THE GUARDIAN

“Coven Prince Edward Island Like the Dew‘ Published every week-day morning 1: I36 Prince

Street. Charlottetown, P. E. I.. by The Thomson Company Limited. Editor and Manager. Ian A. Burnett Anoclate Editor. Frank Walker. Branch office: at Summerllde. Montague and Albei-ton. Authorized :1 Second Clan Mall by

the Post Otfic: Department. Ottawa. By Carricr: Charlottetown. Summerside $15.00 per aiinuni.' Elsewhere in P. E. I. 39.00. Other Brav-

inces and U. S. A. $12.00 per iinnuni.

“The Ihongeat. memory-io——wealiu than the weaken ink."

Summer Time

Like the Three Musketeers who regularly took their station outside their cominand- er's residence at six o'clock in Summer and 3 o'clock in Winter, Summerside town em- ployees will soon be recognizing the chang- ing seasons. They will commence work an hour earlier from May 16th until Septeni- ber 26th. Farmers, of course, have never been able to ignore the sun. When the sun rises early, so do they.

It seems a pity. however, that this Prov- ince is heading for thoroughgoing confus- ion in the matter of time. Suminerside's Town Council has not attempted to tamper with clocks as have Charlottetown and Montague and consequently there will not be the confusion in the western part of the Province that can be expected elsewhere, but the changeover to new office hours will be bad enough.

The action taken by the various muni- ripalities indicates the importance which citizens attach to making the fullest use of the hours of daylight in our all too brief summer. It would be easy to criticize either the Provincial Act, which purport’: to enforce uniformity. or the municipal authorities, which are attempting to evade

the consequences of that statute. Both, however, are the outcome of it very real need.

Uniformity of time in a closely-knit com- munity such as this Island is practically an essential. It is absurd to_ have to con- tinually cope with a variety of times in the course of a day. Legislation passed by the riiily elected member from all sections of the Province provides for time to be the same everywher'e, Standard Time or Day- light Saving. It is left in the hands of the Lieutenant-Governor-in -Council to deter- mine which should be applicable during any particular period. It will save untold coii-' fusion for everyone if the Government makes use of the authority so vested in it to make Daylight Time applicable through- out the lsland. The alternative. is to sum- mon the Legislature to plug the loopholes that are now apparent in the present Act.

A Dictator’: Trousers

When Benito Mussolini was hanged by his enraged and war-crushed countrymen in the public square of Milan approximate- ly nine years ago it was feared in some quarters that the passing of time would bring about a resurgence of the Fascist temper which, in turn, might guarantee the late dictator a niche in the place of na- tional martyrs. This has not come to pass; Communism, a no less heinous conspiracy. has taken the place of Fascism as Italy's most. violent disturber of the peace. For

‘all that. Fascism is not dead, and there are

some students of international affairs who see a possible Fascist-Communist alliance in the not distant future. This, it it should conic, almost certainly would be fatal to the degree of democracy which, against heavy odds. has been achieved by post-war Ital:/.

Meanwhile the late dictator himself is .1

I . long way from martyr status if one niay

judge from A news report concerning the pair of gray-green trousers the once pow- erful man was wearing at the time of his execution. For nine years they have been waiting for some one-—perhaps a zealous follower or a collector of historical relics- to claim them. Now that it is evident that they are of no S(?l1iinlf_‘l1l‘alA\’a_luf! to any one and of no interest to the.historians they are being burned ih lhe'P'-{lace -of Justice. Surely there is a faint t_ou'cli of l‘9.l:I‘ii:)Uli0l1 in this disposal of clothing that ne-longed to ii man who in the days of his power had no iindeistanding of either justice or mercy.

Biblenames echo today in the gunfire along Israel‘: borders. To most newspaper readers, Wadi Fukin, Khlrbet Deli’, Nahha- lin and Husan may be a confusing jumble of letters with one meaning: friction be.- tween Israel and Jordan. But by geography these villages, just A few miles southwest of Jerusalem, are tied to the land of Judaea, once occupied by the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Their significance is highlight- ed in a bulletin issued by the National Geographic Society.

For centuries Judaeii has been a coun- try of ahePl'|9l‘,tT!» their flocks dotting the nifidldghlantb.‘IthI’Ialoobaonolend of atone-walled vineyards and olive groves with, pink oleenden. It

i h ihmtnctoday. "I‘hesoilmrraund- s -«seem um» i-. -on?

trod by the great Hebrew prophets. Near- ly 2,000 years ago somewhere not far away Mary “went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda" to visit her cousin Elizabeth. And near by her son, Jesus, was born, carried on his ministry and was cruci. fled. Skirmishes today have also flared along the rim of the Gaza strip. a narrow extension of Egyptian-occupied land point- ing up the Mediterranean coast. To the east is the Negev, the undulating, arid, southern extremity of Israel. Shots have been exchanged at the Beeri and Shuva set- tlements, Quisufim and Rafa.

