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GIIARLOTTETUWN GUARDIAN

Morning Dally (l-‘uunded in 1881) Authorized as Second or... Mail, Post Otfleo 1 Department. Ottawa. President. Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President. Wm. R.‘ .BIH\9";‘sQ0y.-Tl‘6il$, M. Burnett; Editor unrt Managing Director, J. R. Burnett; Associate Editor, ' Frank Walker.

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

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The sponsors of the movement to have all grocery retailers clcse at 6:30 each evening with the exception of Saturday, are earnestly‘ endeavouring to improve a situation which is unfortunate in some respects, but their solu- tion cannot be taken seriously. Something about the situation reminds us of the "three tailors of Tooley Street" who wislipd to give the impres- sion that they were speaking forall His Majesty's subjects.

lf there is a retail grocers’ association, such association is quite within its rights to enact by-laws requiring members to close at certain hours. Any grocer finding himself at variance with the majority is free to withdraw his mem- bership. But the effect of low cannot be given to the wishes of two grocers or even an associa- tion of world grocers.

lt might help to take a look at the future if such legislation did become law. "Bootleg grocers -- informers — im-ported spies -- raids - grocery enforcement officers-padlocks-fines

-and jail sentences for law breaking grocers."

Guess lle Meant it

‘ While we have no desire to thresh old straw so far as Premier Jones’ anti-Union speech at the Legion hall is concerned, it is worth recal- ling-now that the Legislature is about to meet —t~hat the following statement, for some reason or other, was deemed to be of sufficient im- portance to be placed as paragraph 5 in the Speech from the Throne at the opening of the Legislature last year. This statement of Jones Government policy (or whatever it is) follows immediately upon a paragraph commending "our returned heroes": Q

- ”ln these troublous times, it appears to be an advantage that no effective Labour organ- ization exists on Prince Edward Island. Labour seeks monopoly which may be compared with

been daily newspapers." Salado

the monopolies of capitol. Both are,not sav- oured by the primary producers of my Province who are in the great majority at present. It 15' .fully expected that a national labour code may I eventually be established. Up to ‘the presentl only a labour code for war industries hasbeenj effected. Collective bargaining, minimuml wages, hours of work, vacations with pay, and 1 other regulations may eventually be legislated, but my Government feels those should be na- tional in scope and that a small Province such as ours should riot attempt to legislate for these things at this time." _

Particularly to be noted is the statementl in the Speech that "Labour seeks monopoly and the inference that the_pri_mary prodilCoIS are opposed to labor btgflillldtldlli.‘ Evidently this thought has been in the Premiers Ittltld for some time. Those who were taken by surprise at the Legion meeting, remind one of -the peo- ple who were surprised at Hitler's demands after Munich. "If these sanlile people had feud Hitler's book Mein Kampf they would_have known that Hitler meant every word he sold. lii jhe 511mg way, reading the Premiers Throne Speech of a year ago, one can see that he was much more serious than most people may ballet} him to have been, when he voiced hi5 "'11-" union sentiments at the Legion hall.

Canada's First Automobile

According to the Sherbrooke Daily Record ln a 50th anniversary special edition, Sher- brooke, Ontario, claims the honor of hay- ing seen the first automobile built in Canada. lt was in the Spring of 1837. We are told, that George Foss turned out a horse- less carriage" which he called a Foss-mobile, and w'th Foss at the wheel the machine "de- lighte the inventor and amazed the citizenry by slowly but successfully climbing up Catholic Church Hill." Later Mr. Foss "roared around town at ten miles per hour" in his home-made‘ vehicle. _ _ l

The Record prints a picture of that l'llS10l’lCi climb up Catholic Church Hill--a frail-looking machine on rubber-tired wheels with wire spokes, the engine in front, the driver alone in the single seat. lt was a long way to the modern motor car, but the start had been mode.

