all;_tflvijieilliiil m" Yduoeos M. -ciimettye r ,.eithe ‘The - e ~ "w ‘irfilk ‘l - _ manor-at Potential! 0ft Legislature .1. i. ca‘ ' "m... _ v : , z . ‘Illiesllns is i reartveil for sew. $53.1?» ""$w'o"ae'i°b ‘m r . ‘I : u‘ F‘, ___.,.___._____...____i__ _'_osaswsr.s. ior photographs “oori W‘ ‘pfiassarron urn g m. ‘\- m’ Seed om, roan. v a. _ gidimeah. D on sowsp ‘egum sans’: ironic Queen Hotel Monday. Aim-ii G1; P“ ~l that “m” . o» Robert Lee akonezt. w‘ 4E1‘; canola con m. w. ‘J. P. “B” mm‘ t on Cancer Oontmi n. 0.0a is ois. iii 1.11.04. cnoasrpcbun w; over I 51-11 | . sing over CFC? tonight at 916. , e coming lve million dolisrsdor t e much of Camds. . Parker's addresswas a luoid *' the ‘We?’ my oviilggdtigsmcpres- 4 on o e eutneeds. His address was-git ally _ i-nstrilcttve but those who 533M him have s much deep- . er in litintothe . slides of the Christian ~ Thihdrive is wiholly under' the 5 the l ymen of the Mr.. arker was intro- Peroy Tunrer o town who is the chairman committee for P. E. I. Choir 9am! the anthem id for ‘ilhy Tender Mercles’ rid Far-rant. "' In evening the minister spoke m "Behold I Make All ‘filings New" and emphasised the import- “snce of the application of this geat truth to the needs of our The anliem "Jesu. Word of God, -lnc ”. “Mozart was sung by i‘. the Choir. ‘ direction of Church and . MARCH WARMER- . ' ioontinuediiiom Page l) lie average amount of heat to mete than Brow well. We would recommend the seedlnsof ' attaintervsls to pa: n ry psstur an mailing ore to be fed tostock duftpg the lae slimmer and aut- Illon. Those who followed that slim“ last year told us- how val e ese crops were tothem. Fodder‘ corn should be planted "when the ggieund becomes warm. $1M the t apoie trees bloom. ; e_ recommend the hybrid. A1 on- ‘gin, eons” be much earlier t an " the spring is early in P. A as the soil can be rkcd tisf toril in order to tag: admagcagf thz’ stored in the grounddtlr- c1111 of th winter the spring reins. epaetwlnterhasbeenv 1 ‘o’! precipitation with a toegl . e average for - tliepssttliyearsforth f win- mobtbe st this Ggatiiauri was . 53%???“ BIRTHS the Prince County Iospital on March 21. 104d, to Mr. d . Roland‘ Bishop. Bummer- de, s daughter. ' OllIr-At Toronto, March Si, to llr. and Mrs. Vernon anim- (nee suns Baker). Buni- itisrslde) a dsuilhtcr. - . ‘ DEATHS ‘AlNIUal-w-At his reldanoe. 182 Otree lottetown ‘ _ t, Char , on torda .t llioh 90 mo. Nelson. . ,\m_ in his year. The be held resi- - All to e to mooning at”: m A 4' Cornwall. 4-1-11 QUIET WEEK-liND-Fllie Fire Department had s quiet week-end _Wil.h not even a call for a grass- winl to the recent damp weather. . CITY POLICE COURT thanoisl necee- day csiuroii tin Of four drunks. two were fined live dollars and costs. another and costs and the fourth was. ed until April ist. One case‘ o! assault causing ily harm was‘ remanded until today with bail seti st sac. I PATIENTS ENTEBTAINED — The patients of the Provincial In.- firmsry were delightfully entertain- ed on Wednesday g l a by the Trinity Y.P.U. to a lively variety program of choruses. voca solos and instrumental music which was greatly enjoyed and appreciated. GOOD ROADS CON- VENTION -Mr. and Mrs. R. S. MacBeath loft by motor yesterday for Truro. From there m, Mac- Beath will proceed to uebeo City wiliare. he will attend e arnilal convention of The Good Roads As- sociation. Mrs, MacBeatih will visit her son Donald who is an under- graduate at Acadia University, AUXILIARY MEETING _ At the regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion general routine business was satisfactorily dealt with. Owing to the great scarcity of food in overseas countries it was decided by unanimous vote that the social hour refreshments enjoyed st_ thcsc monthly YTIQGiZ-o. ings be discontinued as a patriotic gesture. FUNERAL SATURDAY - The funeral 0f the late Mrs. Frank Paul. 5'7 Brighton Avenue. wosheld Saturday afternoon from the Cut- e, Home. The services at the home and grave were eon- duoted by the Rev. Canon E. M. Malone. .'i'he pallbearers were: . Reginald J. Mah- Max. King. i W. Benjamin Peters, Hill-son Proude. Interment was in St. Peter's Cemetery. and Mrs. Percy E. Lowilier, are a holiday visitina in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Lloyd Will-no: returned Sat- urday from visiting Montreal and Mr. arid Mrs. Gordon Hughes and , nephew W Commander George Keefer of Washington are at pres- ent in Montreal, , “fir. McQuigan. merchant Hunter ver, is in Montreal on and will Proceed to Toronto to he. t a one of the finctions for ardinal- McGuigan. Brown. manager of miiotel. who has been a 6°“ the Oharlottetovm Hoe- to his duties ./ Mrs. Walter Iiouia Sherry have returned from Halifax where they accompanied| Hrs. Murphy's little daughter, Joyce home from the children's. ho itsi and whose condition re- inans unchanged. Ire. Lee Moflett amba- ~~ l OW after oomoleriydg HBQNMII in ‘macaw national convention B81111! ‘of the United States which. convenes on ' Georg Harbour. Mlnisteroiolfl‘ Public provincial Worn. left this morning for Que- bec City where he will attend the Roads C l-I will “ on "I serenaded timings l) ._ wee’ ma: IQII-ilmliatnr mail” ° ' .805 Murphy and Mrs. I t Sari-oil llonoert At] -fldy lass Na" 5t. ‘Thomas Aquinas Choir undef the direction of Professor Armand Auger, scored another hit last evening in the aoiy Name Hall in the second sacred Concert s n. "P"! b? the Knights of Co ums‘ bus in aid of the Social Service of the Charlottetown Hospital. , ‘rhrought the courtesy of Mr. P.“ B. McCorma Miss Julie , N undland’: voice of stage and radio "d! for the first time in thi viuce and delighted he!‘ audience with‘. three lovely numbers, which way-g heartily received and generously applauded, as were all the other numbers. Mr. Wilfred J. Smith was mas- ter of ceremonies. The accompanist; for the even- ins were Mrs. T. W. Campbell and Mrs. Joseph Dougan. The concerts in both halls were of the highest order. Following was the program; O Canada. . Thomas Aquinas Choir. One Fleeting Hour. Vocal Solo, Mr, Ioman age- AlgafilGélgiloidiaiAveYMaflc. B“ l o, as vo e ke, Bngilling (Throufii, n» r ano uet, rs. . W. - bell and Miss Marjoiie Mitcgziitp 8t. Thomas Aquinas Choir. Med- 9}’. Vocal Solo, Mrs. Yvonne Mur. ray. Heart of a Rose. Vocal Solo, Miss Bernice Mur- ray. Bless This House. Bt. Thomas Aquinas Choir. Pan- is Angelicus. Vocal Solo, Mr. Frank Mac- Intvre, The Holy City, Vocal Solo. Miss Louisa Ros. siter, Oh God of Lovelinegs, Duet, Prof. Armand Auger and Mr. Frank MacIntyre. Violin Solo, Mr. Kearney, Vocal Solo, Miss Julie Andrews. St. Thomas Aquinas Choir. Le Merle. God Save the King. Free Transportation (Continued from Page 1) called for fulfillment od the con- federstlon pact. He asked merely for justice and. for right. libr my Dartlwilidothebeetloantosee that you people get it." New Veterans Hospital War veterans of the Maritime Provinces will shortly have at their disposal the lamest and beet equipped health and rehabilitation