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Ti-IE GUARDIAN. CHARUWTETOWN

AUGUST "17. 1950

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"Ths Strongest. Memory is Weaker Than the Wsckssi ink."

UIAILOTTETOWN THURSDAY. AUGUST 11. 1950

Soldier or Policeman?

The diplomatic niceties, which distinguish a soldier from what External Affairs Mm- ister Pearson prefers to call a member of an international police force dont seem to make much difference to Canadians eager to fight alongside Uncle Sam's forces lr. Korea. Response to the Governments call for men for a special brigade force to serve "it and when required, in Korea or else- where", has been immediate and over- whelming.

Under the circumstances. thoughtful Canadians may be forgiven for wondering why Mr. Pearson attaches such importance to what he describes as "police action" in Korea. The answer, in blunt words, is that for reasons best known to the Secretary of State for External Affairs anduhls cabinet colleagues, the Government wishes to make it adequately clear that Canada is not in- terested in supporting the foreign policy of the United States other than. in circum- stances where that foreign policy happens to coincide with Canadian interests. .

In other words, while the Government has not been reluctant to support Wash- ington's policy of Soviet "containment" in Korea, it is by no means clearpthat this country would support similar United States action in the event of aggression elsewhere. Specifically, the Government does not in- tend to be a party to any deal that may be worked out between the United States and the Chinese Nationalists for the defence of Formosa. Indeed, it would not be surPF1S' mg were the Canadian delegation to .the United Nations to oppose anticipated United States efforts to bring the defence of Pot- mosa within the framework of U. N. P01lC0 action." I

If this is so. then Mr. Pearsonls studied insistence upon Canadian. supP0Pt We Korean war as constituting only .D01l0e action" on behalf of the United Nations is understandable. Difficulty is that most people are not sufficiently versed in diplo- matic subtleties to understand what the Ex- ternal Affairs Minister is talklr-E 8b0ut- Most pressing need at the moment is for a clear and unequivocal. statement of Calga- dlan foreign policy which will make t is gaunt;-y's position understood not only abroad but at home as well.

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Water Rescues

Quite understandably water rescues tend to be quickly forgotten while fatalities make a vivid impression on PC0019 5.mel:' oi-y. This is particularly the caseyif t 1! rescue is performed rapidly and efficiently and without the accompaniment of ball)" hoo. . h

It is not by chance. however, that sued rescues are made. The readiness of mm and body, the know-how, are the result of preparation, whether conscious or other- wise, the lack of which could turn 8. meta passing incident into tragedy and heart- break for some family.

We should recognize and honour not oniy those who save life, but also those who have gone to the trouble of preparing themselves to be ready Shwld 3" eme"

gency arise. .3 Electric Power for ii. ii.

The New Brunswick Electric Power Commission is shortly to embark on an am- bitious scheme of hydro development. The initially estimated to cost b5.500v'

Pmjecn d on the ooo, lg expected to get un er way Tobique River. Commission Chairman

s announced that a Mon-

Isaac Melanson he design and supervise the

trenl concern will

construction. . The Tobique development, according to

1: plans, will add 25.000 h01'59 POW" to the commission's hydro and steam K9091”- gag power supply, to make a total of 141,-

V h.p. The new undertaking is expected gnu completed early in 1953 and will ser- viegoltheelectrlclt needs of a greater part V d...”-qnhem New Brunswick. That section - mm -required gn adequate and sustain- jlgqtrlc power supply. althouzh Other of the province have also been sim- ' ..gg'.cgea, The completion of the ex- its ” thdjtdam generating plant at willisiso makelncrenaed POW? in the t'orritotyItIl1Pli9d from this

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city supply brought in from the Lower S Lawrence district of Quebec has for long been very unsatisfactory. The new de- velopment will also mean' the extension of electrical service to several rural districts where the light bulb has yet to make its debut.

EDITORIAL NUIES .-fj- Chlldren, and children of an older growth, seem to be having a whale of a time at the Exhibition.

The traditionally sea-borne Newfound- landers are off to the wars by air, via Mari- time Central Airlines to Montreal.

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The parade of Shorthorns, I-lerefords and Angus Cattle, as well as prize horses. tonight, should put in the shade anything similar previously demonstrated here.