Always In llebt f Are we on the debit or credit side of af-‘ fairs so for as the United States is concerned? The annual report of the Bank of Canada tellsj the sad story. Here it is: ,' Canada hos had a deficit, in her current account transactions with the United States ini every year from 1926 to 1943. 1945 there were small surpluses caused by spe- cial wartime factors. The average deficit over this twenty year period was $165 millions a, year and the largest deficits (for example $437 millions in 1929) occurred in years of peace time l prosperity. The only peacetime years in which: there was an approach towards balance were. years of unemployment, stagnation and low iin-' ports, such as 1933-6. r Unless some developments would produce a-nrajor change rln the actor of our trading relationships with thel United States it will be normal for Canada toi have o deficit in its current account balance of l‘ payments with the United States, and '

occur which char-

.tllll deficit is likely to avoroga higher in tho fut- ure than it has in the past. Other things being equal, the rise in world prices from the pro-war level will increase the absolute size of the defi- cit. Moreover, the more successful we are in maintaining a high level of employment ogd in-

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come, the greater our tendency to import from the United States is likely to be. The trade fig- ures of" recent months are a tangible reminder of this tendency. Our imports from the United

l States in the fourth quarter of 1946 were about.

$430 millions as comipared with less than $500 millions in the whole year 1937 and less than $900 millions in thrwhole year 1919.

— tUl|UR|AL4 NUHIS -

The City Council appears reluctant about handling the corner grocery situation. By delay it may be too late to obtain the necessary leg- islative permission.

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April 1st is to be hailed not as All Fools’ Day, but as Sugar Boost Day, for that is the date fixed for the 14 per cent increase in the individual sugar ration supply.

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Wil-I the Jones Government refrain from imposing o gasolene tax now that the Federal Government has abandoned -it, or will the Premier seek to add to his revenue theDamount which Ottawa considers necessary?

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lt can be done, but how? With a popula- tion of 58,400, Rochfort, Essex, England, had no recorded cases of drunkenness in 1946. This, too, in just about half the population of this Province.

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Henrich Karl Marx, German socialist, born this date 1818; son of o Jewish lawyer, became converted to Protestantism, and took his de- gree in Philosophy at Berlin in 18-11; three years later he met Engels in Paris, with whom he as- sociated and collaborated till his death; he pub-

llished the first Communist pronouncement in

1847; was acquitted of high treason in 1849,‘ but expelled from Prussian territory, after- wards settling in London where he remained for the rest of his life; t Salado Tea Company sales in 1945_ ex- ceeded the previous peak by four M11110" pounds. ln 1946 they" exceeded that peak by 2,500,000 pounds. The company, wrote: We at- tribute these very gratifying figures first of all to the quality of our tea and second to what we believe to be a sound advertising policy. The most important feature of our advertising has use 87 Can-

adian daily newspaper:- _

The remark of the Quebec Liberal Leader, Mr. Godbout, that Quebec should _ maka an agreement with Ottawa, was modified by the suggestion that the Provinces should retain suc- cession duties. Evidently the Provincial Liberal Party in Quebec is not prepared to fight Mr. Duplessis on the Dominion-Provincial issue, or else Mr. Godbout has information that Ottawa is prepared to withdraw its demand for control of succession duties. ln that event, it would probably not be difficultto get a taxation agreement between Quebec and Ontario on the one hand, and Ottawa on the other.

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G. M. Y. writes to The Times: "Whenpo-

jper is _more abundant The Times might revert

to on older form of birth announcement, a_s.

