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Morning Daily (Founded in till?) Authorized as Second Class Mail. Poet Ofliae Department. Ottawa.

, Preaident. ian A. Burnett; Vice-President. Will- ll- Iisraett; Seep-Trees, G. M. Barnett; Editor line ‘Lilli-III Director, .I. B. Burnett: Aaaaciat Edison Frank Walker.

1Tb: Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

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,5 H despatch from Ottawa states the Domin- lbn Cabinet has instructed department heads Flo reduce the number of government job hold- 7 irs by 10,000 within the next four months. It is lgiossible that, if and wnen 10,000 government " labs are eliminated, a few new departments will ~_ ie created, and 10,000 new jobs, or perhaps 20,- , 1100 new ones, will be created. lf, however, there

ls really going to be a net reduction of 10,000 jhi the number of persons living off the taxpay- ':rs, then indeed the taxpayer has cause to re-

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Flee (the taxpayer) had berome accustomed to having a substantial proportion of his wages deducted at the source ror the purpose of re- mzinerating the bureaucrats, assistants, hangers- on, and just plain drones which Ottawa main- 1 ' . will: had almost accepted the doctrine laid down by Hon. l. C. llsley —-that it was thepolicy of the Government to regulate 11ml llmll’ 1116 people's spending of their own _money by tak- .ing a portion of it through taxation. ln reducing the number of civil servants from

120,000 to 110,000, however, the Government lhall have taken only a few steps ll! 111E "9111 direction. In 1939, ther: were 52,000 perms "i rho payroll of the Dominion of Canada, and it is extremely doubtful that illl of this 52,000 were ingaged in any real work.

Thousands of business firms, from one end of Canada to another. are unable to get suf- ficient manpower and womonpower to operate lit capacity. That there should be more than twice as many it is generally conceded there should be drastic retrenchment and also at o time when persons holding Government jobs at li time when the industries of the country cannot |et enough men and women to operate at full speed, or anything OpprOtlChlllg full speed, con- stitutes nothing less than a public scandal of the worst kind.

Advice To Parents

Out of the minds of babes and sucklings com- eth wisdom—a ten-point list of "does" and "don'ts" for parents drawn up by 228 average boys and girls aged between eight and 12. Or- ganized by three London headmasters, the poll included children from an expensive preparatory cgliool, a .privote "middle class" school and a London County Council school, and laid down these-rules forrthe "ideal father and mother."

'1—Grown-ups should never quarrel in the pres- once of their children. _

2—Treat all your children with equal affection.

3—Never lie to a child.

4-—There must be mutual tolerance between parents.

S—There should be

‘ grown-ups and children. 6—Treat your children's friends as guests in your home.

8—Don't blame or punish your child in the presence of children from next door.

9—Concentrate on your child's good points not his failings. .

10—Be constant in your mood and in your affection.

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Report 0n Housing

An erroneous impression seems to have been created by publicity given to the government Central Mortgage 8r Housing Corporation's an- nouncem-ent that on further applications for wartime housing would be received after June 1. This cut-off date did not mean government abandonment of housing projects; it merely fol- lowed last year's practice of cutting off appli- cations at June 1 to make sure construction would not run into the W-iiléf months.

The original estimate: for government hous- ing this year curried a vr-te ot $25.5 millions for wartime housing; $2 millions for emergency housing plus $701100 for emergency moving of houses and $250,000 fol ham-e conversions. _ln the supplementary estimates, however, another $25 millions was providoo for wartime housing alid another $1.1 millions for emergency hous- in .

gThe reason for the large addition for wartime housing in the supple-nanrarics was becapse of the decision of Enterprise Housing, Ltd. not to go forward with apartment projects, due to re- jection of the plan by the insurance companies. It was felt that this would fnillll in an immed- late demand for more wartime housing units from the Central Mortgage 8 Housing Corporation. Also, Ceritral Mortgage & Housing Corporation ‘has to provide in the carrcnt year's estimates for the carry ovcrsof uricoiliblcted construction in the fiscal year ending March 31, lost. '

"lhe 1947 construction now under way in the Manitoba area includes 300 units of which 255 are in the completed .rage and commencement of work on another 155 which are part of the additional 500 referred to cbove.

