71-Asa roux - .1 THE GUARDIAN Authorised In Second Class Mall Post office Department. Olllwn. Tho Island Gulrdlln Pllblllhlnj Co. . President Ind Auocllla Editor. Inn A Burnett. Auocllle Editor. Frank Walker. CIIICUIATION "Coven Prince Edward Island like the dew" f'Thc Strongest Memory ll Wsakor flies the Weakest Ink". i;a.uu.orri:1-ov7N. immsv, SEPT. 19. 1952 Rural Youth llay Calf Clubs, Poultry Clubs, Grain Clubs and Sewing Clubs will participate promin- ently in the Rural Youth Fair activities at the Exhibition grounds today. Great inter- est was taken in the inauguration of this Fair last year, and the programme on the present occasion has been enlarged to in- clude many interesting features. This movement represents a new ap- proach to the problem of retaining the younger generation on the farms, where their services are so vitally important, and where every encouragement should be given to initiative and enterprise. Here, as in other Provinces, we are feeling the advei'sc' effects of farm depopulation. One redeem- ing feature of this situation, however, is indicated in Dr. Lattimer's economic sur- vey of the Province in.1944. The type of farm vacant or abandoned, he points out, is revealed to some degree by its value. Occupied farms in this Provinm are nearly five times as valuable as those vacated: "The vacant farms are a proof positive that the business is fairly efficiently carried on. It is proof that the competition is keen and by no means all are able to con- tinue in the business. In fact if and when there are no vacant or abandoned farm-:- the inference might well be that the busi- ness was neither efficient nor competitive." This is a somewhat controversial state-5 ment, but at least it emphasizes the im- portance of such events as today's Rural Youth Fair in which the promotion of higher efficiency and keener interest imxand knowledge of, livestock breeding and other farm activities is the chief objective. Those participating in today's events will be our farm leaders in the future. Some of them are already attaining that status and their younger associates are being inspired to greater endeavour by their examP19- This is the sort of contest in which every0Yf0 wins,'.the prizes, however valuable In themselves, being of less lmPfJTia"Ce than the effort put forth in competing for them- varlous officials and public bodies con- cerned. , ' A The most pressing phase of the prob- lem is the shortage of rental housing for low-income families. Technical improve- ments ln building methods may effect some improvement in this connection, but it is widely believed by those who have studied the question that subsidized low-rental housing is the" only solution. Section 35 of the National Housing Act already author- izes the Federal Government to enter into agreements with provincial governments for low-rental housing and for its part to contribute 75 per cent to the capital costs of operating deficits. ”The amazing thing," says the Review article, "is that in spite of the mounting need and the agitation that preceded this progressive enactment so lit- tle has been done with it since. Two and a half years have now passed and all we can point to are a few small projects in three or four provinces, still in the plan- ning or construction stage, and two com- pleted projects housing just over 200 fam- ilies in St. John's, Newfoundland, and Saint John, New Brunswick.?' EDIIURIAL NUI ES Charlottetown welcomes Maritime mem- bers of the Gideons whose bibles have wel- comed almost countless hotel guests since the turn of the century. 0 0 0 -ma GUARDIAN. cnsncorrcrown V Fine, New Streets A drastic decline in roughwood ship-p merits from this Province in August com-: pared with a year agp changed what would: have been a satisfactory increase in ship-1 merits into a decrease. As far as the Is- land economy is "concerned, however, the slackening of roughwood shipments is alsoi a gain. i I A decline or 25,000 in the number of Island horses in recent years was referredt to at the Queen's County Plowing Matchl, by Premier Jones. New times bring new methods but many regret seeing the horse, being eliminated from farm operations and, even to a considerable extent from plow- ing exhibitions. . i O O 0 Opening day of the Rural Youth Fair. The youthful exhibitors and the Provincial Exhibition Association are to be congrat-i ulated on their mutual co-operation. To-l day's exhibitors will be the strong contend-I ers in future Provincial Exhibitions. in add dition the winners here go on to the Royal? Winter Fair. So in--advance we may congratulate all to- 1 day's youthful competitors, and predict for them substantial success in their honored occupation. Prtiileni The Housing Charlottetown, like other cities, has felt the impact of the housing problem, though perhaps to a lesser degree than the large industrial centres. This problem is high- lighted in the current issue of the Commun- ity