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THE GUARDIAN

Ilnrnlnl Duly (Founded in lull?) null:-mud no second Clan Ilnll Post office Dllinrlmo-at. Ottawa The Island uuurdln Puhlllhlug Co. Editor and lounging Director. J. l. Burnett Auoelau Editor, lnnb Walker.

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

CHARLOTTETOWN. 'l'U.ESDAl'. llll1' 28. 19M

Victoria Ilay

Though in some parts of Canada Empire! Day and Victoria Day are observed on suc- cessive days, in this Province and through-. out the British Commonwealth generally I 5 both anniversaries are synonymous. Victoria i .. t Day-the finest holiday of the year-is cole- brated in memory of the birthday of the great and good ruler Queen Victoria, whose name stands out as a symbol of all that is best in sovereignty and in domestic felicity. It was her high ideals and genius for choos- ing great alld wise councillors that preserv- ed the kingdom from without and within when she ascended the throne and made se- cure the Empire's place in the world. She taught peoples by her example how the;

greatest happiness was to be obtained. The' unerring lesson lay in the beginning witll a well-ordered domestic life. We see the re- sult of that example today in the lives of their present Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth, who have inspired such personal loyalty and attachment for the same reason.

Notwithstanding wars and revolutions which have spelt the doom of other mon- archies, the British Throne remains the sym- bol of unity for the greatest Empire the world has ever seen'. The name "Common- wealth” now is more generally preferred, but there is no reason why our Ilnperial achieve- ments should be forgotten. They are sum- med up in the words Freedom and Justice. Under Victcrials beneficent rule of sixty- four years there were changes and reforms that destroyed anarchy and promoted peace, happiness and prosperity. Further changes have taken place since her time. but the animating principle is the same.

It was a curious gesture on the eve of Victoria and Empire Day for officialdom at Ottawa to decree the abolition of "Rule Britannia" in the Royal Canadian Navy; but

i we doubt whether Mr. Churchill's fears that this means the severance of a link with the past are wholly justified. Such songs are the product of national genius, and the Navy has a way of cherishing its own glorious traditions regardless of the whims of bureaucrats. , In any case it is worth re- calling that during the last war, as in pre- vious conflicts. Britannia's rule of the waves was a potent factor in achieving vic- tory for the United Nations.

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Short Memories

Mankind is blessed or cursed with a re- markable capacity to forget. We are but briefly out of the season for overcoats and rubbers, when the height of human bliss seemed to be the prospect of discarding those encumbrances. Now. of course. we give not a passing thought of thankfullness to be rid of them but instead are impatient at any shortcomings of the weather by sum- . mer standards. 6

Forgetfullness is a very valuable ability of course. It would be very painful indeed to continue to relive all ones failures, short- comings and disappointments, but it is also very encouraging to humbug. Politici.lns' commonly rely heavily on the capacity of the public to forget, and as long as their conduct does not touch the voter too per- sonally and sharply, the reliance is usu-lily justified.

When we wish to recall precisely some name or event. it often would appear that

proper level, consistent with reasonable needs. The current arrangement, for all practical purposes, calls for financing by the Province of the yearly deficits of the Uni- versity's operations. "Apart from the uncer- tainties in the situation,” he states, "it could be misconstrued, by those minded to do so, as making the University dependent upon, and therefore subservient to, the Gov- ernment of the day. I feel we will all agree that this is not a desirable condition, and 1 am strongly of the opinion that it should be corrected as soon as can be done, possibly at the 1951 session of the Legislature."

EDITORIAL NOTES

The new Maritime 100 mile ferry service to carry 1,000 passengers, will ply between Yarmouth, N. S., and Bar Harbour, Maine.

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Charlottetowns new nursery service should prove a boon to mothers. The idea could well be developed to meet the needs of working mothers as well as those going shopping.

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The Salvation Army has suffered in its financial campaign because of the flood emergency. yet has not complained at all of its own added difficulties. It is important for all to remember that fact and continue to give generously at other seasons. 0 O 0

Shooting geese out of season seems to be an expensive pastime. The loss of wild- life however, resulting from the practice is of greater value than even the maximum fines.

