Potato P ob

[he need for more careful at- tention’to quality production ‘and marketing in the potato industry has

been the. subject of commeént in the,

"Legislature. As Mr. Joseph Camp-

bell, Third Kings, pointed out, com-°

petition- for the potato market is much greater than ever before. The premium which —Island tablestock _ commanded a few years ago is much more difficult to obtain today, and there is no doubt that this situation will continue. It points up the need for aggressive leadership in the in- dustry itself, as well as for every assistance which can be given through government channels. "This subject, we note, has also been to the fore in discussions in the New Brunswick Legislature. A con- atructive suggestion was offered by

DO | A snc iodhdy mceseiieoemasaled

ber for Victoria, who warned that an

2.

New Brunswick are to maintain their prestige as the potato belt of Canada. Every effort, he thought, should be made to encourage development of potato by-products. One possibility now being studied on the basis of experience in Germany, is potato soup—a traditional dish in that eountry and one which consumers here may yet come to relish. What Mr. Rideout called “a very import- ant” potato by-product—potato flakes—is expected to be selling to the extent of 20,000,000 pounds in Canada in three years’ time. Ar- rangements are now being made to manufacture and market potato ’ flakes in this eountry..

ea otk he... Oe a 6

Whether as tablestock: or in the

form of by-products, attention to quality standards, weight and at- * tractive packaging of potatoes.is now of prime importance. The producer . who is lax in this respect is doing more harm to the industry than can be offset by any amount of pro- fein activity. If the potato is to

VP RIS

in as a staple article of diet, it

must meet the demands of a con- sumer population which is more exacting thar ever before. This pre-

_ sents a challenge which has been met

72.3 =

successfully in other food industries,

and in which the rewards will be strictly commensurate with the ef- - forts put: forth.

Forging Youthful Links Last month more than 50 delegates from all over the Commonwealth,

met in London to discuss the pro- :

e — blems and the prospects of 250 mil- += lion young people—the youth of the " Commonwealth. The occasion was the ® - sbiennial conference of the Common- wealth Youth Council. It was the

- fifth such conference, others having been held in China and in Singapore.

_ Clearly, the exchange of infot- mation.and opinion at this conference was of the greatest significance. As 's Don Taylor, editor of “The Common- . wealth,” notes, the most remarkable thing was the light thrown on the

i» ~.. present extent of co-operation in youth affaits throughout the Com- monwealth. - This co-operation has

feeld, and without that fanfare of

publicity so common in the—modern

world. In social, academic, ting, religious and working spheres the young folk of. the Commonwealth are working together ‘increasingly, knowing and understanding each other more and more with’ each pas- sing year. On the educational side there is a

" great deal of human traffic. Apart from the British Council, there are the Rhodes Thrust, the Nuffield

Foundation and the Association of

Upfversities of the British Common-

wealth which promote the exchange (| of university teachers and students between. the member.countries.

In 1957-58, nearly 7,000 students from the rest of the Commonwealth were enPolled in British universities, and the Montreal conference envisag- ed a great expansion of this type of service in other advanced Common- wealth. countries. The Canadian- British Committee sends 100 stu- year to Canadian universi- ‘and in the past 50 years the

arranged the inter-

a

Se atten’

i

“Mr. Leon Rideout, Conservative mem=—|

energetic search for new markets is” _ needed if Prince Edward Island and .

gvtown . up over a surprisingly wide-

wealth countries..The same trend is apparent in agriculture, where Young |. Farmers Clubs form the links. :

The greatest international - youth organizations have branches linked’ with each other throughout the Commoriwealth—the Boy Seouts, the Girl Guides, the Young Men’s and the Young Women’s Christian Associations, the St. John Ambulance Brigade and the Red Cross, the Na- tional Cotittcil of Social Service. Quite - apart. from the skills taught and the activities pursued, these: organiza- tions do fine work on the social side, - particularly in harmonizing race relations. Son

Sport, of course, provides a wide meetirig ground, and the fact that many leading performers in various sports. are in the 16 to 25 age group makes such events as the Common-

These are held every four years in different parts of the Common- wealth, and the entries are generally in the region of a thousand from between 30 and 40 countries.