Planning Review as the most baffling 'and serious one facing the Canadian peo- ple. Since the war 500,000 new housing units have been erected in the Dominion; but this has not been enough to keep pace with the country's increasing number of families. Furtlier, after reaching a height of nearly 92,000 in 1950, the annual total began to fall off. In 1951 it was back to 75,000 and this year 55,000 to 60,000 looks like the best that can be expected. This situation, it is claimed, is not due to any lack of manpower or building ma" terials. According to Mr. D. B. Mansur. president of the .Government's Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, there are two main obstacles, in addition to the rising cost of construction. One of these has to do with the financing of home pur- chases: the requirement by Government regulation of a substantial down payment, the increase in the borrower's interest rate to 5 per cent under the National Housing Act and to 6 or 6 U2 per cent for straight loans from the lending institutions, and finally the shortage of mortgage funds. The other obstacle is the lack of "serviced" land, that is, land equipped with roads. wa- ter mains, and sewers” What was avail- able earlier has been used up and the cost of furnishing these services at today's prices comes high. It is estimated that, including schools, it amounts to 52,000 per home. Loans on a 75-25 per cent basis with the provinces are, it is true, available from the Federal Government to meet the cap- ital cost of serviced land projects. But such loans, however favorable the terms. have to be paid back and this is an additional burden on the purchaser. Further, the Na- tional Housing Act makes no contribution to the cost of building new schools, which must be financed by municipal govern- ments. Provincial and municipal author- ities feel hesitation in initiating real es- tate development, which traditionally has been left to'pi'lvat.e enterprise and conse- quently is outside the experience of the I 3 The little known but highly effective (work of the business experts of Canada's ivarlous provincial governments will be in the national limelight next week during the 4th annual conference of the Provincial Governments' Trade and Industry Council commencing in Southern Ontario Sunday night. The cost of running the United Nations next year is estimated at ?547,765,200 in Secretary-General Trygve Lie's budget re- port to the General Assembly which con- venes in New York October 14. The 174- page document shows that income for 1953 is estimated at 586,112,500, leaving a net ex- penditure of SS41,652,700 for the coming year's operations. It seems little enough compared with the cost of waging war. 0 O , Louis Kossuth, Hungarian patriot, was iborn this date 1802. Of noble but poor 'family, he practiced law for a time but devoted most of his life to the cause of Hungarian nationalism. He was imprison- ed for four years and become a leader of the National movement. He held power briefly and made several later attempts to end Austrian rule. He wrote ”Memories of my Exile." 0 I o Newfoundland's industrial progress is ifeatured prominently in the current issue .of an American magazine, which says that a dozen new industries which will employ 9,000 Newfoundlanders have already been set up. Ten major mining firms have spent about 33,000,000 exploring the Province this summer, and already Newfoundland's low income is up nearly 300 per centkabovc the 1939 level. 0 The General , Council of the United Church of Canada has passed a resolution asking for a special committee to draw up a report dissociating the Council from the so-called Canadian Peace Congress and from statements by Dr. James Endicott, former United Church missionary in China who heads the Congress in its pro-Com- munist propaganda activities. Earlier the General Council, which is meeting this week in 'Homilton, defeated a resolution asking that action be taken against ministers and missionaries who support Communism. Non- concurrence in this resolution wast report- ed "by virtue of the fact that-a minister of our church cannot be disciplined except by due process of law." ” if Roller. skates pass -' ' 75E ?oe&i &maz - TO AN AUTHOR Your leaves bound up compact and fa In neat array at length prepare To pass their hour on learnlng's stage To meet the surly critic's rage: The stntesmaifs slight. the smat- tei'er's sneer- Were these, indeed. your only fear, You might be tranquil and re- ; signed: , What most should touch your fliit- tering mind Is that, few critics will be found To sift your works, and deal the wound. Thus when ast On some bye-shelf cast” Another comcs, new, And drives you fairly out of view: with some to praise, but more to blame. ' The mind returns to - whence it came. one fleeting year is your book is with something -Philip Freiieau. Damascus Steel (National Geographic News) Best of its day, steel of the famed Damascus