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. .11: CHARLOTPETOWN GUARDIAN

TIIE cilARLOITElln-tl GUARDIAN

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President: Liens. Col. W. Chester . Malmrs Vino-President: J. K Burnett. F. J. I. ldotstsry: Llfllt. 00L D. A. Maclfillsnon. 0.8.0. Illtot snfbllnsgln; Director: J. B. Burnett. IJJ. AIoclslo Editors: Frank Walker sud Lleut. Ian A. Burnett, B..C.N.V.B. iOn Active Service)

‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

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I945 Fa rm Programme

Watching the Dominion-Provincial agri- tultural conference at Ottawa planning a farm programme for the year 1945, a western corre- spondent remarked that the experts were not fearful of 1945, nor even greatly of 1946, but thereafter they seemed to be l0OklllgillllO a void.

The advice handed out to farmers was t0 reduce wheat by eight per cent, to increase oats by twelve per cent, and barley by ten per cent,‘ and to raise all the cattle and hogs they could.‘ Mr. George Robertson of the Saskatchewan Pool llld that the farmers there would grow wheat no matter what the conference advised. He suggested giving cach farmer a quota on wheat. The previous Doniinion-Provincial con- ference asked the farmers to grow 17.5 million acres in i944. Actually they grew 23.9 million acres.

This war increased the use of United States wheat tremendously. This increase reflected. vast quantities used for feed atid industrial alcohol in addition to a moderate increase in food use. lint a drop in consumption cannot be far 3W3)’.

The longtime outlook for meats is intich better. For a small country, Great Britain pro- duced a remarltable amount of beef. But, dur- ing the war, all the emphasis has been on milk rather than beef. llritain is producing more n.il!< than ever before. Most of it is going to the children.

There are areas in the prairie provinces that "must grow wltcat or perish," as one speaker at the 1938 Bracken conference put it. But there are other areas that could do just as well \vith beef and bacon if the world continues to enjoy a full employment dinner table. And, of course, the more farmers who do this, the better for tle wheat growers.

FOHHETly the man putting up winter feed for his cattle used to pitch his ltay onto a hay- tack with a three-fined fork. Then he pitched it up on the stack with the same tool. Now he has a sweep on the front of his tractor that gathers up the raked hay, carries it to the stack. elevates it and slides it off 0n the stack top.

Even the dairy farmer who spetit long hours "pulling teats" is getting away from that work. One speaker at a recent conference re- marked that lidmontoifs city milk supply was now almost 100 per cent a milking machine jOl). Changes such as these will make livestock farming more popular. But perhaps the aver- age farmer is rather sceptical when he hears political leaders promising full ClilplQVlllClli af- ter the war. If there is merely a. brief recon- struction boom after the war and then a re- turn of the conditions of the tiiiieteen-thirties. he may be no better off marketing beef and bacon than he is with wheat. It all depends how the \"orld’s standard of living keep; tip.

Greater London Plan

Britain's fatnous town-planning expert. Professor Abercromhie, has just published u. master plan for the reconstruction and reorgan- ization of the whole of the greater London area, in an estimated period of ten years. This plan, prepared at the request of the Ministry" of Town and Cotintr_v Planning, together with that pre- pared in 1943 for the London County Council (responsible for the inner area) deals with the area of 2,700 square miles containing in 1938 a population of 10,250,000, which is over 20 per cent of the population of the United Kingdom.

The main points of the two plans include. the establishment of four clearly defined rings. [There will be an inner urban ring with an aver- age radios of nine itiiles, and a graduated popu- lation, with density ranging from 200 per acrc (znostly in flats‘! iii a few central residential

ector" as well as an officer for the location of industry.

Extensive replanning of communications would include "a spider web of ten radial ex- press motor roads" to be linked by four main ting-roads tunnelling under the Thames in the east so as to allow the port of London “to re- main one of the great ports of the world."

The plans provide for ten airports, one on each of the radial roads. One of these would be a main airport for world traffic, with run- ways up to three miles.

All railways in the inner urban area are to be electrified (this will be helping to elimin- ate the smoke evil which costs the country mil- lions of pounds annually) and some of the present surface or elevated lines are to be put under- ground.

Everywhere, roads are to be diverted from the main centres of population, thus enabling these to become self-contained “communities" separated by “parkways", each ideally contain- ing some 600.000 inhabitants with all the neces- sary dwellings, ivork-places, shops, public ser- vices and open spaces (ten acres per 1,000 per- sons), schools (one per 1,000 persons) social, religious and recreational facilities, etc. In the inner urban area, the extent of the bomb dam- age has considerably facilitated the task of re- housing on these lines. This would restore the identity of msny towns and villages that have become absorbed into the built-up area of Loii- don. Special “precincts" on “community" lines with no through roads are proposed for the government area. of Westminster and for the University area of Bloomsbury.