I O O - The tightening up of Dominion standards for certified seed potatoes reflects the im- provement actually achieved by the major- ity of farmers. O The Mayor and City Council ought to be worrying over those of their number who are being or to be, spied on during their vacations. The spy menace is evident- ly contagious.

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There are reported to be 265,700 more men 20-34 in Canada today than in 1939. If they could be rounded up. this country's recruiting problem would be solved for a long time to come.

Today is now slated as the latest get- together-(strictly at a safe distance where there can be no direct controversy)-of the contending. railway unions and manage- ments. Where there is life there is hope.

0 O O , Pity the Exhibition Directors these days, their anxiety and worries must be im- mense. No great undertaking like the Ex- hibition can be a success without some one worrying over it, and naturally in this case the Directors and Manager are "it." I 0 O

Summerside has left a very friendly im- pression on Wing Commander R. F. Gross of the R. C. A. F. who has just transferred his command to Group Captain Richards on his leaving for duty in England. In acknowledging a farewell gift from the town, the Wing Commander said that the biggest gift he had to carry away with him would be the memories of the time spent there.

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Sympathy once more goes out to a sore- ly bereaved family, that of Mr. C. Leard Jay, killed in an auto accident en route home from Montague. Mr. Jay was well and favourably known both in business circles in the city and throughout the Prov- ince, as well as in social and sporting cir- cles. The announcement of his unexpected and tragic death has brought grief and sor- row to many in addition to his wife. chil- dren and parent.

The sketch of the life of Mr. George A. Hughes, the ninety-four-year-old ex-railway man, which, though highly meritorious, does not do him full justice. It does not convey the smile and spirit of optimism which a personal greeting does. At heart and soul Mr. Hughes is the cheeriest man among us. When in P. E. I. Hospital not long ago with a broken leg, Dr. R. F. Seaman, whom he adores, used to greet him each morning with the salute "How is my little boy to- day?" It was largely. due to this optim- ism and a healthy system that he survived his accident.

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Honore de Balzac, French novelist, died this date 1850. He wrote eighty novels in twenty years, working sometimeseighteen hours a day, yet was involved in debt until the end of his days. Criticism has raged around his writings, and despite his unique

eulogy from importantcrltics. Many of his books are devoted to theemotlons of trivial people, and the excitements and ideals of the drawing room, and the wit which makes such things acceptable is lacking. He is at his highest and happiest in sketching tra- gedies of common people like "Le Pere Gorlot." .

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According to Mr. L. W. Pearsall. of th

marketing service of the Federal Depart- ment of Agriculture. hog production in Canada has consistently exceeded needs, and for 80 years surplus bacon has been exported. In,1939, he said that hog mar- ketings totalled 3.7 million dollars with to- tal exports of 186 million pounds. Five years later these figures had more than doubled and had reached 8.9 million hogs with exports of 895 million pounds. This year marketing: will approximate 5 million

. hogs, with exports of bacon, estimated at

some 60 million pounds. one important fact about this phase of the swine industry Mr. Purcell said. was that virtually all the increased production occurred in Western Canada. .

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BOETICULTURAL SHOW

"The scene presented at Govern- ment House grounds cn Wednes- day last, at the Oharlottetowii Horticultural Exhibition, was such as well regulated and benevolent minds take pleasure in. Cheerfuli happy facm of fine women. joyous children, and men glad to be re- lleved from the cares of business, were everywhere to be met with, whether in the fine open lawn. with its commanding prospect of the Harbour and surrounding coun- try. or in the shady walks of the well-kept garden and shrubbery. If to these are added the enlivenlng strains of a musical Band. and the charm that a display of choice flowers, well arranged. never fails to bestow, it may easily be con- ceived that the picture must. have been one of no ordinary beauty. "William's Marquee was pitched to the southward of the Plantar.- lon, so that access to it was from the avenues formed by the trees, under the luxurious shade of which the fruit. and vegetable part of the Show was judiciously arranged. Very few people were aware of -the perfection to which. that whole- some and delicious luxury, the strawberry. can be brought in this Island, until they saw those dis-i played as the growth of Mr. Dsrk's und Mr. Tremaints gardens. The Government House gardener, Mr. John Mccrudden, was, as usual, eminently successful in his speci- mens of cucumbers. potatoes, let.- tuce. etc.. and the display by Mrs. Lewis was highly creditable to her skill and industry. i "Other prizewinners included Mr. William Mitchel, Mrs. T. 13. Tire- maln, Miss J. l-laszard, Mrs. F. Longworth, Mrs. T. Dawson, Mrs. Duchemln, Mrs. N. Davies. Mrs. Barrow. Mrs. John Oxley, Mrs. C. Stewart, Mrs. D. Hodgson, Mr. J. Warren. Mr. J. MacFarione. Mr. W. Hyde, Mr. J. Lobi-in. Mrs. Wil- llam Pope. and Mrs. Fitzgerald. Mrs. Lewis was awarded the sum of 6s. for the first early potatoes. peas, carrots. seed onions, eschalots and herbs exhibited for sale in Charlottetown market on the 14th, instant." ...... ..The Examiner. July 26.