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is the reason why, in addition to the $2.75 mil- lions asked for emergency housing in the orig- inal estimates, anotliu $1.1 was asked for in the supplemeiitaries.

- EDITORIAL NOTES —

They are agitating lor" a new hotel at Moncton to compete with us here. I I Q

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The streets are all the brighter for the preva- lence of gaily coloured wore. proofs.

Immigration is .the‘ oriier. of the day and goes hand in hand with an expanding economy. i i it ‘k

Like many seasoned travellers Mr. Bracken has arranged his itinerary so as to spend a week- end on the Island. i fi i

The Maritime Synod of the Presbyterian Church in Canada will meet in Charlottetown at St. James Church, October 7th. to 10th.~This means some 75 to 100 visitors for that week.

-The drought in Brlfaiii‘ hrfs added to auster- ity measures. Milk supplies have been cut to one-and-a-half pints a week for everyone but children, invalids and expectant cause of the recent drpugikhtu I’

Prince Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria born this date 1819. H.R.H. Prince Richard Alexander Walter George, second .on of HRH. the Duke of Gloucester, born this date 1944.

Rather than add to their police force to deal with traffic, Bathurst Town Countll have d-c- cided to instal three traffic lights at busy sec- tions.

U I I I All the different organizations in Saint John are getting into line to further the scheme for the establishment of a cement mill in the dis- trict to compete with Quebec.

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From the confident way in which Haligon- ians speak of getting o tin-incl to Dartmouth one would think they had another by-elcction in the offing.

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Mr. William Broadoent, the political prophet wno started all the talk of Prime Minister Att- lec's resignation, now declares that the changes will take place next month. lf he keeps it up Mr. Broadbent will guess right yet.

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British Columbia's current troubles with the var.ous branches of ‘he Doukhoboi sect shows that conscience is not always a reliable guide to good citizenship. These people are religious fanatics protesting in their usual misguided way against another world wcr. l

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The C. P. R. has changed its operational con- trol to consist of three regions-Eastern, Prairie and Pacific instead of the former Eastern and Western Lines groups As before, however, East- ern means Toronto anrl Montreal.

¥ ¥ b h "lt is really wonderful the way their fingers fly!" Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt remarked smilingly as she watched the woolen employees packing the sardines at Eostport, N. 5., purchased from fishermen-in the bright new tin containers. She should come here and see liow our women op- erate. . W Q l‘ fl A Canadian Press Survey indicating a criti- cal shortage of nurses in Canadian hospitals, shows that for many girls nurse's training is a stepping stone ta employment in industry and piblic health work. Snme jobs, such as air stewardess are open only to trained nurses. Q fl \ I‘

The Iranian government has invasion jitters these days, daily expecring the Red Army to move in. They evidently don't,know that the modern technique is to overthrow the victim's govern- merit by action from wi-‘hin, and then have of- ficial welcoming celebrations for conqueror's army.

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This announcement bears riot Mr J. M. Mac- Donnell's warning about dollar shortage. The Labour Government has ordered that from Sat- urday travellers must take only a maximum of $20 in sterling notes into or out of Great Brit- aln. Formerly $1,500 was allowable, which in the beginning of Juno was reduced to $80. Any one coming to this side on a visit must be de- pendent upon friends or charity until they can earn for themselves.

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The office of Lord Jowilrt, who will shortly visit Canada and the U. S. A., is a somewhat peruliar one to Canadian eyes. As Lord Chan- cellor he combines the 0111128 of cabinet minis- ter. prolocutor (speaker) of the House of L'ords, presidency of the Holise of Lords as a supreme court of appeal, and mcrlibcrsnip of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

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Eight years ago on August 26, 1939, a num- ber of units of Canada's Non-Permanent Active Militia received an urgent call to aims. Ap- proximately 100 units alid formations were" af- fected by the order which constituted this coun- try's first major step in prooaredness in anticl- patlon of war. The majority of these men were immediately assigned to guard duty on armour- ies and military buildings throughout the Do- oifiiion. Less than a week later, on September 1, 1939, the calling out on active service and the organization of the 1st and 2nd Canadian

ln the Saskatchewan area, Central Mortgage 8r Housing Corporation is completing construc- tlon on the following carryover from the 1946 fiscal year programme: Regina, 150 units, of which 51 were completed as cf July 19; Sask- atoon, 100 units, with Z5 completed. The 1947 fiscal year programme Iii ths Saskatchewan urea includes the following with contracts lot: Regina, 100; Moose Jaw, 50' Mel-

villa, 1s,- North mime, so, m YorktBn, 3.

