“AGE FOUR rr .

THE i omuuorretuwu oonnoun

Morning Daily (Founded in 1551) urclly comes to mind. Afllhufllgd u; 5cm,“ 914,, 5mg 90“ our," and American Governments decided such a road r, Department. Ottawa. llmust be built. Construction began late in May President. Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President. Wm. 1'01’ that y-eor. Burnett; Seoyn-Treuin, u. Al. Burnett; bditur unu Mlnaging Director. J. It. tlurm-lt; Assoc-tutu Lrmiir. l lirank “ulkur. ‘

months after, a 1,600-mi|e highway from 24 to 36 feet wide had been built II1 virgin territory. rilt cost $115,000,000, but it vas built.

"The obvious conclusion," comments the ‘Calgary paper, "is that neither th-e Dominion r H r I‘ "__" Government, nor the Provincial governments, lfich‘. P’ Li“ are really eager to make the Trans-Canada High- woy a reality. Until they do, the road must re- main o mapmaker's oious nope, stimulating to look at but horrible to travel over."

“The Strongest lllemury is Weaker Tlinn the IVea/resz Ink.”

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WEHNLSDAX,

Our Hope Fer The Future

That was a timely and much appreciated address given to Rotations by our annual sum- mcr visitor, Mr. Elmci Harris, bell-known actor, writer and producer. i-c stressed the desirabil- itv, nay, the necessity in the interests of culture and higher education, of provision being mode here for training in the dramatic art, and the cultivation of the fir._"r iillngS in life. So many pass through this woilu‘, ntoking it a veil of tears, instead of a joy and inspiration, just be- cause thcy s:t money and things material their dbject of attainment. They neglect, or have been made to neglect, the development of their high- The Normundie France’: bid for the H“ er nature, the mind, the emotions and spiritual rrrbbon or the Arlcrrric burned Gr her Pier in aspirations which are realizable only by cultiva- yNcwYork and has gar“ to rhe breakers. yard tion through training and the example of those l-rhe Rex lmlyis pride firs broken on rhe Adrr WM have ulmudy made u Sure“ cl thigh me atic shorle where the Tui-‘bslavs are breakin her in this respect. We have so much nowadays af up already having carrired o” her muchrgner machine-mode attractions and aids to amuse- Th; Europa which carried Germunyrs "a “war; "m" Md enlcllummcm these days‘ lhul m" ed to Francleas reparations broke fromgher ier lislllg MP“ bemme mclllwd m believe “ml ll in a gale and sank to the floor of the harbor? at is utterly useless to sweat over mental_ and Le Harm, Bur the Queen Elrluberh has been spiritual enrichment bcccuse they can obtain _all rdcrng capucrry busrmss and rhere is no reason may W°"l“°|°5' "M all "my "eed_bl' pullmg tc imagins that the ‘Qulecn Mar will not do as a coin in the juke box, tuning into the radio, we“ ' y or visiting the pictures. This, of course, is just ‘The pusserrgermsrs or rhese luxury liners in line with the tendency for many years in re- comm“ "re names of marry who could fly rr gold 1° i??? Hurldieds‘ tlloilsunds of spec‘ lthey wanted to, the names cf people to whom tators or fans will line tire ICRCGS, ctc., as look- rrme is valurrbkr bur who find more errro mam 5'54"“ l“ ‘me wh° “many plum“; the pm- in travellin than in arriving There are ymany “cull” manly °r other u" which ls being B,“ people whogfind more satisfaction in a ship's life lllblled‘ Pellple ever/while are becoming "lore and the sea lancs than in having breakfast in

Big Ships Appreciated

Toronto Telegram has a gcod word to soy ‘for big ships, though inc tendenc-y nowadays is rto decry them.

With the Queen Elizabeth, pride of the British merchant morinc, again in her stride, and the Queen Mary taking up once again her rpeflCE-llme work, it is difficult to believe that lthe day of the great castius of the sea is en- .tirely done it says.

ate. lt hardly seams as if the taxpayers bf Can- cda got $40,000,000 worth of highway in m.

