and United States $12.00 per annum PAGE 4 . SATURDAY, MARCH 21, _ 1959.

+ — Transportation Hopes + tention will be given at Ottawa to the suitability of one of the . big ferry boats now available in the State of Michigan, for service on \ the Borden-Tormentine route during the busy tourist season at least. The dimensions of this ship, in compari- son with those of the Abegweit and Prince Edward Island, were given by Premier Matheson in the course of the discussion on the transporta-

tion committee report in the Legis- / lature, and they indicate that minor changes only would be required in adapting it to our purpose. In that ease the boat could be brought here ' after the St. Lawrence Seaway {s opened in June. A new boat.jwould take some years to build and the situation is certainly too precarious te admit of such delay if it can

possibly be avoided.

In the circumstances, the ques- ___tion_of_registry should be waived. However desirable it is to provide _; work for Canadian shipyards, the "urgent heeds of this Province come first, and we expect the Dominion Government to point this out in no uncertain terms if the issue should

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Mail elsewhere in P.E.l. Previnees

is pleasing to note the un- animity shown by the House in wreing top priority for our ferry requirements, with the causeway project as a follow-up, to be prose- cuted with all despatch but not at the expense of our pressing needs . at Borden. This is the attitude we have taken all along in sponsoring

the causeway scheme, as we feared _ might otherwise be used as an ex- - | cuse for procrastination. - There were those who insisted that it was unwise to harp on the ferry theme if we wanted a causeway, as we could not expect to get both. That was a nice, sugar-coated poli- tical pill, which no one now is pre-' pared to swallow. Of course we want. both and are entitled to both. but they fall into different cate- gories as emergency and long-range projects. As the transportation com- mittee pointed out, a causeway Is the permanent solution, sound: eco- nomically as well as from an en- gineering standpoint. The ferry ser- vice is our present vital lifeline, en- dangered now tofithe point where our whole economy is threatened. Meanwhile, we are glad that Premier Matheson has called atten- tion to, and refuted, a press report crediting Federal Works Minister * Green with saying that he (the Premier) was interested in the causeway “because it is an election issue.” Like the Premier, we trust the minister was misquoted. The | * Premier was interested in the cause- way long before Mr. Green and his _ party came into power at Ottawa — _He was indeed the prime mover (with our then Liberal member for Queens, Mr. Neil Matheson) in bringing it into the realm of prac- tical issues. The Opposition leader, Mr. Bell, was prompt in seconding him when the matter was brought up in the Legislature. The success of the campaign, in stirring public _ interest and enthusiasm, has been % due more than anything to the fact that it was not a party issue: and it 1 is to the credit of our leading public men on both sides that they have kept it-that way,

Common Market Challenge

The inauguration of the Europ- ean Common Market, discusséd in these columns recently, is giving rise to serious thought.in the United Sta- tes as well as in Canada. Writing on

- this subject in the New York Times

Mr. Will Clayton, formerly U.S. Un-

der Secretary of State for Economie ~~ Affairs, has this to say:

“Carried to ite full fruition, as planned, in fifteen years, the Com- mon Market area, with* its vast in- dustrial .and technological complex | and ita disciplined workers, should | become the most efficient workshop | rorld. With a free trade area

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by 1974, the establishment of _giant mass-production industries will introduce a new kind of competition for the United States, not only in the Common Market itself but in the world market, and indeed in our do- mestic market. Sac

“We don’t yet realize it, but we are looking at the beginnings of the United States in Europe. Meantime, our ability to compete suffers from our fiscal policies which lay the foun-

dation for further - inflation. Inffla-*

tion adds to our costs, helps to

Squeeze us.out of the world markets-

and. intensifies the competition -of

It.is to be-hoped-that-prompt-at==|-.imperts-into the domestic market.

Already demands-are building up from — hard-pressed . producers for more protection.”

