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“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.‘

FRIDAY, JULY 26, i946

The Coal Situation

It is time“ some cunccrtcrl cffrlrt was made to take care of what lhrcatcns to be a serious coal situation in l‘rincc lidlvard lsland next winter. Dealers at present are continuing to put out coal, as they have plcnlv of advance orders to work on. llut the supplv thcv are receiving is insuf- ficient, and this condiiioll is likel_v to get worse as the season advances. Last ycar it was diffi- cult to obtain coal and coke, but on account of strikes and holidays at the mines this season the_ prospects are even gravel". The general report from dcalcrs is that stocks on hand are very low, and chances lo replenish them after filling orders are not. promising. Householders order- ing and receiving their supply early‘ will there- fore be fortunatc, 'l'ho.~:c who can do so are strongly advised to place themselves i11 this position.

Coke is especially short and very few cars are being received, Dealers are advised that only a linlitcd quantity will be available, the amount depending upon the length of the steel strike at Sydney.

-Only a few cars of anthracite have been received, and dealers are advised that they are not likely to obtain the same tonnage as last year.

One thing we can do is make sure that there will be no holdup in transporting coal t0 the Province this year. As it becomes available it . should be ferried over immediately. This brings up another problem, namely our transportation bottleneck at Borden. \\'ith what promises to be a record potato crop, we are dependent on a worn-out railway ferry which may break down permanently at any time. The PYIMCB Edward Island has done remarkably well, and her officers and crew are entitled toa great deal of credit for the manner in which they have kept the service going. That applies to all our local rail- way officials. But these men Cannot _work mir- aclcs, and those who best know the condition 0f the boat are the ones who express most concern over the present situation.

There being little likelihood of seeing the S. S. Abrgrvvil until next spring, the prospect 0f establishing service bctivecn Georgetown and Pictou should be canvassed immediately. That “@1115 t0 offer the bcst hope of relief. An ice- breaker,‘ it is true, would be required to keep this route open in winter; but what then? That is what icebreakcrs are for, and thfle Will be plenty of them operating next winter on the St. Lawrence. To oblige us in this matter would be the least the Dominion Government could d0, after the calamamus delays we have endured as a result of their negligence.

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Economy

That worthy man. lanles Lorimer Ilsley, has been roaming the Ottawa jungles pruning de- partmetit estimates like mad. National Defence needs a new water cooler-they won't get it. The Postmaster (iencral wants two papers of pi11s—h@ gets one. Iiishcries wants a cork-screw -—can't have it. l1 is rumored that a Senator's nephew didn't gvt a summer iob this year. Economy grips flltznva like rigor mortis.

llut, says an exchange, the Man with the Gripe is not imprcsscrl. IIflllIlPDV wight, he has learned that the rvgistration-carrl department continues tn flourish. although all need seems past. The flourish, incidentally, costs him Over $313,000 a y-cllr.

Education Needed

I11 :1 letter in the Saint John Telegraph-Journal Mr. .'\. I’. Paterson, a recognizer] authority on questions affecting the British North America Act, stresses the great need of education along constitutional lines in this country. Comment- ing on Lord Bennett's proposal in the House of Lords "that thq British Government should discuss with Canada the question of conferring up011 the Dominion, by legislation, power to ‘deal with its own constitutional changes," he ' writes: i “According to historians the first federal u11- ion of countries was established by the ancient Grecian 5mm andsince then there have been ‘many federal governmental unions differing . ' in nature but wapparently in no case was the ' general government of a federal union given to change ‘its constituted authority be- ~ ' '" ' Tpower would permit the general gov- vddi‘ otioyerride without their crm- " "principles of government l0 fit tllffederal union mutual- thitlr mutual welfare. constitution, is unique and was ' ito cope with thll great di- u, and the two nationalities lgallsyout of the provinces

1 Paterson argues, have

- constitute Can- ttfions have not s respect but have

the United States of America to realize that it would produce tragic results to give their Congress or general government “power to deal with its own constitutional changes" without the consent of the States as agreed by theln.

Here is a worthwhile goal for our Depart- ment of Education and Teachers’ Federation. Working jointly, they could remedy the defect in the curricula so far as this Province is con- cerned, and give our future leading citizens a well grounded education on questions affect- ing our constitutional rights and privileges.