blade that flash- ed iii the sun of Bible lands against the Crusaders of medievar times nevcrthclcss is greatly ex- celled by the product of modern steelmakers. The Damascus alloy was of iron and carbon, laboriously smelteii and as varying in properties as the natural ore. says the National Geographic Society. Modern steel is amalgamated wtlh metals of which the ancients never dream- ed. is manufactured in unvarylng quality. and surpasses the Damask product in strength, pliablllty. and willingness to stay sharp. Saracens wielding swords of Da- mascus successfullyi barred the road to Jersualcm, goal of the zealous European Christian knights, through all the ancient Crusades. British General Allenby took the Holy City at last. in the first World War. in an age when the rifle had replaced the sword. Steel Came From India The steel of which the early Damascus blades were made--the want: of Hyderabad. called or- danlquc by Marco Polo-camc from India by dhow and caincl caravaii to Dninascus and other Middle Eastrrn cities. There it was hsnduroiiglit into graceful weap- ons by the armorers of the tccm- ing bazaars. Thin strips of Indian steel and bascr iron were bound together and fused by heating and pound- ing. Other strips were added; the process was repeated, patiently and without attention to the hour gloss, until at last the craftsman was satisfied. Only then did he etch design into the curious wat- ered pattern of the steel, aim: the delicately ornamented handle and grind the edge to razor keen- ness. An ni-morer"s parchment of in- structions unearthed in the 19th century at Tyre indicates there may have been grisly performance tests of swords turned out for rulers and high officers. The blade. said the parchment. should be tried against a slave bound to a block. the final criterion being its ability to lop off the head of the unfortunate at one stroke without incurring A nick. Oldest. Inhnbltcd Clly Damascus. fifty miles from net- rut and the capital of independ- ent Syria. was founded no man knows when and may be the old- est city of earth still inhabited. Always those who lived there have needed good weapons. Its streets have echoed to the conquering trend of Israelites, Assyrians, Mscdonians, Egyptians, Romans. ommlads. C-rmnthluu. Bsljuks, the cniuders. Monzolianl, Otta- msns. and the French. one of the sri-noting Industry! chief patrons was the . Emperor Diocletian (A.D.245-313). r :1 ""1 craft perished in 1101, when Tfv L.-4 f Notes By and small frogs selling at five cents each, is Kitchener angler reports he had unusual luck fish-1 ing in one of the Eastern Ontario lakes when he managed to catch three black bass with the samci frog. A Kitchener-Waterloo Rrc-i ord. i From lively California comes word of the first mistake of the; deer season. a hunter shooting a hog. The error is understandablml To the amateur nlmrod the hot: and deer lool: alike; same numbei” of legs.-Ottauo. Citizen. A scntlxnontallst writes of the, coming demise of the .ineflicicnt open grates before which genera-l tlons of Britons "have toastedi their cocktails." Did he forget: that nearly all the heat produccdi by the traditional lypc went. up the chimney? - Ottawa Journal I The announcement by the llnl-i verslty of Western Ontario that it'i plans to open winter unlvcrsilyl courses in three Northern Ontario' university. Hundreds of studentsl now attending the four "big" rol- leges in the south g Varsity.' Western, Mccill and Queen's -l come from Northern Ontario. and. their travelling expenses are in, problem. The south cannot ex- pect to keep the north coming to it forever for its wants. This ap- plies to education as much as any- thim; else. -North Bay Nugget. Major General Frank Worthing- ton, Canadais civil defence chief, has spoken strongly against over- head wircs in city light and pow- or distribution systems. He is not, he says, considering the matter from s beautification point of view. His concern issdli-ectly with the hazards overhead wiring poses in the event of enemy attack or sabotage. General Worthington adds A substantial argument -to the case advanced by proponents of underground wiring. with or Tamei-lane carried off the smiths. Modern successors of those hr.