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cumulated beef, is being made at about a third of cost. for the reported figure of roughly 15 cents a pound is in line with prices Britain would be paying for New Zealand beef. '

When the entire government transac-'

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JANUARY .12.

The Passing Scenes-

. By Observer t. UNESCO AND T. V.

want to reach as many listeners as possible. That means mass up. peal and, as Unesco points out, it will omit "valuable broadcasts for . minorities". This latter is unfor. tunate but. in the present state

It probably is true to say that every new device of man's ingen- uity has been met with a measure of hostility. scepticism. and alarm. It is on record that when the

tions in meat are wound up, it may be found that the bill for the 1952 foot and mouth epidemic, will run close to SE60 mil-

m...c.....-.-.-- Editor and Managing Director. Inn A. Burnett. Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

'-w on-ccusrfoxs sub-

"('overs Prince Edward island like the dew”

7-'i"l'Vhe strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink".

lion. While this bill to the taxpayers will be partly offset by lower prices to Cana- dian consumers, it is a staggering sum. Yet it is doubtful whether the nation could have escaped much more cheaply, in view of the

first railway

coach was

stltuted for the stage-coach in America a group of business men petitioned the government to take it off the road.-They said it was "dangerous, unreliable, and much too costly." The first crude elec-

haps the most T. V. practice. Its effect on read-

of affairs. it would seem to be inevitable.

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Contlnuousu broadcasting is per. serious fault of

tric lamp was

described by n ins. especially by children. can-

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threat to the livestock industry and the economy as a whole.

city of Distinction

not be anything but. bad but .: will take several years for the re- searchers to determine just how bad it is. Perhaps by that lllng something else will have taken over the place now occupied hy television. Already American edu.

newspaper of the day as "an in- novatlon not likely to come into general use." It was thought that the gas lamps were better in every way.

The first motion pictures were met. with a barrage of criticism

It takes many vczirs for a tree to ailain maturity and when it does so it is a very

valuable asset to a C0n'llllLll;llly,I2tS.a:ly trgrih O00Raleigh, North Cal-ol'lna,fa ciitiyc; of 631- mkhd has behmnuilenceddits gimgse have llmimd 5H" "m . it ' , n lestl v. .n!n erru - , (eserves some sor 0 na na- i s ay, a dug as e r n are as ng er esggr. 'eSS mm" or Cl 3 ca l ' down considerably in recent years. ness for and skill in organized

games. T. V. is being blamed for

better still, internalional-award. During F” the hm mmy years or so the this, probably justly.

ed telephone communication and power are

also extremely important. It is. therefore, matter for congratulation that the provin- cially regulated utilities. the city and the Provincial Government will be w0l'kln;7. closely together in a programme to remove the hazard to wires and at the same time

1953 not a single traffic fatality occurred within its limits. This is a very unusual achievement and it did not happen just by chance. It was the result of three years of an intensive safety campaign, inaugurat- ed by civic authorities and supported by

cinema has had to share the seat of the accused with radio.

Now, it is the turn of tele- vision; it is safe to say that no discovery in the long history of science has been the subject of so much controversy. Perhaps this is because no other discovery, at leasL in its early stages, has been

grams about. that can be corrected only by public demand whether ltlbs in books, motion television, or anything else. There is no evidence yet that T. V. lla- teners generally-are anxious for

As for the bad taste in that Unesco

pro- complains

pictures. radio,

more cultural and edlfying pm.

so closely linked with the every day lives of so many -people. There are approximately 35. mil- lion families in the United States

churches, schools. newspapers, service clubs.

and all other civic groups. It lnust have 5”"'"' If ”''Y we” "'9 llwllld

to preserve the city's shade trees. be hearing more about it. . . .

The newly-appointed City Tree Com-

miitee under the chairmanship of Mr. J. taken a good deal of painstaking 1'30” and .

' ' . I I , , ,- - , .' F . ' - v - now; over "0 million if those hnvc. 'l'ileoretlL'iIll.i'. T. V. is Oi f E Connolly Wm hm? mp ilsidhldnce Oi Panama to bung I1 About hm lt Mas llolth television gets. in ll-lritain the'tiie truly xreat achievement'sc hf Mr J. Frank Gaudct, Chicf Forester of the it all. ratio is somewhat lower but. even man. It would be hard to think ' so. there is is set for every 24 per- of anything of more potential

value to education. the dlssemln. atlon of knowledge, good soclgl manners, and cultural develop. nicnt generally. The Pope in a re- cent zlddrcss referred to it as ”thls luminous conquest of science. a new manifestation of God's stupendous greatness - - - it is precious and dangerous." Who could think of two better adjec- tives to describe it?