Divisions as the Canadian Active Service Force was authorized. The order entail-ed the immedi- ate mobilization, eqilipprig and training of thou- sands of msn, although war was not declared by the Government of Canada until September 10, 1939. lt was those NPAM units plus a handful of professional soldiers than serving in the Perman- ont Force which formed tho nucleus for ths largest and hardest hitting army Canada-has yet put in the field. Thai Army, iri March, 1944, reached a peak strength oi almost 500,000 men

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To Dispravo charge; that Anglo-Egyptian ‘Ireéty was

pact. B‘... has; el~.l-y'-;ne in ‘t got n11 his zingers? - Windsor Star.

q A camper from one of the shore resorts tolls 0 seeing great swarms of yogng 5110K S, 31101.1’. l0 1.0 12 lnohe; 1'1 lengta, 1n the shallow masters Off ire Manitoulin Island they mi the s.'cke.s ariri rel] them to farraers Io: fenilizex Bury a sucker lreor nu roar. of a new rose- bush or other plan: and watch 1t growl

Those who denounce the British as crue. for lurning back shlploisds of plifal l-lfllilgfflfll! might also

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consider who. rlvoilld ltnppen i! similar Jam-parked boats appeared at E1115 Island. Sane share of the blame for ti.e:e heartbreaking scenes belong to those who organ- ize the blbtikltlc‘ running expeditions knowing that mos. of them are doomed i0 fafiure. -- Chicago News.

The Vrdfed Slate: la apparently l0 intervene once more as part of 1's program of rcs"st.rig 41F exfnnnsion of Com- munist pone". with this objective 10w m. (]11'iI"‘.1, b“ll it .s becom- ing 11111935111111)’ doubtful! whether ii can m secu rfl mrroly by bolster- ing up the plescnt government. New leader-whip ti‘.(1 Illilfiamerbal re- forms IJLY be reedefi if C:mmunls is to 0e stopped ln China - Ed- mnnfor. Journal

ed under clumss, E-ritalri shows a commerzioraiiv" slump depicting a cordial scene 3.1 the sfgn.l.g o! the

PUBLIC FORUM

. this column la open to use alaoisutoa tly corre- spondents of questions el interest. The‘ Charlottetown Guardian iloea not deceit- fly endo the opinion al correspondent

OLD CIIABLOTTETOWN AND P. E. L

Sin-In your issue of Saturday lest in above column headed “First; British Citizen" 1t. is stated that John Webster, Jr., 1s believed to be the first British citizen born on the Island. His date of birth is given as October 24th, 1760 at Fort Amherst, the ruins of which still remain at Rocky Point.

Accrding to P. E. l. Magazine of January 1900, John Webster, Jr., died at: 5t. Peter's Bay in 1813 (as your article states), and the remains of his wife Elizabeth 11c 1n the old cemetery on Elm Avenue.

In an interesting article pub- ilshed in The Guardian of. 20th November, 1960 by John Noyrat, it is stated that Colonel John Fred- erick Holland, eldest. sorrof Sur- veyor General Samuel Holland, was the first. British subject born on the Island. According to St. Paul's Church Register Colonel J. F. Holland died at. Charlottetown on the 17th December, 1845, and was buried on the 19th aged 85 years, which would show him as being born in 1760. “The Islander" of 20th December, 1845 says Col-

.one1 Holland was aged 87 years,

which would make date of his birth 1758. The latter date prob-

A man who rims a tourist re- sort ln Northern Ontrrio

tors to Czina ‘lo. H.- feels that too much stress is bci-ig put. on rm,- moilcy these guests spenil in Can- ada—c-r the money it is hoped they will spent‘. Why not, he slig- gcsfs, make them feel that they are wnbome for themselves, inch-ad of beinl: S3 cwdly mercenary about iH-SL TllCulFPS Times-Journal

. Cattle all"! are becoming as com- fortable, almost, as Pullman's, says The New York Times. At any rate, they now have FsWCl-IFlC-"Ofl roller-hearing journal boxes and the latest sorts of spring under- frames and air brakes and they make it possible to cut the former travel time from range to mar- ket. in half. That ls as it should he. Nothini: can he too good for the gentle creatures that provide us ivith beefsteak, 1f and when we can afford it.

