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I946, Domestic disappearance of butter diiring September amounted to 32 million , ’ , about I3 per cent greater than for the some’ month in I946. For the nine months ended September, it was 25.7 million pounds against 232 million a year ago, an incrccz: of ll per cent. The per capita disappearance this year to date is almost

A done Ho: in lsriusii coiruniiu is said to have been smashed. We IIPDe so. Dope degrades and demor- a..-izes quicker than any other Vi“, It has no place in Canada. — New Glasgow News.

tlia dlaeadoa by corra- of ' al _ lnterelt. The Charlnttatown Guardian doea not neoeaur I tly e ’ the opinion ol aorioapondenta.

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CIIARLOTTETOWN, TUESDAY, Nov. 4. ism‘

Parliament To Open

Prime Minister King has announced that Parliament will convene on December 5 t0 dell with a heavy run of legislative business includ- ing some of "immediate" concern. Mr. KVIHQ observed that the early call was promPlfid P"m‘ orily by a desire to afford members of the Sen- ate and Commons time for fullest study of the

trade agreements signed by Canada. with seven- I y teen other nations at the International Trade Sydney miners must be of a strimge make-

Conference recently concluded in Geneva. up; they go on strike against the two essential In front place among our problems of the productions, coal and milk. day is increasing shortage of‘ United States " * * " ' dollars in this country, a situation that hasbeen accentuated as time moved on and we ontinued to import American-made products in mounting w quantities until our exports to the S. A. are approximately just one half of our imports from across the border. This matter has been one of growing concern for the Government for some time, but thus far the ministry has decided not to take any official action except to urge upon the people to buy fewer United States products and to exhort Canadian business to gear up sec- ondary industry to ci higher level and producle‘ more manufactured goods for export to "dollar countries in order to reduce our unfavorable trade balance now prevailing with the 'hard currency" areas. A plan designed to attain this objective was outlined by Finance Minister Douglas Abbott and underscored by him _in_ aln address directed especially to the Dominions manufacturers and business chieftains on Thurs-

day.

‘The airy spaces to youwsid . TEIIIPERANCE CRUSAD! Swifter than starlight and cal sure,

__ - i“ ~ , I'll come. Sir I noticed lately in tlie press t 8mm sudden Emmi b” a

where eight thousand members of Yet’ l: y L ord ire nd St. J f A

Tbfnpefiance a1 g uegmingludiifg I My cmmgliut “me “mum ‘m’ members from e New England - ' States took part in'ceremonies ggiyaglfgfiietyy’

which concluded anti-alcohol week Beside your path “my h,’

held in Montreal. Public sessions 151m“ speak "my dim.‘

“'9'” held l“ the Arm°mqest dill‘ In tones bhflbgl-TB as one lwith wind ing the sessions. The Abstinence and ram.

League passed resolutions favoring '

complete abstinence founded on Len l,‘,‘,,f.‘,“"'°"“'" of ‘one’ your ptersonyiil riong/liction and promotion should be lymmed, I ma" refrain o a c or ta o spirit to help those F 1 1

afflicted wiui alcoholism. How mm $2,?“ W" ‘ma’ my “s” about having a similar gathering y g, h y ~ d 1

held in Charlottetown? There is e telliaeliinghavbnll bl "W" mow entirely too much liquor and beer on“ more have journeyed to you drinking going on in our fair city Qhyough m, gky_

and province. let the clergymen of all the religious denominations 4"“! Cdllnl ANDY"! in I110 New York Tfmes. .

start a crusade just as they do in ‘vvfiki

tuberculosis and Red Cross work. and try and curb this] terrible Old Charlottetown (Arid P. E. I.)

two pounds higlier than last year. A duke” "ET-mo" “m. a

and manufacturers has located two dress shirts for Rt. Hon. W.L. Mac- kenzie King to wear while overseas attending the Royal wedding. We stili won't be content until we learn that he has been able to find liis a collar buttons when dressing for the nuptials. - Windsor star.

I — EDITURIAL NOTES — Canadian Book Week.

Legion Poppy Week.

The Germans recognized Great Britain as the "chief enemy in this fateful struggle" for the conquest of the world. Britain has always been the chief enemy of the aggres- sors. It. was the British who champ- ioned the world against the Hit- lers, Wilhelms. Benltos. Philips, N3. poleon, Louis and others with big ideas. The British people still are champions of treedom and all ag- gressors should know that. -W. L. Clark in Windsor Daily Star.

Election campaign now on. i W i i

Sugar may not be rationed by law but it is so by ceilinged stocks on hand for distribution.

