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FI-IE GUARDIAN, CHARLQTTETOWN

JUNE 20. 1949

'1 HE GUARDIAN

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The Inland liuarilluu Publlnlnlag Co. ldltno and tlionugln| lllrmtur. J ll. Burlofls Aoam-lolo lhlllur. Fraalo Walker.

"Tho Strongest Memory is Weaker Thoa the Weakest Ink.’

CHARLOTTETOWNfElIONDAY, JUNE 20. 1949

Save Drowning lllotlms

All drowning fatalities are not necessarily due only to carelessness on the part of the vic- tims, states Dr. Gordon Bates of Toronto, general director of Health League of Canada and editor of Health Magazine. Too frequently, Dr. Bates points out, there is lack of knowledge as to pro- per means of artificial respiration on the port of onlookers anxious to help. He adds: "Artificial respiration should always be immediate and con- tinuously applied by persons with some know- ledge of the procedure. There are misapprehen- sions, however, which in some cases have led to tragedy. In spite of widespread publicity about ten years ago in the Canadian press, there still remains in the minds of many the idea that a person who has been under water for more than a few minutes cannot be revived by artificial res- piration. This is not true. There have been in- stances of individuals who have been revived af- ter having been as long as half an hour in the water."

A committee of the Health League of Canada under the leadership of the late Sir Frederick Banting, in i933 issued a statement to the effect that artificial respiration should be kept up continuously for four hours or until there is evidence of rigor mortis in the victim. Yet it has been noticed in not a few cases re- cently that artificial respiration has been discon- tinued in a very short time and the victim pro- nounced dead. This action has presumably been decided on because there have been no signs of life.

Dr. Bates states that the some commit- tee also found that "mast drowning victims have no water in their lungs and that death results from spasm of the Iarnyx. lt is therefore most important that one should make certain in all of these cases that the air passages are free. The only known method of attempting to assure this end at present is to see the patient's tongue is drawn well out during efforts of artificial respiration."

Wooden Ships. Iron Mon

At Portsmouth, England, notes the Ottawa Journal, are two ships that fought on opposite sides at the" bottle of Trafalgar 144 years ago. But one of them, the implacable, has disintegrat- ed past the saving and is to be broken up. Soon only the famous Victory will survive from that memorable engagement that did so much to break Napoleon's power.

The implacable was a French ship originally, launched in i800. She was fought gallontly by her French crew at Trafalgar, but eventually, with many casualties, the ship was surrendered to the British and reconditioned for the Royal Navy under her new name. She served at sea until i841, and as recently as World War ll was used by the Admiralty as a floating store.

The Victory, happily, has been preserved and seems good for many more years. She sat in a ‘Portsmouth drydock through the war years as a training ship, and they used to shownisitors a ‘hole in the hull caused by a German bomb, scars on her weather-beaten deck from German machine-gun bullets. They showed, too, the spot on that deck where Nelson fell in that battle of Trafalgar, and tho place below decks where Nel- oon died-died knowing the battle was won.

A Television Face?

Mr. Norman Collins, the Controller of BBC Television, writing about tho future of television in The BBC Quarterly, disposes of a number of bogeys. He is reassuring about television's effect on family life, and he does not believe that it will ever destroy the moving picture or the movie theater. Social and gregarious human beings will always enioy being together in the movie houses and the flesh and blood of the theater will al- ways be more exciting than figures on a silver screen. Films, plays, and televisions in his view will be co~existent.

But all the some, the BBC's television chief foresees that television's effect in the home will be enormous. Its likely influence on the young, for instance, he describes in these words:

"Remember that the new generation will be able to switch on television as their parents once thought themselves lucky to switch on the light. Television is something that children will learn to accept as they now accept the toys in their nurseries. The faces and voices of the on- nouncers will be as ‘familiar as the faces and voices of their own families. They will be part of the everyday background of the home.

"But they will also represent something larger than the home: they will stand for the ex- citing arlult world that is outside. In conse- quence, these announcers, even the most iunior ones, will become tremendously powerful per- sons. On a ten-inch screen, they will still be life- size. And ten times as recognizable as any film star. The clothes they wear, the accent in which they speak, the way they stand, the manner in which they do their hair, will be important and significant.