-EDITORIAI_- NOTES-

Canada has sent a medical mission to study

food supply problems in Burma. ' - - v w at x

We are still ahead of Ontario as regards decent weather, but it is wise to keep one's fingers crossed when claiming so.

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S0 far Canada has placed 257,004 ex-Service- men and women of this and the last war in em- ployment through the National Selective Service

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Store-keepers, at least many of them, are 1

still observing a five days’ week, wondering when it will be possible to return t0 normalcy.

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Scotland's air raid casualties since the war began have been 2,298 persons killed, 2,167 in- jured and 3,558 slightly injured. There were 0,400 high explosive bombs and 300 parachute mines dropped and in the northeast area there were five casualties for every 1,000 persons, a rate equal to that of London during its heaviest raids. One hundred persons were killed when a first aid post in*Paisley received a direct hit!

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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, British ex- plorer, died this date 1922; was third lieutenant in Scott's Antarctic expedition in I901; com- manded the British Antarctic expedition in 1907-9; also the one of 1914-16; his final ex-, pedition to the south polar regions in 1921-2, proved disastrous, several of his crew and ltimself perishing to death from cold and hun- ger. His eldest son visited here in 1925 as the guest of Chief justice and Mrs. I. A. Mathieson.

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Experience gained by Canadians operating from a station in Eastern Etigland is helping a crack ship-finder squadron of the R. A. F. to chase German convoys from the North Sea. The squadron was once all-Canadian, but is now predominantly R. A. F., and is tising the technique perfected by the Canadians. The co- operation of Wellington ship-finders, who drop their flares and illuminate the target, and the ‘torpedo-firing Beatifighters, who come iti to at- tack, is a new ntethod just revealed. Siticc l)- Day this Canadian Wellington squadron has dropped nearly 2,000 flares on over 100 tar- gets.

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Federal Department of Agriculture csti- mates ..'.i the 1944 fruit and vegetable packs were submitted to the Chitario caimers in convention in Toronto recently and the figures indicate a stibstantia! increase over last year on itiaiiy itcms. Cheese makers may now produce cheese in any size and either white 0r colored to be

areas, to 75 per acre on the outer fringes; also s suburban ring with a population of 5o to the‘ acre; a "green bclt", containing some outlying towns, and an outer country" ring, up to a 30- tnile radius, mainly farm lauds (but also coun- try towns and villages) where the farmer would be encouraged "to perform his unpaid func- tions as nature's landscape gardener and steward of the countryxsizlc", but capable of absorbing as much as necessary" of the “overspill" from the centrl areas. '

It is recommended that generally no new, industries should be introduced into L0ndon’s urban area. The plans contemplate the removal 0f over 1,000,000 persons to some 300,000 new homes, and the removal of 2,500 factories. Most people would he rehouscd in the outer country srea in which eight or ten completely new "satel- lite" towns are proposed, to accommodate 330,- 000 with adequate industrial sites.

In the past, industrial and housing develop- ments have not been coordinated, the main in- dustrial expansion having been to the west of London, while most workers live in the east and south-east. The result has been that 86 per cent of the workers living in new housing estates have llfl" :1 daily journey of eight miles each day, can. q inevitable overcrowding on trains and buss .. Wartime evacuation of fac-

sold domestically-if they can get the color- mg. Since June 26 all cheese made in Ontario and Quebec has been held for export to Britain. It was recently announced that the United Sfates was getting 5,000 tons of figs from Turkey, but Canada will not see any part of this shipment nor will we receive any direct front Turkey in the near future, according to Canadian Grocer. a at Payment of war service gratuities began this week when approximately 35,000 cheques, averaging $100 each, will be mailed to discharg- ed service personnel or to the dependents of men killed on active service- it was learned rc- ccntly. Mr. C. C. Duncan, chief of the cheque disbursement division of Finance Department, said that the cheques - 25,000 of them will gr» to former army personnel and 10,000 to former navy and air force tnen——represencd only a frac- tion of the number the department was pre- pared to sent out. Mr. Duncan said his depart- ment had expected to distribute about 90,000 cheques but many tax-servicemen had not ap- plied for the gratuities. Appeals to ex-seririce- incn to fill in gratuity application forms, avail- able at all district and sub-district offices of tlie- Veterans’ Affairs Department, had not brought the expected response. Lliider the gratuity leg-

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tories and businesses has shown what is pos- sible when removal is essential and there are‘ also pre-war examples of successful migration. for instance of the great motor works from’ Manchester to London with 3,000 skilled work- ers and families. One thing to be avoided is] the further establishment of factories on good‘ itiarkct-gardening land. To safeguard human interests, one plan suggests “s population dir-

islation passed at the last session of Parliament the mustering out pay was based on the follow- ing scale: 1. For every 30 days service in the Western Hemisphere, excluding the Aleutian Islands, $7.50. 2. For every 3o days of service overseas, or in the Aleutians, $15; 3. For each six months of service overseas or in the Aleu-

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‘libero is. so to speak. s [roster resemblance than appears on the surface between prayer meetings and peace conferences. The people who need them least attend. Guelph Mercury.