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St. Anne's Day.

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Perhaps there is no necessity for anticipat- ing trouble, but a luisiness man inquired the other dav what would happen to oil burners were the lilectric Co. to shut down for repairs next winter-they would have neither heat,

light nor power.

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Cash revenue from New llrunswick farmers’ woodlols zunotmtcrl to $§.3o0,000 in 1945 ac- cording to the LiillliKllllll Forestry Ass0ciation. In Quebec the wondlot products put ~19 millions in farmers‘ pockets.

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Liquor pmfits in $aswalchcwal1 are said to be running currently at $10 million per annum. The large body of ivrohibitifinists in the C. C. F. Party protested when they were $6 million per annum. It will be interesting to watch what happens. Ilcrc, where we are legally prohibi- tionists, the profits are anticipated to reach at least a half a million dulIars——$500.0o0.

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King Roderick of Spain, the last of the Gothic monarchs, killed in the battle with the Moors this date 711. The belief was long cur- rent i11 Spain that he had escaped the Moselm attack, anrl would return one clay to vindicate his own and his country's rights against the in- varling foe. The remarkable change in dynasty which the battle inaugurated has invested the fate 0f the last Gothic king of Spain with a romantic and abiding interest.

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Seven years ago the U. S. Department of Agriculturds Iicltsvillc .\Irl. Research Center, began crossbreeding I-Iolsteins, Jerseys, Red Danes and (iuernseys. Using only highgrade stock, C0lllIilllO1i<ly cnricherl by new genes from well-pedigreed sires, they produced 32 two- brecd hybrid c0ws which avcragcrl 12,842 pounds of tnilk and 592 munds-of buttcrfat a year, well above their mothers production, and five three-breed crosses which did even better; 14,- 837 pounds of milk and (>45 pounds of butter- fat. 500 pounds of milk; 350 pounds of fat.)

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TOdav, George Bernard Shaw will observe his 90th birthday as perhaps the most illustrious man of letters living, one of the most youthful 0f all nonagcnarizins, and an exemplar of that rare (itiality of seeming to be as contemporary as breathing. By \vay' of salutation, many of Shaw's writing collcagties have come forward with tributes to his many-sided genius. De- signed as a mark of homage to “the greatest lit- erary figure of our time," they have published "G.B.S. 90", a. book of special essays by more than two dozen British celebrities.

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In its reconstruclion paper the Government set the practical and (lesirable target for post- war exports at not less than $1,750 million, which is about half the war-s\v0llen exports of 1944, sixty per ccnt above the prewar level in dollar value, and fifteen pcr cent higher in the amount of goods exported. “To conduct busi- ncss at the expense of another nation is im- possible," says the ‘lune bulletin of the Royal Batik of Canada, “since business can only take place as long as there exist reciprocal advant- ages. In this regard it is significant that Great Britain and the United States have declared their intention to reduce tiadc barriers, and a score of other nations have agreed to discuss

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Tbscanini has been getting into trouble in" his native Italy since rrturning from New York. Yet hrt before poi .ics had always been Tos- canini's maxim. IIQ put it into effect on one memorable occasion when he was ordered" to play the Fascist Hymn as prelude to an opera that Mussolini was to attend. Toscanini flat- ly refused. The maestro has a phenomenal lTlClllOfy 311d llCVCT llSCS fl SCOTE. He W35 I ‘cellist in the opera at Rio cle Ianeiro when the opportunity ca1nc‘f0r which he was so well prepared that his reputation was made at once. One night the. audience demonstrated against the conductor. Despite the efforts of a sub- stilutc director, they still refused to allow the performance to Iiegin. At "last the Orchestra, aware of 'I‘osc:lnini's fitting gifts, persuaded him to take the baton. Ile conducted Aida by heart, aml achieved the first of his long succession of triumphs.

