be a difference between the amount paid here and in Halifax lt is well known that the sum received by the Governor is way below what it costs to run Government House adequately, and unless the holder of the office has private means he could not make ends

meet.

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lt is seemingly settled that the new quarter- of-a-million Federal building is to be located in Pownal Street, leaving the Market Square for the bus services. This is a'solution that will commend itself to most people, though it will entail a longer walk to the post office than at present. Still, it will keep for a time the central business section this side of Euston St., towards which there is a steady drift of stores and busi- ness premises. Likewise there will be tre- mendous advantoge in being able to find o Federal Government Office ‘without searching all over the City for it. I

III

Britain's first factory-produced all-aluminum minicar is ready. On Britain's standard gas ration, which gives a 9.0 mile a month mileage for ordinary cars, this sliloll three-wheeler will give two adults and o child- 300 miles of pleas- ure motoring. Gas consumption is over I00 miles to the gallon. This machine hums along the road at a comfortable thirty and climbs gradients I in 4 with ease. Maximum speed is 40. Total weight of the ear is under 2M pounds and the overall length is eight feet. , Running costs are almost nil, because there's nothing to go wrong. This runabout will certainly be -

Ior in lrltain where the gas ration is smell. price will be popular too. It rates 6W" dollars.

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What you don't know hurts you "most when you try- to tniii it. - Timmine Press.

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An Eastern woman la going to marry a man who broke hes time in an argument. duet give he: time —she'11 get even. —- Kitchener- Waterloo Record.

Psychologists any babies show intelligence at. the age four weeks. So it. may not be wind on the stomach which makes thew look so disgusted. - Brandon Sim.

On one day this week 127 motor- ists paid fines in Ottawa for oi- fences against the traffic laws. A fair part of the high cost of motor- ing la self-imposed. - Ottawa Joul- nal.

"Good citizenship,” aaye a Ia- miliar advertisement, “is a lot of little things." Like keepiing a neat lawn, driving carefully, being kin:i and thoughtful, being s. good neigh- bor. —- Ottawa Journal. .

Complaint Ia made in some cities that. medical services are inade- quate. The doctors reply that they are already overworked and that many night calls are for trivia. oases. Unfortunately the doctors cannot, like the plumbers and oti: ers, employ apprentice assistants to be sent out on emergency calls. — Port Arthur News-Chronicle.

One can start the morning cof-

phone in the hail. or perform a dozen other remote control feats by means of a new wiring system recently announced. Best of ail, the cost; of multiswibch control oi lights and outlets has been so re- duced that. fl: may rmw be consid- ered s practicable ggestion Io; small homes and ferrite. This is all to the good, because it. makes for more comfortable living in the home and eases the l10li5B\VliB'o burden. These are worthy aims that bring maximum results in family happiness. - BDSIDTI Post.

There aeema to be a widespread conviction among city-dwellers, both in Canada and the Uilitea States, that. they have the right. to get life's essentials -such as food and shelter ~11: low fixed prices: meanwhile paying fancy prices tor luxuries. There is, of course, no such right. Food and shelter have to sell at the market. price, just like anything else. The market price of food is high, right now. but it. has to be, in keep the fooa coming, As for shelter, if it. were allowed to find its own marks. price, instead of being throttlecl by government controls, it would be more plentiful than it is right now, and in the long run, cheaper. -Oaigs.ry Herald.

Motorcycles are not noted for their silence, but. neither is there any reason why they should be permitted to make the maximum rumpus of which they are cap- able! The rules are simple. 1f mot- orbike operators will refrain from monkeying with the motor muff- ler-gadgets that. seem to invite rrionkeying -end if they will stop pressing the spark levers on and off, their machines will run with probably a minimum of bangs, pops and roars. That. assumes, 01 course, that the machines are in proper working order. If they are not, the proper authorities should have them removed from the streets and roads! - wantfcrd Ex- positor.

1n the old days the Itfo of a farmer was n comparatively simpie one. I-Ie used horse power to plrliit and reap his crop and in some cases wind power to grind his grain. It was very useful in those days far-the farmer to have a practical knowledge of veterinary science. The present-day farme: still needs veterinary knowledge to look after his livestock, but. in ad- dition he must be a fair iriccliiinic to keep all his power machinery in shape. i-Ie must. also have a ru- dimentary know-ledge of hydraul- ics. And to top this off, he must, know something about. bookkeep- ing to answer all the questions on his income tax form. Yes, Life is becoming more complicated ever. on the farm.— Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

There are those inclined to pate snide remarks about hens. Too many countrymen leave the chick- ena to the women folks. A hens 1Q inclines toward lower-scale read- ings, but there is no better way of foteteiilng the weather than by the actions of the hens. If they stand around during the forelioon, talking intermittently to each oi. er and disinterested in scratching and hunting, it iil a sure sign of a storm within 24 hours. Probably the grammarians could settle t e problems, but. countrymen contli e to argue whether it‘1.s correct to label a broody hen o setter or s sitter. The argument follows time tested traditional channels.‘ That is, each man argues for the some point he has held for a generation. The‘ world changes. but men do not. ibbeneaer D. Buskin puts hi» position "succinctly. "My hens are sitting hens whul they go broods. They are not, setters. They went. to eit. They do sit. They are stub born, persistent,‘ and unreeeoriing. it's hard to get them oftthe ego in the morning for their whole com and a drink of woln. ! don't care if some college ps-ofoaaora say they're setters because I place them on the setting‘ eggs. The liens sis fair-ii iioys before the eggs hate-i. Don't try to change my mind. oe- oaueo it's made w." We admire Buekin for his firm stand, In a world at whirling croaa currents, is

sir-M: r..-.-.-...~-...~'- i on an _ x I oaoe.'— wliillreetbolelni. _

Cl-IARLOTTETOWN

The World may-

(Chamber of Commerce lNews HO!)