So 30.000 cases of Scotch whisky —432.000 bottles-have been land- ed in Canada! sounds like a lot. of whisky. but it's actually about one bottle for each 25 inhabitants. Put in another way, the share of the individual Canadian ls one outrun-Ottawa Journal.

The report that Gearing is now wearing a toga has led many pap- ers to say that be licrazy. We think that the explanation may be found 1n the old rhyme:

A man down 1n the Amazon

Put nlghtles of his grammifs on;

The fact was that He was too fat. To get his own pyjamas on.

Painful though it l.| to hear that our elghteen-year-old servicemen are now entering the combat areas in ever larger numbers. there ls comfort tn the realization that this policy may well shorten the war and thus prove the salvation of many lives. Audacity. endurance, nerve and recuperatlve powers are probably better blended ln men at eighteen than at any other time. —Chlcago Dally News.

Castor all. the production of which has reached ll. high level ll1 Brazil, has several advantages over other oils. says the Brazil Bulle- tln. It ls particularly suitable for aircraft engines in view of its very low freezing point, its ad- heslveness and its great resistance to 116M; ln addition, its percent- age of residue and its solubility in gasoline or benzlne are both very

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The Land Office Commissioner of the United States Government has glven official assurance to rocket people that under provisions of the national Homestead Law they may be granted land claims on the moon lf thev ftll 1n the proper forms. We don't for a moment think that the Land Ot- ftce Commissioner was doing any- thing more than being nice to the folks who want to soar through space. However, there ts a prin- ciple involved. mlsstoner should check with the State Department's pronouncement lint the United States stands firmly against intervening in the affairs of other people. Hns the Man tn the Moon no rights?- Montreal Star.

Goebbels is telling the German people that if they continue to re- slst the allies they wlll increase the “already widespread war weari- ness in the enemy camp." The Japs. too. figure that if they can hold out long enough the allies will become so tired the war that. they wlll accept a negotiated peace. Against both over-confid- ence and war wearlness the allies must steel themselves. They ARE tired of war. They didn't want it in the first place. Yet; they are more tired of having to meet; tllf- gresslon ever-v twenty or thirty years. Goebbels and the Japs not- withstanding, tlits time the alllcs intend to fight it out. until there is hope of an enduring peace. — Detroit Free Press.

A rnetihod fur producing "syn- thetic blood plasma" from a by- product ot a sugar manufacturer has been developed by two Swed- ish scientists. Anders Groenwull and Bjoern Ingelmsn, according to news which came from Sweden recently. Dextran ts the name given the material. Unlimited pro- duction ls said to be possible. Dex- tran can be easily transported as a powder. If it turns out. to be a substitute for whole blood, match- 111g types will be unnecessary. The product ts not as yet available tn this country.

Taking lht: two liberailons Brussels and Parls—-the1'e are es- sential differences. says the Man- chester Guardian. From the day the Germans left, Brussels fune- tioned almost normally. The trams. whlcti are excellent, were running and there was electric light and cooking facilities. In fact. the town functioned normal- ly except for hot water and taxis. The first days tn Parts were very different. The Underground (Me- trol, which corresponds to the Brussels trams. took weeks to start up n limited service. Until it did tltcrc was no form of public transpoit at nll. There was by and large, no llgtit. or cooking facilities. Now there is electric light, more gas, but still no hot; ivnte no lifts, taxis or buses.

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If all persons were Atlonal, nu- trittonal education would be very simple. 'l‘hey would learn prompt- ly and would act wisely after ob- serving the ill-effects of deficient diets and the benefits of health and development brought. about by tun eating of the right kinds of foods. But, in this respect people have not always behaved as ra- tional beings. Many have read ‘and are reading about deflcleny dis- eases and the rewards in health and welfare that fall to those who exit. balanced meals. But they can- not. be bothered to make the ef- fort to break tawny from their old habits. However, the entire hu- man race 1s not irrational and stubborn 1n its food habits and many have learned and are learn- 111g by experience and education to change their food habits. — Vic- toria Times.