The turn of the tide in British politics means merely the beginning of the flow ll seee and safe administration.

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‘For inspired nonsense of a. rare order this week's award (the leath- cr medal with moist palms) goes tc Eugene c. Puiliam o! Indianap- olis. Mr.‘ Pulliam, who is a publish- er, recently returned from a toui of 22 countries of Europe and the Near East. l-Ie returned with the amazing information that Britain has prepared a safe place in mid- Africa, to which the King and Queen will go "in the event of trouble with Russla."- Calgary Herald.

consumption of liquor.

Some years spgo we had splendid Temperance ocieties for persons of all ages.

The League of Tem- perance. the

League of the Cross, and others. Who lin our midst wlll_ lead? Thousands I know will follow in the good work. In God's name let something be done at once. I am no leader, but I will Join up and help the cause in any way possible. I am, Sir, etc,

Reports have it that because of ideal weath- er conditions in France, I947 champagne will be of the highest quality since the yecir I898. ‘k i i i’

Hon. Mr. Gardiner will have a ready-made NOLENCLATURE sub|ect for discussion here on Thursday, viz., the live-stock, dairymen’s and poultry raisers' dilemma due to the removal of ceilings and abolition of subsidies.

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Contrary to popular opinion,, Jacques Cartier did not name Prince Edward Island "Ile st. Jean." He did not, in fact, know it was an island. but supposed it to be part of the mainland. It was not until long afterward that it "was named the Island of St. John.

St. John the Baptist seems to have been the cause of much of the confusion that exists, and has long existed, regarding the early history of the Island. l-lis was a favorite name with the old naviga- tors. and we find it. in many places. iience the confusion. ‘There were Cabotfs island of St. John, off the east coast of Cape Breton; Gomez's island of St. John, meaning Cape Breton itself; on Sebastian Cabot’: map of i544 the Magdalena are call- ea St. John; then there were St. John's-Newfoundland, the river 5t. John, and others. No wonder that, at. a later date, Governor Patterson complained of mails go- ing astray. and asked leave to have the name changed. - Warburton’: History.

All Wrong Except Patton

(Ottawa Journel)

During the last phase of World W81: II. when _Hitler's forces were making their last desperate stand generals on both aidea must have been busy’. However. General George S. Patton. commander of the U. S. Third Army (he later met tragic death), contrived to "snatch an hour here or a few minutes there" with his notebook, left an "informal Journal" on what was happening. Thus was barn the in- evitable book, highlights of’ which now appear in the Saturday Even- ing Post.

Main highlights la that. if Gener- als Montgomery and Eisenhower had let General Patton alone he would have won the rivar sooner. He (Patton) felt that the Germans were all washed up, and wanted to attack Verdun and Commercy. But over at headquarters General Eisenhower, apparently listening to Montgomery, got a different

Fuel economy la the principal CITIZEN. guide in automobile engine research these days. Engineers planning the automobile power plant of the fut- ure seek an engine that will con- vert at least two quarts of every gallon of gasoline into power. Pres- ent engines absorb three quarts In heat, friction and in other losses. Only one quart really produces motive power. The engineers are aiming at an engine with an effic- iency o! at least 50 percent. -Min- neapolis Star Journal. ‘

Modern science has overcome even the WHA TION?

odor of skunk. A new substance alkyI-dimethyl- benzyI-ammonium-chloride, also known as RZL, is reported by the Montreal Gazette to be ef- fective in removing skunk odor from clothing or de-odorizing a fish plant.

Sir, - Please allow me space to say that now is tiie opportune time for the Temperance Federa- tion, the W.C.T.U., Women's In- stitutes and the Catholic Women's League to rally together, and de- mand that the men they vote for must pledge to restore our Pro- hibition Law, strong and pure, without any loopholes for the liq- uor men to squeeze through or any tails for them ta hold on to. May our Island go so strong that we shall not have any murders or accidents caused by liquor for the next. five years, and all the "dev- ils parlors" In Charlottetown and Summerside be closed. Thanks to the Canadian Legion for prevent- ing others from being opened. The money that. has been given to the breweries is needed at home. and the grain they have de- stroyed to make the four years . supply they have on hand, would have saved thousands o: young people who are on the verge of starvation, May we ask that every politician be requested to state clearly in an open letter with his signature and polling district at- tached, Just what he pledges to do if elected. Then the people will know what to expect of the men they vote for. I feel sure our Is- land papers would gladly Print those letters. Temperance rally: and temperance speeches will be of little effect unless some strong action is taken. Temperance edu- cation is good. but lives ma!’ be 19st while we Wait for the results or education. I know the Count-fl‘ wants real Prohibition. Charlottetown and Summerside with their many spires pointing Heavenward, “What doth the Lord

require of thee?"

