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Flno lsland Showing

Prince Edward lsland, which is proud of having led all Canada in per capita enlistmerrts in the armed forces during the war, is not doing too badly either with its present-day Reserve Army__recruits. -Tl1e lsland units which left to- day for special training in Ontario comprise 15 officers and 110 other ranks of the 17th Recon- naissance Regiment, 15 officers and 100 other ranks of the Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, and 10 officers and 45 other ranks of the 5th Divis- ional Signals. This is an excellent showing com- pared with some of the larger Provinces.

According to the Canadian Army Journal, issued under the authority of th\ chief of the general staff, British Columbia's Canadian Scot- tish Regiment (a full battalion) ancompad for training with only l3 officers, 15 warrant offic- ers and 16 other ranks; the 9th Reconnaissance Regiment from thesame Province with 3 officers and 9 other ranks, and the Rocky Mountain Rangers with 3 officers and 13 other ranks. The British Columbia Composite Reserve Camp could muster only a total of 15 officers and 19 other ranks.

Major General Pearkes, V.C., M.l’., of Brit- ish Columbia, without defending this situation in his own Province, maintained that he had reason to believe "gthat it is materially worse in other parts of the country." He reckoned with- out little P.E.l., bdt he may well have been thinking of Montreal's Canadian Grenadier Guards, who have gone to camp with 8 officers and 28 men, or of the Victoria 'Rifles with 6 officers and 28 men, or the R. M. R.'s with 20 officers and 90 other ranks for a complete per- sonnel total of 334.

ln bringing down supplementary estimates for his department in the House of Commons, Hon. Brooke Claxton, Minister of Nafional De- fense, remarked that "everyone in Canada must recognize the importance of the armed forces." He gave particular emphasis to the activities of the Reserve Army, commending the exemp- lary devotion of these thrice-a-week, rain-or- shine, peace-or-war soldiers and urging that they be given every encouragement. His wards seem to have fallen on less stony ground in this Pro- vince than elsewhere, as the above figures show.

The great majority of "other ranks" com- prising our lsland reserve units are youngsters who were under age during the war years-sons and younger brothers a-f our veterans of two world wars; chips off the old blocks, and just as keen and full of pep as their seniors were at their ages. The concentrated training awaiting these lads will qualify them for better and sturd- ier citizenship, in peace time or in war. Many of them will be leaving their native lsland for the first time. Though it be only to manoeuvres in another Province and not to battlefields of Europe that they are going, the thrill of ad- venture amid strange surroundings and compan- ions will not be lacking, or the pride of manly service well and faithfully performed.

The good showing in numbers from this Province reflects the enthusiasm of the senior officers and veteran warrant officers of our lsland reserve units, who have been doing a mag- nificent job, too often without the encourage- ment Mr. Claxton has been pleading for from our citizens at large.

All About The. Island-

"The Province of Prince Edward lsland: Geographical Aspects," is the title of a beau- tifully printed and illustrated brochure iust published by the Canadian Geographical Soc- iety. - The author, Mr. Lloyd W. Shaw, Deputy Minister and Director of Education for the Province, deals not only with geography but with our history, climate, communications, tour- ist advantages, resources and industries as well. He brings up to date the facts contained in previous articles published in the Canadian Geographical Journal about the lsland, and adds many illuminating touches of his own.

The brochure is one of the Geographical Society's "Provincial series," prepared specially for students, and as such will have a wide cir- culation in educational circles throughout tha' Dominion. Visitors also will find it an in- valuable textbook on our lsland and its peo- vls- .

Mr. Iracken's Advice _ Wall worth heading are the following words contained in Hon. John Bracken's letter to Mr. J. M. Macdonnelluannouncing his in- tended retirement as laadar of the Progres- sive Conservative Party:

"l am confidant that the principles for which we stand are those which Canadians in every Province wish to see adopted in public ad- ministration. These principles must ba ex- pounded vigorously in every section of Can- ada. An intensive effort is llllhhfll on the part of every party adherent, from the leader to the most iunlargpoll worker lnfthe farthest distant part of Canada. With such an effort wageue: fuse the pelt lllilflll dim" "ill ea _nea.

Mr. lraclra|n recaladclmt haughty: m‘ . n’ g . visited more ‘aces " "Ham "Mo". "i. lttr ‘which his fallow Can- at the country was. om i ggg, A‘ ballavar

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practice of talking to the electors at ' large through a microphone. The emphasis placed by ‘Mr. Bracken on intensive individual effort is timely and significant.

4 EDITORIAL NOTES -

Tomarrow, Feast of St. James. - I fi I fl

Tomorrow, Ninth Sunday after‘ Trinity. R i I i

There are so many things reported "dif-

ferent“ on the lsland that when we, travel abroad

we may well have the people we meet expecting

us to be peculiar. i

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There is one plank in the C. C. F.'s new platform that willjcommend itself to all parties here, viz., that which expresses determination "that the treatment of the Maritimes as a poor relation of Confederation must cease." So

say we all of us. d

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One industry hit by rising prices is gold mining. Higher casts mean in effect that the price of gold has gone down so that mining in- terests are pressing their claim for special con- cessions as important suppliers of foreign ax- change.

Q I I

N. B. Agricultural Minister Taylor made a point at Fredericton when he told the branch of the Consumers Association that both eggs and potatoes were perishable commodities and nec- essarily entitled to a wider mark up margin by retailers than non-perishable products. i‘ i i I

A new method of artificial respiration adopted by the B itish Army consists of tilting the victim on a s retcher supported at the cen- tre at the rate about ten double rocks per minute. The syst m is said t9 be successful in rflrplwning cases which other methods would or .

Montreal Ga fte is optimistically critical of the future of th Conservative Party under a new leader. "lf (it says) the foundations are well and truly lai at the Party's national con- vention, there will be a great opportunity. lf there is again fumbling and failure, the party may lose its last chance for real success and

service."

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The police have been notified to be on the alert to investigate and prosecute all cases of_illegal damage to summer cottages, about which numerous complaints have been made. This kind of vandalism should not be tolerated, gnd every assistance should be given the pol- ice in tracing offenders. _ 1r i i i There is cold comfort in Labour peer Lord Strabolgi's view that war is highly improbable because there is not enough food or coal or oil in the world for a full scale war. Nations have never been able to fight as big a war as they wanted but that never prevented them from putting on as ambitious a one as their resources allowed. . i I I I

The Toronto Globe rind Mail has put its fin- ger on‘ one of the commonly abused sections of the Criminal Code. "Vagrancy" is all too often used as a holding charge while police are investi- gating more serious offences. As the Mail points out, however, the law is not intended for the convenience of the police but the protection of the public. _ I O

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_ A victory at the Polls for Confederation with Canada does not mean that Newfound- land will thereupon become .the 10th Prov- ince. Long and exhaustive negotiations will be begun regarding terms, and only after these have been satisfactorily arranged agreeable to both parties will the formal agreement be sol-

emnly. signed, sealed and delivered to the negotiators. ‘ I I I i Agriculture Minister Gardiner, contender

for the Liberal leadership, has stolen a march on his competitors by outlining a programme for the Lrberl Party. lt is in general terms, naturally, for the whole of, Canada, but its par-- ticular significance for the Maritimes is that it suggests less centralization of industry in Ont- ano and Quebec, and the development of ur natural resources, which, presumably, includes agriculture and fisheries, and a vote of $150,- 000,000 to harness water power sources, and the greater utilization of iron and coal deposits. Q I I i

The first Earl of ,Balfour born this data i848. British statesman and author, eldest son of James Maitland Balfour of Whitting- home, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, and Lady Blanche Cecil, daughter of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury. Played a momentous part in Brit- lSli politics and diplomacy as Premier and Sec- retary of State for Foreign Affairs, and was a leader in intellectual, musical ‘and artistic society. He attempted to facilitate the set- tlement of the Jews in Palestine, and it is from his declaration in 1917 the present trouble ba- tween Jaws and Arabs has developed. Ha was a keen tennis player and golfer. His principal publications are: A Defence of Philosophic- Doubt, and Tha Foundations of Belief. "

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The British Admiralty and War Office pursue the even tanour of their ways with regard ta the manning and defence of Sflsgapora as they did before 1939. Singapore is being refumished with the bitter lessons of battle of 1942 kept in mind. An estimated £6,000,000 ($104,000,000) was spent on Singapore before the war but it-was unable to resist the .anamy, driving ovarlapd through Malaya, because its main purpose was to fend off seoborna attack. ln the British Com- mhns, Mr. W. J. Edwards, Civil Lord of the “Arl- miralty, said £l,600,0M had been spent on Singapore since the war andad and approval has

of . lllr

Bean given to mend £000,000 more.

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Thirty ll the Sh!

ask you. -— St. Joumsl.

sor Star,

the rumor that The Dionne Shirley Temple Yankee Stadium er New York is

New Yorker.

Nothing more the future of a

of their fathers. there ls no 0th to be brought u Press.

for beating his dog. beat lt. u tll lt ' and put.

peared on slow

drop, an average day week. over year career. — ‘Qlbune.

talned that. an

portant matters. never been able

required by the But lying nwak comfortable bed

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cll’s Public Safe death tall from

bout. 80 persons by fireworks. he tel ls more tha

War. galnst bootleg fl brought into Ne

If anything an foolishness and

by Chief Consta cording to

persons walking the driver was

une.

a qulet. lesson ln

only 162 of the

list.

the same percent. voted.

persons on the voting

who knows t/wo

deal to be said

by mast. people aggerat/ed. The however, taught. ln language at. all more than a lng study of

fax Chronicle.

an of movie actress. people possessing every llfe offers. But.

leaving a

baaauaasltelae falter.

woman. If she is not proper than. never will be. — fluebea Chronicle-Telegraph.

An alleged expert on family ul- fnlrs advises parents to be honest in answering children. Still it. dc- pende quits n bit on what they

They're talking now about nua- lng missiles by sunbeams. but. it's really an old idea, flies used them for years to light. aha way to many a bald head. --Wlua-

We 1.... further euur

and feeling every year of it. -Pl1e

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than being brought up in an avar- crowded tenement. and thousands of Canadian children are brought up there. not. for any sins

A Toronto mnn was fined $100 "cruelly and

lghted cigarettes in its mouth. A fine for n man like that seems inadequate. no matter now heavy it. may be. would be a thrashing as severe as he inflicted on the dog. - Wood- stock Sentinel-Review.

Governor Drlsooll speaks the lay- man's astonishment ln the case of the embezzled 8657.000 that dleap-

_,,__ If you have insomnls ygu'ra pro- bably brainy. says neuropsychls- trlst. Robert. Klngmen. He

quires far less sleep than a mind preoccupied with dull or

exact. number of hours

ous to one's health. Dr_ Klngman advises. —— Magazine Digest.

the Great New York Safety Ooun-

dents ls beginning to mount. A-

men kllled in the He particularly warned s-

pite n municipal ordinance. —Ncvr York Herald 'l‘rlbune.

on the citizens of Winnipeg the

chances when crossing busy sired! lt. ls the grim report. recently made

his statement eight. of the nine truffle deaths which have occurred ln the city since the first. of the year were attributable w oncoming vehicles. In each instance

coroner's jury. -— WlnnlPES Till"

Our Chinese Canadians gave us

Vancouver Centre by-election. was the first time the!‘ h!“ 5"“ allowed to vote. but. their ballot box interest shames the rest of us. ln one polling division there were

but. l14+whlch ls 70 percent. -took the trouble to ballots. Out of the 213 whites LI polling division. only ti’

llst. less than half bothered to - Vancouver Province.

Napoleon once said that “s men two men." There ls ntdll s good

minty. ln Canada the value of a thorough wee-kins 1M knowledge of a second

is that. French is rarely our minors Ind calla!“ M I Mm!

dull and uninterest- grarnrnutiaal forms

and e strulilml , excerpts from school texts. —Heh-

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There is aomethlng paanilarl! reddening about the sulelda of l beautiful snd famous WW1! worn- 20 like Oarola handle. one

in America ‘envied her ea

glsrrnur end thriik that. came to her left. liar so discontented soa unhappy that. she made an and of everything. aha died bolaina she lord's Prayer tn one baud

medal! to pray for her. If she could meal today she might m-georher your-g people to forgot fame and be tent with supple. wholesome this-gs

THE GUARDIAN. CHARIJOTTETOWN

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From Arizona To The Maritimes By Motor

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(By Eben Hugh Marti!)

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After spending the put winter

y The flay-

proper age for a

ln southern Arizona we started on our long motor trip, durlnl which we crossed almost the width of the contlnent- from west. to east, then the entire width of the U. S. from south to north. Our highway took us through l. corner of New Mexico, thence on- ward to El Peso and San Antonie.

Aby appreciative traveler Bolnfl over this particular region for the-first. time would do well to include two interesting side trips branching off in opposite direc- tions from his mnln course. A short. distance north of El Peso he would find the Carlsbad Cov-

Thomas Times-

having

tlon a! t “me marches W" ems, not only worth seeing, bu Quint/Wm‘ a" H worth going n thousand miles to

see; for here is a spot. that cam- pa-res favorably with America's most. spectacular scenery, except- ing Arizona's Grand Canyon which ls in a class by itself, its lr-descrfbnle grandeur admitting no comparison. Not. a great. way ‘south of San‘ Antonia lles the rich valley of- the Rio Grands where the amazing irrigation from that river have produced n. "Man Made Paradise" with its immense cltrus orchards

ls a mother. Lhe is 25. and Great- s half century old

I completely dansnl Canadian chill

being

but. simply becaus’ some of them covering several e1‘ 111B"! 101' l-hcm thousand acres. p ln. - The Free A motorist does not have to

penetrate far lnto Texas before the problem of dlsiance looms large. and while he finds mend similarities to other states, he also dlseo rs that. ‘Texas. althouflh geographically southern ls prac- tically western and he.‘ an ln- ddvlduallty distinctly its own. One may pass over the 800 mlles that span the east-west breadth 01 this huge state wlthoul:_ observ- ing many colorful objects ln the landscape, yet. one is made con- scious of s. prevailing spirit that. derives from both historical and political experience; for thls "Lone Star State" has developed successfully "Under six F1088"; if

unnecessarily" Witnesses said he ‘was almost. blind"

More effective

horses “Not the

least of our interest." he says, "ls e n n“ how it. was possible for s. pone. ‘mmpflsu m H” mo, m’

court judge ,to gamble away that much money, and where." If me unhappy Judge Pellecchla is to Lc taken an his word. he managed .0

times that: of the Marltilne Prov- inces; its citizens manifest n, pride ln its vastness and can boast. of its 254 counties being too pairi- otloally united to permit. any sub- . Wodnddhha" division into futile: states.

New York Herold Follow,“ “on: the Gun o‘

' Mexlco route we-found the south- ern port. of Louisiana. intensely industrialized and traffic un- usually heavy.“ Side by side with this feverish activity thls portion of "The Pellcan State" ls also historically interesting, for here, ln the town of St. Martlnvllle and vlclnlty. the Acadlons who were expected from their Canadian

of $840 a day. slx-

maln- actlve mind re

unim- Authorltles hnv! to agree on the

f 1 ~ ‘vemgeo Faisal: homes about. hwo centuries ago. e M mam m , settled after their tedious Journey

southward. Here Elrnmellrle Lo- blsche, the original of Longfel- low’; "Evangeline", accompanied by other fellow sufferers, found her long sought. “Gabi-lel"; here too stands s. large tree celled "The Evangeline Oak" under ‘whose branches she landed from the ad- jacent bayou. and n nearby cem- etery marks her grave.

A promlnent. feature od the Gulf highway is the large num- ber of bridges required to cross rivers, swamps. and bnyous. Where lt. skirts the shore there are many miles of pleasant mot- oring. and at present tourls/m can observe along the way the mas- slva concrete sea. wall partially demolished by the destructive hurricane of 1947.

One of the most. outstondlng attractions we found tn this whole region Ls the Ioulslans State Hausa in Baton Rouge-en achievement of the late Huey Long, who was one of the most. oolorfulpolltlclans ln American history. Above the center of this unique Capitol a couunodlous bower rises to the height of 34 stories. It. has elevators running to s Lookout Point near the top, from which many thousand vis- lbors each month gaze upon n charming panorama spread in all directions over s. radius of 20 miles.

Not. less impressive than thls general view ls the hnrmonlous arrangement of detalls. The 4

steps leading ~to the front ent- rance are glven special signifi- cance. Arranged mechanically in four sections the lower group of l3 represent the orlglnnl States; the remainder are sll inscribed with the names of the States ln order of their admission to the Union. This Capitol contains 00 varieties of marble and. shone from every producing state and several foreign countries. The Su- preme Court. rooms unfinished with black and white marble from the Pyrenees. and the Memorial Hall has s. floor of polished lsva from Mount. Vesuvius. The srchl- tectural designs and elaborate fumishlnga of the Legislative chambers are of costly design and all are balanced with taste and symmetry. Inlparisnt. events in the State's history modeled in solid bronze are among the adornmenta of this extraordinary edifice. and tho most. exquisite

ls really danger- ole. chairman of

Division, said the fireworks accl-

e your are killed snld. and the i...- n the number u! “evolutionary

reworks that. a:e w York City des-

n possibly impress danger of taking

ble Mclven Ac-

lnto the path of