Like evtrylhlng else that science has brought to light. television can be used for the good of man and it can work for man's dis- comflture. It can be a good men- tor for the young; it can also de- spoll the young. it can be of im- mense sociologlcal benefit to Inm-

In this Province the pre-Christmas wam- ing issued by the Attorney-General's De- partment" was most commendable, it is to be hoped that it was the beginning of ii concerted effort which will retain its initial appeal all through the year. The trouble with many safety campaigns is that they are allowed to fizzlc out before they have had time to catch the public imagination and to build up the strength necessary for survival. Highway and street safety is pos- sible, as the citizens of Raleigh have demon- strated, but only when it is accorded a high

sons. In this country the figures are very much lower, but only be- cause facilities have heen slower, in making their appearance. And television has only just begun its triumphant march. Unless some- thing unforseen-atomic war, for instance-should snarl things up. it will cover the earth in another decade or two.

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Provincial Government and a membership representative of all the interests involved. Such an authority is far more desirable than either giving the iltiliiics blanket authority to remove any trees they may think necessary or on the other hand op- posing any attempt to remove trees no matter what danger they might involve to property. .

The committee has no authority 30 order that trees on private property be trimmed or removed but property-holders

The sociological and economic implications of this new thing are so profound that Unesco. that auxiliary of the United Nations which takes about everything in its purview. has been looking in- to it and its first impressions are llnesco's chief com-

J; Notes Bx The Waxc

A wolf crashed Into I home In suburban Toronto. The only rea- son this made news -is that the

of the rare processes which both increase public comfort and save

THF. FIRST SNOW ggg money at the same time; the reg-

would be wise to accept their recommenda- tions which certainly will be based on a careful consideration of the requirements of safety and of possible alternatives. There are, in addition, other ways in which un- reasonable properly holders can be prevent- ed from endangering life and property.

The main thing is that all the city's in- terests have been provided proper safe- guards and a necessary job can be pro- ceeded with without unnecessary destruc- tion. '

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In the course of an otherwise admirable discussion of the position of the Queen, the Dttawa Journal advances the theoretical possibility that the Queen could be chal- lenged at the border and unable to claim the privilege of entry to this country which is granted to Canadian citizens. It is quite true, of course. that Her Majesty is not a Canadian citizen. Nor is she a British subject as are Canadians.

She is Queen of Canada. a status which will certainly assure Her Majesty of pas- sage by any of her Canadian immigration officers. The proposal that other members of the Royal Family be made Canadian citizens has much more to commend it. Like the rest of us they are subjects of Her Majesty and it might indeed he appropri- ate that they be granted Canadian citizen-

"ship.

The matter, however, is not without difficulty. Ottawa might feel some embar- rassment al the granting of titles of honour to even such distinguished Canadian citi- zens. It would he a sorry day if the Prime Minister of this country felt, it desirable to FldVlS6 against making a Canadian citizen Prince of Wales.

The present" situation has not resulted in any insuperablc difficulties and it. might be well to leave things as they stand. Prince Charles is llcir-apparent to our Queen and that should he status enough.

A costly Epidemic

The Ottawa Citizen notes that with the sill? Of eight million pounds of frozen beef to Britain, the Canadian government gets rid of the last of the beef surplus dropped lnl.o its lap as a result of the foot and mouth outbreak in .Saskalchowan nearly two years ago. It is still left with about 20 million pounds of pork to dispose of.

When the United States boundary was suddenly closed to shipments of Canadian livestock and livestock products. Ottawa adopted special emergency measures. Un- der a support price program, a government agency acquired 83 million pounds of beef st 45 cents a pound and 98 million pounds of pork at about 59 cents. The beef was frozen and placed in storage, and 70 million pounds of it were sold to Britain under an ingenious deal involving the substitution of New Zealand beef for Canadian on the American market, and the substitution ')f higher quality Canadian beef for the New Zealand product in Britain. Considerable monetary losses resulted, as was expected from the first, but the full extent of these are still not known. The latest sale, where-

place among matters of urgent public in- terest. It is even important enough to war- rant the setting up of a national founda- tion from which annual awards would be granted municipalities or other civic areas having good records in this respect.