These links now being formed by our young people are of inestimable importance. For the future strength of the Commonwealth does depend on the value placed upon it by the rising generation—and the more they understand each other's out- look, the more they meet together “and share a range of common ideals and interests, the better the _ pros- pects for the future.

Big Resources

According to “Focus”, “a publica- tion of the American Geographical Society, Communist China has one .|°.@reat asset in its move towards industrialization: large reserves of ; iron ore and other strategic metals. try’s deposits of iron ore at more than 11 billion tons. Much of the ore, however, is of low grade and re- quires conéentration. The average metal content of the ore is 35 per cent. Mines produced about 50 mil- lion tons in 1958.

In the years preceding the Sec. ond-World War most of China’s iron ore was exported, mainly to Japan. . Today,;-most of it is smelted in the country and used for such manufac- tures as turbines, machine tools, rails and agricultural equipment.

China is also a major source of op fungsten used in highspeed _ tool

Steels. Before the war it supplied 60 per cent of the wofld’s total. It alsc [ produced 40 to 50 per cent:of the world’s antimony and 10 per cent of the world’s tin. It exports molyb- denum concentrate: and is known to have large deposits of copper, lead and zine. . ‘ :

EDITORIAL NOTES. -

24 out of every 100 Alaskans are under 5 years old. This is the highest rate in the United States and more than twice the national average. Only 4 outof every 100 residents are over ’ 65. This is the lowest for any Stat and less than half the national ave- Tage. It can be seen. that Alaska is a young State in more ways \than one,

* * &

A school in electronics, sponsored by the Canadian National Tele graphs, is underway in St. John’s, Nfld. The students are 28 men from the Newfoundland, Moncton ‘and. To- ronto districts of C. N. T., who will staff the 23 stations linking the 500 mile. microwave system between Sfd- ney and St. John’s.. To continue for 14 weeks thé course is the most -: tensive training program ever under’ « | taken by C N T in -Newfoundiand.

. * ™ 3

The New York Times expresses hope that the lesson taught by Mr. Dulles’ breakdown may lead te some change in-the method of day-by-day direction of U:S. foreign) policy. “The ultimate * responsibility must rest with the Secretary and through him with the President. It may be, however, that thinking is more im- portant than traveling. Mr. Dulles has been, in a way, the victim of. the -very ease with which men-get ‘

~ wealth*Games of special significance. |

Figures for 1957 placed the couin-~|

_ITS DOOM WAS

OTTAWA REPORT

_ A Job For

What is “the greatest problem” facing Canada today?

Here in Ottawa we have be- come inoculated against’ the shock of that phrase, because there appear to be so many “greatest problems”, each of which is disproportionately mag- nified by the biased vision of some special-interest group.

Deep down, we can have little doubt that a very grave problem _ threatening every one of us in in-

flation, which ts away our savings, destroys the value of our insurance, takes back the benefit of ‘our wage boosts, and is demonstrably wrecking _ our. international position.

“A conference to plan a wide- spread co-dperative attack on inflation” has been proposed by Mr. A.C. Ashforth- president. of the © .Toronto-Dominion Bank. “SCuch a conference might be at- tended by. representative of _labor, business, agriculture, gov- ernment, consumers and others.” “Ks initial plenary - session could. be devoted to exploring the

PUBLIC FORUM

This column ts open to the djscus sion by correspondents of question « interest. The Guardian does not neses sarily en‘orse the opinics ef corres

pondents. .

EDUCATION WEEK

Sir,An ever-increasing aware- ness of the importance of a good educational program for the youth of our country is encouraging and

much of this impetus had its | origin in discontent rather than in positive interést. Inadequate facilities and incompetent teach. ing have been subjects for much discussion. The content of the curriculum and the method of ia- struction have been occasionally the objects of even severe criti- cism. \ .

should\be above criticism. It is part of our cherished way of life Excessive controversy, however. can be extremely harmful. Mor and better teachers ‘and, in some

teaching as a profession envisage _the acquisition of more than mea- ger monetary, returns. Too few

¢ @ The task of accomplishing a satisfactory solution to our educational on Prince Edward Island can be ac- complished only through the gen- ,erous cooperation of all citizects —Government, administrators,

moted on every cornér every day ,and by every genuinely interest- ed citizen.