Chief city of the strip is Gaza, often mentioned in the Bible, sometimes as A2- zah. most southerly of the five city-kingdoms of the Philistines. It served as a base for the Egyptian king Thutmose III in his cani- paign against Syria around 1480 B.C. In 720 B.C. it was taken by Sargon and in 332 BC. by Alexander the Great after a five months’ siege. in the Wars of the Maccabees. It knew the soldiers of the Syrians, Romans, Jews, Crusaders, Arabs, and the French under Napoleon in 1799. In 1917 Viscount Allen- by forced the evacuation of the Turks there. In the Bible Gaza is famed as the city where “Samson . . . arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all. and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an bill that is before Hebron (19 miles southwest of Jerusalem)."

I:D|TORlAL NOTi:S School districts are hurrying up their collections and reports in anticipation of the earliest annual meeting date on record and for a long time to come.

According to its president, the Canadian Medical Association will not stand in the way of a national health insurance plan in which premiums are voluntary and financial resources pooled. The profession opposes, however, any scheme which would bring doctors under control of the state “on the basis of civil servants."

The Councils of Charlottetown and Spring ‘Park are to be congratulated on their joint action in making a playground in the city available to children of both communities. With that spirit it should not prove impossible to get together to provide the playgrounds and other open spaces that must be reserved for future expansion.

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The housewife of the future may well require a freezer of walk-in proportions. Already a Boston bakery is freezing bread to have it fresh for weekends and holi- days. The next step may be to sell frozen bread in bulk, to be thawed out as fresh bread is needed. Fish, meats, fruit and vegetables are already available in that form.

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There is a certain redundancy about the National Geographic news bulletin that thanks to a flock of Embden geese, the Un- ited States Supreme Court has revived one of its oldest traditions—stocking its court- room with quill pens. It is a little like say- ing quill quills. At the same time it is in- teresting to note that respect for tradition is maintained even if lawyers make their private notes using ball-points.

The House of Commons is setting up a 31-member special veterans‘ affairs commit- tee to study proposed Government legisla- tion on war service grants and servicemen’s benefits. This does not go’ as far as the Opposition wished, a committee to study any aspects of veterans‘ legislation, but it indicates that the Commons is prepared to give independent study to the Government's proposals.

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Edward Lear. English writer and artist, was born this date 1812. As 8. young man he was for ii time drawing master to Queen Victoria. He early made ornithological drawings in the Zoological Gardens and as- sisted Gould as draughtsman in his “Birds". His fame, however, rests on his delightful “Book of Nonsense". called by Ruskin the “first in the list of a hundred delectable volumes of contemporary literature." He also wrote "Journal in Greece and Albania", "More Nonsense Rhymes" and other works.

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The RCMP plays no favourites. Two officers of the force are reported to have stopped a four-car convoy carrying Defense Minister Claxton and Major General Chris Vokes, Officer Commanding Western Com- mand, from Edmonton to Vegreville, Al- berta, because two of the car: did t carry 1954 license plates. The deadline for ob- taining new license plates in Alberta was April 10, and as the offence occurred-more than two weeks after the deadline had" pu- eed tlmu__ can be no complaint against the police for being too diligent in their duties-

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PUBLIC FORUM

Thin column I: open to the dlocuulon by cuueopondent.-i of questions of Interest. The Guardian duel not necessar- ily undone the opinion of eorreopondenu.

GEORGETOWN FERRY SERVICE

sir,-—A suggestion to the leader of the conservative party. Mr- Bell. ’ why not buy the motor veaael Montague 11 and hold her until after the next election, then give her back to the Fifth District where she. iii nq-ded badly. H15 victory would then be assured in the next. election. I am. Bit. et-c..

FERRY EIIRVICE.

on. BENNETTS Lacruim

Sir,—By more chance was A made aware of a letter in the April 2nd issue of The Guardian over the name of Professor Ben- nett. of Dalhousie University. In that epistle, Dr. B. accuses inc of misrepresenting his attitutlc to- wards Dr. Neatby in his lecture. here. March 9th. He protests that his attitude toward her was more friendly than hostile.