EDITORIAL NOTES

As parliament assembles to begin it.s years work after the holiday an early item of business is housing, a matter that is also first in importance to a great many

Canadian families. C

West Germany has built considerably more housing units than Britain since 1945, in part because bomb damage was more extensive but perhaps too because that country does not have to assume any re-

sponsibilities outside its own borders. 0 O O

Canada's progress has been ”aslonish- ing” in the opinion of Henry Ford II, presi- dent of the Ford Motor Company. From the head of a company that has long been astonishing the appraisal is cause for con- gratulation although certainly not for com-

placency.

Summerside will soon rejoice in a clear modern business district, when telephone and power lines are removed from Water Street. In addition to improved appearance there will be an important advantage in safety in the handling of fin: fighting

equipment.

H. M. C. S. Ontario sails from Esqui- malt. Tuesday to take part in the welcome of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to Hobart, Tasmania. The 10,000-lcn cruiser will visit other Australian and New Zealand ports in the course of an extend- ed cruise. I

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No one has clliimcd the ltussiail-btiilt MiG-13 which Far Eastern U. N. forces of- fored to return to its "rightful owner”. It is understandable that Russia would not be anxious to acknowledge ownership but it can only be presumed that North Korea or Red China do not feel any confidence in their title to the aircraft if any.

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According to a survey by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics Toronto led all police departments by handing out 544 parking tickets for every 1,000 motorists using that city's streets. Charlottetown was at the opposite end of the list with no parking tickets. The figures are for 1952. however, and since then quite a few motorists have had cause to regret violating parking reg- ulations. t

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Sir John Robert Seeley,

torian, died this date 1895. He was a clas-

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University College, London.

history at Cambridge.

uals. His works. include "The Life and Times of Stein".

by, gets rid of the last of the ac-

ence".

English his-

slcal master and later professor of Latin at He succeeded Charles Kingsley as professor of modern His study of his- tory was based rather upon the state and its policies than'upon the acts of individ-

the controversial "Ecco

Along the horizon! faded shrunken

lines.

Veillng the gloomy borders of the n .

Hung the great. snow clouds wash- ed with pnllid gold:

And stealing from his covert in the pines.

The wind. encouraged to ll stinging fl ht

Dropped in 'the hollow conquered by the cold.

Then a light. cloud rose up for

hardihood. ' '

Trailing a veil of snow that whirl-

ed and broke,

Blown softly like a shroud of steam or smoke,

Sallied across a knoll where map- les stood.

Charged over broken country for s

r . Then seeing the night, withdrew his force and fled. Leaving the ground with snow- flakes thinly Smcad. And traces of the skirmish in the wood.

The stars sprang out and flashed serenely near,

The solid float camp might and main.

It set the rivers under bolt. and bar;

Bang! went the starting eaves be- neath the strain.

And e'er Orion saw the momlng- star

The winter was the master of the year.

-Dunoan Campbell Soott.

down with

wall had four feet.-Windsor Daily Star.

Because of complaint: that tradespeople could not pronounce tongue-twisting Welsh street names, Abertlare council referred back to a Sub-(.'Dnll'lilliPe a recom- mendation that two new streets should be named "Penycae" and "Brienfa.” Now the sub-commlt- tee has come forward with altern-

.aiive names for the new streets.

They have been approved. They are "Brynawelnn” and "Maeshy- fryd." - London News Chronicle.

If Malthus from his celeitial monastery. revisits this earth. he must be hovering over India mut- tel-lng. "I told you so." The report. of the Census Commissioner for the 1951 census has now been pub- lished. The Commissioner, gazing with fascination upon his lists of figures. has reached the conclusion llllit. "it is as nearly certain as any prediction can be that India's population will rise to 520,000,000 by 1961.