Today, according to much moda.-rn authority, is Empire Day, when schools are expected to conduct patriotic exercises. To- morrow, Victoria Day, is a holiday and school pupils will have little interest in or- ganized celebrations. O The holiday coming when it does seems likely to put a crimp in Safety Week en- deavours. Holiday drivers are notoriously accident-prone, and Island ones are probably not very different from others. 0 O I More cheese and butter production is pre- dicted from Ottawa - cheese for export and butter for surplus. What the powers- that-be must do is to create a greater home demand for butter which they could if they would.

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John Davidson Rockefeller. American millionaire oil and railway executive, died this date 1937. He made many gifts to edu- cational and other institutions, and establish- ed the Rockefeller Foundation "for pro- moting the well-being of mankind through- out the world."

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There will be a new Provincial Govern- ment soon-just as soon as it is decided whether Hon. Mr. Matheson, Hon. Mr. Darby or Hon. Mr. Cullen will be the new Premier in place of Senator-to-be J. Walter Jones, now on holiday presumably prior to removing to Ottawa.

Nine years ago, on May 24, 1941, thel British battle cruiser ”Hood" was sunk by the German battleship "Bismarck" in an em! gagement off Greenland. A long-range shot found a vital spot and touched off the l-food's magazines. When she blew up, with the loss of practically all hands, the Royal Navy suffered its heaviest single blow since, the start of the Second World War and one' that could not go unavenged. The R. N.' and the R. A. F. stalked the Bismarck. Oni May 26' torpedo-carrying planes damaged. her steering gear.

On the 27th the Rodney - and.King George V closed in and opened fire. The last blow came when the cruiser

an efficient memory would be most valu- able. If it were possessed, however. the chances are that so mucl' would be storerl that there would be no opportunity for pro- perly constdel-lng any of it. Tile brain would probably resemble nothing so much as a stagnant pond as compared with a flow- ing stream.

Premier Mcilalr & Tile Ii. 3.

Premier McNair has tendered his resig- nation from the Senate of the University of New Brunswick from motives .which do him much credit. He states that his appointment was made before he became Premier of the Province, following whlllh he continued to serve on the board without giving any par- ticular heed to the political implications which might arise. He feels now that all opportunities for misunderstanding should be removed. and that those responsible for the actlvrmanagement of the University- whlch is a Government-financed institution -should be recognized as having untram- meled authority. . '

Premier McNnir recalls that on different occasion. he had suggested that the Prov- lnca's nuisance to the University should be

the Bismarck heeled over and Britannia still ruled

before noon, lwent to the bottom. the yvaves.

writes a correspondent at Winnipeg, waters sweep timbers, buildings, furniture and other large objects swiftly northward. In the back waters of the flood are the small things that were once part of someone's home. You come across a child's sodden doll. You see a dead cat or dog l floating side by side with a dodr or a cedar

sinking under water. It's surprising how many things float-even for a little while. It would be impossible to salvage them even if they could be used again. Behind a sub- merged house the current might collect three or four garages, and who owned them and whence they came may never be known. After being subjected to many days of flood- ed streets, water-filled houses and dead

it takes the little things, like a child's toy or a family picture floating on the water. to bring a tightness to your throat-if it's only for a few minutes. The Flood Relief

"thud constable nndlnon permanent u ,,fl'lIk-)vouldInvolvrrnisfngthepre- W y , g1Intof025.000tnu

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Fund is toihelp all the flood victims to re- place their personal losses."

Dorsetshire went in with torpedoes. Shortly,

. town to saint John. via Cape North , and around me coast. of Nov: aco-

Out in the main current of the Red River, ' shorten it to 1'12 miles - a -nvlnc

"the cnulommvn to Boston would be crates, decreased by 422 miles.

'Chlgneci;o Canal would make if.

chest, or a water-logged mattress slowlyl

communities, you become somewhat harden- I ed to the broad picture of the catastrophe: '

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AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

Sir,-With your kind permission I should like to add a P. S. to my letter of recent date regard- ing the electrical inspection scr- vice of this Province.

