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Aeaoolnto Editor. Irnlls Walker.

"The Strangest Memory is Weaker Than

the Weakest Ink."

UBABLOTTETOWN, MONDAY, JAN. M, 1949

iiew Brunswick Financing

The operations of the Province of New Brunswick for the fiscal~year of i947-48 again reveal the finances to be in a buoyant condi- tion, as indicated by the annual statement of

revenues and expenditures which places the latest surplus at $2,032,4i8. As in the past several years, notes the

Moncfon Times, profits from the sale of liquor formed the major contributing factor in mak- ing surpluses possible, because these profits represent the largest individual source of revenue accruing to the treasury from within the pro- vince. The Department of Lands and Mines through increases in the territorial revenue show- ed a total intake of $2,395,364, of which the gain was $l8i,239. And the Department of the Provincial Secretary Treasurer had higher reve- nues of $i26,i54 for fees and services to bring the year's total to $556,953. Biggest segment ln the revenue picture, of course, came from the Dominion treasury in subsidies and allow- ances which combined to total $9,984,847.

All the taxing departments of the Govern- ment showed increases. Revenue from motor vehicle fees and the regular gasoline tax show- ed respective over-runs of $299,492 and $408,571.

The excess of revenue over estimates is in part accounted far by the fact that production on a national scale was higher, and the Dominion subsidy, in which this factor is taken into ac- count, exceeded the estimate by more than half a million dollars.

This will be good news to our own Provin- cial Government, which may also expect a wind- fall from this source. Under the Dominion-Pro- vincial tax agreement, this Province receives $2,i00,000 plus "a sum based on gross national production" which last year was somewhat in excess of the 985,000 anticipated, and this year may be expected to amount to a pretty sub- stantial increase.

iiailonai Health Week

Fifth annual observance of National Health Week has been set for Jan. 3O to Feb. 5, it is announced by the Health League of Canada which has sponsored the event since its incep- tion

ln scheduling the i949 observance of this most important event in the field of health edu- cation in Canada, the Health Leaguestated that the slogan-"Guard Your Health—Know How" -once again has been selected to keynote the occasion.

lt is the hope of the sponsors that every organization and individual in Canada will do something to put across the forthcoming obser- vance of an event which is fast becoming a na- tional institution -— and that such co-operation will eventually become of such a character that it_will lead to Canada becoming the healthiest naflon in the world.

Literary Gentanaries

This will be a year of remarkable literary centenaries. i849 saw, among other things, the appearance of the first two volumes of Macau- lay's "History of England," and of "The Seven Lamps of Architecture," by John Ruskin, who was then 30. in May the first of the monthly installments of "David Copperfield" was issued in London. On this side of the Atlantic two novels by Herman Melville were published: "Mardi" and "Redburn," and though the author was but 30, he had already produced two others and was doubtless plotting "Moby Dick." Francis Parkman, still to begin his career as historian, saw publication of his first book, "The Californ- ian and the Oregon Trail," which had ‘appeared serially in Knickerbocker Magazine. Henry Dav- id Thoreau's first book, "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers," likewise was published in l849-—he had written it during his cabin days at Walden Pond. Before the year ended Edgar Allan Poe had died, W. E. Henley and Edmund Gosse had been born. Altogether it was a not- cble year in literary history, one not often matched since.

Must These Taxes iiemain?

With preparations under way for the meeting of Parliament on Jan. 26, the question of the need of taicreductions is coming more and more into prominence. The sales tax especially has been the target for much editorial criticism in news- papers of all political stripes. But there is an- other kind of indirect taxes which consumers, since the war, have come to overlook, under which the Federal Government takes a big slice of many day-to-day commodities. This is the so- called "luxury" tax. These taxes -— imposed as a purely wartime measure — run from i0 to 35 per cent and are, of course, additional to the 8 percent Federal sales tax. Here are some of the goods an which these luxury taxes are paid:

' Tooth paste, shaving soap, antiseptics, pcr- fumes and cosmetics — 25 per cent.

Chocolates, candy, chewing gum and all "candy-like” confectionery — 30 per cent. ' Soft drinks — 25 per cent!

Trunks, suitcases, handbags, wallets, purses and all luggage — 35 per cent.

Watches and clocks-IS per cent.

Fountain pens, propelling pencils, desk sets-‘

35 per cent.