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,An iuekpensive way of administering estates of not more than $500 in value is provided by an amendment to The baskatchewan Surrogate Courts Act, passed at the 1946 session of the legislature. The interested party should make application to the clerk of the surrogate court in the judicial district in which the deceased lived or in which he left property. ‘The only fee payable to the clerk of the court is $4 and all land‘ titles fees are reduced by one half.- Wheré the personal properly does not exceed $500 ln value a inrlge's order may be obtained directing that the personal property br- pairl over to the beneficiary or next of kin without ad- ministration. Estates of deceased servicemen

f of up to $5,000 in value ark administered fies

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Notes By The Way

In London n reporter looking for scoops started‘ following Gandhi at four am. durtl his early morn-

wolks. Gun l changed nls DOhOtIItIIGtIO threret I-RLHSO did perslsen repo er. e BT96? Gandhi with the question: “Mr. Gandhi, do you believe in the here- after? Being a saint, of course you must be destined for Heaven." "Young man”. said Gandhi, "I do not know whether I am destined for Heaven or i! less comfortable place; but of one thing I am cer-

tain: 1 shall be met by a press man at the rloor," —Amerlcan Mercury. ,

Two young Saskatoon men are following in the footsteps of some eminent men medicine this Summer. John Cumming, first year medical student at the Uni- versity of Saskatchewan, and Aaron Shaffer. who will enter medical school at the univershy this Fall, are spending their vacu- tlon staking rats and gophers in the hills and ravines of Southern Saskatchewan, near the American border. The purpose of their goph- er and rat hunt. ts to remove tlle rodents’ fleas, which carry , the 881m of the dread bubonic pl-zgile. This 1s the plague which swept London in 1664-65. and which has menace)? Sgftfllélsfis (of the world for man un re o. years. —Reglna Madge-Post.

if all the useless publications qf the Ottawa administration. it'l- eluding reprints of old and unlyl- terestlng speeches, alleged “neyvs" handouts and unwanted documents of a dozen varieties, were put in a pile. they would make R bonfire ‘that. would outrhine an atomic bomb blast. Thus is the much-tulle ed-nbout. freedom of the press cur- tailed by the proltlgullty of govern- mental deparments, including. one may odd, the propaganda depart- ments of certain foreign govern- ments enjoying distribution privil- eges in this country. Nobody wants to suppress these publications olll- rl ht but surely the Govcmmexlt m ht be asked t1: exercise a little more discretion 1n the matter. If it. has any doubt s: to the direction ln which it should lean. let it. 1n- qulre of the people whecrler they would like larger newspapers or more copies of a six-month-oirl speech by some _mlnlster or a VII‘ ume of statistics about the price of apricots in Abysinlal ——-Bi‘i1."il'- ford Exlposltor. v

The action of Jud; Maurice Te- lreau in pronounclné a "lie sent- ence ln the ease of the two drug store hold-up bandits. Karchettzy and Miller, ls certain to meet. with wide-spread approval. In making an example of two men who were obviously hardened criminals and a. threat. to society, His Honor has taken a step that should be a con- siderable deterrent to furher crimes of like nature 1n this district. Tue epidemic of hold-ups and robbers with violence that Montreal has suffered in recent. months had renciz- ed such serious propOrllflns that only vigorous measures could avail in bringing it to an end. Judge I'L- treau took occasion to commend the recent work at inc Montreal Polly: hold-up squad, 11inch has been on the alert to tr-zck down those who have been 9h;- rlng-leaders in tins defiance c,f law rnd order. Their effective work, coupled with the severe sentences. that. the courts are now handing out, provides the only means qvuilable to improve the situation. Fhc task of course ls not an easy one. Nor is it a pro- blem peeuliar to this city But these recent evidences of effective action will do much not only to cure the present crime wave but to discourage others in the future. -—Montreal Gazette.

The new spirit of business sud service is contnlned in 1. brief note in R M, Harrison's column In The Windsor Star: "A brand new way to keep business away from the door has popped up in Ward One, where a barber ms several times recently refused to cuf :1

' schoolfbofe air because ‘your daddy doesn't zet- his’ hair cut here'.' This ls distinctly a war

hangover, and those who Pmulam tlhe srme spirit will live m regfflli it. when the time once again comes when custom- ls appreciated. T‘.e thing et started when people were callous remand-m in seeking nec- essities: "Don't yn know there's a war on?" Alert shopkeepers, some not all, put a stop to that. What the country ls acmg through right. now ts the sfterbtrth pains of peace, after slx years at war. Strikes are ln that category. - St. Catharine's Standard, '

