PAGE roux THE GUARDIAN

Sm-ihoriua as Second cim mu mi Office Department. Ottuvn. The Island Guardian Publishing Co.

President and Associate Editor, Ian A. Burnett. Associate Editor, Funk Walker.

CIRCULATION "Coven Prince Edward Island like the dew”

"The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink".

CHARLOTTETOWN. WEDNESDAY, JAN.. 28, 1951

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The threat of a railway tie-up has fail- ed to be averted by negotiations by the ex- perts and by the vice-presidents of the rail- ways negotiating with the presidents of the international brotherhoods. Now Donald Gordon of the C. N. R. and W. A. Mather of the C. P. R. have joined their negotiating committees and will still be dealing with J. A. Kelly and L. C. Malone, top men in the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.

It is a cliche to say that an agreement must be reached sooner or later and that the time to reach it is now. There is, how- ever, a profound truth in the obvious. If agreement is delayed the railways and the unions will suffer and Canada will suffer also. To some it will mean loss of money, to others actual hardship. Eventually the railways will operate again on some sort of terms arrived at after bitterness and re- crimination.

Those terms may just as well be agreed upon now. The negotiators who are now meeting have full power to make and ac- cept proposals. They will be responsible for the conduct of the railways and unions during a strike and the negotiation and carrying out of a settlement. They carmot pass the responsibility to other shoulders and it is to be sincerely hoped that the sense of responsibility will enable them to do now what they must do sometime-reach an agreement.

Footnote To History

Lord Selkirk, who played such an im- portant part in the settlement of the Skye pioneers in this Province in 1803, was even better known for his achievement in settling the Red River district in Rupert's Land. In the latter connection an interesting letter of Selkirkls, written from Montreal to his agent at Red River on March 30, 1816, has been discovered by Mr. William Douglas, of the Manitoba Historical Society.

Selkirk wrote that he was anxious the settlers be not scattered but that they be located in a compact village, with each family receiving a holding of about half an acre. Each family would also be allot- ted farm lands to the extent of eight to ten acres at the nearest possible site. With characteristic vision, the Earl suggested streets of 80 to 100 feet in width and the reserving of a strip 400 to 500 yards wide along the river for a river road, the village to be located behind this strip. One loca- tion he proposed was in the vicinity of Winnipeg's present City Hall.

Even as he wrote, some of the settlers were probably still in York boats on Lake Winnipeg, fleeing north to the Hudson's Bay Company post at Norway House. Just two weeks before, Fort Douglas had fallen .to the North West Company and the strife was to come to a tragic climax in the massacre of Seven Oaks on June 19. In 1817 the Ixlor'westers were routed from Fort Douglas and Fort William and peace was restored to the colony. Lord Selkirk signed a treaty with the Indians, enabling

L him to place his settlers on lots on either side of the Red River in the Kildonans. Their main street was still the river, but soon there was to be another settlement and with it the first surveyed street of the

.Winnipeg-to-be.

llanaiia's Health

. The annual report of the Department of " Health, tabled recently in the House of Com-

mons.by Health Minister Martin, disclosed if -that! millions of dollars were being spent

',. , ear to control some diseases and to

st. for others. I of. the more important findings in dealt with poliomyelitis which "' -marked increase in 1951 with a .3, 100,000 compared with 6.6 ' i The-highest incidence occurred in w Nova Sootla and Prince Edward

bile X-ray units and im- ,-tuberculosis, still one of of death in the 15-39 unmet cent in 1951 to

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the other hand, Canada has a higher birth rate than the United States, the Unltedl Kingdom, countries of Western Europe, and; Australia. The death rate is low and de-! clining, which is indicative of a young pop-1 ulation. There are many areas in Canada which are sparsely settled and which do not yet have adequate public health serv- ices, but, in spite of the difficulties involved in serving the medical needs of people in these sections the nations health record compares favorably with that of other pro- gressive western nations.

I Plea For cheaper Books i 1

Following a recommendation in the. Massey Report that "a sales tax should not! be applicable to books," the Canadian Library Association has made a strong plea to the Government on.this point.

"A book in the home is worth two in the library," Rev. Lawrence K. Poupore, Rector of St. Patricks College in Ottawa, remarks in his supporting statement. The 10 per cent sales tax means prices that often deter readers from buying volumes they would like to have on their own shelves. Some texts and religious works, to- gether with magazines and the "comics", are already exempt. But most reference works and the general run of publications are taxed under a policy that is unfair as- well as culturally unwise.

French-speaking and English-speaking, the llbrarians' associations have the back- ing of many individual libraries, the univer- sities from Newfoundland to British Colum- bia, the major labor congresses, the associa- tions of authors, doctors, teachers, and school trustees, and many other organiza- tions. Groups of publishers and book- sellers joined the delegaiion that waited on Mr. Abbott.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The annual reports of the Summerside Board of Trade indicate a very busy year indeed for that organization. The -large number of Board proposals which have been put into effect indicates that their efforts are far from purposeless.