Fin coats, dressed hm. 41¢! lilo-W w Automobiles-IO per cent. ‘ ' Most, if not all, of these items-under mad-

mi-i

ern living standards in Canada are not luxuries‘ ta be enjoyed by the wealthy, but necessities

for the mass of the people. Who can call tooth-

paste, shaving soap, clocks, trucks or pens lux-

uries today? Even such things as soft drinks,

chocolate bars, candies, automobiles, fur coats

and maybe cigarettes are not necessarily luxur-

ies. Why, then, should they continue to beau on inordinate, or emergency, burden of taxa-

tion?

For answer we shall have to'await Finance! Minister Abbott's next budget. He has already

announced a surplus of $575 millions for the

current eight months.

[EDITORIAL NOTES/

Tomorrow Burns anniversary celebrations.

The Provincial Government is setting its house in order, in more senses than one, in view of the coming annual session of the Legislature.

Gold discovered ‘in California this date i848 which led to a large number of islanders depart- ing to seek their fortunes on the Pacific Coast.

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To test the effectiveness of its fire in- spections, Toronto is trying out a "test block" inspection as a check on the general system. Not even the fire chief will know the block se- lected or the date of inspection.

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This being probably an election year, Prime Minister St. Laurent’: statement calling for the revising and bringing up to date the programme of "public investment" may be freely translated as announcing that the electorate are to be bought with their awn money. I Q

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A spokesman for the Department of Trade and Commerce predicts that between 100 and l5O new industries from abroad will be estab- lished in Canada in i949. There must be some of these which could with advantage be located in Prince Edward island. Why do not our Fed- eral members investigate and find out? I i i

Farmers and others will say a fervent amen to British Food Minister John Strachey’s pro- nouncement that long-term food contracts are profoundly necessary to give farmers security and to increase output. The trouble has been that the continuance of bacon and other contracts has been questioned at too frequent intervals, witha resulting drop in production and failure to supply the contract quantities.

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Nine years ago, on January 24, i940, Ca- nadian troops serving overseas paraded for their first Royal inspection in World War ll when His Majesty the King inspected men of the ist. Ca- nadian infantry Division at Aldershot, Hants. A few months later, in June i940, while under orders for France, they were again inspected by their Majesties, as they were on many future occasions.

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The late Hon. J. H. Thomas, ex-minister of the Ramsay Macdonald and Baldwin British Gov- ernments, visited Saint John, N. B., when in Canada for the lmperial Trade Conference. He delighted an interviewer with his easy flow of conversation on all sorts of subjects on which he was well versed. Though leaving school at nine years of age and self-educated, he appeared to be the best informed man on public affairs the reporter had ever interviewed, notwithstand- ing that he sadly misplgced the aspirate.

Heartiest congratulations are extended to- day to two of Prince Edward Island's most prominent veteran citizens, Mr. George M. Moore, president of the firm of Moore and Mac- Leod, Ltd., and Mr. Charles H. Chandler, presi- dent of Fennell and. Chandler, Ltd. Mr. Moore celebrates his ninetieth birthday, Mr. Chandler his eighty-sixth. Both men are still active in the successful businesses with which their names have so long been associated, and their hosts of friends will wish them many more years of con- tinued health and activity.

The series of six-week courses for poni- tentiary officials being given at Ottawa are part of an educational campaign of the greatest importance. lf the pro-blem of "repeaters" is once solved, crime will no longer be a serious factor. Every step bringing us closer to a solu- tion brings great rewards for the community and, of course, the individuals concerned. A more concentrated application of the teaching of the principles an:l practices of the Christian religion to the young would also help materially and profitably.

Airmail delivery of medicine is now the vogue of those who can afford the expense. A United States Embassy cor was specially assign- ed in London to rush fifty capsules of the drug doumycin from the London Airport to Single- ton, Sussex, where Lady Portal, wife af the Mar- shal of the Royal Air Force, Lord Portal, lies dangerously ill with pneumonia. The drug, not yet released for general use, is sometimes suc- cessful in the treatment of pneumonia when other drugs have no effect. it was put aboard a Pan-American clipper in New York in response to an appeal from Lord Portal.