Comparison with the Alaska Highway not-l In I942 the Canadian

By November 20, less than six

and more non-participants and mere spectators, which is to their infinite lcss, and likewise to the loss of the world at largo. When the player- piano became popular for a time, and its metolic tone was heard at every other open window, the late Professor Watkis declared: "l am no be-

Londan and dinner in Montreal. lt is difficult to believe that these will be content with less than the best that the shipowners have to off-er.

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mrmy people who started of: wltb ‘ilizh grow careless. can't he with garden toll in August. —Vnn- couver News-Herald.

‘THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

made from our own silver? Why not give them u mink motoring robe? Either of those things would be a real wedding gift. But to glve the Princess a present which ls of no earthly use to her husband ilr typically North American. After all, there can be no wedding wlth-

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"ill B bPldASi-oam. and he should ltrue of human institutions.

he treated ln a manner befitting his importance to the occasion, and the future of the dynasty. —-Peter- ‘borough Examiner. - _._.__

There la money In a good pah- of tonsils. The charges assessed by some of the oralors of the clay make steep bills for clubs and groups to meet. One Windsor man has just had o bout. with the ora- tory business and he has come out of the fog wondering how long this has been going on. The Windsor man had his mlnd fixed on one or other of a group of prominent. men and women, who take the platform tn espouse causes and just: to make orations of inspiration. Instead of being Inspired. the Windsor man persplred when he learned that If he wanted this man. he would have to pay $1,000 and expenses for one speech; or If he wanted that. woman the fee would be $1,200 and expenses for one oration. —Wlndsor Star.

And now we come to the time of the year yiiihen the true gar- dener shows up. He is the man or woman who sticks ft. out In the warm. drowsy days of August. who turns his back on the lure of the seashore and the lake and the ham- mock under the old apple tree. 12's easy enough to be an enthusiastic gardener when the first bright days of Spring cal} us to the outdoors. when the sun ls as the ellxlr of life. after the days of W1nter_.It 1s wonderful to dig in the good earth_ until our bucks ache and our hands are calloused. The test. though. ls now. There is a natural tendencv to ignore the" garden when the weather gets hat. S0

months hick

hopes a few bothered

The growing scarcity of Iron are

Ilntgg By Th; way ' Briiish Commonwealth I

i Why not rive the Royal wuphifllieorge Murray. ‘In m» overseas a handsome cabinet of silverware. ‘edition of the London Diiny Mail)

iwhlCh we have passed-am it must be obeyed-

' way" a road.

liever in Prohibition, but if there be one thing that should be prohibited in the interests of the Higher Life, it is mechanical music.“

The same applies to dramatic art. Unless it is cultivated in the individual the time will come when only machine-made reproductions will be available in any community, and we will have to be satisfied with uninspiring make-shifts instead of developing l|‘l our young the artistic instinct which so many of them possess but are not given the opportunity to discover. _

Those, and there crc quite a number Illr * r r ‘r our midst, interested in the development of titer Th b, h Dr r r d d _ Little Theatre Movement, should follow-up therE _r _ E I‘: rrillercml mue“ ‘l; “Pwrllbflrin l" lead so ably given by Mr. Harris, and see whlt; "dmg rw“ l 9M “lgrcsl "l?" 9': ° rglgos T?‘ can be done for the prongs" or c, mmmunnyrcor e oézasny“ arrci qugrerrrirince l . re auditorium to give cffcct to his suggestions A l? e W“ - P" l “"5"” ° e l°l° P°P“ °' "community auditorium shoulil provc- a Splflltllflrllon‘ r r r‘ r objective for a worthwhile and permanent vrarl

memorial scheme, which would help to perpctu B , ,h r r _ k, ate the sacrifices of our lcved and lost, wnile “"55 ll“? ""5 QIiW-"i-“Qili i= "i?" l" "l9 ("er

n the sum: time pmvzdmg u mm,“ of cuggme of course, merely stop-grip cxpcdients to tide . ' ' i ii '| their ex art trade can be ex- t s rcscnt and to co-ue. lllem °"-' ""1" _P _ and ma] my to gcncm m" p I pended enough to pay tor normal imports. . t . .