If that be the case, what in-

\ tcrpretation wniiid be. put on the

(allowing remark made by the gentleman who nioverl the vote of thanks: "There were times when I wished that the redoubl- ablc Neatby had been on the stage to take her own part."? The Dalhousie scribe says that with some reservations hc greatly admires the Neatby book. Then, I must say that when he lectured here, he dwelt at such length on llil reservations that he did not have time to talk about his all- miration. Perhaps he will give us that on some future occasion when he will return in Charlotte- town. at the invitation of tlic Deputy-Minister of Eilucaiion, of course. I rim, Sir, r-tr.,

W. J. FINRIGHT.

ANOTHER REPLY

Sir,—I Just came back to say that my lett.«~r that appeared .ii the paper last week. was headed "To The Attorney-General." Per- haps that was not the right. thing to do. as The Guardian headed it "Potato Marketing Board." At any rate I hope the Attorney-General answers most of the questions be- fore. the plebiscite is held. Mr. MacDonald made some coni- menis on it, and there was one thing he said, that I wcuid ro. doubt but what. was true. "lint was. that New Brunswick had on?‘ sold as carioada to the U. 5. some men from the pntaio-grbw'.ng aim of that Province were over here last week. and they said that the P. I-‘.. 1. Marketing Board had alaughtcrcd the prices so. in the ll. s. that it was no use for them to .-.2ll. 'Th~v~ they organized a Marketing Board themselves only in hca'.' t l.1 t.. ..~. 8. would not. let any more subsidiz- ed potatoes enter in the way tlicy had been doing. As a result. they atlll had most of their potatoes. When the Federal Government iuvrus help in former times. there was no one taken advantage of. no market: depressed. no one made angry: and the nextaeiiaon business flmiriahcd better than cvcr. When is the railroad going to bring in this one acne freight system. as I understand it is not effect yet‘! - I am. sir. el.c..

LIFE HOWATT

North wtliahlrc. _

MARKETING BOARD DIPENDED

sir.--Proin time to time 1 see lei- ten appearing in your paper. mostly complaining about. .that monster created with the unanli-nounupport of the Inland lumen. known as the P. I. Island Potato Marketing Doard. since that time that in- stitution did the work that oh! nrinera Intended it should do. namely. market potatoes. If it had not done no it would lave betrayed the potato growers of this Pi-cvliics one hundred per cent. No pardon knew at that time what mctbodo this board would have to use in order to aeoomplfli thin. as the marketing of thh Island‘: potato was an entlre'y new under-

A. Weeks. Alberton, 1 pair blankets." The Presbyterian, Jim. 24. IBM.

Old Charlottetown

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P. E. I. HOSPITAL OPENED

"The P. E. Island Hospital is now open for the reception of patients. The coinmitco have secured the aervicu of a matron and nurse. who received her training in London. England. and has had some years’ experience in an English hospital. The Ladies’ Hospital Aid Society most gratefully thank the kind donors for the following gift; to- wards furnishing:

“Mrs. John Beer. 2 invalid chairs; Mrs. Dr. Beer, 2 pillows; Mr. Her- bert. Beer. 1 barrel flour; Mr. H. Brown. half-dozen towels; Cameron. 1 wardrobe; Mn. Joseph Davison. Burlington. 2 pillow: and 31.00; Mn. Fitzgerald, 1 pair blui- kets ;Mrs. Thomas Finger, 4 towels: A Friend. $10.00; A Friend, 5 yards flannel, I feeding cup; Mrs. I-Ilgglno, 1 washstand: Miss Riggs, 5 pillow cases. Mrs. Dr. Johnson, 1 soup tureen. 1 child‘: crib: Miss Mec- doncll, 1 iron bedstead: Mrs. I MacLennan. Eldon, 1 pair blankets; Mrs. Thomas MacNcill. Alberton, $1.00; Miss F. Mayne, 1 easy chair: Mrs. P‘. S. Moore, 1 invalid chair; Miss Morris, 1 bedstead. I wash- stand; Mra. Offer and Mrs. Younk- er, 1 din. pillow cases. half doz. towels; Mr. Paton, 10 yards carpet; Mrs. Pollard. I toilet act; Mr. Stems, 6 yards table linen; Stcnl.i- ford dz Tayloi',_s6.50; Mrs. John

The Hospital (then situated on the outskirts of the city. on St. Peters Road) was formally opened on January 28. when it was announced that a medical ltaff had been organized. comprising Dra. Hob- kirk, Johnson, Taylor. Beer, Daw- son and Warbui-ton, who were gly- ing their services gi-atultloualy. The comiiiittce had also secured the services of Dru. Bagnall and Robina as dental ourgcons, and of Dr. Lecming as anlyst and microscop- list. The amount. aubscrlhed to the hospital to date exceeded $5,000. Of this amount $1.200 was received from Hon. 1'. R. Starr. of Echo Farm, Litchfield, Connecticut. and $500 from Mrs. Cumberland, of Bath, England. The first hospital trustees were Messrs. Charles Palmer, chairman. Richard John- son, H. J. Cundoll. William weeks, George Davies. Archibald Kennedy, and John Glllla.