thusz-‘R-ichord at the Grave declares that an -

the feast of S. Nicholas in the fourteenth year of our Lord the King that now is, Margaret daughter of Robert come running out to tell him that she now had a brother, for which she thanked God. And John Everard was with Rob-

ert in Holt Forest, hunting the fox, when Wil j

lium Workman came up and said ‘Sir, will you hear the news?’ and Robert said ‘Fair friend, what news?’ and he said among them all:

lson "was born to Robert last night’ and Robert

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gave him forty pence

Mr. Charles Jordan Jones, K. C., Wood- stock, N. 8., has been appointed judge of the county courts of Carleton, Victoria, Madawaska He will fill the position left vacant by the death of Judge M. L. Hayward of Hartland. The new judge comes of a dis- tinguished legal family. He has for many years been a well known practitioner as was his father, the late W. P. Jones, K.C., long regarded as the leader of the New Brunswick bar. His brother, Mr. ‘G. Y. Jones, is a practicing barrister and is judge of probate for Carleton County. Judge Jones graduated in arts from the Uni- versity of New Brunswick in 1900 and was ad-

mitted to th~e.New Brunswick Bar three years-

later. He was made a King's Counsel in 1935. ln 1937 he was president of the New Brunswick Barristers’ Association. He is at present a mem- ber of the council of that body. He is also town clerk and solicitor for Woodstock. i 1r 1r I

An amusing yarn is told about the "Water- loo Beaches," planted in Stratfieldsays Park (the seat of the Duke of Wellington) after the Bat- tle of Waterloo. lt seems a lady by the name of Mrs. F. Landen wrote to the Duke request- ing permission to see the beeches, but unfor~ tunately the Duke was no long-er as mentally alert as once he was, or the lady's writing was uncommonly difficult to read. Whatever the reason, Wellington read ”beech-.=.s" as "breaches", and "Landen" as ”London," and .murmured,

wanting to see my Waterloo breaches?" No

l" 1944 “"9 ldoubt the Bishop was no less surprised to re- ceive the great soldier's trousers! I fl R i ‘If

Australia will restrict the importation of luxury cars and other luxury goods from dollar

countries, Prime Minister Chifley announced in

Canberra last week. He pointed out that the dollar shortage placed the United Kingdom in a difficult position for rehabilitating her in-

dustrias and rebuilding her export trodo with

dollar areas. Mr. Chifloy continued, "After

Thurston, we can save

indicate’ what rc-

Mr. Chifley would not

y has worked for

THE CHARLOTFETOWN conga...»

llotos By Tho Way

Canada lua orliclaliy Invlbgfl Russians to take part in‘ the cle- W1<>i>meui o! north polar regions. ‘Now when a Canadian mission ot militany men and scientists settle flown in Siberia. that will be the day! - Si. Catherine; Sta-rodent.

Emir day a 11m number o! people In this comitry are retidemd homeless as s. result at fire. Stupid at any time, this becomes little

jsiiort o! criimical when there is a,

iorltlcal shortage of housing, amid 11W 119x an other than prove-m. ‘oble-Inooicville Recorder and Times. '

When the United Nations re- views the Palestine problem the world will be able to pay tribute to the forgotten Tommy Atkins and his misuinder iwd and thankless task. There are many aspects at British policy in Palestine which ‘call less for censure than for sympathy Bllll understand-big. - Wlnnlpeg Free Press.

More men are wearing plaln knit tics. we learn from a pmfis report. This brings up the question, why wear ties at all‘? one ot the moat foolish customs ls llfat of men who bind thetr necks almost to the strangling point with various kinds [of fabrics. says The Saskatoon ‘Star-Phoenix. Some of. the gaudy ‘lies that. one sees are almost as ridiculous as the women's hats that, strlko win eyes in the Easter parade. Men who Jaugh at iiio things women are pleased to call lists might do well to take a second look at. their iles. t

The 1947 pennies are now coming into clrculailon and they are bright and golden. so ends n minor “de- basement" o»! the currency, says The Manchester Guaadlan. Since 1944 the Royal Mint has doirkemecl all peroxides baton: issue-a deliber- ate act of denigration done in the lanowledge that the bright pennw ls boarded and usually given to children to save. Ordinary photo- graphic "hypo" was med to reduce glitter. In 1940 the Mlm ceased striking pennies to save coppers for munitions. and it was in response to sustained public demand that striking was res-mired three years ago.

B! lllpllvilt’ . l! not by direct woird, the Untied States has ln- dicated Pacific islands she now hold; will be turned over to United Nations ii-usleeship as soon as that

tier-stood these islands will be re- tained oii.ly so 10mg as itiey are necessary to American. and there-

117" P9411111‘. 0919-1109 P10116- Tlififl was for the most part siill under-g islands are weapons qt American wood; and in the Seltlemems orllfmm being overrun by ‘he Namyi

security every bit as much as the

atomic bomb. It ozould be insanity mont. Bay and on to Tignlsh ilierc‘

to sin-render either the A-bomb or ihe lSlBttKlS to the care at the United Nations without iron-clad nmirraaioe oheia- use will be safer guarded.—- Denver Post.

It ls our consldera“ "opinion, based upoin a long study, and sup- lpolflbd by the opinions qt many ex- perts in Vhom We have confidence, .tha.t. theme is extremely little in the comic strips which appear ln the

pwtoble dalliasfio cit-use per- turbation in the most sollcltous mental breast. On the other hand may of the comic book; are vulgar. sexy.

’A ‘for crime, and destructive o! the earm- og the mung..."

‘sense of difference between good arid evil. They constitute a. new,

,cause of the new factor introduced ,‘by the fact that. children today have ‘far more spcnudi-rig money than they ever liad before and are sub-, ._iect to far less rurental control ln ,ihe spending of it. - Sntiktday Night. ' ~ l

In these days a ff-‘lih comes fre- iquently to ihe tree. He tuggesis some home-builder sizing up the ground, weighing values and BAl-i ‘vantages before making his ‘choice of location and btiiigng to lt those labors that. go into nesting, says The Victoria Times. There is keen scrutiny in ilie birds eye es he cocks his heed this ‘My and that gauging poi:l':i‘.litiies.'rl1ere seems to be something prescient ln his intention io this spot. For here, beside the lawn. i0 ihe surface oi’ lwhicii heavy watering will bring isucculeiit cal-iliwolms, lie may settle 'nlld raise his family close to u inniurai larder. Here. when the tnlraclc of bloom touches izopdtrs and beds. lie will find ilrrai beauty cqual lo ilie cheering happiness of .iiis song. P9111093 the mute evidence lot the old nests tells him ihese ‘things as he seeks out the places where he will make his lson-us, frce of those worries of suDP1Y 111111 1111701’ which burden his hunauzx admirers.

On February 29. 1897. In the village of Stoney Creek. Ontario. ‘the Women's Institute was

"Whatever can the Bishop of London mean by|;.,u,,d,.d_ y-mm a handful o; w...

mcn land’ one man) tihe ldca lspread far and wlde across Ca-n-

until now there. are 3.000 Women's Institute, branches with 70.000 members in tihe Dominion and tho Associated Country- women o1 the world have carried its ideals to lands beyond the near. Mrl. John Hood as. of Salt-fleet township. felt. t. t there, was room tor A Woman's Institute», Accordingly Adelaide I-Ioodleu ts regarded u t-ha- foundo o! the Women's Institute movement. Stu actually got the first [row tn-

the epic fight put up by Britain and the diffi- wher- The Womln‘! 111N101!“ cult economic situation the is now facing, we feel we are duty‘ bound to co-opcroto and help har all we can: We con do this by t8StflCtlllQ’_le¢tg_- dollar purchases where possible. The people’ of Australia are not suffering lilia the people of the United Kingdom. dollars on luxury purchases like cartaintypas of cars." types of goods other than cars would be quircd.

has grown staailly. It has provon jlu value through the arl and sponsored a wide ~varie y at pro- In the field d hull-l’! 1t batter’ medical service and hospitalisation to:- lruriil areal, for lueti matters u drinking fountains and" hot lunches in schools. It has brought culture ln various tor-ma to the rural regions. qrorilorinl plays and music festivals-Jan- don 1'70! Preal. I

solvivur-m HIS LOVE

Mark when she smiles with mu. able cheer,

And tleli me witioreto cm ya liken t:

When on each eyelid sweetly ‘i. appear -

An hundred graces as in shade to sit

Llkesi li scometlt in rn-y alimple wit Unto the fair sunshine tn summer's day: t a That when a dreadful storm a-way

ls . Through the broad world doth spread his goodly ray: At sight whereof each bird that sits On spray. And every beast that to his den was fled Comes forth afresh late dismay,

1 And to ti... light llft lip their droop- ing head.

So my storm beaten heart likewise is cheered.