Bad Highway Condition

Many stores are observing a holiday of their own free will and accord today. i’ i i 7|

We resist the temptation to speculate on the probable demands of the 10,000 striking b;k- crs in Buenos Aircs.

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The Exhibition is.i'nc present attraction with its magnificent race program to stimulate ex- citement.

The spectacular currency conservation mea-

Everything is up. Th-e human body which _ used to be chemically valued at 98 cents is now

,A lllrmel "m" Edwmd lslfmde’ lmm Sl-‘wcrth $31.04 at prescnt prices of its chemical ‘Mm 5i llewlwndlulldi fimd °Cc°5‘°" l° cllmlilfll" ' components. This valuabie bit cf information was strongly in The Guardfn last week about thewmrked our by Nick Dujgusr curator of the Qellellll "llidlllll" °l l 9 hlQhV/"Ys ll"°"9l'°"l' Northwestern Universiiy department of chem- Canada. Having been on a motor trip to Cali- MW fornio, he drove his car to British Columbia in ii ii ii ~ the hope and expectation of bcing able to pro- ceed comfortably across Canada to Prince Ed- ward Island, passing Ihrough every Province as he had already visited several States. He got no farther than Alberta before discovering that

Senator Robertson, gave an insight into the pre~ vniling Liberal philosophy when he declared that "any government" will resort to some type of economic planning. Canadians can stop worry-

lllll 5_°'°°lll’-‘l l"'°_"_5'c°"°d° lllgllltfuY W95 l" Eng’ about a socialist government getting into abominable condition. At a tourist bureau in pow“ his 5m Calgary h-e was actually advised to go back ~ r ii ~

across the line and take the American high- way,—which he did. This gentleman believes that our Canadian Provinces are losing millions u vuhmflnous write, of nave“ "with a plumage/i of dlllla“ l" lwllsl “"3"” evell’ YES" bY ma‘ mostly to further his scientific, social and eco- son of poor highways, and tlurc is no doubt that‘ Omic views Among his be“ know" wmks me he is correct. Interesting corroboration of his ygpps, AM veronica, HMO”, o; ML pony‘ The statement comes from the Calgary Herald of recent date, which dcclares that while many tourists have tried to travel the route described as the "trans-Canada High/cl)" there is no of-

Herbert George Wells, English novelist, his- torian and philosopher, lli'3d this date 1946. Was

Magnificent, The Soul of a Bishop, Joan and Pc-ter, The Undying Fire, Outline of History, Rus- r _ sia in the Shadows: "Money-money, like every- ficial record of any tourist actually having suc- "ring e|5e__;s u deccpmn and u disappoint_ ceeded in doing so. men"

Even the Federal Depprtvnent of Mines and w Resources refuses to come out forthrightly and designate a route. ln a return recently modc to Parliament, a department spokesman said: "No complete route for a Trans-Canada High- way hos been officially designated. There is a passable road east and west across Canada, buti it is in various stages ot completion as regards! .58 Home’ and subsequent“, being ha" yen“, Qllldlllfli Qlulllllllm-l "I'd PEVW-Q“ with him. His only equal in this respect is Mr.

ll l5 ""9 "ml a Tmlwculmd“ Hl9llwul i Poulict who dearly loves "to iull tho legs" of the ll" Pa" lulked Fbwl’ lmqumlllli l" “d “u, ° i self-csteeniing members ofithe front Govern- Parliament. Considerable mad work was done i men‘. bench » during the Bennett regime as an employment‘ measure, but since the Dominion is responsible "lY l" “m” secmm‘ °l m” MQhWY c'°“l"9 have replied to o personal letter sent out rec- ll" "llmml Pulkh ill‘ 'e""“l"l“9 E°"“'"Ell°" rintly by the Adjutant General and which con- hos been carried on, more or less indifferentlyflstrruted the fir“ Amy ,.ecnming upped 33"“. by Provincial governmoizts. _ r _ l the end of the war, now has topped the 10,000