"What is a noise?" asks The Edin- burgh Scotsman. In a nllrsive sent lo unstaine- Town Council by ‘he solicitor lo ihc Church of Scotland Genera 'I‘rus|.res under which the town council agreed to purchase land rel 11011.2ng d-velopment, one of the coridlt ans stipulated was that, as 1t was eccl-slastlcal grodridl no noi-I: ‘cr irrl-‘anvr MUS. be per- milled. T118 tram council are not clear wlial eizactly s meant by "is noise,’ =0 they have wrLtrn to ;he solicitor asking for a definition.

A variation nn the Biblical par- able of the talents has been pro- vided a_ B resident. of Eesley, South Carolina wno stared sway a portion of his weflth by dropping spare [Julfflfs through a CfaPk 1n his altl: floor Unfortunately it turned out ti, have one disadvan- tage ivifrh N:,"rd out arl the good features Wm..- tte uWTiGX‘ was absent on a fishing trip. three years’ ~c-

made a porter-m. c-"mment in thel01 51181151 1758. find Hamilton Spot-tater affecting vlsl-'

ably 1s an error, as 10rd Rollo arrived and took possession of the

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immediately erected Fort Amherst. Again Cap- tain Samuel Holland, the-father

|of Colonel John F, did not. arrive

in what is now Charlottetown Har- bor to survey the Island until 7th October, 1764. From the above it looks as if the Webster claim to be the first British citizen born on the Island is correct.

Perhaps however some other in- formation may be available to settle this rather interesting ques- tion. '

1 am, Sir. etc. T. E. M.

THE ‘TRAGEDY AT CAVENDISH

Sh‘. — Therr- is widespread mur- murlrig and dissatisfaction through. out the province that such a tre. gedy as last Sunday's drownlngs could tappei in brand daylight H1111 1n Sight of many people. No one 5814715 to know an whom the sin of onllssl-in lies. It is a certain- ty that some one blunder-ad _ 31. most to the point n1 criminal neg. Ilse-nee. in not having life-saving devices irvailabm at; a moment's no- tice. There ourht Lo be permanent life guards and a supervisor of bathlrzr and swlnynmg m a be“), freaueniea ir- so mllny people. No amount of riding 711d vituperaiian will be adequate to e115? the 1mg. ulsh of the father. and mothers, brother: and sisters of those fine young men whose lives were sud- denly. muffed out. but l‘. will give them n degrer- at -:fi(1'i1‘0l". to know that. thr- doctors and nurses pres- ent - also vcung men — worked most zcaiousqv to restore life. It. must nave (1125115060 and nauseaied doctors and nurses and e11 thcught- Iul persons. out for an afternoon's recreation to witness ouoti a need- less trsgndy. Precautions should be taken at one.- ngislost. a ‘ecui-rr-nae 0,1’ Qluh a tragedy. If “Jfl Federal Commission or parks dad beaches continues to be slow and nefigen... the Tourist Assoclsifon and Pro-

Cllmillrlbfih 0' ps-riv-ies p-oved too livavy 'or ihr- reillrg over which

lA vnrprntrr er. imand that at ieastlah 11"’ WM“

iliev fftliflSflfl. The, fell. a1! 1.672 of them into if“ 1i lng rzom belc-"rr.

vfnclal authorities should put some rapes, fillets and n life boat

there rirrht away It. should be mor- ‘olly lnaumbei". on those in buslne-ss

to do something

frroe-qiarfcrs of the nest egg wc-ulrtslwwl"! 1h“ "my B" 1119i! "bnlib ye rnq-m-pd y, pay [m- [pp damagweris keeper" People would be well

l—V‘.ct-.> in Times.