Lard Randolph Churchill, father of Winston, died this date i895. He was a brilliant but un- stable stotesman, one time Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Salisbury government, an of- fice he threw up due to differences with his colleagues on the Beer Tax of that date. Lord Salisbury made no comment but appointed Mr. C. J. Goschen, then on independent member sitting on the cross benches, with the result that Lord Randolph's resignation and Mr. Gas- chen's appointment appeared together in next morning's Times. When Lord Randolph read the iaint announcement he exclaimed-—"D-— I forgot Goschen!" i-Ie had anticipated Laid Salis- bury would have refused to accept his resigna-

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SAVINGS

ORGANIZATIONS

Sir, — 1n your issue of the 18th inst. appeared an article “Credit. Union Movement Reviewed at. Rio- tary Club" lrl which the learned speaker made many very helpful statements, but nwybe he might explain some things a. little fur- ther. Since reading that. article 1 have thought a good deal about what l was told by e. young man with whom I worked. He was an industrious follow and I had no reason to doubt his word, He said hc was persuaded to join a. Credit Union as a place to deposit his savings and that he had paid, be-. sides his initiation fee, over $200. Later he decided to buy Victory Bonds and got part of that am- ount. frcm the Credit Union. When

the next bond sale was on ha agreed for mar: bonds and went to the Credit Union again for

money. Though he did not. ask for as much as he had put in, his request was l't"llS€(l, Hr: also said that ho was being charged 5 per cctli, interest on the nlonay he hgsdl got. l noticed in this nrtlclc differ-l

cnt references to loans made toi gnelnbcrs — in nnc place the SLJCHbPF !<:1_\‘.< - “ll was lrarled to mrmherc from ihalr own s"v-

lugs." Can n mclnber of a C ed'll Union Tlllidfflh‘ the amount of money he rlrpcsitcd? Can he cits? cut his arcoulll. and get his clear-

Zllltlf‘ ll‘l..‘~"il lhr» organization? Or. (‘Oulll hr transfer his account fro zinnllloi"?

Tiir "crilw- 1- \rr_v strongli- m

fznnl‘ n? s_\ lcmzliiv saving rs l‘. rim-s l.“('£llf‘ I'll‘ liriliit of thrift, and cliilclrcn .'tl\Qi‘lCl he rilrouragcd in that. nurl i (lo not know 0f n bot.- tcr Wflv lhnn llin Post Offlcn Suv- inc< B-mk c.’ Canada svhizh docs hUSlilW-‘S at litany P.O. Money Oi‘- dcr offices.

A PO, Savings Bank deposffovr hes the privilege of assoc ii pass book for deposit and with- drawal lransnc"oils at any of t e Post Office Savings Bunk afil s in Canada, during post office hours. ll. ls hi: safe as the Domin- ion Government. A young person can open an account with $503 or oven less and deposits of $100 and up can be made. any dl-iv anti will dranv interest at the regular rate. By producing his pass hook he mav withdraw any amount up to $5000 in one day. For n larger amount the application and pass hook would be sent to Ottawa, and the cheque would be back in is few

par_ at any chartered bank in Can- ada. T Bffl. Sir. etc. Ex.

s very present belpin Therefarevrillneswefeertlioag-b fbeeertbfi

tbesoiif roar.

tian and agree to his views on the leer Tax. He then went lian hunting in Africa. ’ ‘

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TIMES WALLE!‘ of fish about. the Island. Cod in

capital,

1 would rrverbcraie

' not, may be self-evident propos-

'.‘. polltlci. whsr ihey see ls simply

" ‘equality, freedom end independ-

- Notes By

An A ' contemporary wan- ders why there is“ never any curi- osity evinced aver the husband of the beet-dressed woman 'af the year. — Hamilton Spectator. -

Warning against overeating. Dr.‘ Pnul H. Fluck points out that. few, fat people live to grow old. Chances are better than 10 to one, he says —and who will diepute“if'.’——that a person who has reached 90 weighs less than 150 pounds. — Stratford Beacon-Herald.

This year's huelnon profile. no-

cardlrig to present. indications. will

be diminished by the confln ing

rise in the general wage level and| the still rising charges for trans-i portetlon and other public services. i Consumer resistance to further

price advances is indicated by the

state of retail trade end by Govern-

ment statistician personal savings.

which register e notable turn ta-

ward thrift during recent months.

Profits are further exposed to the

risk of higher tax rates, should na-

tional security and foreign eld ex-

penditures rise while Congress at-

tempts budget. balance in the lace

of felling income tax revenue. ——

Wali Street Journal.