As Mr. Clayton sees. it, there are two roads open to the Unites States here: It can reduce tariffs, abolish import quotas, stop—“‘dumping”, bal- ance federal and state budgets and thus cut down costs; or it can im- pose more quotas, raise more tar- iffs, dump more excess production abroad, and continue to spend more money than is taken in. All this would add to costs, but foreign com- petition would be substantially ex-

cluded. Trade being a two-way street,

U.S. goods would also be excluded from foreign markets. Worse still would be hurt and anger of friends and allies, effectively destroying U. S. leadership in the free world, and losing the cold war to Russia before the United States of Burope could develop to the point where it could

: take the place of the United States

of America:

It is to be hoped that these words of wisdom will be pondered at Wash- ington. At Ottawa, too, it should be realized that we are approaching the crossroads in our trade policies, and that hard decisions will have to be made if we are to avoid misfor- tune.

cDITORIAL NOTES

“I believe that we have confused the free with the free and easy. A nation glued to the television screen is not simply at a loss before the iron pioneers of a new collective system; it isn’t even having a good time.”— Adlai E. Stevenson, United States’ Democratic leader.

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The world’s population increased

by 90 million in 1958, according to a -

report by a research bureau. It is expected to reach 7 billion by the year 2000, if present trends continue. Considering that less than half of the present population of.21% billion are reasonably well fed, it can-be seen that “future generations will have plenty of problems of their own, be- sides those they inherit.

The United States’ House of Rep- resentatives has passed a_ bill—for the third time—to let Chicagg take more water from: Lake Michigan for its sewage system. The two pre- vious bills were vetoed by the Presi- dent, mainly because of. official Canadian objections. It seems likely that<the new measure will be given similar treatment. z

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Areport from the U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture reveals that farms in 41 States gained in net re- turns last year. Direct payments by Government accounted for 8.3 per cent of the gain. The average net in- come—money received after all pro- duction expenses had been met—in New York State was a little over $2,- 500.

_ ABritish travel booklet reports that the “Cheshire Cheese,” a little pub tucked away in a lane off Fleet Street, sees more visitors from over- seas than any other in London. This reflects a sense of history. The Che- shire Cheese was the favorite eat- ing place of the famous Dr. Samuel Johnson. There he enjoyed “ye pud- ding”, a concoction of “beefstakes, kidneys, oysters, larks, mushrooms

and wondrous spices and gravies.” * * *

Almost 2 million Canadians are «serving the Red Cross in’some volun-. tary capacity. Since its inaugura- tion in 1947 the blood transfusion service has supplied more than 214 million bottles of blood for’ free transfusion to patients in Canadian hospitals.«Every year volunteer members ofsthe Red Cross Corps drive over 200,000 miles in carry- ing out their many community pro- jects. More than 1,270,000 Canadian children are developing a sense of social responsibility through .the:

projects of the Canadian —Junior—

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more than 200,000,000 customers | Red Cross.—News of Red Cross.

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COLD WAR ICE SCULPTURE .

The meaning of Western ‘‘flex- thility’’ may be more clearly de- fined in the coming talks between President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan.

The term has been kicked around a great deal since Rus- sian Premier Khrushchev started his campaign over Berlin. The language of diplomacy gives a different meaning to tne word flexibility in different capitals.

In his speech Monday night, Eisenhower went far in bridging the gap between himself and Meecmillan, who says there could well be a summit meeting be- tween East and West over. Ger-

| many and related questions.

The president dropped his ear- Mer arguments against top meet- ings between East and West and said he would be willing for such a confrontation provided the for- eign ministers earlier found some ground for hope. This was taken to mean, in effect, that Eisen- hower is preparing already for a summit conference. VARYING VIEWS

Yet, Teports persist that the Western countries are divided in significamt ways. West Germany and France are said to oppose any propect to thin out military

Spelling Out Western Stand

! By Joseph MacSween . Canadian Press Staff Writer

forces in the heart of Furope, while Britain.is willing to search the idea for merits : Official sources everywhere have been busily discounting the idea that there are basic differ- ences in the Western camp, and

and Ottawa. before Washington, have strengthened this line. Observers point out it would be odd if. such leaders as, Eisen- hower, Macmillan, President. de Gaulle and Chancellor Adenauer, with their national responsibili- ties, would automatically agree ‘on a question of great magnitude | without some variations of view, If it is any comfort, the ob- servers also point out that the Communist world shows evidence of disarray. Khrushchev seems to be pushing the project of a | summit meeting without any thoughf of Red China. Commu- nist China in the past hasn't taken kindly to similar treatment ;—and could be capable of tor- | Pedoing the whole affair. The Eisenhower’ - Macmillan talks —. ending an arduous pe- | riod of diplomatic negotiation and soundings by the British leader— are expected to spell owt @ United Wester stand.