‘Hie penitentiary sydem of the Dominion is an utter failure as an agency cf reform. That u the only conclusion which can be drawn from the return from the Depart- ment of Justice which shcws that 78,4 per cent. rf prisoners tn peni- tentiaries in W45 were repeaters The figure is perhaps the most damning indictment of the system yet made, showirllz as if. docs that. practically ei my per cent of Can -2da's penitenaary population could well be described as immanent.- K‘ * n Wlhlg-Standardf

Truck driven, locomotive engine- ers. end elven airplane pllots may soon be roaring rl-rough the night regardless of to and other weath- er hazards. ills ls beln maria possible through the up lcatlon of a new invention using infra- red lamps and viewing devices. Even the densest f which be- fore would have pars yzpd traffic and brought it to a standstill now becomes onl s minor hazard. Nearly all the equipment used in this fog-plenum; rogram was war-destined and ut tzed m: it festive-of that there is no quest ; Jsp soldiers making tea at night, en their regular lu- vlslble flame of a Tokvo tea- hoiier made a perfect target In- visihle- yes, h ordinary light, but illuminated with an invisible in- fru-red beam they stood out as a black emu on 1 field of freshly fallen mow. —-Bctentlfic American.

An admirer ef the late Ernestine lehumsnn-Helnk was congratulat- ing the treat slap-er upon her suc- cess in a eertsin operatic role, suppose", ventured the music lover, "tlilathppnuse is very poftlnt t0 a . It

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born industries. No lame‘ Indus’.- rlal plants hove ever operated here. As a result there was no fr.- creased population brought ‘mug as was the case in many other cities and towns. out. the country where lax-g: manuiacturin concerns were loca d or sstsbllshr as a war asset, Instead of Prince Edward Island's nlation in- creasing it has decreased slices 1939. mainly because acme 10.000 of its citizens enlisted In the armed ser- vices and hundreds of others mov- ed to other m-ovuloea. vmere there was steady work and nign wages. Practically all of the service r- sonnel have w-w returned home, as well as many of those who ven- tured further afield to secure a higher standard of living. The serious problem toda ls, where are these thousands o men going to be placed 1n civilian life?

Back in April the provincial branch of the Canadian Logic estimated that tht-te were close to 2500 unemployed men and women in the province and 75 per cent of these were tax-service personnel. This figure has been reduced con- siderably since then and robahly slnnds at BPOIIHU 1,800 sy. Tm: expectation is that it will be furth- er reduced substantially within the next month or so resulting in a situation that ‘Vlll not be consider- ed alarmlng oy the middle of sum- 1116f‘.

As the two malr. industries of the province are agriculture and fish- ing, we must look lo these two industries to absorb the _hulk of the unemployed The altennath of this statement, is quite liable to be: What 1s tlle peacetime outlook for agriculture and fishing‘! less take them in order and follow up with a brief outline of one or two other important ‘industries?

In reviewing tne activities of the. ragricullural doimrlment during the last session of tne provincial epis- lature in March the Minister of Agrlcult/ure made this statement. “It is curious that while we have a serious unemployment probimn. we also have a. farm labor short- age. Returned service men could not be blamed lf they wanted to take things easy for awhile. The)’ had undergone hardship! and this feeling was quite under,- s-tandablg but I believe that ‘in time they will react differently . Judging by reports H118 reaction has now definitely set: in. and l. is expected that some 400 war vet,- erans will be established on farms by the. rllu of this yen‘ The‘! are excellent opportunities waiting for the returned men of Prince Edward Island wnu wish to engage in farming. as is evident by W?» fact that there llre approximate-y 4.000 uninhabited homes in the province. the mnlvflly 0i‘ whim were farm houses at one vlme. All additional attractive feature to the prospective farmer is the decidcd progress that the Industry has ex- perlenccd during the past few years. Not only have reduction figures shown pnenomena ‘increases but the “flue pr gar-m prcclucts has increased as well, An examination of the following comparative fig- ures clearly imlicateswhat has been accomplished.

r with a 1945 pro- Elillll Sflflfilllllllel, 6500.000 bushels. valued at. around $8,000,000. Probably the nest. strides hale

been achieved in the poultry tn-

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Gored on the Norman gonlslon

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st; ngs The good time of the smaller things. We shall not. see the holy kinds Ride down by Severn side.

Stiff, strs . and quslntly colour-ed As the bro ery of Bsyeux

The England of that dawn remains, And this of Alfred and the Danes Seenu like the tales a whole tribe