"Remember, too, that they will not be film stars. They will not be acting any role but their own. In consequence, it will be assumed by the young that everything they do is what people are supposed to do. How they look is how man and women ore expected to look. And how they spook is tho people's English as well as tho King's. Not that such a prospect is entirely linolarming.

"T he IIC is charged already with having through its broadcasts, killed local accents and

3 ruined local idioms. Shall we ‘hovo a television

for males? A A television

face? A television collar-ond-tio television ha? sbrle for“ women? smilotf

I EDITORIAL NUIE§I Perugia captured this date i944. Eight more days tillythe election.

The accession oil Quuedn Victoria thisrdote l I I i‘

Elections come once every few years as a boon and a blessing to many who do not do much between them.

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The ideal way to enjoy the sort of weather we have been having is to be in th'e semi-nude on the sandy beaches, sipping ice drinks through

straws.

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The Canadian Seaman's Union leaders seem to have little understanding of legal principles when they make it o condition of settling their strike that charges against their members be dropped.

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The claim and demonstration by Mr. Austin Scales, Freetown, that potato growing does not necessarily deplete the soil but that with proper methods and rotation actually enriches it, is both on assurance and a challenge to our form- ers.

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It is gratifying to have the assurance of Re- construction Minister Winters that ho will hold discussions with all provinces in the near future an a large-scale housing programme. Much time has been wasted but the need for housing is not less but increasing._

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A report that a Pakistani aircraft has bomb- ed in the Dawagor area near the Afghan bor- der after tribesmen hod fired on a passing plane recalls the first such air retaliation. The tribes- men were indignant when their villages wete bombed, and sent a delegation to inform the British Roi that unless the 'planes were called off, they would not raid any more.

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Airports in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Calgary and Winnipeg are equipped with Instrument Landings System (lLS) which permits a pilot to land "blind" by two indicator needles on his instrument board. Air-Vice Marshal Cowley has announced that Sydney, Gander, Dartmouth, St. John's, Moncton, Windsor, Ont., London, Lakehead and Ottawa will be similarly equipped this year. This Pro- vince must still, apparently, depend upon its general freedom from fog.

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The cockle shells on the beaches of the island of Borro, in the Outer Hebrides - a string of islands off the north west of Scotland -- are to be commercially exploited. The shells are ideal for use as poultry grit. Inquiries have al- ready come from Cyprus, Malta, Egypt, and other Mediterranean lands, where agencies are being arranged. A lease has been granted to o company which will erect processing plants on the island and provide continuous employment in the rxtroction of shell grit.

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A mobile dwelling that can be built in two hours is helping to solve Britain's housing prob- lems. ln this short time six men can assemble a four-roamed home that is completely self-con- tained. Known as the "Terrapin," this house is made of aluminum and contains a living-room, two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. When production gathers full momentum, the cost of each house will be about $3,200. Its inventor, Major Boult, considers that it would prove par- ticularly valuable in Canada and the U. S. A. for opening up undeveloped areas, and for sum- mer residences.

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Here is advice from the Notional Dept. of Health: "Many housewives who spend day after day keeping up with the endless chores of main- taining o home feel that they have neither the time nor the energy to spare for recreation. But every homemaker needs some outside interest at which she can relax and enioy the company of her friends and neighbors. Recreation refreshes mind and body. lt is essential to good physical and mental health. ls there an organized com- munity recreation program in your neighborhood? If not, you con help create one!"

The Winnipeg Free Press, although no long- er decisively for free enterprise, is shocked at the bald statement of, "The Socialist Case" by Douglas Jay, M. P., British Lobourite. "First, housewives as a whole cannot be trusted to buy all the right things where nutrition and health are concerned. This is really no more than an ex- tension of the principle according to which the housewife herself would not trust a child of four to select a week's purchases. For, in the case of nutrition and health, iust as in the caso of edu- cation, the gentleman in Whitehall really does know better what is good for people than the people know themselves." There we have it. Back to apron strings for all of us.

