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THE GUARDIAN

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The Island fiuuanllln Publishing Co. lduur lnnl Ihollnglng lllrorlnr. J as. nu.-nan Alllwllll Editor, Frank Walker.

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

cnAxi.o1'n:'rowN TUESDAY. MAY 30, 1950 Tito St. liocii

High adventure is linked with the task or opening up territory for trade, defence purposes and weather observation in the epic of the little R. C. M. P. patrol VCSSCJ St. Roch. Already the only ship to have made a return trip through the Northwest Passage, the 323-ton craft now assures her fame by being the first vessel to circum- navigate the North American continent.

Sgt. Frederick Farrar, third mate, is the only member of the original crew which left Halifax six years ago and is consequent- ly the first man to sail completely around the continent.

Cabot, Willoughby, Frobisher, Davis, Barents, l-ludson, Button, Cook, Parry, Franklin. Ross, Collinson and others sought the N. W. Passage in vain. M'C1ure, with the aid of a rescue party in 1854. actually accomplished the passage. Amundsen dis- covered the N. W. Passage over Franklin's route. The N. E. Passage was accomplish- ed by Nordenskjold in the Vega (1879). by Wilkitsky with two icebreakers in 1915, and by Amundsen in the Maud 1919-20. The round trip, however, is the unique accom- plishment of Staff-Sgt. (now Inspector) H. A. Larsen and the St. xROCIl, and credit for the circumnavigation of the con tinent belongs to the St. Roch and Sgt. Far- rar.

Larsen's first voyage from Vancouver lasted from June 21. 1940 until Oct. 8, 1942. He made a short north voyage out of Halifax in 1943 and the return voyage by the Northwest Passage between July 19. 1944 and Oct. 16, 1944.

Worse Than crime comics

Timely protest has been made in Par- liament by Mr. W. D. Wylie, Social Credit member for Medicine Hat, against the spate of obscene literature with which newsstands across the country are being flooded. The proprietors claim to be powerless in the matter, if they want to stay in business.

The pushing of this trash appears to be a deliberate campaign on the part of a pub- lishing cartel in Montreal and Toronto, to offset the Act passed at the last session banning crime comics. Mr. Wylie argues that the only way it can be stopped is an attack on the fountainhead. The publish- ers tell the distributors in the small centres that they must put these books on their newsstands or they will lose their licenses.

Some excellent cheap reprints are issued along with the salacious literature, and these are doled out to the stores on condition that the trash goes on display.aiong with them. Thus a potent means of entertain- ment and enlightenment, through mass pro- duction methods which havemevolutionized the publishing industry, is exploited brazenly for pornographic purposes.

The fact that our newsdealers are obliged to act as vendors of obscenity is a serious enough matter. But what of the effect on adolescent minds, exposed to this campaign at every turn? There is always a danger in invoking the power of censorship, but in this case the racket has gone so far as to con- stitute a very real menace to public morals.

lie in Russia

The British Foreign Office has completr-d a study of the results of the revaluation of the Russian ruble at the end of Febru- ary and its figures are interesting.

They show to begin with that the wages

. of skilled Russian workers range' from 500

to 1,500 rubies a month. or 3126 to 5378. Unskilled workers, the vast majority of the people, receive about 250 rubles, or SE63 a month. But the important question, as with all money wages, is what the Russians earnings will buy.

The answer to this question is to be found in the price of essential goods with- in Russia. Taking the new value of the ruble as 25 cents, the British Government states the prices of various Russian goods. in dollar terms. as follows:

Black breadt 50 cents for a two-pound loaf.

Milk: 50 cents a pint.

Chocolate: 516.80 to 525 a pound.

Beef: 34.34 a kilo (2.2 pounds).

Ham: 35.60 a pound.

Toilet soap: 70 cents a cake.

Women's shoes: from 563 to 5134 a pair.

Men's shoes: from 550 to 5117 a Pair-

Theoe are figures to be pondered by those who imagine that Communism la cre- ating Utopia in Russia. There are not many orth America. There would

-nothing short of a miracle could save them.

the cost of a suit of clothes here. When such prices are reckoned against Russian wages it will be seen that the ordinary Rus- sian lives in a state of poverty beside which a man in North America, unemployed and on relief, lives like a king.

EDITORIAL NOTES

West Kent School cadet inspection tnls

afternoon.

The Drama Festival finals are proceed- ing, to the accompaniment of satisfaction on all sides, except that Kingls should certainly have been represented.

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Deepest sympathy will be extended from all over the Province to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Grant who lost their baby in the fire which destroyed their home at Martinvale on Sat- urday.

The Empress Josephine died this date 1814. Napoleon divorced her, (whom he had married in March 1796, on the eve of his departure to take command in Italy), and espoused the Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria.