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A Sorry Reward I

The Living Wilderness

(Ottawa Citizen)

The history of men in North Am- srlcn is, in one sense, I story of the long struggle to overcome the wild- omens that once stretched for un- oounted miles before the first set- tlers on the Atlanticseaboai-d. Now. in the mid-century era the move- ment. to preserve some remnants of the wilderness is attracting the st- tcntlon of more and more people who feel as Henry Thoreau did nearly a 100 years ago when he wrote: "Our life would stagriate if it were not for the unexplored for- ests and meadows which surround it. We need the tonic of the wilder- ness." ' ,

Many of us will find. in those passages of his will in which he referred to the Kingsmere hills. 3 common bond with the late Mac- kenzie King who craved "the tonic of the wilderness" and the soothing touch of Nature in a crowded life.

The cell of the wild is one of the effective factors in civilization, to stir the human imagination and to offer a refuge from the daily strife. The number of organizations ded- tested to preserving, in some form or other. some part of the natural landscape of our continent is mult- iplying. one such is the Wilderness Society of 1840 Mlntwood Place, Washington. D. C. And there are many others.

The national park movement in Canada works towards the same end. A total of 7'1 primitive and roadless areas. comprising 14,000 acres. have been designated as wlldemess to be preserved in the United States. one such area lies on the wild border of Minnesota and Ontario. where it is proposed to es- tabllsh the Quetlco-superior Inter- national Peace Memorial Forest. Ontario already has the Quet.lco- Provincial Park in that region, and appropriate action to establish the international forest would not in- volve the province in any substant- ial commitment.

To assure to the present gener- ation and those who follow, the preservation of this region as an un. cultivated and uninhabited wilder- HESS. Open Only by canoe. by horse or by foot. would be a fine and far- sighted thing. The Minnesota area next to Quetico Park is already re-

served from air travel by the Presl- gg

dent of the United states.

OTTAWA. Aux. ic - (or) .- A campaign for funds for papal char. ities and relief of war victims cvei'- seas will be launched next month. it was announced today. Most Rev. Alexandre vuchon, Archbishop

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I uqmncm 905,, ,of Ottawa and chairman of the administrative board of the Can. Fifty years ago. or even 25, i.here'adiim catholic Conference, said the were plenty of old couples who re-I Canadian hierarchy has approved

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KNOWING ONE'5 OWN

Serene. I fold my hands and wait Nor care for wind, nor tide, noi-

son; I rave no more 'galnst time or fate. For lol my own shall come to me.

I stay my haste. I make delays.

For what avails this eager pace?

I stand amid the eternal ways,

And vifrhst is mine shall know my see.

Asleep. awake. by night or day. The friends I seek are seeking me: No wind can drive my bark astray Nor change the tide of destiny

What matters if I stand alone?! I wait with joy the coming years: My heart shall reap where It hath

sown,

And garner up its fruit. of tears

The waters know their own and draw

Thc brook that springs in yonder he ht '

s. So flows the good with equal law Unto the soul of pure delights.

The stars come nightly to the sky- The tidal wave comes to the sea: Nor time. nor space. nor deep. nor

high, Can keep my own away from me. -John Burroughs

TORONTO. Aug. 18 - (CP) -- Radio-controlled models of the Canadian destroyer Sioux and H submarine will engage in naval manoeuvres in a 45,000-gallon tank at the Canadian National Exhib- ition. Part of an armed-services dlsliliy. the manoeuvres will fea- ture a depth-charge attack on the sub by the model of the Sioux. now in action in Korea.