Ward from Buffalo the other day of the death of n retired Great Lakes skipper. Capt. William G.- lllaitby’, 78, ie likely to loose a flood i of reminiscences of one of the bieckest periods in the history of‘ Great Lakes shipping. the mcmar-- able storm of November 9-10, 1913. For days the complete foil of the disaster was uncertain. Eventually l it. became apparent that 24 ishipsl had been lost, among them some of‘ the proudest on the lnkee, such as the James B. Carruthers, at that. time the bigest Canadian lake freighter. With them went approxi- mately 300 lives. so that there was

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_ JANUARY K 24. 1949

The Way - l

One of history's nsoet: hezorduu. experiments will take place "M,

season in Boston, where an Aug- trnllan cricketer has joined tho Braves. — Edmonton Journal,

It bu Just been revealed u“, 750,000 horses were sold for food -in Britain this ycar._wltli 80mg breeds facing extinction as a m suit. Many more thousands ivei-q sold for the same purpose on the black market during the-nvur am) it is not unlikely that. many C3" adian and U. S. servicemen had more than one steak off a forms; Derby winner lil the iTinLlTTlFTEllIo Soho cafes. i- Timmlns Press. i

During the war 600 members or the French fighting services died and were interred in Great Briton-L Most of them were wounded at m, time of Dunkirk and died in Bm. ish hospitals. Recently between (w. and 400 of the bodies which hag been exhumed left Dover for Dun. kirk to be buried in the CGMOlPTlEp in Francemhasen by the families-- London Times.

Earl Rulecll, the lingual lcleiitiss and philosopher, can scarcely be rs. garded as a conservative. His ideas, in fact, have been generally held to be quite revolutionary. But it is jun because of his insistence upon m. value of independence of thoughl that he sees a repressive danger in the growing centralization of gov. ernment. Lord Russell believes that. there has never been in pa“ history any large state that control.

lied its citizens "as completely u

they are controlled in the Suvly Republic. or even ln modern Eng. land." Nor will an ultimate cor- rection of the tendency come by carrying it still further. "It m“ be." Lord Russell fears, "that (h; present tendencies toward central- ization are too strong to be resist.

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Time hath. my lord. s wallet at his °

back

wherein he puts aims for oblivion.

A great-sired monster of lngratl- tudes:

which are demura

soon zperseverance, deer my d.

lor

Keeps honor bright: to have done. ls to hang s

Quite out of fashion. like e rusty l mall

In monumental mockery. Take the instant war:

For honor travels in e strait. so narrow.

Wlhere one but goes abreast; keep then the pathi

Forofnulation hath sons.

That one by one pursue.

-Shakespea.re.

n thousand

Last Chalice In Asia

<Globe and Math l The Western world l5 coilfront- cd by its last (‘llullC9 to rescue Asia, from communism unit save its own friendship with the Aslail: peoples. There are rcporfs that lhc Nationalist Government is prepared to talk "peace" with ihc victorious Contn-lunist armies, and that Chiang Kal-shek is preparing i0 lcavc Nnnking, ihc country's for Clinton. Cummurfsl capture of nil China. which could come- io pass within a ycar or lrss. through Asia. ll would ho by far the greatest. victory for communism since thr- Russian Revolution, and a DJbfiii propaganda weapon in liidancsia. Malaya. Bumla, lads-China and India itself.

The Chinese Colruiunlsls, their

true in a measure. To n greater degree than the followers of hfnrx elsewhere. the Chinese Fads sob their driving force from national- ism and ll desire to expel foreign influences.

nightly or wrongly, they have painted Chiang an an agent of American policy. “China for the Chinese" is perhaps their domin- ant. aim; but ihev happen to have found in the Communist gospel the best means of exciting the Chinese peasants end workers and attracting bhelr loyalty. The West has not offered them an alter!!!»- flve philosophy satisfying to their nationalist aspirations.

That. the Chin's“; nrrmlalaken when they link carnmuiish. with their patriotic feelings," end that. Communist rule of their country would mean Moscow con-

ittons to sn informed citizen of the West- The Asiatic messes, however, ere not versed in world

that the new movement sweeping their continent promises them once. e West can win the Orien- tal lief of the cold war only by offering them the some blessings and by showing that. it means whet if says. ' O O