The Motorcycle Club will serve a most useful purpose if it instills into its member- ship the principles of safe driving. It should never be forgotten that the minor accident which means a crumpled fender to the car driver, can well mean a broken leg to the motorcyclist.

McGill University has conferred honorary degrees by the Chancellor, Chief Justice Tyndale, at the spring convocation on Colonel J. J. Astor, Lord Woolton. Sir Alexander Cadogan, and Mr. Arthur I3. Wood, chairman of,the board of the Sun

Life Assurance Company. Montreal. 0 I O

O O

Ten years ago, on May 29, 1941, an of- ficial German communique announced that the fate of the British and French armies on the continent was sealed. Beaten and driven into the channel, it appeared that

It happened. 0 Ottawa, having played host to Prime Minister Pandit Nehru of India, is now en- tertaining his opposite number from Pak- istan, Liaquat Ali Khan. It is well that the world, and the Commonwealth are large enough for them to have each been wel- comed by this country without embarrass- ment to either host or guest. 0 O O Canada has only one dentist for every 3,000 persons, Dr. Don Gullette, of Toronto, secretary of the Canadian Dental Associa- tion, reports. He called this ratio "totally inadequate." Every dental school in Can- ada is filled with student dentists and there is a waiting list, but additional financial help from government and private sources is

needed if the demand is to be met, he said. 0 O O

The Government's action in dropping charges against wartime deserters from the armed forces may or may not have been prudent from the point of view of discipline, but the final step of forgiving those who de- serted overseas became essential from the moment that charges were dropped against those who deserted on this side of the At- lantic. O A correspondent of the Ottawa Citizen objects to the use of the term "watershed" to mean the area of collection and drainage slope of a river, instead of the high land dividing the waters that flow in one direc- tion from those that flow in another. He might well have added that the ”Red River Valley" means far more to most people than does the "Red River Watershed." O O 0 That astute politician, Premier Duplessis, intimates that his Party will not oppose the election to the Legislature of the new Lib- eral Party Leader, Georges Emile LePaime, for one of the eight Liberal seats held by the Party. "Mr. LePalme claims to be a fighter," said the Premier. "We offer him an easy fight since the government will put up no candidate." If no Liberal member wants to offer his seat to the new chief, the premier added, "the conclusion is easy to draw."

Col. J. J. Astor, chairman of The Times and president of the Empire Press Union. entertained recently a distinguished group of commonwealth editors and publishers at his London home, preliminary to setting out for Canada. Guests of honor were i-l.R.l-I. the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. Others attending included Sir Harry Brittain, founder of the E. P. U.; Maj.-Gen. Lord Bumham, managing editor of the Daily Telegraph; Sir Frank Newnes, vice-pres- ident of the British Periodical Publishers As- Iiciation; and Walton Cole, editor of Reuters News Agency. The gathering brought to- gether most of the advance guard of dele- gates to the seventh imperial preoe confer- ence which opena in Ottawa June 8. The

first group of delegates will call from Liver-

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This column in onto to the discussion by .-mreapoildents of questions it ..utereut. The Guardian one: nor necessar- Ily endorse the opinion of uua . espondento.

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Sir.-lt is felt by many of the good p:-Ople of Crapaud that the Government of this Province was very ill-advised in introducing at their last session an Act govern- ing the incorporation of small villages. If it was the intention of the Government, in introducing this legislation. to promote ills- cord and disscnsion in these vii- lagcs, then their objective has certainly been fully met as far as CTHDC-llid is concerned. We hear much these days of a "cold war". A war is fast developing here in Crapaud, that promises to be any- thing but cold, over" the result of the recent plebiscite. Some fear the introduction of this Act so keenly they are already planning if and when it becomes operative here to dispose of their property and move out. It is felt by many the thing for Crapaud, particularly for those in the lower income

introduction of this lcgi:-la-I tion hsre will prove a very bzad'

'Tobique Hydro Project!

ISL John Telccraph Jour:ai-

Premier J. B. MacNair has j st. announced that a 20.00-horse-1 power hydro plant will be bull: ati the Narrows. on the Tobi:,u- Riv;r.' just. above Pzrih. at an estirr-at-ti cost of 5S.E00.C00. C..n iruction is expected to he started this sum- mer.

The premier charac'cr'zcd the develo:ment as the "fir t. s'ep" It an expanding hydro . pricrzm While he did not. go int) detail it is known that several 0 hr pro- jects of a similar nature are un-, dcr consideration. The last ainualr report of the New Br nswick El-I e:-irlc Power Commission s.fd: -

”With the grratcr lost of all fuels. the dssrbility for the extendcd use of water power is evident. The cmnmissitn has, theretcrw, undertaken the hy- druullc investigation of a num- ber of sites and has consider- able duta in this respect on

the Trblque, Magzguarlallc a. d

Shogomoc i-Lvcrs. The diversion

of the waters of the Lepreau to

the West B nnch of the Mus-

qunsh is being stuticd and a

topogrsphical survey is in pro-

gross cn the Tcta onche Riv- er."