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There are few things more helpless than a ship under refit. Without steam, without a well-disciplined crew, without a completely responsiblei master, even the largest and most powerful ship is like a whale on dry land.

I O O

A guarantee that the car ferry .will be kept running was the very properrequest by the Summerside Board of Trade addres- sed to the Minister of Transport. The reg- ular running of the ferry, as provided for in the B. N. A. Act, is on an altogether different basis from rail operations and it would be folly to risk its interruption by failing to draw the attention of all concern- ed to that difference.

This Province has had its soil survey. Now the Department of Mines and Tech- nical Surveys, at the request of Provincial authorities, is to probe a bit deeper and make a comprehensive geological survey of the Island. It is to be hoped that the sur- vey does not reveal that. our sand is far too valuable to be left lying around on mile after mile of beach.

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The Federal Government has not yet made representations to Washington pro- testingagainst recent restrictions on the importation of dairy products into the Uni- ted States, contrary to the Geneva agree- ment on tariffs and trade. The Canadian Government, according to a statement made in the House of Commons last week, is awaiting a favorable opportunity to review the whole question, after the new U. S. ad- ministration settles down.

Henry VIII, King of England, died this date 1547. The early years of his reign were chiefly devoted to promoting com- merce and to maintaining the balance of power in Europe, in both of which he was highly successful. He parted from, the Pope on the question of his own divorce but was otherwisemigidly orthodox in religion. He attained almost absolute power. Yet as he made Parliament the instrument of his power, he laid the foundation for its .ulti- mate supremacy.

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Three new markets are being cultivated by the Pacific Coast Oyster Growers As- sociation, says Marketing. Frozen breaded oysters are packed in both retail and lint!- tutloruil sizes. Large oysters are cut into two or three pieces, uniformly gbrecded. cooked, and frozen. Oyster stew or soup is o ncwcomei-..se'vercl processors promot- lngthelrownbnnd; Thelargeoystcnare diced. A thin! variation being offered to markets beyond reach for the Pacific vu- ' frozen oysters. 'l'hia

Ti-IE1 GUARDIAN. . CHARLOTTIZTOWN

On The Horizon

PUBLIC FORUM

This column ll open to tho ' discussion by correspondent: of questions of interest. The Guardian does not ncccunb fly endorse the. opinion of correspondents.

TWO WONDERFUL DOCIOEB

Sir.-Within a few weeks of each other two great Canadian doctors, both born in this Province. have been called to their eternal rc-

one, Dr. David W. ManKenzi:. was a leading surgeon in Canada, and only a. few days ago death called Dr. A. H. Gordon. one of the gx-eatest physicians and teachers on this continent. For many years they gave devoted service to my Alma Mater. the Medical Faculty of McGlll. Each of them did much to enhance the IEDUISMOXI and elevate MoGill to the lofty peak it holds and maintains among the leading universities of the world. One of the great privilege of my life was in being a. pupil of that great teacher, Dr. Gordon. Old students of Dr. Gordon's will never forget his wonderful patience and zealous care in teaching us in the great field of -medicine. It has been my good fortune in my college and university days to have had wonderful teachers and no teach- er in my experience and judge- ment was greater or did more for the students tilian Dr. Gordon. The highest word of appreciation I can truthfully say about him, about his patience, care. and successful teaching record is. that he was I true prototype of our greatest fig- ure in medical history, Sir Wm Osler. Dr. Gordon's bedside man- ner, his gentle ways with patients and his ability to make difficult medical problems clear to the stu- dent were the csharncterlstic qual- ities of the great Osler. Lucky in- deed wcre the students who had such outstanding doctors as teach-

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Dr. ”Dave", so well and favor- ably known on this continent. was not a teacher in my time nt'Mc- Gill, but for a great many years he was my friend. consultant and advisor-and his advice was al- ways good. He was a leading pioneer in both the United States and Canada in his own specialty.

Those two wonderful doctors were a great credit to P. E. I. They have brought fame and glory to their native Province. Both en- joyed the highest honors in the profession to which they were justly entitled. I wish to add my

ersonal tribute to two great friends who. besides their pro- fessional work, found time to do the Lord's work as well. in their respective churches. Their name: will always be remembered by hun- nrcda of grateful students.

I am, Sir. et.c., - ' W. J. P. MACMILLAN Ohlriottetown.