Quite a fr-w young Snult ex-:er- vicemen rccen 1y ha-‘E ru~tu‘1y crin- cludvd that inr- Incomn Trix De- parzme :1. like rm elephant. never ‘frrgcts. and ‘to the Mou".‘es, ‘ulvwys gets is ma... Bark in ‘he (:1 lcr war ye-rs, before tin» baglrm. ling of inco-fTc tax ricdolrflcns at

nurse. ‘.1 rvas rot o‘ all z-nc mnion ‘for fellows 011211111X ta decide to "rosin-mo" Inn-m.» lax p-iyrnenis for the '31‘11IlllC1'1 (XPC-‘Jjlly yjrh i119 film but rill-w" adrnlttcj idea in mind 1.1.21 the. mtzlit n): ever he nrrunri whrri a postwar time of rrrkc-ning came Bur a 1n‘ of them ale. fnr whlv". qr Fuurgri rhey a" |dul_v t.i-.i kful And the dzry of rec- koning has arrived for teem. The rocketing lnwudcs r10t. only rho income tax iszyments ivltlch they flptslpi 0*." VJLCH enlifllng, but JW-‘ifllll-s and lritorlrr. in rrrne cares ‘nrlrllm; nearly 5T1 ncrcvnl. lo {he nmcunt origizflilly due tlle‘ Inccmg

A London historian announces that the art of handwriting has been on ‘i slsuay decline for four nuridred years and may be ex. pected to pass in its checks any |momcnr now. Shortly there Just won't be any handwriting at n11, he says. What ls a person going 1.0 do with those long winter eve- nings he usr-zi to spend merrily frgurlng out words in is friend's letter? What lire the poor girls of the future gomg to use for evt.

cases? How is n person going m know wliat kind of character he has, if he hasn't any handwrit- ing to ssfudy? W110‘: going to work for is diploma without any Spencerlan rrurelcuea? How is a man going ta recognise the tund- wrlting on the wall if there isn't going to be any? It, looks iss if rhinos were getllnp out of hand. The only compensation is that the srt. of r-irlkinl squigaica on telephone pads ll on the uplrsde. and this may open up fields of

writing never even tiosra rumors

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dense '1n their breach of promise‘

experience the ‘more art of hsild- v

advised to tier-p away from the North Shore beaches for iii least twelve -ours after is l1!“1.1’1El'1V or easterly gale. The‘? 1s always a

‘heavy surf, urn in some 111W?! I

terrific underfiw. I am Sir, etc. JAMES PENUERGAST

The Clan Donald

(Eastern Chronicle)

The Halifax Herald presumes to correct Time magazine in its ac- count. of the Clan MscLeod izsther- tiig. The red topped megaphone would do well to put. its own re- portarla] affairs 1n order. A day or two ago its provincial page re- ported that "Lord Allalster Mac- doneld, Chief of Clan Ronald. the Mecdonald of Miscdonald" would be invited to the Giselle Mod next year.

There 1s no Macdonald of Mac- donald, nor never was. 171st. phony phrase is the Heralds imagination, induced, we suppose by the visit. of Flore. MiscLeori of MacLeod. The Macdomlidu have history and title of their own in abundance, and need not encroach on the tradi- tion of another also for designs- tlon, nor, for that matter, for pro- cadence.

Neither ls Lord Allslster the Chief of Clisnraneld. 'I‘hat. heredi- tary tank has died out. Lord Allaistei- heads the great: branch of the Clan Donald known as Msc- doneld of Blast.

As far back as 1408 the lordship of the Isles was forfeited. Bucces- slon passed to the House of Slant. and later one of this fsmlly was crested a bsronct of Nova Bcotia. In 1718 one Blr Alexander Moc- Doneld was crested Lord Msc- Doriald (msyhap the reel tune wss named for him, we know not) of Blste in the peecsge of Ireland. In 1010 Cir Alexander W. M. Basvilie MacDonald proved hi! right to be 14th Baronet of Blast, 21st. Chief of ems. sna MacDonald of the Isles.