The Age Old Story

An ye have therefore. received fhrint -Inuit the Lord. :0 WI“! ya in him: rooted and built up in him. and iitabllshcdl in the faith, all ye hnvc. been taught. abound- Ing therein with thanksgiving.

have known iii. that time that such a business would require changes from our older marketing methods. If there were not to be any changes made from the old method then why did we farmers vote for a. marketing board in the first place? There must have been a reason, and the reason to my mind is that me farmers rightly felt. that they should market. the product of their labor. in whatever way serve: the but interact to former and um- ouiner. And we thing two liundre._d and fifty people selling potatoes for the farmer: of this country as we have had in fun about no too many: Thin ha been definitely pi-oven during tho put year by our present board. Don it not. look as though we farinlrl have a lot of dead wood in our buainou. that we could do very well without? Now. all our farmer: will have the time from now until the ldth of May to decide which way they want. to market their pontoon, whether through a marketing board they helped to create, or without such board that they helped to destroy. and in futuoo their potntou will be marketed by someone oils, for come- one aloe. Then thay will be free to alt down within the - confines of mi: own iino man and ‘enjoy their mddomi _

I am: sir, etc.

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‘ W. I.'IeL!_LLAN

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A TERNARY OF LITTLIS

(Upon a pipkln of 30113’ '9'“ to o lady)

A little saint beet fit: : little shrine, , A little pmp beat. fits a little vine: As my small cruae best fits my llll-‘-9

wine.

A little" aecd beat Ma a little soil. A little trade hast. nu a little t.oi.; As my small jar best. fits my little oil.

A little bin best fits ii little bread,

Ml” .\ little garland no a little head:

And my small stuff best. nu my little shed.

A little hearth best. fits a little fire, A little chapel fits a little choir: As my small bell best fits my little spire.

A little stream beat fits a little boat. A little lead best fits a little float:

As my small pipe best fits my limit note.

A little meat. beat fits ii little belly. Aa sweetly, lady. give me leave to

tell ye. This little pipkin nta this little jelly. '

——R.obcrt. Herrick 11591-1674).

Transportation

Problem (Moiicton Times)

Among the most. illustrative comparisons coming to light of late to show the really tight position in which the Canadian railways are operating. is furnished by the an- nual report of the National Har- bours Board of Canada. This docu- ment deacrlbing the activities of the government agency having the unified direction and control of Canada’; main port. fscllitiea was tabled in the House of Commons the other day by the Transport Minister.

From it we glean that the fin- ancial rcaults for 1953 were the belt atncc NI-IB was established nearly 20 years ago. Its revenues last year amounted to $21,000,000 and net surplus placed at 52.400,- 000, while its net income surplus, after all charges were met, totall- ed 81,801,000. This ahows t.hat. ratio of net surplus ~ to total revenues was almost it 1-2 per cent. and not aurplu: income to total revenues Just under I per cent.

But in marked contrast was the position of the nation's transport.- atlon entity; the Canadian Nation- al Railways. Last. year its gross op- crating revenues reached it total of IilBtl.022.45l——33 times greater than those of National Harbours Board --while «its net. operatlng‘revenuc amounted to $31,573,365 and its sur- plus $244,017. Thua the CNR. I'i‘ltl0 of net. to groan revenues was less than 5.5 per cent, while the propor- tion of surplus to groan revenue was but .35 of one per cent.

Then by comparison with the Canadian Pacific Railway pictuie of operations for 1953, we find flint out. of gross comings totalling $410,571,871 the net earnings lmmmled '0 828,900,000. while the balance of net income after pay- ments of dividend: totalled $7,609,-

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| NOTES B'Y

After reading the new: of the day, the average person is about as tense in an E-string on a hill- billy‘: fiddle. —Kitchencr-Wat- erloo Record.

once more we are Impressed with the wonderful foresightcdnesa of Nature. Long before anybody dreamed of an atomic cloud. she designed the mushroom for com- parison. —Edmonton Journal.

one of the nicest compliment: you can pay 3. man is to send him a ‘letter marked “personal", as it subtly implies he is so im- portant that somebody else or- dinarlly opens his mail. —Win- ntpeg Tribune.