Meanwhile the

New Brunswick Resources De: clopmcnt Eo :ird

brackets. Future generations, it is thought will note this date of May 22. 1950. as the date that marked the beginning of the de- cline of Crapaud. Prospective, home seekers and home builders will avoid this place as they would a plague because of a stead- ily mounting spiral of taxation that inevitably follows the incor- poration of any small place.

In regard to the election itself which was carried out on May 22 a full and careful investigation would seem to be indicated.

It is alleged that lhc list of names sent the Sheriff and on which he based his decision to call this election contained names of persons living quite outside this electoral zone. it is,thought if this proves to be correct the elec- tion should be declared void on this count alone. The publication of this list would at once clear up this point.

It is further alleged that only persons known to favor this incor- poration scheme were chosen as scruiineers. the negative side of the issue being unrepresented.

It is also alleged that persons known to favor incorporation and who were quite ineligible to vote were allowed to do so. In fact the whole affair seems to have left behind an unsavory odor.

It should be clearly understood. however. that in none of then things was the Sheriff in any way to blame, as far as he was able to judge everything being cor- rectly done.

I am. Sir, etc. A VOICE FROM THE Crapaud, P.E.I.

(With regard to the above com- plainia, Sheriff Benton states (1) that the list of namesaubmitted on which he based his decision to call the election. did not contain the name: of any persons living outside the electoral zone: (2) that the sci-utineera were appoint- ed at I duly called meeting of the community. and (3) that any- one with personal property oi the value of 3323 was entitled to vote. --Ed. 0.)

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If that nation again: whom I have pronounced turn from Maolr evil VIII. I will repeat of the evil that I thought to do unto

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has been looking into two pot-p entioi hydro sites on the St. John Fvlvcr.

Little can be done 01 the St. John unless storace rizhts can he obtained on the headwaters of the river in Ma'nc so first a fairly? constant flow of water will be' assured through the year. The Re- I sources Develrpmcnt. Board Chair? man, Dr. H. J. Rowlcy, interview- ed Governor Fr:-dcrick G. Pa"ne, of Maine. about this a few days ago. and the question will prob- ably be referred to the Canada- U. S. International Jo;nt. Com- mission,

Lack of power has been a factor which has retarded New Bruns- wick's industrial growth and it is gratifying to note that the go'crn- ment. is aggressively seeking a sol- ution to the problem. In the last ten years the gcncratlsg cap- acity of the New Brunswick El- ectric Power Commission ha; been increased from 27,200 horsepower to 81.295 horsepower. through steam turbine and Diesel install- ations and the purchase of plants from private companies.' The harnessing of the Tobique will mean a further increase of twenty- three per cent in the total gener- ating capacity and help tncet the

rapidly-growing requirements of the province. The estimated cost of the pro-

ject, which works out to 5380 per horsepower, is low enough to make it. a sound proposition, experts say. Dr. '1'. H. Ross. of Toronto. who has been retained as consulting engineer. in one of the world's best-known authorities on hydro wet.

The Tobtque is a famous silmon stream but the federal department of fisheries has given assurance that properly constructed fish- waye will safeguard the angling. There will be a dam on the Tob- ique at the Narrows and smaller dame at. the outlets of four lake: in Victoria County which are to be used for storage. ,

IN NATIONAL GALLERY

OTTAWA, May 29 - (CP) -A painting by the Pakistani artist. Abdur Rehman Chughiai. soon will hang in the National Gallery, a gift from the people of Pakis- ion to the people of Conoda.Short- iy after his arrival here tomor- row Paklatanb Prime Minister. Liaquat Ali Khan, will present the painting to Prime Minister St. Laurent. The "line-drawing". three feet by four feet in size. de- picts a lady with her three hand- fnlidenl. It will subsequently be turned over to the National Gal-

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THE SELKIRK ESTATE

In February, 1868, a committee of the Executive Council com- prising Hon. Benj. Davies and Hon. R. P. Haythorne met to an- quire into the results of the pur- chase and resale of the Selkirk Estate, and elicited the following information from Hon. John Al- dous. Commissioner of Lands:

The Estate cost the Government 29.918 05. 9d. It was priced to realize the sum of 221.890 75. 8d., which sum included 20 per cent on the arrears of rent; subsequently, however. it was priced to realize 215,145 25. Bcl., independently of the returns realizable from 20.000 acres of wilderness land. unlct by the former proprietor.