I am. Sir. etc. JEREMIAH SIMPSON Cavendish. REJ-

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Probably ‘the popular conception of the ogre of the liquor trade has never been better exemplified than in the Heaven Hill Company of Los Angeles, a sales company, which got a court order requiring a distiller to resume opera- tion; and- fulfill a whisky contract in spite of the grain-conservation order of the Citizens’ Food Committee.

The people, predicts the Montreal Gazette, will also be in an expectant mood for some par- Iiamentary action withmespect to the spiralling living costs that have followed the abolition of subsidies and the freeing from price controls of many food and other products, the result of which has sent prices of most household necessi- ties and other articles up to all-time record heights.

Then another paramount problem that tax- payers are unanimous in ‘having rectified is the continuing altogether-too-high taxes being level- led in respect to personal income tax as well as business imposts. With all Federal subsidies, ex- cept one or two, now eliminated and the prices of former subsidized goods having lumped to the extent of what the former subsidy gave them, the consumer is now paying both ways. He (or she) is still being taxed to meet the subsidies now no longer payable and similarly is paying for the added cost of the articles. It is a situation that is entirely unfair and should be remedied by Par- liament as quickly as possible after convening, even if the Opposition has to wield maximum pressure on the Government for the drafting and introduction of an interim budget to erase the definite inequality that has ensued from the od- ministration's sweeping withdrawal of subsidies and cancellation of price controls. Failure to take remedial action will certainly arouse strong indignation in the country.

VERCOAT“ TIME

Fleeces and Velours

Now Ia the time to have a thor- ough physical checkup including teeth. We all winterize our auto- mobiles. Surely our over-worked body mechanism deserves as much. check the nose and throat for de- formities and inflammation. For here start most respiratory infec- tions. Winter is a test for the heart, which pumps the warm blood to all parts of the body. The kidneys are also prone to trouble 1n north- ern climes. Varicose veins should be sclerased and cured before ex- treme cold weather sets in. Good circulation in the feet is necessary to avoid frost bite and chilblains _From Minneapolis Star.

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Kashmir is in the news because of an at- tempt to set up an ‘independent Moslem govern- ment. The predominantly Moslem state had been left to its independence under its Hindu Maliarajah when India and Pakistan become dominions. Last week in the face of Moslem invaders the Maharaiah decided to cast in his lot with India but the government of Pakistan so fcir declines to ‘reciognize that unibn.

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At Kingston, during a murder ful line of Men's Overcoats-with colder days ahead

trial, Chief Justice J. C. McRuer had to reprimand spectators for laughing in the court. At Parry sound. when a woman was acquit- ted, after sordid evidence, of the charge of murdering her husband, Mr. Justice D.P.J. Kelly_ frowned upon an outburst of applause. These incidents reflect upon the mentality of persons who cOmmib such outbursts in courts. They also do no credit upon any judge who permits them without giving stern warnings. Court cases are serious. especially to those involved, and particularly when murder is charg- ed. — Windsor star.

Consumers will eventually buy one-third canned vegetables, one-third frozen, and one- third fresh, predicts Dr. Wilbur Gould, Ohio State University. The marketing pattern points toward the sale of frozen vegetables and away from the sale of fresh within the next ten years. _ The _House of Representatives Committee investigating Communism in Hollywood seem; to have acquired the film vernacular. -A mem. be)’ ‘Beilklmg 0f calling an undisclosed witness ‘said?’ "We re going to pull the fuse off the atom

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The formula to gain and retain a man‘; love is still as of old "feed the beast". Accord. ing to the State editor of the Or nda (FIa.) Sentinel he received this note from one ofhis cor-

The Tax Agreement

It is apparent from Premier Jones’ state-

Alberta welcomes a new town. "Devon." It is the. new oil-field town, and nothing is there but the

merits at his nominating convention at Eldon last week that the Dominion-Provincial tax agreement will loom large in the Government's election campaign appeal. That being the case, it is worth recalling the following facts which were brought out in discussion last March in the Legislature:

The basic minimum of $2,100,000 receiv-

respondents: "You will have, in a few days, a

name ind the first excavations for

story about the wedding of Miss . . and Mr,

. Please publish it with as little ostentotion "5 Pflilble. bewuse he is my ex-husband and she is my ex-cook and it hurts me to think of someone else wearing _the name that I wore for twenty-seven years." ‘ r