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PUBLIC FORUM

This eoluma ie open te the discus

sion by correspondents of question «

interest. The Guardian does not neses

sarily en‘orse the opinion of corres pondents.

LET US FACE IT

Sir,—Mr. Douglas, M.L.A., who is a great advocate of giving everything to the farmer so long as it costs the farmer nothing, said: “I don't think we should have two classes of people —those’ who are compelled to pay and those who are not’. Since when has it been other wise? ~Last year the average: farmer paid $2.50 income tax. Mr. Douglas knows how much it cost the Government to operate. Mr. Douglas also knows if the average farmer pays $2.50 a year income tax,-he is not going to pay twice that a month for Hospital Insurance—he will want me to pay his as well as my own share. , A

We, the urban dwellers, ask very little from our country re- latives—daylight saving time, freedom to roam about the coun- “try. hunting and fishing, ete. Surely not a great demand con- sidering the fact that we have

—te-pay for all highway—construc-

tion, transportation, old- age as- sistance, disability. pension, pen- sion for the blind, children’s allowances, subsidy on butter, canned milk, wheat, other subsidies that may be paid for. I do feel that is a reason- able supposition since the total income tax paid by farmers. last year was $17,000, hardly enough to pave one-half mile of high- Way. ‘

The only reason I stay here other than being a native is the luxury of fishing and hunting. I ‘ean leave tomorrow and make $6,000 or $8,000 a year more than I make here. Many of my col- leagues, to say nothing of farm- ers’ sons and daughters lave

_ already gone.

My whole argument is that we have far too much bickering be- tween rural‘and urban dwellers fanned at the moment by a few politicians who are thinking more of the next. election than they are of the welfare of the citizens they represent.

I am, Sir, ete: W. L. MacDONALD, M.D. Charlottetown. :

VERTICAL INTEGRATION

Sir,—In a recent issue of your paper a writer from Clermont, commenting on a previous letter of mine, gave ‘quite an exposi- tion on economics especially re- garding the law of supply and

applies mostly to foodstuffs. For instance, there seems to be an —aversupply—oltabor._judging by .the many thousands of unom-

ployed, and yet we see labor us-

and any |

demand. Isn't-it strange that this

,jons demanding... and getting, more and more money. The pur- pose of my letter was.to show | that any class, in this highly or- ganized society of ours, that hasn't the power to fix a price ;for their product, but has. .to depend on the munificence of Governments, is laboring at a great disadvantage.

Wf farmers were as well or- ganized as other classes we | could, for instance, say who | should, or should not grow pota- { toes. I've been told that parties outside our Province have bought or rented numérous vacant farms | for the purpose of growing pota- | toes, and were digging, grading and shipping several carloads | daily. In those large acreages | potatoes are not allowed to ma- | ture, which may be_ one reason | for the loss of reputation of our Island spuds.

In’ the closing paragraph my friend from Clermont endeavors to give a lesson in grammar. To ' avoid pleonasm, I would ask him to get his dictionary and find out the meaning of the word ‘‘freight”’ —mine says it means ‘charge |for carrying goods, ‘also the | goods carried”. He is quite | right im saying the consumer | pays for any inerease. But he. didn't mention the ratio. For instance, a—person_whose chief expenses are for clothing, food, etc., would pay but a_ small fraction of “freight increase” compared to the one purchasing machinery, feeds, fertilizers ete.

I am, Sir, etc.,

FARMER Southern Kings.

BUILT CHEESE FACTORIES

Sir,—Only those who ‘are no longer young -an remember the star‘ of the cheese industry in P.E. Island. A’ short account was given in The Guardian of the life of Dr. J.W. Robertson who appeared on the scene in the winter of 1892 in New Perth. He encouraged the farmers to build and equip their own factories by each buying a $10 share. He, with Dominion Government backing, agreed to operate the same by charging two and one 4Aalf cents per pound for all cheese made. He also arranged the sale of same. The followimg year, by much travelling, bringing forth arguments to show how the land would improve by selling the crop in the shape of milk rather than by selling grain, seven more were built. .