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The new Principal of Prince of Wales College, Professor Frank MacKinnon, should prove popular with students as well as parents. When he was a student there himself, he formed one of a delegation of two who waited upon the late Principal Robertson for permission to have sociol evenings and dancing for the students, chaper-- onod by the wives of the Faculty. The Doctor, of the old stern school of "all work and no ploy" except on afternoon's walk in the open, turned down the request, remarking that parents did not send their children to Prince of Wales to amuse themselves. The delegation suggested that -a plebiscite of tho parents be token, and the Doctor smilingly consented, remarking they might savo themselves the trouble and expense, as tho rosult was foregone. MacKinnon and his friend accepted the chollongo, sent a circular letter with postpoid roply onvolopo to tho par- ents, and in addition persuaded each student to write personally asking their mothers and dads to back tho proposal. Principal Stool may recall the surprise of Dr. Robertson and tho Faculty when they counted tho roplios and found that

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Give a man a. horse he can ride, Give a man a boat he can sail; And hLs rank and wealth. his

strength and health On sea nor shore shall fell.

Give a man a pipe he can smoke,

Give a man a book he can reed;

And his home is bright with a ca-‘m elight.

Though the room be poor indeed.

Give a man is girl he can love, As I, 0 my love. love thee: And his heart l5 great. with the pulse of Fate. At home. on land, on sea.

-Jn:nee Thomson.

t: Old Charlottetown

(And P. E. L)

THE CROSS

Lewlfa Ferry crosses Mill Rlwgr to Fax Island and takes the road to Klldare River where there were few settlers 1n the early days. A Mrs. Larkln. a widow and a good business woman, would trade by schooner from Cascumpec to Mira- mlchl and purchase goods at the lost named place. and fake them home to supply the sparse neigh- bors with the goods required, as there were no shops ln the locality at this time. She would take pro- duce ln payment-grain, potatoes. butter, meat, eta-and freight a schooner for Mlramlchr.

The road from the Point led an to Tlgnish and crossed the Ferry Road, making a complete cross trail which went by the name of The Cross. and many remarked that ln the near future it would become a business centre. The land there was dry and sandy, but it soon be- gan toshaw improvement. Hon. Herbert Bell built a house there for the accommodation of travel- lers, then other houses were erect- ed and shops were opened up. Mr. Reid came up from Charlottetown and built a large shop. Hon. G. Howland and Mr. Bell started a general store and several business establishments followed, including that of our respected Governor, the Hon. Benjamin Rogers.

The inhabitants wished another name than The Cross, and decided upon Alberton. A better one could not have been chosen. Our little village has since raised up and sent forth many useful citizens, includ- ing members of Parliament, min- isters of the Gospel, and others who have been n credit to the com- munity.

—From an article by the late Mr. James Grigg. of West Devon.

Battle Of The Leaders

(Ottawa Journal)

An odd thing about this election is that it seems to have resolved itself into o. private fight between the two 01d party leaders; a battle (as one wag puts it) "between Mr. and Mrs. Drew and lvlr. St. Laur- ent and all his family". There are issues, of course. But no one seems to be expounding bhem except the Drews and the St. Laureate: and no one else appears to be getting any headlines. or getting their pictures in the papers. or making any phrases that anybody remem- bers.

“It. was different. 1n the old days. Even Lauriefs immense illumina- tion never completely dimmed the lights of men like Fielding, Sifton, Cartwright and Fitzpatrick. Borden was always backed up mightily by the nearing tongue of George E. Foster, who was a tremendous platform attraction, and Borden had with hlm as well provincial leaders who. in those days, were salient figures. Even Mr. King, as a platform figure. was never the drawing card of Ernest. Lopalnte.

"In this campaign. so it would seem, there are no secondary fig- ures; no authoritative voices out- side Lhe lenders. Cabinet ministers like Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Garson stick to their own provinces; other cabinet. ministers. whether sticking lo their awn Provinces arr leaving them. go unnoticed. Nor ls there o. single provincial premier appear- ing, or making much difference. anywhere.

Perhaps what has come. with the lenders carrying the ball all the lime and the other players just standing about watching," ls a con- sequence of the radio. People no longer throng to political meetings. or go to them in decreasing num- bers. simply because they tell them- selves they will "hear 1t. all on the radio": the trouble with that being that with few good microphone speakers they end up by not listen- ing lo the radio.

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m Age-Old Story

In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou ahalt be far from oppreoolan, for thou shalt not fear. and from terror, for lt shall not come near thee.

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I-IflWWMbiQOOQ-Q SOCIALISM AND ITS REMEDY

Sir.—I was both interested and amused by a letter written in the Forum of June 9th by a medical doctor of Vancouver. B. C.. in which letter the doctor under- takes to show the difference be- tween socialization and socialism. or in other words socialization and communism. Socialization. he tells us. far from being the same as sa- cialism is in fact its real antidote and corrective.