While it. is a well known fact that this service, in country places at least, as a general thing, is very slow it. is but fair to the men of this service to state that these de- lays are in part at least the re- sult of I very inadequately staff- ed force, two men I believe being responsible for the inspection ser- vice of this whole Province. A determining factor too in the speed of this service. whether wise or otherwise. is a commendable de- sire on the part of these men to conserve the taxpayer's money by making as lmany inspections as possible at one trip. The delay in the inspection of our house here at Crapaud was in part any- way the result of failure of the electrician who wired the house to report as promptly as he might have when the house was ready for inspection.

I wish to commend this inspec- tion service for the promptnass in which they responded when they saw my recent letter in The Guar- dian. The paper containing this letter had barely reached the streets of Charlottetown. and had not yet arrived at our home in Cl-apaud, before our house was in- spected and ready to be hooked up. I am greatly pleased to ,re- port too that two days later we were connected to the power line with the lights shining from our windows.

I am. Sir. etc.. .1. D. DORD Cl-apautl. P111.

P. E. I. 8. Chignecto Canal

(St. John Telegraph-Joumal)

The government of Prince Ed- ward Island, in presenting its case be the Royal Commission which is studying this country's transport- ation structure, has used the coll- structlon of the Ohignector Canal. This was to have been expected. for the vital project would im- measurably benefit the province in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Although Prince Edward Islandls area is relatively small. its rich red soil is as fertile as any in Can- ada, and quite capable of provid- ing a comfortable living for sev- eral t.lmes.t.he present population of less than 100.000. In ndditlon, P.E.I. is surrounded by wonder- fully abundant fisheries.

It could easily multiply its out,- put of farm produce and fish, but it must first find markets. its pre- sent. marketing radius is restricted by the high cost of transportation. This difficulty would be solved, to a large extent, by the Chlgnecta Canal, which would give cheap easy access to the ports of the Bay of Fundy and New England.

- The distance from Charlotte-

tls. is 790 miles. The canal would of 818 miles. The distance from

Besides shortening dlstlncu. the

possible for little coastal vessels. -not suited for the long open-sen :voyage around Nova Bcotll, to carry much of Prince lldwud Is- 'lnnd's trade - this becwse it , would open up an inland nnvln. . tion mute. Nothing would do more than this ,wItc1-way to stimulate the econ- omy of Prince Edward Island. create new opportunities. and reverse the downward trend of that province's population. which bu actually do- cllned rather then increased since confederation. ll. should be elu- phufnod. too. that the Ohignocto cent! would almilnrly benefit the economy of the other Atlantic provtncea. all of which suffer in common from the burden of exces- sive transportation costs. .

The Age.-0iIl Story

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'g PUBLIC FORUM '5 Old Charlottetown

' This column ll open to the I' 5) , . discussion by Julrtslllondeutl " and P E" L) Q of questlong"Jl ulterelt. The 5533150” lNspEC'rED Guardian does no: necessar- "V ””d”'” u" '''"'m'”” ”' "His Excellency Sir Uonulri

i w'"'90"d””"' Campbell. Bart, having intimated.

' .,. his intention of visiting the Bar-

on the 26th instant. at the hour named-l2 o'clock-proceeded to the Barracks. accompanied by the Commandant, Lieut. Col. Lane. Town Major, where on his arrival he was received by L. Y. Nash. Esq.. in charge of the Ordnance

and Barrack departments. and James. Lanes Esq.. in charge of the Commlssariat department.

when his Excellency immediately commenced an inspection of the Troops in Barracks. viz.: a com- pany of the 23rd Royal Fusiliers, under the command of Capt. Evans. with Lieui. after which, accompanied by the

fleets of the garrison. he made a minute inspection of the Bar- racks. Ordnance Stores and Maga- zine, Barrack and Commissariat Stores. as also the Field Battery in. charge of the Royal Artillery. His Excellency afterwards return- ed to Government House. with the Commandant. expressing him- self much satisfied with his in- spection."

-The Islander, Dec. 31. 1841.

On Keeping A Diary

(Bruce Hutchison in the Winnipeg Free Press)

All ex-diarists (and who isn't an ex-dlarist?) will find a certain melancholy comfort in the diaries of President Roosevelt, recently published. It turns out that ihll great man couldnt: keep a d3ll.V diary any better than anyone else. For a week or two. after entering "18 White House. he noted in ills personal record that he "attended church . . . hurried supper . . . bed." But, like everybody, he gave it up after a few days. And if 4, man like Roosevelt couldn't find enough in his life worth record- ing why should you or I keep a diary?