= "3 g a*® 3

education good citizens of this Province concerned with the education of

around the world today.” +

~@ ‘

By Patrick Nicholson

4 the

- | of views held by parents. There

: = Parliament. problem, and agreeing on 8, pro- gram tobe carried out by small- er working parties, which would report to a later session or ses- sions,” explained Mr. Ashforth. As president of the. Canadian Chamber of Commerce for this year, as well as being president of a bank, he must know the need whereof he speaks. 2

THE OLD OLD SONG

Mr. Ashford is apparently un- aware that a conference to com- bat inflation, such as he sug- gests has in fact been examining .that problem and _ exploring means to -meet it for many months. hk is a big conference, widely representative, and ~it splits up into smaller working parties, just as he suggests. But it has this - important difference; unlike his proposed talk-shop, this” conference has wide powers to implement its recommendations.

That continuing conference, I can tell all bank presidents. is called “The Government of Ca- nada’’. The most important of its Smaller working parties is called “The Cabinet’’. A larger working party, meeting for about six months this ‘year, is called “The House of Commons”, and that inclides representatives of labor, Sbusiness, agriculture, industry and the law, although representa- tion of the top echelons is deplora- bly scanty; it also includes good representation of consumers, in- cluding two housewives.

But very notably. absentees from this conference. which is the only gathering in Canada cap- able: of effectively tackling the very serious problem of inflation are bank presidents, and presi- idents of big Chambers of Com- merce, as well as union leaders and corporation chairmen. _ .

Could it be that such men are ali too busy making ‘piles of money to be able to spare a lit-

behind that opinion regarding parental rights .-is the human conscience, as it has developed principally during the presen: century. In view of the powerful role which modern zovernmeni: have assumed in school affairs— either out of dictatorial convic- tions or because dictatorships tend to drive opposition irto imi-

tative positio survival of this belief in the macy of par- ental rights in educatio: is striking.

One of the principal cause’ df “confusion” or a “vacuum” in doctrinal or philosophical thinking on public education 1s‘ that the influence of the state in schools has overextended itself. ‘The thinking of the government or verhaps of some’ sovernmeni official ‘conflicts with the ‘variety

resais an effort to. please evetye Oe —C i to displease no one—vacuum. - Nor can the state withdraw. entirely because unaided parents canno: meet their responsibilities. A; the work of the school becomes evea more complex and expensive this becomes increasingly more

apparent. ‘ Iisistence on priority of par- ental rights cannot mean that all other agencies must be ex- cluded from the control of all factore of education. The em- phasis on parental) is

{

:

| Mr. Wilson Ross

FORECAST ©

tle time to pfeserve the value of that money? Could it be that our

generation has no tradition of

public service? Could it be that

Jour country, which has given

such wonderful opportunities to © sO many boys-in the past, is not deserving of the part time ser- vice for a few years of a few of those boys, when they have grown to manhood, achieved suc- cess, and acquired experience

erations of boys to enjoy the same or even better opportunities?

Oyr Cabinet works hours twice

‘| as long as any labor union would

tolerate, and there is no overtime pay on Parliament Hil. Much of our Ministers’ time is taken up by kibitzers who pour into Ottawa throughout the year; they come to present “‘briefs’’ to the Cabinet which consist of free advice ‘ten- dered by outsiders. looking in without the insiders knowledge of the problems under review.

How many of these kibitzers, how many bank presidents, union leaders, and corporation chair-

didates for our House of Com- mons on March 31 last?

this end. During the week several letters of

to all citizens of this

is hoped that they will contribute to the arousing of an enlightened public interest, and in that way contrihute to the improvement of the educational opportunities for our youth. : ; We are, Sir, -etc.;.-. Press Committee for Education ge Week ‘Rev.) Edmund J. Roche, chair- man, Mrs. Norman MacMillan,