With’ that sunshine when cloudy loolu are cleared.

-—Edmund Spenser.

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Old Charlottetown} (And PEI.) 2

STAGE COACH DAYS

‘T681116 to Charlottetown in tlie

mouth of February in the year 1865. 1

The moans cit conveyance to and from the City io which tlie occas- ional passemer usually resorted was than the mall stage coach in suznmer and the mall stage sleigh 1n Wlfltfi‘. In the rear end of both Couch and sleigh ihere was nitach~ ‘ed a sort o! hurdle to which the imp-ll 1088s and other baggage were strapped. Inside the coach 5191811 ttifire was room for six or 812M DM-sengers. Attached to ilie ‘conveyance tiiere were usually two but sometimes three or four horses. The driver curried from his should- er- atrap a tin trumpet which he ‘5191’ Ffequeirnly to viram ordinary travellers to get out of the way of Her Majesty's mails.

j "An old banner living in New ILOTIdOH told me that ho had owfloloniiliy Come iu {CIP/rll‘ dranm by a 181189. strong and swift heifer, and returned the some day with Supplies

organization sets up effective world rm- hlg jgnflly. B.“ Such means of, security machinery. It ls well un- Lrmsport were out. of date before‘

I_ came to town. The viiiole country was then but partially vlciirorl for cultivation. West. of lVlliCflllCllG it.

Muddy Creek. fifteen Point. Eg-

the larger

were still in much nixmbei- log houses at construction. '

“Throughout-ihe winter there were loads at firewood and ship timber brought. into Charlottetown on all the fine winter days. and allo into Summerslde and many other ports of the Province at which slihps were built. There were I'm Sevflfil SMPSB-flls ln arid near Charlottetown: and summerside was then lliile fire than a ship. yard and shipping plate for pm- duioe."

(lllrorri an address, about 1900, by

Courtesy o1 Ml’. R. L. (Potion-J

PUBLIC FORUM

Thll column ll open to the dllculalon by con-pi. apandenta at uestlona n!

1r Interest. The Charlottetown Guardian daea riot necessar-

ily endo the oplnlon of

correspondent; ¥

zavmmv-.'av.wn~wm COMPULSORY cwsma

$1-!‘.——~Dl‘. Daugan is connect, leave the small store; clone. B, store proprietor that’ vmnts to make the City Council ilie goat. ls is mi; a small store keeper; lie wants to ta-ke ii. easy and squeeze the little fellow out. Nest thing lll8y will want the IaLn .15 to stop wcirk iii.

6.30. “Wliut ti joke.“

I ilm Sir. etc.

CONSUMER.

CLOSING HOURS ‘Sit’. — I note that a iiicolitig \\".ls' 11€1d by 0111‘ Cliy Council oii iiic subject of small stores closing, and lt was suggested that by by-iaw Ul‘ OIIIEFWlEe ull stares should b: closed at 6-30 p-m. This 11w migiii. be lill rlglii for people with ihe means lo buy what lhCy want before this hour. but the man with n large family who ls living from hand to mouth is alien not in iliis posiiicn. What would such people do if they needed n. qunri of milk or n loaf of broad foi- their children bciwoen 6.30 ia-trrl i) or 9.30 ihe following momlng? It the large stores think they can make enough money and

‘Clfiy on a 800d business yvlliiout

working day and night, they should not» try to prevent. the others from doing s0. The poorer people are entitled to have the kind ot service they require. I am. Sir. elc..