We may expect something bet- ter from Mr. King who. appar. ently. was a born dlnrist. His diar- ies. it is said. will form a com- plete record of his times when they are finally published. But then. he had something to record before he Went to bed every night and most of us have nothing.

If you had been Mr. King. a few years ago. you might have taken pencil in hand, just before turning off the light. and recorded something like this: "Up early. Ate breakfast. Devoured House of Commons. Digested the Opposition. Very good lunch. Balanced budg-.-9. Fixed price ceilings. Dismissed Colonel Ralston. To bed early.” But. what is the use of keeping n dl.lf,V WM" you can only record that you devoured an coupln of lamp rlmpx. unbalanced your budget as usual and went to bed too late?

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A diary on the impersonal sub- ject of the weather is said to be useful to tillers of the soil like me. I kept a weather diary for leV0I'8l years to guide me in Spring planting but the thing was useless. The weather never ri- -pented itself on any given date.

It was always different and. so far as I could see. always worse. And it was of little use to know by my own reliable record that spring followed winter. and sum- mer followed spring. They always do. whether you write it down or not. You can usually rely on these things without a note book. You 95" rely on everything being worse as you grow older. You can

offices:

The Lord shall be China over- luung light. and the den of liar mourning null bu mood.

racks. Stores. &c.. in this garrison,'

Campbell: ' Barrack Master and the other of-l

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Notes By The Way -

Ilt. Howe: thclhonnnblo mem- ber for Vancouver-Quadrs is an extraordinary clutch. He goes around the parliament W s have proved be be a boon with a smirk on his face, I bible era in speeding up rum in his bang md a stiletto up his I tiona. but. one wonders if sleeve. He is lesdy to put a man i enter: are prone to take chm. on the bend or stab him in the with the nlecnanical cantrlvgnm back as it. sulfa his polit'cIl l.ur- i that they would not mm '1 pose at the moment. Mr. Green: hol-sea? Cel'f.4l."-ly farmers M An you going to challenge me to had to worry about horses up a duel too? -Commons Hansard.llnz over whe.l they found them

. selves confronted with a dim.

What we call "baby-currlageI"'cult manoeuvre in fle'd op". are "baby-coachcst around Phl'a- l tions. -Sudblry star 3' delphla. "baby buggies" aroundl Pittsburgh and in northern Ill-I tnols. "baby-cubs" in southern If you've m.;.." hum 0, P Ohio. Everybody north of the Mas- and yun8' they re the two K on on-Dixon line in the United state: , student, who escaped from ""3 "wheels the baby-carriage; from mlgratlon cusmdy here Tu hm the Potomac river southward they night, And 1; may had!” 9:5 "roll" it. or 'rio.te" it. when left when they did, they would dcam on the floor, a northern baby hour; late, have. been ab!" "creeps" but a U. S mid west- 5h1p.clepo:-tees to the hcmpm" em or southern baby ”crawls". - from whgchsmey had fled f"”d Saint John 1'-legvnph-Jo';rnal. Russian opprrssfon. All song,-W:

people had be-ll working to ,3" Pong and Yong legally, orgmu. tions had lnervened for the with the authorities at 0l.tav:n' trying to stave off a deportation that certainly would have 1..-cum them harsh uisctplllle ard W, haps death once they were mm in Communist hands. cagnegm Vancouver individuals had offer.

short. when drawing fm both lnvfta duutcr if p.JIi."” cautions are not taken.

an ' Win Tricia" W lllm.

05911- the op.

On I recent trip from La: Anz- eles. to Seattle via the Count Route. on which we expected to enjoy the magnificent scenery along the ocean. we hit successive rays of rain. fog mist. and hlll. But on the outskirts of a northern Call- fol-nln town we founri one bright spot in the ll-cessant gloom. A huge in ” yard perched on the

l THE PASTURE FIELD when spring has burned The ragged rcvbe of Winter, stxltch by stitch. And deftly turned

To moving melody the wayside ditch. e pale-green pasture field be- hind the bars

15 goldemed o'er with dandelion stars.

when Summer keeps

Quick pace with sine-wy. shirted unis.