A British version of Soviet Rus- sia's children's theatre movement. was lauiwhed tlits fall under the leadership of Dr. James Malian, one of the governors of the BBC and warden of Toynbee Hall. Lon- don's historic. social seutlement house. The British Children's Theatre company ls s permanent touring group of 15 professional adult. players, complete with o:- cliestra. stage staff, portable scen- ery and lighting. It. opened in Manchester in October and is now on tour. Educational authorities ln the various areas have under- tflken l0 My all ewenses snd make travelling and blllattng arrange- ments for the company. trho theatre aims to serve youngsters between seven and sixteen. Four productions s year are scheduled, for which plays are to be specially written by modern authors and tndspted from the classics. Before the war the Soviet Union had 100 such children's theatres. with

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SPRING PARK PLAY GROUNDS

gnfi-Tiiis t; an appeal from the youths and arents rest in. Goytown to t e cny °°““° "s. not w sell our play srwndl- 011 the“ grounds. our fathers plat/ed baseball, and we boys have and. are enjoying same privileges.

Oui- parents deal and buy from the City Stores, and invest in m- cident, llfe and fire insurance 19w.

There are 140 or more scholar! attending our school, and those old enouflh to mlnele and play wit-h me youths do so on the Spring Park grounds. Yet if this right; and privilege ts taken sway from us, we wlll not: have any play- grounds, only on the street. This street is quite narrow. Buses run- nlflg tn and out; several times s day wlll increase the 11811881‘ I0 children. We note that certain members of the service clubs are arranging to erect slides, open alr rinks. etc. ln order for us to be entertained when school ls out. well, this Park area ls an ideal spot for said club membe to D10- vlde an ideal plavsround 1n order w keep us boys off the street.

We have the use of the ARI. Flre Hall No. 6 to dress for dif- ferent sports and warm ourselves. What ls behind this scheme b0 sell this Park area? Just for one reason, to enable l. Weflllhy 0°!’- poratlon to escape paying to the City real estate tax. In the- nee. 4 issue of the Guardian a letter signed by “Landlubbet” refers t/o several sites suitable for I.M.T. to build on. One site he overlooked ls bordered by Blrcliwood street. The boys and youths of this section are hoping that this 119F951 to the Mayor and Clty Council will not fall on deaf ears-

I am. f. elm. FAIR PLAY

NO TIME FOR POLITICS

Sir, — Bravo! Bravo! “Soldiers Mother." In your letter to The Guardian of December l9 you ex- pressed the sentiment, I am sure, of every soldier's wife and mother. his is no time for politics in our Government; ls a. time for ac- tion and plenty of it. Perhaps l! we bad a little more action our boys, to nuote “Soldier's Mother" would not “be slogglng through the mud of Holland and climbing the hills of Italy."

Whenever the plebiscite was put to us ln 194.2, my husband and I walked to the polls to vote “y-as" with all our hearts. knowing full well that lt might. mean the sepi-m- tlon of our little family Later when he got his call-up along w'th several others of our community, he was the only one to be receiv- ed Into the army. Forthwlth lie volunteered for active service and ls now serving ln Holland. Two of the others received a mllltntry dis- uiarge, and another a stpone- ment through influence. Now I ask you: Is that. justice? Personal- ly I don't think so.

And when this bloody war is over -what kind of a welcome will our boys receive when they return - and pray God they wlll return. If ft ls anything like what some of our boys have already received, ‘I am afraid they are tn for a lot. of dlssappolntment.

We. as Canadians. are inclined to criticize the Americans for their braggart talk after the last wnr but-whenever we look thing's over we find the American soldiers really get a break. For example, one of our boys in ‘this community was transferred into the Amerlcan army. He immediately wrote homo and told them not to send cig- arettes or candy as he already re- celved plenty. Now we at, home send box after box and pay post.- age to hear that their mall is de- layed or oftlmes not received. Also. the beneficiaries of our Iioirs 1f killed in nctlon, cannot. receive the insurance they carry tn full but Just the premium paid therein, whereas every American soldier is insured for from two to ten thous- and dollars. There are many things I can mention about the Ameri- cnns; they g0 in for their war ef- fort more; their forces are united. and wear the same uniforms; their people really welcome them back and not only their own soldiers but ours as well. Ask any man ln uniform where he wlll get the best treatment on his leave and he wlll say ttie United States. I am not nn American and I know that I w!!! be up for a lot: of crlttclsm for mentioning them so strongly but I am quite sure that. those of you who have any one dear to you in the serv! es will agree with me to the ful extent! that our boys don't. get. the treat.- ment they deserve.