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THE WINTIJI EVENING Now our the fire. and close the shutters fut, ' , , Let full the curtains, wheel the lot:

round. And, while the bubbling and loud- hissing

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This In the use of lubstitutcc- of the plastic ukelele, the nylon toothbrush, woolier than wool, the laboratory- madc ruby more fire-filled than the Tell gem. the figure padded luaher than life-size. the emulsi- fied edible oils squirted from n can in lieu of whipped cream. It is In insidious age in which the mind lose: the judlzment of genu- ard inches and accepts the ersatz; in which the counterfeit has be- come socially acceptable. -1-!amil- ton Spectator.

' the synthetic

The teamwork of a

Not. too long no (It I. hockey gentle- man who was supporting the op- posing team. Prom every outward it this man would never make it back to his home town. He literally trembl- ed with terror when the teams so much to left the centre of the ice -and if it looked as if I might possibly be scored he stamp- ed his feet faster than a tap dancer! why he didn't. collapse on the spot was more than we could understand - we almost. had 1 heart attack ourself from watch- g himi - Brockville Recorder

match) -we sat next to "a

appearance it looked as

in and Times.

Eight humane cue-tnpo. dc- cigned to capture so starlings at 0. time, are being tested on buildings near Trafalgar Square in 1 new starling also birds cause. It is too early for the offi- mlnicuy to say whether the new trap is it success or not. A recent. inquiry conducted by the London Natural History So- ciety has shown that the sterling! Trafalgar Square dialitiot: fly in the daytime

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For thus saith the lord that created the heavens; God himself that famed the earth and nude it; he both established it. he on-

attcmpi: to reduce the population in the area and the nuisance which the

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sun It not In vain, he formed to be inhabited: and than in none also.

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forestry Pilot. an RCAF crew. and provin- cial police, in rushing serum from Toronto to smooth Rock Polls, more than 500 miles, In tempt to nvc the froatbitten leg of n bushwacker, should not be al- lowed to pass without commenda- tion. It is perhaps the first time in the history of the that forestry, RCA!" and police have combined in the sort. of op- eration that. at latest reports. had saved the leg of the Northern on- tario resident. - sudbury star.

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to feed on uwagc fonnl. fields and rubbish dump: and gardens with- in a radius ofnlz mile: crom centre of London. Over 3,000 star- lings were ringed and there were 200 ncoverloa. All but two, which were recovered in Holland, were found in the outer suburbs. -Lon- don Times.

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CROWN LANDS

From an address of the House of Assembly to Queen Victoria, April 8. 1841:

"In the year 1831, Your Majesty's royal predecessor was pleased to order the small portion of Crown lands left ungtanted in thiI-Col- any to be disposed of at public sale, to the highest bidder. By means of such sales, person: in the Royalty of Prlncetown. whole mis- fortunes. yearsvago. had compelled them to clear the forest for a sub- sistence, were, by the order of 1331, obliged to purchase Lot: which they had thul cleared, or compete. at public auction, for the very land which their labour had made much more valuable, thus compelling such persons to pay additional sum: for their own labour.and the improvement of the Colony.

”The Crown land: in the Towns and Royalties (now that the greater number of the belt lots are sold), are set up at high prices. which, however willing the Government of the Colony are to abate. yet. it due: not appear that thpy are empowered. either to grant any portion of land im- proved by the colonists prior to the aforesaid order of 1831, at a fixed rate, as they shall judge proper, or to enforce condition: of improvement on parties purcha- lng at the Government oulel. which would work ndvantnuously for the Colony.

"An extraordinary high price is set on the portion: of Crown land: in the Ieveul Townships of this Colony. without any just cause, as munt be evident from the fact. that Crown lands, of equal fertility, and in the vicinity of better market: for the sale of agricultural produce in the ad- jacent counties of Plctou. Col- chector and Cumberland, in Nova Scotln, are will It. from two to three shilling: per acre, whilst twenty Ihllllnu per acre in de- mnnded- for Crown lcndu, in, this Inland.

"May it therefore please Your

tennnt Governor to use his

Colony, to actual settlers."

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Majesty to take these subjects in- to your gracious conolde tiun. and to order His Excellency the Lieu- dis- it oration, II to the price and dio- poul of the Crown land: of this,

I 1 JANUARY 24,419,

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Wieipu Scots .&---Cape Breton

5 v (Arthur 3. Ford In the London Free Press)