The Estate lay In Townships 53. 57. 58, 59. 60 and 62 and was divid- ed into six clasiiications. accord- ing to the prices charged the tenants. as follows: 4,318 acres at 105.: 4.767 acres at 95.; 7.451 acres at 85.: 10,571 acres at 75. 6d.: 506 acres at 65. 6d.; 12.440 acres at 65,

The Pincttc Mills, with 200 acres of land. was held under agreement by Mr. Dixon at the yearly rental of 255.

The wilderness land on Lot 53. chiefly swamps. comprised about 2.200 acres. 1.700 acres of which was considered vaiucless.

Wilderness land on Lot 57 com- prised about 500 available acres.

Wilderness land on Lot 58. about 4.000 acres. mostly hard- wood; soil light and graveily.

Wilderness land on Lot 59 sit- uatcd on the Whim Road; about 1,500 acres. a great portion of in- fcrior quality.

Wilderness land on Lot 60 chief- ly well wooded. but soil light; about 7.000 acres.

Wilderness land on Lot 62. about 6.000 acres; a great portion barren. excepting some hardwood at the roar of the Wood Island farms.

On the Iilst January. 1867. the sums paid by the purchasers amounted to 212,889 l7s. l0d.. which amount was not deemed sufficient to cover the first cost. interest of money. and working expenses. so as to make the pur- chase. self-sustaining in accord- ance with the provisions of the Land Purchase Act. The Com- missioner, however, was "decided--- ly of opinion that the settlers had been overcharged". and that in- stead of ten separate instalments being exacted of them. seven would be amply isufflcient. and that those purchasers who had paid in over the seventh instalment should have the over-plus refunded.

The Committee concurred in this view of the Land Commis- sioner. adding that in their op- inloni "the predecessors of this Government in the Colony misap- prehended the duty devolving upon them, in pricing the lands hi this Estate."

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PASTOILAL

The farmhouse skyline, duped with trees. In like a zunmer count, green-

bone 2 . The cattle drift on rolling son of imlgzltaa field against curled

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They move or lay ships. nvg. borne;

Their bodies gliaten aharplyi red.

with hhhaggy brow and curving orn,

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urc They munch along their quiet scorch. ,

William Green. preaiiimi of the American Federation of Labor. advocates higher wages and loav- er prices, but he doesn't. tell how the two will work together. If wages go up, costs are bound to' rise, how can there be lower prices? Mr. Gwen should e plain -Lethbridge Herald.

The Japanele who has Just arrived is one of the truly great. men of me last. cen- tury. Yukio Ozaki is securely on- sconced in 'Anel'lra.n hlstoiy as the mayor of Tokio who in 1903 sent some 3,000 young cl1erry trees to our Capital as a token of thanks for American help in end- ing the Russ.)-Japanese war of 1904-05, What in singularly felicit- ous gesture it was! - Washington Post

Animals are easily 00l'lIIl1i'd if they find a car bearing down on :hem, and it is impossible to RVDld hitting same. But a large pro or- iion of killings could be avoided Many motorists do not make the slightest attempt to slow down I to veer to one side t.o avoid hlttinz a dcg or a cat. The killing of a cat or a dog may seemt a small thing in itself. but to the owners. or to the own-rsf little son or daughter, the mangling of n is a real tragedy. - Sf. Tin:es.Journal.

The world needs the Hi ish Empire, by whatever name it may he called-..we need it Let us re- cnpture the old priclr. Let us rc- state the old f:'.i'h. You and I are Austral.-zms We are also Brit-

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ish. We do not and cannot mm of the people of the other British nations as foreign people, The.

are all within the great Britta) tradition-n tradition which ml, given to the writ) the spirit am machinery of sell-government free ixiatituiions. Juotire within th law. The old Empire has becom a confederation of nations, em with its rights of well-govenunem unchallenged and unchallengo. able. But it Will make its but contribution to the rest. of th. twentieth century only if we seek closer collaboration. unity of p01. icy on Govcrnnn-nt matters, 3 :9. newed sense of a common task, By Prime Minister Menzies at Australia.

The Briti in House of Common, has granted a pension of 23 pounds a year to Willie Gallachej the Communist who was defeated in the last election. Mr. Guilachei is o'.d and sick, he needs the :1. nanciai aid thir Parliament ha; given him from its private ILnd It is well that the members whq were plagued by his opinions to: so long hale thought now of, hi; ineed instead of his politics. No matter how stormy is the econo. mic and pnlitirai weather, all I, well in W:-stnunster. A ya;-11,. : ment that. refuses to pass judg. ,ment on a man for his oplniom its democratic in the true sense of lthat much abu.-ed word. And all ' is well in the English island. "rhit .happy breed of men" who are Ill

citizens are not infected by tin fears and suspicions that plague the peoples of tiles: happier lands", -Saskatoon Smr-Phoenix.

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