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the homes and business buildings. Devon will be as modern as one could imagine. Its homes will be prefabricated - built at Calgary and brought to their foundations by truck. The layout o! the village has been “town-planned" by the provincial government's responsible department. Although Devon has

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notion, and the attack didn't come off. Wrote Patton in his notebook:

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5ir,-As I a citizen of Charlotte- town I would like to know Why the people stand for Premier Jancs‘ polkiy of increasing our milk prices. This man i-s a largo milk producer -he likes to get hlBh IITlCPS f" m5

MILK PRICES

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"This was the momentous error of the rwar. . . mltted to go all out, the war would

would have been saved. At that

doubt but that we could have gone through and on across the Rhine

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ended sooner and more lives a . I l WHERE §UALITY l8 SURE

there was no question of

cattle. llkeivrlse the samc for milk]; Who is the Milk Boarc: Defsimne - Premier Jones‘ ioairy Superintend- ent is the chairman. the milk PTO-

’ t ti is another as ‘gvglllelisss lbmriistfielxllstinlzs§ representat- was General Omar Bradley, his

_ hat ha. cried at thr- last two superior as commander of the 12th Qvfmgfirncrsasgsg» The consumers‘ Army Group, Patton asked Bradley representative. I am told. voted for for two combat teams to attack a, reasonable increase. the "S! 01' Saarburg, which apparently were the Board forced our priles 0i boll‘ refused, adding this to his note- milk and cream unto the b18118" book: possible peak. _ "Bradley called up at 1710, and, Wihat is the situation focal’? The in my opinion’ crawflshed “um, milk producers want. a 2 cent. pct‘ quart increase-the consumers‘ rep- rescntative, m. Carson. ably she‘?- ed at their last meetlni? that this city cannot afford l6 cents P31‘ quart milk, but. I believe that a reasonable increase cap be effected ‘by comprrm-izing at 1.>c P" flu?" which will easily cover the i-n- creased cost On a few feeds and which cost is only temporary as the basic feeds. waxes. equipment. and operating expenses have nai- increased sincethe last increase of Jan. 1st.

If Premier Jones’ government of- ficial raises the price of imllk I10 13¢ per quart dissatisfaction will be‘ rampant in Charlottetown, Sum- merside. Mani-agile. Georgetown. souris, Murray Rive-r and Murray Harbor. Hunter River, Kensington. Borden. O'Leary. Aiberton and Tig- niah. Then there will be enough dissatisfied voters in these town! and villages to turn the small Lib-f eral majorities of the last election in many districts into Conservative plnralities and so defeat the Jones

able by this Province annually under the agree- ment represents no special concession of any kind. It simply provides:

I. The amount of $I,350,000, being the sum of SIS per capita payable to every Province under the agreement, based on our population for the calendar year I942, "it being agreed for the purpose of this agreement that the said population for the said year was 90,000 per- sons."

2. The amount of $656,932, being the amount of the statutory subsidies payable by Canada to Prince Edward Island during the cal- endar year I947; and

3. The amount of $93,068, being "an ad- ditional amount agreed upon between Canada and Prince Edward IsIand."

This latter item would seem like o‘bona fide "hand-out", but actually it is offset by the 5 per cent income tax on corporations which they Provincial Government had to impose, but which is being collected and spent by the Dominion Government.

no residents yet, when t in, they will find hot and cold wat- er. electricity and natural gas "laid on" in the waiting homes and other buildings, and no doubt telephones will be available also. Its name, Devon, was chosen to remind us that this is an oilfield town that wouldn't have come into being ex- cept for the oil found in the Devoii- iaii rocks some 5,000 feet beneath the surface. -Edmont.on Journal-

‘ Cigarette manufacturers "can lqok for u widely expanded market as new generations reach the age of I8," according to a nation-wide survey made by a national magazine. Although less than 20 per cent of women over 44 years of age smoke cigarettes, more than 40 per cent of- women between I8 and 44 are smokers. Two- thirds of all women smokers start smoking be- fore they are 22 and most men smokers start in their I8th year, with the number of men smok- ers declining after age 44. Brands are switched occasionally by 44.4 er cent of the men and 50.l per cent of tho woman,

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But it was not only Montgomery n and Eisenhower who got into Gen- cral Patton's hair and way. There

riuy, my rlrivcr Sergeant Minis, slid to mo, ‘General, Llie Government is wasting a lot. of money Illlllifl a vrhoic General Stall. You flilil me iius run the Thirrl Aimy all day and done a better job than they do."