THE LIQUOR PROBLEM

note the timely reférence to our Provincial. liquor problem, made by Mr. F. A. Large. Q.C. in the local Legislature, as reported in Thursday's Guardian. Although» it may fitting to commend the Govern- ment for “its support of groups active in the field of temperance

education’”’; support: seems inconsistent —jp\d = meaningless when at the same time, the Gov-

ernment through its so-called Temperance Commission ‘is ap- parently doing everything pos- sible to expand its liquor sales, which reached an all time nigh of three million dollars last year. We can credit only a small portion of this, consumption to tourists and. we-svould venture to say tNat an *accurate check would reveal that Island citizens drank: most of this. ‘and further, that the bulk of it was consumed by members and ‘guests’ of the various ‘‘non-profit’’. Clubs and Associations referred to. by -Mr. Large as_“‘outlets’’ and which as we all know flourish in the cit¥ of Charlottetown and throughout the Province, and as Mr. Large states, “are increasing by leaps bounds.” | Apparently stpare

are few jf any restPiétinns<as-to,

which could help succeeding gen- |

man, offered themselves as can~—|

coming -will appear_in this if -it

Sir.—k was very interesting to |

have been!

“When Adequate Rest Is Urgent

. fe

Rising from a : eventually becomes quite problem. The easiest way te | roll far over on your side with the lower arm nearest the bed resting flat on the mattress, — Rest the palm of your ‘other hand on the mattress with your arm bent at the elbow. ae vm u part of your body wily, sitting the weight easily to the

le, be easy.

Sitting also requires a lit- tle thought. For one thing, don't choose a big overstuffed chair. Rather, select a comfortable one but one that is straight.

Use your leg muscles to lower ‘yourself jnto a chair by first putting ane foot behind the oth- er and then bending your -knees. - Take it easy with your climb- ing. especially during the last month or so of your pregnancy. By using your foot and leg mus- cles you save those in your back

| posed of by such groups. P The tragic part of it all is that many Island homes have reason to curse one or more of these outlets which have ‘helped make alcoholics of members of their families and in pot 9 few cases been the cause of wreckx- ed homes. On the ‘surface, this set-up May appear more respec- table. than the old open public bars, but the end result is the same. As a visitor irom Ontario remarked recently when speak- ing of local conditions: “At least, Ontario’s cocktail. lounges and beer parlors must ‘close on Sundays.” : mn

In addition to the various out- lets Where liquor js..sold by the glass, Mr. Large-:eferred to the growing -practice of business firms holding receptions where liquor is served gratuitously. Is such liquor obtained legally? If so, how?, z

Recently we had the amazing

spectacle of the Government Police Body ‘R.C.M.P.) staging 'a cocktail party (“reception”)

|/on Government premises. { paid for the liquor? We taxpay- lers? Was the liquor obtained legally? Hf so, how?- if-it-was ob- tained legally, then — there is something radically wrong with the law. Is not the R.C.M_P. bar- racks a public place within the meaning of the Act? This epi- sode is particularly inconsistent in- view of the much publicized advice’ of the police, “If you drink, don’t drive!” The term +**eocktail’” .doesn‘t sound bad, | but as we know from experience, some can be very potent.,

We realize that i is difficult for government and civic offi- cials to be too cgencerned about the moral aspects, when the re- venue means so much jn income from sales and fines. Most of our church ministers are also comparatively silent on the mat- ter, presumably because many. of their congregations enjoy bar | privileges in one club or another. | We Save no quarrel with any one who feels he must drink, but it is almost useless to try to teach young people the inherent and insidious dangers of bever-: age alcohol and’respect for the law, when\ in our homes and at public and semi-public functions, youth jis given’ the impression that liquor “belongs”. that drinking alcohol is a mark of social distinction, and that the law may be winked at.

the main responsibility in_educa- tion, but education is a coopera- tive thing, and powerful infli- ences outside the home help

the quantities purchased o7 dis-

To

tional shares of capital these Rights will short!

Bank of Nova Scotia

fullest possible extent>R

regard government as a source of assistance rather than as prime reformer. To effectively exercise these privileges and

mould thea thinking of all. of us

ad

a To Holders of ~ Bank Stock “Rights”

Holders of, current Rights to subscribe for addi-

stock are reminded that y expire, as shown below:

, Rights Expire’

Provincial Bank of Canada...... March 9

ee eeeeeececes March 13

Canadian Bank of Commerce.... March 17

We recommend prompt exercise of Rights to the

ifhts are transferable, and

any which it is not jntended-to exercise should be

) ] __-lipposed of while they have value.