HOARDEIPS SPECIAL BRAZIL. Ind.. Auiz. 10 -- (AP)

A food market offered I "hoardei-'s special" today .. gogp powder at 23 cents a box. two boxd for 55. It announced:

"With the purchase of two boxes we will publish the buyer's pic. ture free."

There were no takers.

Ad. In s butcher shop: "It's tough to psi 1 dollar for I stock. but tougher it you pay so -cents!" -- Ottaws Evening citizen. A one morning uch week. when her ladies-in-waiting are excused from duty to look after their do- mestic stfsirs. Britain's 1. WI!” Queen Mary opens her matli DEF sonllly. Recently. one lsdy-ln-wstt- fng found Queen Mary very pleased with something she had found among her letters. she held out an envelope, addressed simply; "To Queen Mary. not the ship, Iondon". The Queen was so delighted she re- plied to the letter in her own hand. -London Cavalcade.

We have no doubt that Alberta's highways are full of drivers who cannot see. who may suffer from sudden heart attacks or even epil- epsy while ot the wheel. It has happened before that men driving big trucks accidentally discovered that thy were so blind that they could not sea a child on the road 50 feet way. These people will con- tinue to drive cars and trucks until something is done to weed them out. -Calgary !-lei-aid.

At. Cslgsry the other day s police- man csughl. s man throwing s beer bottle out of a parked car. The magistrate showed good sense in fining him the maximum amount. p50 and costs. remarking that there is no possible excuse for such an offence. Bottle-tossers are difficult to catch, for they usually operate at night and when no one is around. It would be a source of satisfaction. however, if local police could catch one or two of them and if local courts would follw the Calgary ex- ample by imposing the maximum penalty. This would help to curb s nuisance that is far too common in Winnipeg. - Winnipeg Tribune.

We tsko second place to no man in our respect and admiration for scientists and inventors. we stand just. as goggle-eyed as the next fellow when they produce their miracles. But. they can go too far. In the paper the other day was a disturbing suggestion. It. said that the boys have thought up an inter- offlce television set. whereby the how can see and hear everybody working every minute. We suggest this is going to be is very trying gadget. By the time the boss settles.

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. ax down to watching individual ......',. bars of I staff doing their work he is not going to have much time left

90'PNdlIc9 those executive lnsplrg. t1ons.-- Vancouver Province.

, cnnsdts new fighting force 'm 10 under a rather dull stereotyped nuns - "Canadian Army Spec!” rorcs". But it is good to know am the force, when and if it

into battle. will be .;,5:;f lng -some glorious names,

steeped in Canadian military imp. tlon and honor. The infantry um, to be recruited will be second im. talions of those now making up cu, lone army brigade. Thus the name. of the Royal Canadian Regiment the Royal 22nd, and Princess Pm: i.-lclo's Oonsdlsn Light. Infantry will be tsken into action gum Along with them will go the oiiclu. iry forces which have won honor in two world wars-the gunners, gm engineers, the signals, and so on Those names mean something. St. Cdtherines Standard.

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Highway authorities on this con. tinent. are wondering what they can do to make driving safer and mm pleasant. Here is a tip from arm Britain. A friend of ours made . 1.500-mile tour from London to In. verncss and return this Spring. :3 all that time not once did he have to take his life in his hands when he passed a truck. Invarlubly :11. driver of the bigger and slower vehlcle waved him ahead when 13 was safe to pass. If that sort or thing had happened once on . 1.500-mile drive in Canada he would have been as nded but it seem; to be standard urtesy on the Brit. ish roads. - oronto Financial Post.

Franco recently took 3 very up. lous and important step which :9. celved the barest of, mention is despatches. The government issued a decree abolishing the centime u a monetary unit. In the long distant; era. of stable currencies and en. chongc, the I'll-ench centime had value. A hundred centuries mad; one franc. The franc was then equivalent to approximately tweii. ty cents of Canadian money. so tin ccntlme represented one-fifth of a cent. Then the first world war came along, followed by inflation, followed by World War II. Tho result was that at current exchange

rates, the centlme was worth less than one four-hundredths of a cent

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fired on 520,000 tucked away in. bonds or mortgages. At 5 per cent.' that gave them 8100 a month which was sufficient to keep them in modest. comfort. To set that In- come today requires an investment of 340,000 and the annual yield of 31,200 will buy only about half the amount. of clothing. shelter and food it would before the wax.