-Winnipeg Free Press

Certainly in some communities in North Slmooe there are far too many sports activities for boys be- tween the ages of seven and 17. In Midland. for example, one youngster of our acquaintance is eligible this Winter to play in no less than five ice -hockey leagues along with four hockey lengzlns and basketball leagues. Both hr and his parents would need seven league boots to keep up with his

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NEWSPAPER ITEMS

From The Examiner, Aug. 1888:

At the last. meeting of the City Council there were some seven or eight applications read from per-

sons who consider themselves qualified in discharge the duties of A policeman. Each npplicani,

was, of course, highly recommend- od. Some people signed more than one of the testimonials; hilt then some people would Sign their own death warrants if lhey were risk- nd. This petition-signing husinms is about worked in dcriih, and the sooner ii, is nbolislietl the lwilor.

The approaching race between the stallions Hernando and Black Pilot is the topic of conversation among the horsemen and admir- ers of horse-flesh on the Island as well as throughout the Prov- inces. Hernando has arrived from Plctou and gone to Summorslde to complete his training. Under the care of P. S. Brown he is said to he doing good work. Black Pilot is also i1f'll'lR carefully han- dlerl. and. it is said. is trotting inside 21.10.

in i Charlottetown. Summerslde. Sourls and Georgetown. The show has been travelling through the Provinces for some time past. and the press appears to be divided as to its merits. Some papers say it is s collosal fraud. others that it is very goo. The majority, however. say i at it is not the gigantic organization advertised.

gulled so often by one-horse cir- cus managers that theywvlll prob-

ably teaeh Mr. Howe a lesson should he attempt to deceive them.

It is a great shame that a few of our young men should he al- lowed to go racing about Queen Square on bicycles, cutting up the walks and occasionally taking at "header" into he flower beds. Mr. Newbery has attention to these walks, and now that they are in good condition bicyclists should exercise a little common sense when taking ad-

,l-fomo", and "Lectures on Political Scl-

vantage of them. even though

they are in training for the cham- pionshlo.

132, pic do.

Howels Circus is to visit the Is-. land shortly. iziving performances-

Chsrlottetown people have been

evoted considerable l

potential schedule. Many of the

.boys could be out of their homes

five nights a work . , . and some of them are.

Midland Free Press-Herald

A newspaper is not a sort of unofficial court. or church, which passes judgment upon what peo- Tho minute it assumes .any such character it puts itself in a false and untenable position It: task is to report what hap- pens. as objectlvely as it can. If it has any opinions on the news. it has a page specially devoted to llhe expression nf opinion. It is lnnt R newspaper's job to bring any iman into disgrace. or to deepen lthe disgrace into which he may

bring himself. The newspaper's job is to report what happens- rllsgracrful conduct included. -

Pelerhornugh Examiner.

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ulatlons governing it are among the rs.re.st of laws-they are pop- uls.r. For a firm or an individual to ignore the rules is inexcusable on any grounds: their prosecution will draw them no sympathy from anybody.

-Hamilton spectator

One of the world's greatest is-uiams is that money can't buy happiness. Newspaper reports on the fifth marriage of the dime store heiress. Barbara Hutton, one of the world's rlchut women, described how the bride "with tears in her eyes" asked reporters: ”Do you think anyone will give him credit for loving me because I'm myself?" The marriages and ro- mances of the world's wealthiest men and women which appear in the otu-rent news. and the restrict- ed diet of one of the world's wealthiest men in a past era, are the proof that money cannot buy either love or a new stomach, .

-Sudbury Daily star

A great many people who buy shoes- good shoes. too- complain that they come equipped with solid leather heels, usually studded with some hefty steel nails. A shocmnn told us the other day that it costs the manufacturers more to blur! solid leather heels than to mil on rubber ones. We would like to know why shoe manufacturers haven't cottoned to the fact that most. people wear rubber heals bhrse days and would like all their shoes to come equipped with them. It would save the manufacturer money and it would save the buyer money. since we don't know of any Canadians who don't wear shoes this means all of us.

-Vancouver Province

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Make a Joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands . . . Know ya that the Lord he is God:, it is he that hath made us. and not wi- ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

DRIVER JAILED TORONTO. (OP) -Victor Hmrn

Nobody. in our knowledge. has ever figured out the total cost of

dlrtylng of clothes and curtains, in its corrosive affect; on nu- paint of houses nnd the stone of -huildlngs. and in what. it does to henllzh. But in Hamilton alone it must run into millions in the course of a year. The beauty of smoke abatement is that it is one

smoke-in waste of fuel, in the