“The World of Today" la a text- book officially approved for school use by the Department ofyliduca- tion of the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan (Revised June, 1946). The purpose of the book is to "describe some of the more im- pol-tent. social. industrial and po- litical aspects of the world since

.We ifnd many of the statements in this book interesting. although perhaps not quitein the Way the authors intended.

The Socialist paint. of view is bolstered throughout the book. ai- ways in e roundabout way; for ex"- ampie. "One of the largest and most efficient hydro-electric sys- tems in ithe world is to be found in the Province of Ontario. It. is also one of the cheapest, for it is publicly owned. . . ."

Russian housing is touched on: “Russia has begun a huge pra- gramme of cheap and good housing for the workers engaged in its in- dustries?‘ A familiar Marxist maxim is echoed: “The alternative to production for profit is proauc- tion for service. But the latter is possible only where the govern- ment is in a position to consrd in- dustry completely, as in present- day Russia, and most countries are working toward is compromise be- tween the two systems. In order to remove the objectionable features of the profit. system, ensure ade- quate returns to the primary pro- ducer (such as the farmer), to protect the worker against low wages and the consumer against]

fee by imehins B bum" i" the "ed- exorbitant; prices. it seems that ; room, turn off the living r00"! some poweriui central authority radio while IHSWBPIYI-B the m?" must. be in control. That authority

can only be the government or some body set. up by the govern- ment, and eo it. would seem that government control over business may continue to develop."

On national planning: “Possibly the greatest hardship of the mod- ern industrial worker is the uri- certeinty of his or he: employment from day to day. Undoubtedly the only way b0 improve this condition is to plan production on a national basis.“ As an exercise the pupil is directed‘ to draw a "cartoon to show the ill effects of the lack of a national plan in industry. . . "

The student is told that "one hundred largo corporations (not in- cluding banks. Insurance compan- ies and financial corporations) dominate Canadian industry. . . . The political power of large cor- poratlotis is always very consider- able. . . . To protect the ~piibIlC from the immense power of big business corporations governments have been compelled to exercise e certain amount. of supervision over business practices. . . But govern-

very incomplete in most. parts o1 the world. In Canada, for instance, very little has been done to pre- vent. ‘sweating’ (overwork and un- derpay) in certain industries, such as the making of clothing, and hours of labour are still largely un- regulated."

But, cf course, New Zealencl: "In New Zeaiarid the government loans money for your home build-

ada the private loan companies charge 4 ‘per cent and 5 per cent interest. What is the difference in amount of interest that will be; paid on a loan of $4,000 in the two - countries? How’ much more per month will the New Zeoland fum- iiy have to spend on necessiidesi and recreation?" Whether you say that no nation.

the Treaty of Versailles ill 1919.";

ment regulation at business is still -

ing at 1 per cent interest. In Cnn- .

JIAIN AND LONELINIISS

The sputtering . of the rain v pale terraces

Of afternoon is like the pessl: ‘. e dream

Amid the roee shuddering "g the wet green stalks

0f the streaming trees. The pass» ing of the wind

Upon the pale. lower terraces of

my dream

Isilke the crinkling of the wet, grey robes

Of the hours that come to turn over the urn

0t the day and spill its rainy dream

Vague movements aver the pud- dled terraces: Heavy gold petitions-a pomp of solemn gardens.

Half hidden under the liquid well of spring:

Far truimpetq like a vague rout of faded roses

Burst ‘izalnst the wet. green elierice of distant forests:

A clash of cymbals-then the swift swaying footsteps

Of the wind that. undulalee along the languid terraces.

Pools at rain-the vacant terraces Wet. chili and glistening ' Toward the sunset beyond the broken doors of today.

-Jahn Danneiiy, in the Ottawa Citizen.

Old Charlottetown (And r. a. s.) LAX EABBATARIANB

"I shall next turn the reader's attention to a Sabbath-Day's scene in a private house. In the morn- tng I was awoke with the sound of whistling so loud ac to be heard through the whole house. I roar in haste to see what. was became of the older branches of the fam- ily. that a boy should be sitting by the kitchen fire, amusing himself in this way unsdlnoniehed by any- one. When I strapped into the kit- chen, I found hie parents so near that. it was evident. the boy's whist- ling on the Sabbath was not. a new thing, or meriting in their estima- tion a. severe censure. A young man from a distance had also been in the house over night. I sow he wished to make love ta one of the daughters. He attended them to the milking of the cows, where lev- ity hod fuii swing. I left. the house through the day. hoping so find better company. As I return- ed in the evening, trwo young men on horseback passed me in great haste, who-I learned afterwards- ,were also of the tribe of lovers: