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.11-IE GUARDIAN. CI-IARLOTTETOWN Looking At Potatoes

JUNE 21', 1950 EDITORIAL NOTES

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Queen Victoria's Jubilee, this date, 1887.

The Royal College of Surgeons was founded this date, 1843.

ASSUMING "nor Fieuaes Dom LiE,J. QUIZMO KABllAM,SAGAClOUS INQUIRING Pi-iO'fb6RAPtlER, SEEKING TESTIMONIALS TO THE H EALTHFUL QUAL-. ITIESOF THE OLD FASHIONED POTATO, RETREAT5 TO ONE OF P.E.l.'5 LOVELY BFACHES... MR.Ol'LlC OL5lPgmg:f'ilm 93' in SONIC Sly wt lggk 3 day over 90; 5fatocc dfd it, an or favorite men now is

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What is needed is an overhaul of the whole parliamentary nia- chlne. The House of Commons at the present time is breaking down because it is trying to do too much. The senate is eroding from a variety of causes one of which is its lop-sided nature and the other that it has too little to do. -London Free Press

750 hull?! furnace can left alone for a while; i,..;""Z'.,,:: m1d- September. or thereabouig and it will be back shouting go; more black diamonds. It the price of theintgets much higher, they will soon have to be kept in ii wan safe.-Hamilton Spectator.

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

CHAELOTTETOWN. WEDNFSDAY, JUNE 21. 1950

It Works Ilotli Ways

Gracie Fields is, of course, a Lancashire lass but as an entertainer, like Churchill as an orator, she belongs to all of us.

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CHAS. HATLCSS: "Mg sfreligtk is due 1:: potatoes -i plant, hill, song and harvest them,-

also eat them. ' A

British planes will make an .1, tempt this summer to break world air speed records. mpg”, mental fighter aircraft will be used and the types likely to be chosen are the I,-Iawlier P 1052 and the Vlckers Supermarlne p 510 both of which are still on the Sc." ci-et list. The present world speed record is just under 671 miles an

Summer commences this evening at 7:37, reassuring thought to those who feared that it had come and gone.

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The Master of the Mint at Ottawa has been fined for sprinkling his lawn. It serves

on Canlabay Moor. Calthnus. n black-headed gull was seen to attack and kill a bare. The gull made several swoops at the hare. which used its speed on the ground to foil the attacks. Finally the gull caught the hare in its beak. and, soaring aloft, dropped it to

A delegation of four Scotsmen intends to make a two-week tour of American and Canadian cities at the end. of June to pro- mote interest in Scottish Covenant. This is a non-party movement that seeks greater legislative independence for Scotland in do-

mestic affairs, including a Scottish Parlia- ment. Members of the delegation will be John MacCormick, leader of the movement; William Graham, secretary, and John J. Campbell, and Robert Turpie. They sailed on the Queen Mary on Friday. In America they will split up and between them visit New York, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, and Ottawa. returning July 1.

The clear purpose of this delegation is to enlist American and Canadian support for the Scottish covenant and for a form of ”home rule" for Scotland. It is well, how- ever, to remember that the Statute of West- minster, 1931 declared, as previously set forth by the Commonwealth Conference of 1926, that the freely associated members of the British Commonwealth of Nations are in no way subordinate one to another, that they are equal in status and united by a common allegiance to the Crown.

It would be just grounds for indignation if the United Kingdom were to interfere with the form of government which Cana- dians may wish to establish here, and it would be no less improper for us to try to dictate how the British Isles shall be gov- erned.

Reassurliig statements

On his recent visit to Charlottetown Mr. Graham Towers, Governor of the Bank of Canada, spoke optimistically of Canada's future and gave sound business reasons for his confidence. It is interesting to note that similar views have been expressed by the president of the Canadian Bankers' As- sociation, Mr. J. U. Boyer, in his address to the annual meeting of that body in Mont- real. Mr. Boyer cited the figures of bank-. ing and its growth as reflecting the new order of magnitude in the nation's general economy. This, he pointed out, was epito- mized in a 1948 national product of nearly M6 billions, contrasted with little more than 05 billions in 1939. Then in 1949 gross national product, both as to volume. and dol- lar-value, was higher than the preceding year, revealing greater strength of the Can- adian economy. From these concrete fac- tors he was able to predict with confidence that in the new economic dimensions of to- day, the prime aim of which is to main- tain a high level of national income, the Canadian economy seems capable of it both in regard to the record of 1949 and the pre- liminary outlook for 1950.

Another factor denoting the increasing solidarity of Canada's position is' the large and still increasing proportions of the sav- ings resources of Canadians. The figures given by Mr. Boyer as representing cash as- sets of the people of this country on de- posit in savings and current accounts in chartered banks total close to 557 billions, an amount approximately S5425 millions or 61;. per cent higher than a year ago.

On this point of a huge accumulation of savings, Mr. Boyer had some sound advice to offer. His advocacy of the assets in pru- dent, productive investment would have a most important effect on expanding em- ployment and the fruitful development of Canadian resources.

Churchill lines It

A gaunt London dcspatch tol j Iie British House of Commons "quitting work in the grey light of dawn after a 16-hour session." Another London dcspatch told of Mr. Churchill's car being in a collision while he was riding out to Ascot to see his horse, Colonist II, run in the Ascot Gold Cup.

"I-Iow." asks the Ottawa Journal, "does Mr. Churchill manage it? Our own states- men, with a lot less to do, seem to be chain- ed to their desks. Mr. Churchill, leading the Opposition, writing a monumental book, and making speeches here. there and every- where, contrlves at the same time to tra- vel, to do a bit of painting, and to take an occasional hour at the racetrack.

"And Mr. Churchill did these things when the war was at its height; had guests at Chequers and 10 Downing street, con- trived to do some reading and writing, and was not infrequently a 'flrst-nlghter' when good shows turned up in London.

"Is the difference betweefr Mr. Chur- chill and our own statesmen simply that Mr. Churchill knows how to rid himself ofdetail.a.toorganlzehis worksothathe may have sometime to think, and also for what called 'a iudicious bit

ollcviir," .

him right, of course, for treating water like money. ' . . With all the problems of the nation on their shoulders Ottawans are giving their almost undivided attention to only one. Should shorts be worn and where? O O I

It is gratifying to learn there will be "more jobs than workers" next month; only it would have been better if it had said ”more workers in jobs."

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As will be noted from the Alberton burglary case, when 351,000 disappeared mysteriously while the owner's wife was at home, it is still safer to deposit money in the bank than leave it lying about the

house.

Are we falling down in egg production? According to Ottawa there were only 113,- 000 cases received through egg grading sta- tions against 129,000 the previous week. This accounts for the advance in price charged by the retailers.

”As' you were” is the outcome of the three Federal by-elections this week. In each of the cases it was merely a decision on the choice of men--not measures. There are no great issues before the country to disturb the electorate and bring out the

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Farmers are responding well to the ap- peal for gifts to send to the assistance of their fellow farmers in recently flooded Manitoba. Such a gift is twice blessed; it blesses the unfortunate farmers receiving it; and likewise the pig industry in P. E. I.

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The United States Department of Agri- culture is studying an odd phenonienom. A few wads of cotton on a screen door causes flies to shun the place. The best opinion so far is that the critters mistake the bits of white for their chief enemy, a parasitic moth.

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Cardinal Griffin, Archbishop of West- minster, in a pastoral letter, describes the "marvellous growth" of the Roman Catholic community in England and Wales in the past 100 years. The number has increased from an estimated 1,000,000 to over three times that number. There were fewer than 1,000 priests in the country in 1850, but now there were over six times that number.

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In 1850 there were but 694 churches, where- '6

as now there were nearly 2,9 .

Over 70,000 boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 18 will have one of the big- gest thrills of their lives on July 5 when, as guests of Britain's Royal Air Force, they attend an all-day dress rehearsal of the R. A. F. Flying Display at Farnborough, in Southern England. The children will see individual and formation aerobatics by the latest Meteor and Vampire jet fighters, large formation fly-pasts by representative aircraft drawn from 35 squadrons, and

”crazy" flying demonstrations.

It seems unfortunate the medical profes- sion in Great Britain should threaten to go on strike for increased remuneration. The service there is nationalized, patients being entitled to free attendance and medicines as well. Doctors receive a flat payment of eighteen shillings for every patient on their lists to 8 maximum of 4,000. The doctors are now demanding an increase to thirty shillings. Very nearly twice the present

rate.

Training in good taste and good manners is essential today when radio, cheap press, sensational novels and billboards assault the individual, Dr. W. D. Woodhead, McGill Uni- versity, said at closing exercises of Mac- donald College School of Household Science and School for Teachers. Chairman of the department of classics at the university, he said that because knowledge had so rapidly increased, it has become increasingly nec-

essary to submit to taking short cuts. Maga- '

zines more and more usurp the place of books, translations the place of the original, synopses and abridgements the place of complete. works. Knowledge tended in- creaslngly to come second-hand, he said, but did little harm so long as the individual

made no pretentious claims to first-hand knowledge he did not possess.

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MISS LENA LITTLECLOSER: iuuv, I eat so Man-5 potatoes Folks used in sa.-3 I'd gvcw up -to look like one! "

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PUBLIC FURUM d'

This column ll open in the discussion by uureapondento of questions of interest The Guardian does not necessar- ily endorsa the opinion of wrreapondente.

THE CEAPAUD PLEBISCITE

Sir.-It was stated in a late issue of The Guardian that a recount of the ballots in the recent Crapaud plebiscite under the Village Ser- vice Act has been requested.

A recount of the ballots even if conducted by the Supreme Court will not alter the fact that Mr. Robert Dawson and Mr. George Wotton the two leading exponents of this incorporation scheme. were the only ones appointed to act as scrutineers at the election. oppon- ents of this incorporation scheme being entirely unrepresented. No place, I believe outside the U.S. S. R. are elections being conducted along similar lines.

Nothing short of ii new and pro- perly conducted election will sat- isfy the large number of respons- ible ciilzens of Crapaud who sign- ed and sent in a petition of pro-

st. Crapaiid siill speaking.

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Old C harlotietown

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FIRST STEAM POWER. PRESS

"This paper has one thing at least to recommend it to the readers attention: it is the first newspaper printed in Prince Ed- ward Island by means of steam, and forms an epoch in its history. It is one among many other proofs that the infancy of the country is past, and that a vigorous healthy manhood is commencing. . . In our case the erection of a steam engine to work the power press is evidence of an increase in knowledge, of a demand for in- iellectual capital, for information without which all other capital is in a measure useleu. We are proud to bear testimony to the fact that useful knowledge and learning is greatly on the in- crease. and we trust that but a very few years will be suffered to elapse before the inhabitants of this Island will be distinguish- ed for having their minds equally as cultivated as their soil...

"We would at the same time re- mind our friends who may be in need of our services, that from

I am. Sir. etc.. J. D. LORD.

SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTMENT

Sir.-We were pleased tonotlce in your editorial on Monday that you said it was regrettable that Mrs. Gordon MacDonald's services on the City school Board could not be retained.

May we make a slight correc- tion?

This should have read, "Her ser- vices were not retalped."

The circumstances under which she -was replaced are unusual.

Unusual-because the policy of the City Council has been. right- ly or wrongly, to re-appoint its members on the City School Board.

Unusual-because no reason for this change of policy has been given.

Unusual-because this memb happens to beone of the'first two women ever to sit on the Charlottetown School Board.

Unusual-because she was not notified that she had been re- placed nor was she told where she had been remiss in her duties.

sir, it is our conviction that an ideal school board as an ideal home needs the contribution made

both man and woman with their inherent diIIe'I'QI'iC&iM out- look and experience.

could it be that the City Coun- cil did not give due consideration to this important factor when it replaced one of the two women members by a. man?

We are, air. etc.,'

TWO iN'I'lR.lS'i'n) CITIZENS

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our increased facilities we are able to execute all kinds of print- -ing in the best manner and at the cheapest rates. We have al- ready prinied works for publish- ers in New York, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and would be better able successfully to com- pete with the presses in those places had an enlightened Legis-

Ilature remitted the duties on the

materinls. We trust, this exposure of the unequal man- ner in which we in common with those i-"an hm" '---cu c'i-iviv-' '- establish domestic manufactures have .2:-.n .l'c.i.c.i. . . ., the Government. from n sons of justice, to put us on a level. at least, with foreign competitors. We have from this cause been obliged to refuse many applica- tions for employment, but we trust that next year no such ob- stacles will exist to prevent the extending of our establishment and availing ourselves of the lab- ours of an increased number of hands."

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Piarcy On Grand Banks

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destroyed by operating on the Taking the position in which th

foreign

sweep around the schooner:

the lives of the dorymen hav

dations. Nova Scotia fishermen make

these piratical activities.

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the hound,

By no means for the first time, banking vessels report their gear trawler: Grand Banks.

vessels of the dory fishermen are anchored as indicating the locality in which good fishing is obtain- able, some Lrawlers. it is claimed at night and cause immense havoc to their gear. It is also claimed that

been endangered by these depre-

The frequent complaints of this kind both by Newfoundland and it imperative that measures shall be taken for their protection against

It is true that so far no regu- lations on an international basin

The oak tree and the tortoise and

The strong. the steady. and the swift,

The oak tree deeply rooted in the ground,

The tortoise tairim time to look

the ground. The gull repeated the performance, and then began de- vourlng the hare's carcass. Edinburgh Scotsman.

British Columbia's Gan Travel Bureau has given our tour- is: industry a boost by classifying the 1.200 auto courts and resorts in this province. The bureau's an- nual listlng of resorts gives a government rating as to their com- fort,

one. two, three and four stars; those with four stars being rated the best. And it is now compul- sory for every graded camp to dis- play iis "stars" in a conspicuous place. - Vancouver Province.

While Toronto schools have grown old and many of them an- tiquated and unsafe. Fergus has replaced its entire school system in less than 31 years. The air in town is fresh and mostly unpal- luted. Workman get wages that compare favourably with city wages; they live in better houses. on the average; they have gar- dens and room for their children to play. There are no class dis- tinctions. workmen and bosses meet together in the service club. in the churches In sports. There are no long rides on street cars to go to work or recreation. Fergus children have a better opportun- ity to take part in sports than most city children have. The fin- est example is provided by the swimming pool. Every child in the Fergus schools, over the third grade can swim. That's a perfect record, and cannot be beaten any- where, -Fergus News-Record.

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for the control of the Grand Banks Fisheries have been taken. It has. however. long been establish- ed that there shall be no inter- ference with the legitimate oper- ation of the merchant marine in the "seven seas", and in iorder to ensure that the banking vessels are not molested and the crews robbed of the fruits of their lab- or. they have a right to expect the services of a naval petrol to afford them protection.

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convenience and sanitation. Shorts have been graded withl

hour. It is claimed that these two new jep aircraft. can reach speeds greater than sound. (about 760 mph at sea level and 660 mph M 30.00) feet). -UK Infnl'm.'li1nn Office.

The Supreme Court decision in the Texas tideliinds ciisc lins ill. spii-ed a rush to the history books by the people of Texas and incu- friends. The resulting rcrrn,:1m- course in history has hrouzzhi in. 5pof.lUIt to bear on the fact. mu Texas. when it entered the Umnn in 1046, was granted the I'l.llll by Congress to create four aziiliizmf. al states, making in total of im, within its boundaries. It Twas were to exercise that "right", 12,, possible effect on the control of Congress or. to be more PXi'l('l, the control of the Senate. would b. tremendous. The Texas arm would immediately have not two Sling. tors but ten. - Baltimore Sun.

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The greyhound and the oak tree

Thg,eager greyhound in its speed 0. The oak tree ready tougfhly to en- ure, And the slow tortoise calmly on