“l” °l "'9 l“9“"°l' "l A'b°'l°i l°' "*1 mark, Ottawa authorities disclosed this week Of "WSW Wlllmllmll "6"" Culilwl’ 1° B'°°k$.i “e; the 10,328 veterans who have so far written in, ll P°°'_ “NPR” Flam“; He" ‘"9 “l” ""911 '4,344 were found to be capable of meeting the spots in British Columbia. Some of the Sas- my“, peucemme smndmds [wimp of "m, katchewon section is fair, some poor. From the western border of Manitoba to Schreiber in Northern Ontario o good tourist road exists. But from Schrelber to Soult Ste. Marie even the Ontario Government refuses to coll the "high-

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innumerable ways. He was a most intriguing individual, at war openly with the powers-that- be as such, but on the friendliest terms possible with the individuals composing them. He de- lighted in getting the Piime Minister's "goat" in

liven

The number of World Wcr 1| veterans who

tradesmen. Applications are continuing to reach Army Headquarters at the rate of several hun- dred weekly, while other applicants applv dir- ect to district depots for enlistment. In addi- _ _ _ tron, many inquiries are arriving daily ot Head-

Jgmn" ‘lgglxrft liflirrcmlszgigooorgoiiaiiiiil"lquarters from young Canadians without previ-

r mg I e , , in ' r d - h y k

wr- u ii- mine- mi. mi nwviii- l?rZ'§.’§'llffi.i.§i"..lI 1.21253. Skiff...’ r0313 elll olpellhturls have likely been commensur- guifghlg 4m] |n|;,y,d_

fn the United States is emphasized by the fact that miner. in New Jer- sey, long idle. are to be put fn pro-

we had no room for Oralnlng or manoeuvre. That, la why the RAF spilled over Into Canada.

Canada Instill there. Bo are Australia, New Zealand. South Africa. and the Colonies and Pro- tectorates all over the world. These territories are so vast and so ecst- tered that. when it comes to dla- persal. the British Ehipire has even more scope that the Soviet Union.

n A New World

The old British Empirt was a great trirtitutlonwbut the new one must be even better". Thu! vrlfl be the Immutable condtlon of its sur- vival. Eiery species which p§fS1SlS m-usl: adapt. itself to its environ- meat. or perish. ‘Fhls ls the law- and What ls true of nut-ire Is also

O O I

If one part were knocked but. a war could be continued from an- other part. But only lf we had pre- pared ln advance—lf we had all. coal. weapons. productive power. armed forces, and a huge hinter-

The British Eftnplic (or Commrin- wcalth. if yCU like) hes lxivd into a world changed out of all knowledge It mus- ehange wltn that world or else. like the brontosauisiir. wlmsg land In which the rocket missiles brain was mo small for its body. It of the enemy could explode horm- will vanish. lowly-

The Lhiplre has been tftbalanced The key to the world is still the and yopnyded At its “can was the Middle East. That Is stlll the Mc-t-herlcrd. teeming Wllfl DEOpIe Empire's most sensitive strateglcal pulsating with life and industry. , spot-our of] reservoir and the But at. tne extremities w~re vast. nerve centre of our sea commun- empty isnds. lacking the life force lciitlons. which made Bfllali: the workshop How are we to defend it? Prom o! the world. Palestine? Thefutureofthatcount-

This git-up suited its em. Wh"n rv has not. ueen decided. Egypt? Britain was the processing plant tori We are pledged to leave that. the produce qf her Empire. andl c-ountnv. Cyprus? That. island ls when shc could defend her rem-olest not big enough. possessions with the mere threat of I Once again ,the moving finger her predominant Navy. it was stops at Africa. Australia ls con- perfect. ‘ |ductlng rocket research and Can-

But those days are gone forever. ado atomic research. Africa must b0 The Dominion: are no louver fields‘ the hnse which links the Industrial to be cultivated. ThPy hcve beocrnc efforts of the other British coun- industrial “B1110”! in their Own fries and forms the great stepping- rlght, ord so have sum» of the stone between the Americas and colonic-a. | Australasia.