CORPORATI

Montreal

a Balifax. Hamilton Calgary

tetown

We invite you to use our facilities for transactions in. Rights and/or shares.

ROYAL SECURITIES.

ON LIMITED

137 GRAFTON ST. + CHARLOTTETOWN «+ Tel. 5322

Saint John Quebec Ottawe

Edmonton ‘ancouter Victoria St. John's. NAd,

¢ ‘A 59-10

Who |.

“We agree that the home has |

~

a

Zr

|

ste

stored on shelves. When you have to reach, stand as closely.as possible to the shelf,

fluids, mildly laxative Toods such as fruit juices, fruits and vege- tables are helpful. An occasional dose of minéral oil may be ne- cessary but laxatives as a regu- lar thing should be avoided.

MAXIMS

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. :

and can very easily undermine much of what is taught in the home. The old adage still ap- plies, “Example is better then

Let's get away from the pre-. sent farcical and - hypocritical situation, where we boast of liquor control, but -countenance

tions, each with its well patroniz- ed, profit-making bar—one in almost every second block. in Charlottetown and no doubt dup- licated throughout the Province. These matters are common talk and concern among many of our thoughtful citizens, who are not “temperance cranks’ but who |as parents and teachers of youth, see the liquor evil in our

something done about it. hk would seem that Ahe time has come for ‘the appointment of

: fi t

a surplus of Clubs and Associa-:

OUR YESTERDAYS (From the wPhang 0 geen

The Montague Primroses won

and McCarron scored the Mont-

-| egue goals’ and J. Schurmaa

scored the singleton for Summer- side. : ‘

TEN YEARS AGO (March 2, 1949) All Government plows were out yesterday and last night were still battling snow-blocked roads as a result of the week-end bliz- zard. The road to Summerside via Bonshaw was open while on the main highway plows were work- ing to open the road to St. Peters, Montague and Kensington. Mari- time Central Airways the first-trips but were forced to can- cel the schedule later in the day.

Damage estimated. at over $1, 500 was caused by a fire at Cap- tain John Skerry’s residence, Alberton South, Monday morn ing. The fire, supposedly caused by an overheated stove in the downstairs room, was soon out of control and it was two hours

before the fire was brought under control. — 4

BACKACHE & C PAIN

RHEUM

ATIC

midst for what it is; and want

from losi = kness”—too frequent, burning and itchisg urination, Bed Wet- | ting, Getting Up Nights—or Strong

Cloudy Urine, due te common Kidney or | Bladder Irritations, which often — | im secondary Backache, Headache

In such a Royal Commission to exam-| metic Pains and Me ine, without fear or favor, the | gives ase; ca! ing Feltef combarins entire liquor’ set-up in our Pro- | irritating germ relief. Over & : | Telaxing, ana t jena —~ proves vince. | Billion CYSTER teow young and old. 1 am, Sir, ete. eit atatery Tested and Goreitie’ : PARENT. | CYSTEX st druggist today, See Charlottetown. much better you feel tom

' Yes, you get a ENEFICIAL for a Bill

\ Phone or come in today!

Leans up to over

CASH?

_ dust say the —

You're always welcome at

BENEFICIAL

“royal welcome” at BENEFICIAL when u want cash to pay off are ean- thi ent instead of séveral . .. and e oe ae Le ores each month. ember; it’s just like 1-2-8 to call up... comein...

bills! Just. phone and have

d pick up yaur loan!

$2566 or more—Up to 30 months to repay on leans _ $500. Your loan can be life-insured at Beneficial

2. Ss Pickard

Floor, Phone: 6518 « Ask for the YES MAI OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT — PHONE FOR,

BENEFICIAL FINANCE CO.

noURs_

IF YOUR GUARDIAN — IS LATE... OR MISSED } Be

r

DIAL

Special delivery service

missed.

and a paper will be delivered right to your door.

a.m. to 9:00 a.m. if your paper is late

6561 _

available between 8:30 — &

’ DIAL.

173 Great George St.

serve — the goal for which é - eee « "4

For the Fastest Service in Town, call

ED'S TAXI

Ed's Slogan: “To maintain the goodwill of those whom we strive"

6561

\: Loan! Then, make only.

« & 3 3

+ eee

the Intermediate Hockey title

ii