As Commissioner of Agricul- ture, Dr. Robertson was the most popular exponent of new ideas that ever extended a helping sand to our farmers. Those of us. who

factory in 1893 can remember the contest in -milk production per cow, for a silver medal was to be given the winner. In March, 1994, the medals were presented

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Palsey Cases

more help and understanding than the youngsters themselves. This is -particularly true during early stages of the problem. While the children will require’ physical aid, the parents are in great need of emotional Selp. “For one thing, #heytare inclin- ed to blame themselves for the condition of their child when in ‘reality. it usually is no fault of theirs. _ :

need to” Understand "what" lies}

| ahead and what,they should and

should not do.

Often cerebral palsy causes a great deal of pessimism. Yet. it does not automatically signify complete and utter defeat. Many cerbral palsied persons can and do perform tasks, even jobs, that would appear impossible with their impaired muscular control.

On the other hand,, parents

-_must be cautioned against undue

optimism, And they should be warned against spending money in trying to aid the child when such expense isn't warranted by the facts. : . MENTAL RETARDATION

Dr. Samuel M. Wishik, profes- sor of maternal and child health at the University ‘of Pittsburgh’s graduate School of Public Health says that from 50 to 75 per cent of cerebral palsied patients have a speech defect and that about half Save some degree of mental retardation as well.

When mental retardation is pre. sent, he says. speciahzed care may be pointless

However, he adds, the variety of other disabilities, such as poor

in Charlottetown by Lady Aber- dedn-who-with-her-husband, Lord | Aberdeen. was on a visit to the | Province.

A gold medal was also pre sented to the farmer supplying >the most milk per cow kept on! his farm for the waole_ Province. | He showed us how to grow corn} | for summer and Winter use as | well as having more land adler | i i

roots, milking cows in winter and having. hogs to drink jt.

The Nineties was a time for | revival in co-operation and neigh borliness. the spint that is need ei at the present time in any line of farming.

I am, Sir. etc.. j J, A. MacKENZIF Kensington, P.F_L.

FISHERMAN’S VIEWS

Sir,—I would like to compli- | ment you on the very fine Fish- | ery Edition published February | 27. K was most educational and instructive of what is being done | | in the field of fishery. .It also | | pays tribute to the local buyers | and packers who through their efforts have procured markets and facilities to handle the ever increasing amount of fish being landed over the past few years ’ Much publicity is being given | the dragger fleet operation § out of Souris and no doubt they are the cause of the upsurge in fish- ing in this area, but what of the | small boat operator or inshore

we, as present indications point, | going to be forced out of opera- tion in this local area by the in- troduction of these draggers, which are a menace tothe in- shore fisherman in that, being allowed to drag their nets with; | in \% mile of trawl gear and as | close to the -shore as possible, there is nowhere for us to set | our equipment where it !s safe | from these boats? i

A largely advertised meeting | was held in Souris a shor! time ago to introduce a type of cod- fish net which was felt would he very suitable in. this area of Northumberland it) This type of gill net is sunk to the bottom | by means of lead weights..the top of the net being fifted with plastic floats which keep the | twine tight. This particular net ranges from $115. to $140. per | net. What incentive is being given us to adopt this method of fishing when a dragger could ruin one of these nets in one) drag of their net? No man can see a buoy after night on the | water and by the time they find | they bave run through fisher- man’s gear, part of our equip- ment is destroyed along with the fish it would catch for the’ bal- | ance of the season. Is it Any wonder we complain?

Mackerel caught by the gill net method was a fine source of in- come during-the summer months in years gone by, but due to the ever increasing amount of boats by-rassing to SourissHarbour we are being wiped out of mackerel nets, which cost roughly $55 each; the reason being that these boats have no definite course to follow from East Point

to Souris. harhour, so they are allowed to roam all over the water destroying whatever lies

in their path. ae 3 Many fishermen havé’lc’. this area for the rocky bottom of the North Side where at the resent time draggers are uncrble to

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use of muscles and impaired hearing or limited speech, makes it_ difficult to be sure just how much impairment of intelligence actually exists in any child, . Unfortunately, many children have been condemned to years of

neglect—-even unnecessary ‘insti- | tutionalization—in the mistaken belief that they were severely

mentally retarded. BENEFIT OF DOUBT ; Dr. Wishik suggests, and I wholeheartedly agree, that the should be given.the bene

| fit of the doubt over a period of

time In this regard. it is mmportant test the child's hearing, al-

Poor hearing coupled. with poor speech -may give the impression of mental retardation when this isn't the case at all.