Yet they are still emplier than Look at the map. In the west Is they should te. The iavorkl has the great land mass of America; in BIO-W“ ""9 dBiYiBFWHS a‘ ll P185 the east. that of Asia. to which grown older. and pwdatory- Powers Eurppg and ghe British 151e, are will nlwriys hoie on eye on the rich. a mere appendage. But ln the under-populated lfltlde 11MB! the centre ls the great land mass of Brlllih i-‘HB- , ‘Africa which gives balance to the i earth. The idea of building a great. The first. demand of lhi-sv 1811115, British naval. olr and military base is. therefore. (or men and women-r 1y. Kenya has been projected_ n millions of them. Pielerab’? Brill!" would be but a few hours’ flying but, lf med be. of tne good Europ- time from the SuezCanal. and be- ean stocks It is for iis- iii crowded hind u would 5mm the illlmlt- Britain. to supply as mpny of those. .. _ people as we can. We must not ~

only ermcrt goods: we must. also‘

one

export unen-

This 1s the new Impeml policy whim Qur genBrallCn mist adopt- }; the bi-itlsh race 1s to live on as

one at the Powers in" the north. the 7. 08d ___-- iii -

yynpire must be balanced. rational- A

lzed. and. streamlined- Th“ 15 the tow of the at)» of mass FROM "LAST POEMS"

oductlon and atomic power Inwi r m. We ll to the woods no more.

The laurels all are cut, a o e The bawers are bare of bay canadr. is afleady one or me 1e-.d. Tho/t. once the Muses wore; Ing Industrial nations of tne world.’ The yviii’ draws Iii the day

ductlon again. points out The Port Arthur News-Chronicle. They are not large properties, the Mine and the Cannon Mine. hut they have un Interesting history and once played an important role when the United States was a young and struggling nation. From the ore mined In these shafts the cannon which armed the famous frigate “Old Iransldcs" were forged as well as the immense chain sus- pended across the Hudson River at West Point; to prevent British wor- shlps from sailing further-up tn bombard defenseless towns. With the resumption of the above two pits the property known as the Rlnzwood Mines will turn out 1.000 tons of ore daily. This ls In a coun- t,r_v which uses 70.000000 to R0.- 0300510 tons per year. It ls lute '- cstlng to recall that many years beforc the California gold the principal source of the yellow

metal within the United States was

lri another coast state North Caro-

1inn, When. the price of gold was. raised some revival ln that. area.

importance.

We are going ta export a larger proportion of our outiput. espec- ially of textiles. To make that. pos-

The government leader in the Upper House,‘

New Machiavelli, Marriage, Bealby, The Research ,

Senator "Jerry" McGeer will be missed in

accepted, more than 50 per cent were qualitfedr

slhle without new hardships In this country the government; ls going to appeal to the textile Industries. to produce more. Does Mr. Dalton really think that they can? Are . they going to have enough coal 1nd lelectrlclfy to work even as much iar they are doing? And If they ltnve. how many operatives will i agree to work overtime when there ‘ls so little on ivhlcli to spend the I extra pay —ond when the treasury takes so much of ll 1n tax? The government must do much more to sec that. production ls Increased. or Mr. Dalton will soon have to nn- nounce the neat. set. of Import cuts -Manclicster Guardian. |

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l Fatalities statistics do not tell the ivhnlo story of peril In traffic. It ls fair to assume that the situa- tion In New York ls more or less paralleled elsewhere In the notion - In this city traffic deaths. happily, ' ! are down a little as compared with ‘last yieur. But accidents are up bv l more than 2,000. Every ar-cldent. In view of the forces set: up even at. moderate car speeds. has the po- itenllal of death or serious Inlurr. |It ls only good fortune when they tdo not occur. Every driver knows the experience of being ln a near- ncrldcnt many times a year. If he has taken no chances himself “o has seen others take them by the dozen-passing at blind corners or on hills, trying to heat. a light. p.11- fne out of line ln angry impatience when there ls no proper opportun- lty to get back In without endan- gerlnit other cars travelling in bot-h directions. When this happens tno often-as it docs -the result ll tragedy. Lifetimes are lost. to lave seconds. -New York Times.