Here is an arresting statement- somewhat of a paradox. I would say at first sight. It. suggests on the face of it that the Vancouver doctor is a homoeopathist—at least in political science. if not in medi- cine, and that he is in politics a firm believer in the theory of "simllia slrnllibus curantur"; or in plain expletive English. the the- ory lhat diseases are cured by re- medies similar fo the diseases. Or perhaps he is just thinking along the lines of the quite regu- lnr school of medicine. who in order to prevent or mitigate a public epidemic. innoculates the public with a mild form of the disease. '

At all events we are glad to nole that the Vancouver doctor has in mind a remedy for the well-known modern political epi- demic. It. is a bad disease. he warns us. but fortunately the remedy is at hand: "Socialize". he says. "and thus destroy socialism." Judging too from the political platforms of the two "grand old parties". they too have already grasped the idea: "Socialize." they say. "and thus kill the socialists"; —that is. of course. politically speaking. f am. Sir. etc. M. McK.

New Haven. P. E. I.

COLD STORAGE FACILITIES

Slr.—In the Guardian under date of June 3rd there was a writeup on the wonderful cold storage plant erected by the Government ln Charlottetown and placed under the management of Mr. Connolly. According to our understanding, a portion of this plant was erected primarily for the accommodation of our fishermen and would be used to store bolt for their convenience which they would be able to pro- cure as required. It was also the understanding that this plant would put up spring herring for this purpose which would he pro- vided to the fishermen at cost dur- lnll’ the summer season.

While we are in great sympathy with the fishermen and foel that.

they should be provided with an accommodation of this kind, we, on the other hand feel that the Gov- ernment in doing this, are inter- fering with private enterprise as there are now about six cold stor- age plants ln Prince County alone, some of which are closed dbwn, while others are opleratlng at about one third of their capacity.

Under these circumstance: we feel that it was false economy to spend taxpayers‘ money for a pro- ject of this kind. while the Govern- rnent could have protected the fishermen to the some extent and at a much cheaper price by placing the fish in the already erected cold storage plants of the private com- panles who are also the taxpayers, and are giving employment to heads of famlllea from different

parts of the Province. This would _

have been e better distribution of labor, and would also be more convenient for fishermen of Prince County as they could have gotten their bolt at Summerllde ‘or Ellen- lle much cheaper than fn Char- lottetown. ‘

I want the fishermen to under- slund that the halt which they are buying from Charlottetown cold storage plant was first fished in Prince County, was trucked to Charlottetown. frozen now has to be freighter] back them here.

I nrn informed that they are sell- lng this bnlt. to the fishermen at four cents per pound f.o.b. Cher- lottetown which, when expreasage and telephone ordering lo pald for. amounts to well over five cents landed at the fisherman’; place of business. We feel that lhe fisher- men are being mulcted as the price paid for these fish to the fishermen at the wharf was, in most cases, around one half cent per pound.

For your information I might state that private cold storage plants are only charging three and one half cents per pound to the ranchers for washed. frozen her- ring for fox feed, and they do not claim to be giving it away at cost. If this ls the case the Government storage have some sins to answer far at the start.

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I am. Slr, etc. FRED L. ARSENAULT. Surnmerslde. P. E. I.

AUSTRALIAN ODDITY ‘The duck-billed platyipus ls the only animal which lays an egg.

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QllIlllllES

BY KEll REYNOLDS

Wont Ad wouldnt’ grow!"

"-ond l was afraid that gross sood l got with a Guardian

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There no plsoaea and aapeclo of the socialist program in Canada which make one thlnk that here ls a program to elevate the shlftless, to cushion everyone, whether they have a desire to work or loaf, re- gardless of that fundamental. a primitive one. that he who eats must work or hunt his prey-Sher- brooke Record. . -

No matter what ailment you may be sufferlns from. l: is almost a certainty that some friend or ac- quaintance will come forward with the offer of a sure and certain rem- edy. Usually it will be found that this sovereign cure has never been actually tried by the helpful nd- viser, personally. but that he (or she) has a friend who knows some- one whose Greet-Aunt Sophronla was lneotlrnabiy benefited by the stuff. — Brantford Expositor.