Witle—parents of cerebral pal- sied youngsters must do their best to keep their children from becoming discouraged.they must also guard azainst over-protec- tion QUESTION AND ANSWER

Mrs. J.S.: How can I get rid of blackheads and enlarged pores? oo.

Answer: These skin conditions can be helped by regular skin including scrubbing. atten- to diet- and local applica- tion of prescribed treatment. It would be well to consult a der-

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proper treatment.

work; but like the newly de- veloped clam digger, how long. will it be before a ‘system of will be introduced

fully on rocky bottom? Then the whole coastline lobster industry and al! will be endangered by this method of fishing. Why not do something now instead of waiting for something drastic to happen?

If the Gulf of St. Lawrence is as abounding with fish as this paper states. why are the drag- gers scraping every foot of this‘ eastern end of Northumberland Strait in their efforts to get fish?

A recommendation was sent, I think three vears ago, from the Fishermens Association, which is the voice of the fishermen, asking that semething be done to protect the inshore fisherman. A petition was drawn up, signed by the fishermen wf this area and sent to the officials ‘this

| winter, asking at least that drag |

ger laws be enforced whereby | they would not in any way ham-

per the inshore fisherman. Our

local members have made men-

tion.of the need of this protect- | ion in their speeches but as yet | nothing has been published

which assures us of any. protec-

tion. Is it impossible to put on

a~ restricted six--mile—limit—on— these boats in this area or at

least a charted course from East

Point to ‘Souris? We could then

set mackerel nets on either side

of this course and expect them

to be there the next day.

God made this earth with an abundance of sea room and ff we all take our places we are assured of fish to make our liv- ing. The small boat operator is forced to keep handy the shore or harbor where he can flee to safety when the need arises a dragger being decked over can go outside and ride out the ‘storms. Why not put tham where oe ~ ee sien Os. esate ta

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(From the Guardian Files)

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (March 21, 1934)

The adjourned annual mecting | of the Emerald Dairymen’s As- sociation was held in the hall yesterday afternoon. Mr. Lineas MacDonald presided. Mr. Carroll Hughes, acted as secretary. The officers elected are, president,

r. MacDonald;. vice-president,

+H. Deighan; directors, Everett | Haslam, John Mayne, Joseph Hughes, Joseph MacDonald Adam MacKenzie.

and |

In the hotly contested game of hockey at the Forum Saturday . evening the Cornwall hockey team | defeated the Bulldogs of Nine Mile Creek by a score of 43. The game was the final playoff and entitles Cornwall to the Bethune Trophy.

TEN YEARS AGO |

(March 21, 1949) Discussion of various street | projects to be undertaken by the | Streets Committee in the Soring | and early Summer and the ac- | ceptance of the tender submit- ted by Mr. William Albert for the position of Town Policeman highlighted the monthly meeting of the Alberton Town Council. °Particular attention was given the streets in the newly built, re- | sidential area and adequate drain- , age facilities for the north wes-

tern section part of the town.

The residence of Mr. Coleman | Rogers near Bedeque Village was comoletely destroyed by fire on Friday afternoon. The fire is re- rported to ‘ave started upstairs | from an explosion in a stove and | in a very short time the house | was a mass of flames. Very lit- tle of the household furniture | was saved. It is understood there was some insurance carried on the building.

The Age Old Story.

Set your hope perfectly upon the grace that is te be brought unte you.

they are intended for? There are just as many fish outside as along the shore, and this will. give’ us a much nescded chance to make our living from the inshore waters of Northum- berland Strait. i I am, Sir, etc.. BASIN HEAD FISHERMAN. |

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NOTES BY THE WAY ~

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NOT OF THE LIGHT

Not of the light alone let me be made.

Not of the white of marble nor the structure

Only of bone, for these may be betrayed— soe

The light be shdowed and the bone fracture

Yet their brightness mitigates despair

| That lies so surely in the dark-

ness under.

(Brilliant the ligat and elear the upper air

But through the hills the resom ance of thunder.)

This the immortal, ané what

binds together Life in the living is the running Pain, ’ -

Not light alone but bitter wind- pierced weather, :

Iron in stone and darkness in the vain.

Not light but dusk ef torment underneath Gives bone its worth and value to the breath. 2 Virginia Terris. in the New York Times

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