- cienl. artisans are gold and silver- smiths. and craftsmen who pro- duce inlays of wood, brass and copper. Fall Voices (New York Times) We speak of the wind and its voices, but most of the voices nrc in the trees. And even those voices vary from season in seri- son, nlmost. from monlli to month. They nro spcnlting now, as the fall winds rise--the wlntls,. not the gale: which h:ivc, beyond denial, voices nil their own. The big oaks speak with II heavy voice. crisp with the crisp- ness of their leaves. And the big maples have in strong voice, with their big leaves rustling nnrl thousands of them. At first listen- ing one would think, there wiis little dlfferenccbetwccn the voice of the oaks and ihiit of the map- les but stand in an oak grave and listen, then more to n clump of maples. The difference is clear --ii softer voice in the maples. with their looser stems and softer leaves. The whlspercrs. of course, are the members of the willow fum- lly, the poplars in particular. The opens and the cottonwoods whis- per in anything but an absolute calm. Give them it breeze and you can hear them afar. fairly chat- tering, their heart-siisped leaves on long. llmber stems. each leaf dancing against a dozen others The bitches come a close second with their whispers. tho smiill gray blrchcs in particular; nnd as their leaves crisp with Septem- ber they, too, almost chatter. The evergreens. the pines and the spruces hum rather than speak: and theirs is closest of all to music. But the music of the pine: is but heard at night. and but of all on A winter night when their deciduous brothers of the woodland stand am-k' in the moonlight. One has to listen most closely new to hear them at. all, Tile: Why I U with fish pluyiiig hard to get witlioul hostilities it promises gen- eral bcncfils. As one of the civil- ian defence measures that fall in this category, the plan should win widespread approval. - Victoria Times. Poles reccit'in::lackagFs from the U. S. are "urged" by customs officials to sell the contents to special shops. Friglitoiird. they in- variably coiiiply. Luxury shops, stocked with these Western goods. dot all the main cities in Poland The customers: Comnuinist oili- cials and liigh-proziiicing workers. -Newsweek. It is traditional for English mis- sloriaries to be eaten, but Rev. Eric Robinson. a Methodist minis- ter from that country, has suffer- ed a somcwhnt different fate. The Daily Telegraph. London, reports in n IiC,lZl'Ci.lEllll)'l brief dcspatch from Colombo that Mr. Robinson "took part in R llindu fii'e-walk- lug ceremony in a South Ceylon jungle," and is now in a nursing home with blisicred feet.-Toronto Globe and Mail. ' r&-G0 &0&Q00(1rCOmaOQ-. Y Old Charlottetown: (And P. E. I. l VALOUR REWARD ED "On Thursday morning over four hundred people of Rustlco Parish met. in the Bank Hall to witness the honour conferred upon four young men of that locality. On the 22nd of June, 1880. Martin Flnenu, accompanied by Moses Blaqulcre. Solomon Gallant and Maxime Gallant, moved with pity on seeing the distressed condition of the crew of the steamer 'Aii- cilla', wrecked off Rustico Sand Bar, resolved on going to their rescue. A boat had already twice attempted to reach the scene of the disaster. but owing to the violence of the wind and the im- mense waves which swept every- thing in their passage, they were compelled to return to shore. Mr. Plncnu. seeing the unfortunate crew at the niercy of the waves. rind knowing that they were doomed to perish in a very short time, if speedy assistance were not offered to them. resolved. in spite of two unsuccessful attempts previously made. to do his utmost to save them...He accordingly set out with three companions, at the risk of their lives. and through his skill and their bravery, succeeded in reaching the schooner and bringing ashore the four men 'wlio composed the crew. They had scarcely reached shore when the tAncilln' became a total wreck. ”The master of. the schooner. Mr. Walpole. grateful to Mr. Pineau-and his companions. in- formed the Minister of Marine and Fisheries of the bravery of the four liberators of the crew of the 'Ancilla', and recommended in the ”warniest. terms this act of bravery tovthe conslderiition of the Marine Department in Otta- wa. Hon. .1. C. Pope. in recogni- tion of the lnestimsble services of these four brave men, sent. them valuable gifts through the Bishop of Charlottetown. llnd requested His Lordship to present them. "In presenting Mr. Pinesu with a short walk around the park cm. long table round which my col leagues assembled for meetings. books with its window looking ou of many historic decisions the days of Walpole, Prime Minister. the firs his the night. were only for information. ness coming on in the House. decided who should speak to explain a point of policy. secretary about about I! vacant bishopric the Foreign Secretary came He always kept in close touch with me. He told me of the latest ex- changes wlth the. Egyptian Gov- ernment and asked for my views about a diplomatic appointment. We agreed that he had better bring up to Cabinet. the position which had arisen over the Occu- pation Statute in Germany. I took the opportunity of getting his views about the labor situation at home, for he had great experi- ence in the subject though he had no departmental responsibility in this field. At 10.30 am. Transport Labor arrived to discuss the trouble in the docks. I decided that it would be premature to de- clare a state of emergency. The Minister of Fuel and Power before which he was to make in the House after Questions. p I I C At 11 o'clock the Cabinet. met. The first. business was a report by the Secretary of State for For- eign Affsirs. It was the practice for him to given general survey once a week. There were many interesting points and care had to be taken to prevent the discus- slon becoming too wide and too lengthy. A vote is hardly ever taken in Cabinet. It is the duty- of the Prime Minister to announce what he considers to be the general view if there is a difference of opinion. Gcnerslly, Cabinet. meet- ings exhibit. the characteristic British genius for compromise Once fl. decision has been reached it is the duty of all members of the Government to accept.