And daily steep;

In sunny splendour all her spread- his farms.

1 The pasture field is flooded foamy- w

white-

hlte with daisy faces looking at the light.

Wllen Autumn lays

Her golden wealth upon the forest floor.

And all the days

Look backward at the days that went before.

A pensive company. the esters. stand.

Their blue eyes pasture land.

When Winter lifts

A sounding trumpet to has strenu- ous lips.

And shapes the drift:

To curves of transient he slips

Upon the past.ure's ineffectual brown

brightening the

loveliness,

A swan-soft vestnlent delicate as down.

--.Et.helwyn Wetherald.

rely on everything but yourself and a diary really records nothing but. your own unreliability.

So, like most sensible men, I gave up diaries for good and have lived comfortably in the illusion that my life was crammed with exciting things too sacred for men: words. The only records a man needs are a birth certificate which proves that he once lived and a certificate of death to anure the world that he is safely deed. and the latter will be of no special

taker.

COMPLETE visual. REFRAUFION and ANALYSIS

G. F. HUTCHESON 8: SON Optometrists

interest to anyone but the under- I

ed the boys flames jcbs edm, lion, friendship But dlplcmuyv, red tape is hard to cut--much harder than the iron bars or 3 .39, tentton barracks. We make an prophecy Those boys won't. starve, They've too many friends around them. And the silly olmwn gush budzets can go back to am. flu. ms. -Vancouver Sun.

highway. stack upon neat stack of planks and boards and two-by- fours. Big signs shouted to the panel-byi "Build ft. of Wood. we Fill Every Lumber Need.” And smack bang in the middle of this wooden paradise was an apparent- ly brand new building-built of brlokl. The whole shebang was surrounded by a shiny steel fence. -Wall street Journal.

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The scientific lnlnd cunflnu. amaze us vvith its promises 9; what the future holds. Tulle fog

The proudest. moment onel

newspaper reporters li'e camel” when in the course of a campaign I cum. he W” pennmed to rife in , instance. the mediation of Lu 3;. the same automobile with Presl- '””k5o"' me5'd'"” M 171795103! dent Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Tm "id Ruhb" '30- H9 -W5 lhal presidential car was advancinglevemuany M1 '3"i0m0b119 high.- rapidly along a street lined wlchlw" mm” will he 9190”-'0n1ta11! wildly cheel-l:.g citizens, whenlwntrolled. The driver will lull the reporter leaned over and sn- be mmh" p”59"5”v am sad- xlously inquired, "Mister Presi- 3”” wm d” ” me WGYK Rldla

dent. do you think you should be devices Wm '"3 1"5i'3n9d'. Eayl riding so fast?" Mr. Roosevelt Jwksm imd ”'m””r 5W”0HS I10 looked out over the crowd, grln- the hlghwiiy Wm Wiomktlcnlly

tied. and replied. "it's all rlghb- check ” ""5 'ipeed' and Efnmlly 'keep a route free from dalrzrr m

they know who I am", The lea.

pan” vmmd buck .1 known. h. miles ahead. Radar eqmpmm agreed. "But do you mind slowing Wm p'"em' wm"”"5' Elecmcll down I. bit so they can see who's ' m5"""auim5 1” the m3lW'!l'I

lthemselves will keep them clear of ice, snow and wet spots, my will dispel fog. All the driver of the fu'.'.':e will have to do is to climb into his Jet-propelled cu-, adjust ll set of dials and thsn all back and read a book without lpnvlng the slightest attention to condlttolls on the road or to his vehicle. And by the time he ill-l. lshes an entrrmcing wllcdunit, ill will be parked in front of till Antlers Hotel in Terre Haute. -a D-grail. Free Press.

with you?" Wall Street. Journal. Farmers are taking to fields. as the spring work cpens up. and accident records in the- rural districts start to pile up forl the year. one type of accident that owes its origin to the m:d- ernizatlon and menhsnlzatkn of fanms is that resulting from the operation of tractors. The opera- tion of tractors on the sides of hills, and making the turns too

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