A Canadian Pres dupatch from;They liked tho look -of the hon for-off Auckland. New Zenlnnd, and they decided it was Godu Wm tells of a celebration at a place They took possession. called Wnlpu in North Auckland. The colony under the leader- of the centennial of that arrival ahlprof their -minister grew mg of their forefathers horn on o Droipered. But the people wen no, Breton in out small coiling veuofa hop y. Norman had I son in South when we were in New zonlcnd Au! rails who wrote glowing M. during the war ye first lcurn- count: of that new Iottlemem ad of this colony of Scots who telling of I warm climate. good 50” made a perilous trip halfway n- and pots of gold at the foot of the round the world to find I. rest. Australian rainbow. in; place finally in Zealnnd. At Although Norman was by rm. 3. garden party in Auckland we time over '10. it was decided to met Ian.Matheson. the president migrate to Australia. IA Ihip M, of the Manufccturerv Association built and in 1851 Norman. with for New zealand who told us his his wife. three sons and thre. grandfather had come to the Do- daughters. and 136 of his parish. minlon early in the 10th century 1011015. set. still. from Canada. It is hard to realize today mm We become interested and leorn- ii momentous trip this was. They ed the epic story of one of the tailed oiound the perilous Cape or most. interesting migration: in history. .

The story of these settlers goes back to Scotland. The dominant and central figure was the Rev. Norman Mcclicod. n gaunt, pious Indgwuraceous dissenting minin- ter who led his parish a thousand strong first to Pictou, Nova. Scotia. thcnoe to St. Ann's, Cape Breton, and finally around the world in six tiny sailing vessel: to Australia and thence across the stormy Tasman Sea to New zealand. He

Oped Hope and across the nlmogg unknown South Pacific Ocean. it was on October file. 1851. they 5,. call and after a trip of 164 day; and sailing 21,000 miles they reach. edT.;lidelcide. d oy -were ecply dlup in

Molt of the good land hopdo oz: taken -up. They called on to Mei. boume, which was then in in. midst of the gold boom. The party found again no suitable place 10,- I settlement and were about to break up when the pastor heam

in one of the most picturesque Of opportunities for settlement in figures-in the religious hictarv WW Z9513”! when they would of i be welcomed.

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0 And so having sold their ship they I001! Pull-8e on a trading vusel for Auckland. They found an ideal site at Wnipu. about mo miles north of Auckland. They ho worked mmnu were given by the Government A

through university, graduating first block or mm M "M0 "re" in arts from the University of f ' ' Aberdeen and thence winning the In the meantime of second vu- gold medal for philosophy at tel had "lied Mm Cape Breton Edinburgh. He studied for the min- Ind NTIVOG in Adelaide when tatry as Edinburgh. An ind.ivldunl- they were Idvised to so on to Mel- lst, he broke with the church of bourne. Here they learned that Scotland and became what is pastures green had been found ln called in Scotland u. "stickft. min- New Zealand. and they proceeded later". to Walpu. Letters back to Cape Thong we;-g 9.1-oumuom. 4.3.. Breton gave glowing accounts of in sootlum am-mg wing 35 new found Goahen and four more known as the eviction period. A vessels were fitted out; and in all powerful preacher, with . thunder. a thousand settlers in six ship.) own voice, g naturll rude; with finally reached the new nettle- : powerful physique, he gathered ment- together 5 number of mg pm-uh. Here they carried on the tradit- toners ma decided to uh nu 19; ions of Scotland and of the New Nova, acacia. This wu in 1311, Scotland they left. A church was The vessel they called on was built I-mlmdllicly And here Mr. the tiny barque, F1-gmggg Ann. Ac. Macheod administered his flock cording to wen ggmbughgd gm. until his death in 1888 at the ripe dition the boat sprung a. inn 1,, old age of 86. For many ycam m1d..Imgnm; mm the c.p;,m services were conducted in Gaelic decided to return. Norman held I W4 En8l-ilh- Galedonlm Game! meeting of the passengers and he 3"! N11 held Annllllly in Wlllm. penugdod chem mg; thgy nu,-5, although as in Canada only I few America chm Ireland. whence the old settlers today speak the Gaelic. captain intended to ngum, The settlers have prospered over The captain reluctgntiy ,3,-eed the years and their descendants to continue. while the passengers MW Dliyed In lnlportlnii PM mmmd gm pumps, T1-my umuy in the development. of New Zea- landed at pictou ma thg up. land. Most New zealuidera talk of loin graciously told Norman he Britain is home. but to the -0910 was 1. better seamen than himself. OI WBIPU. Cape Breton which the! 0 - - left a. hundred years ago is still "home". ' Their memory is not forgotten in Nova Scotla. At St. Ann's in Cape Breton a. building has been erected at which n. Gaelic school is held annually. There are mem- entoes and pictures of MacLeod and the pioneer settlers.

CARDS

J. A. McGuigun

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Norman, in he was but known. was born in Stair Point. Aasynt, Scotland, in 1780. He was A "lad of pains". Like so many young

They settled first near Plctou. The land was rough and the Win- ters hard. The settlers become dissatisfied and it was finally decided that they would migrate to Ohio. In 1320 they set sail in a boat they built called the st. Ann's. But the chip was driven oshoregin a. storm off Cape Breton.

PROFESSIONAL

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