- it loy- ally. The meeting of the Cabinet was followed by a luncheon party in the big dining room on the first floor. An all-party Parliamentary deputation from a foreign coun- try was paying a visit. My wife and I entertained them and also members of our Parliament.-Lib eral. Labor. and Conservative. It is.one of the features of British political life that there is often warm friendship between political A Day At Downing Street" (lttflfon. Clement Attica In London Qllllng) Let. me now describe A typical day in my life when I was Prime Minister. It is one of the advant- ages of the office that the Prime Minister lives on the Job, at No. 10 Downing Street. I used to see my family at breakfast and after was ready to start work at. 9.30 I worked in the Cabinet R.oom,sltt.lng in the middle of the Cabinet This room. lined with on the garden. has been the scene since 1 "int read the Foreign office telegram that had come in dur- One gets expert at reading these quickly. I then dealt with a. variety of papers brought to me by a secretary. mostly in- volving a decision. though some At 0.45 a.m. the Chief Whip came in to consult mc abaut' some busi- I in a debate and arranged for a mints- ter to talk to the party meeting There was just time to see A the appointment of a Lord Lieutenant and to hear what the Archbishop had written in. the Minister of and the Minister of brought in a draft of a statement SEPTEMBER 19, 195-fl Owonents. I mods pore speech of welcbixxim mi” I 0 g After lunch I d 1 more papers and telieii vs: I to the House of common. Questions. There were three 1” tlons on the Order papa, I q”"' to answer and I had the or '1" which I had approved m Tetbllu sci-lptt, with notes for any gupigt lansirgdsry questions which mum b. I listened to my can in: n. itatement. on ih.”5;1:,m'l' tlon. I then made a short spar 1' paying tribute to . dtmngukhch Commonwealth statesman who ha? died. After that I listened hour to the opening 122.22,? in one of my colleagues on E G ernment bill. saw two member W" Parliament in my room at ”,1,:” House. and returned to Down) 9 Street. I dashed upstairs for "I quick cup of t.ea.wlth my wue. l . I i; t. At 5 o'clock I went to Bucking. ham Palace and had . tall9with the King. Henxxiasmiucif well informed y and we i the foreign situation and d..ScXff,d ber of other matters. He wan”; to know all about the dock an. pute. Returning to No. 10 Down. lng Street I had A meeting or lh, Defence Committee, over which I presided. Three other Cabinet ministers and the three minister; in charge of the Defence Depart. ments, together with the Chiefs in Staa, were present. This in pm only committee of which pgupl. other than ministers are actually members. We disposed of a num- ber of routine matters and then had a long discussion on the posi. tion in the Middle East in whim the Foreign Secretary took a pro. minent. part. ' There was time for a short my with the Secretary to the Cabinet on the agenda for the next. Cabl- net meeting. and with my prim. pal private secretary on futun engagements, before going to M. for dinner. My wife and I ,.-on to an embassy for a formal din. her to meet. a. distinguished for. eign statesman. I was placed nm to him at dinner. and as he has very little English I had to do the best I could with my rather in. different French. We had 9. short private talk after dinner on . question at issue between our two countries. Just as we were about to leave the embassy I got. 9. message from the Chief Whip saying chi: there was a bit of trouble at the House. I drove down there and found that a group of our mem. bers was dissatisfied with a state- ment made -by the Government spokesman in the debate. I saw two or three of them and man- aged to satisfy them, so the trouble blew over. At. eleven o'- clock I voted in the division on the second reading of a Govern- ment bill. Back at No. it) I found A large accumulation of papers and tele- grams to read. There was also an important message from the US. A.. and I approved the reply pro- posed by the Foreign Secretary. I then made notes for a speech which I had to make the next day at ll. luncheon. About midnight I went upstairs and so to bed. HEALTH MEASUIIE Three million chest x-my exam- inations wcre given to Caiisdisns in 1951. aft increase of 300,000 over 1950. 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