Centre in Canada. it was lea/med this week-end from the Veterans’ Aflairs Department. ' new centre will be the es- tab em of II.M.C.S. "(kn-n- wailis" at Deep Brook. Nova Soo- tls. which was the largest naval of the British ‘Empire dur- llll the war years. Already the Veterans’ Aflairs Department has taken over one- third of the buildings at Deep Bdook and ls speeding alterations . so that 300 disabled veterans can be given special treatment for all types of wounds and injuries “The new centre." a departmai- tal oiliciai told The Guardian. “ designed to take care at casualties from Nova Scotls. Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. It is not a milltonv hospital. but a therapeutic centre to build up ~ wihose actual suimical and medical treatment has been con- eluded. "Patients will remain in service establishment drawin their lull Pay and allowances, an treatment will he dliefl/y that for oomvalescents. First large-scale ea- tahiLshment to be located in the Maritime Provinces. it is equipped do.“ ‘ti’; "srwmw- t‘ e see. 11¢ y o gymnaaiunie bowling alloys, games rooms. 111GB - I billiard looms and "II-elm" n will be completely self-contain- ed with canteens. poet oflice, sep- arate railway station. ilor. shoe- repair and homer-shops and facil- ities for ailiutypcs of healthful out- “m .. e A feature _ Pr e Edward and their relatives centre will ve wee es or ha "l... lot“ “f” he tlon of relatives and friends visiting the patients. The lodflee will be 009ml.” iii-fill’ through the Novs Boot-is division of the Canadian Red Crou - et. and visitors willbeoerniitted to stay overnight or for a week- end at very moderate rates. otorised divisions 1939 he headed the British ex- peditionary force in e, work- ing in close contact with the French h command during the lull Alfred Mc- h‘ ‘ISLAND BORN- . T . I “.41- tom N -" . lihres and _tho iewaters Diliiioativn “ks ‘m admindsir ti m - I V6 . IIoDhai-Ps work cannoto b.°°'o#’.‘.'- h today recognised no": or m niost emblem andmvlvleliiongrgariize; In mil“ l‘? ‘fiiiodbbu pointed btreotlor 0d mall‘ g2;- vices. In that position among the war duties devolving upon, mm was the power to reqiriaitionships m% i" “bill?” NM“..- a other services. He also “y m C nunber of War Boards - m lots. Mr. mooolmus etandina contributions to theGov- panha- of The Imp la (Irder 6.8.0.) Previously, he had ived Their Maiesties‘ Silver JIM-be Modal (Ma-y 6, 1935), and ‘Their Mslutiee’ Coronation Medal (May 12. 19M). On several occasions. Mr. Mac- diall had the honour 01f repre- senting the Government of _Can- at International Conferences Canada, Eiucpc. Per- of these Mr. Macphail was one of the organizers of the Professional In- stitute of the Givii Service of Canada, and did much to estab- lish this Institute in which he held oflice for several ycars. He. has been a member of the lmgin- eerdng Institute of Canada for some forty years, and was Chair- man of the Ottawa Branch during the‘ Bem-icentenniai Celebrations of that organization in 19M. He is also a member of the Internation- ai Geographical Union. and of the ouse Board of Canada. In i918. Mi‘. Maophaii had the honour of beind elected to the Board of Trustees of Queen's Uni- a member of the Management Committee. Mr. Msiciphail is widely read. well versed in the classics. and a. student of history. That he is a clear thinker. who understands wellntrhexilse and ‘lgefliltyugt U}: Eng s angusse. app the able articles he contributes from time to time to Scientific and Engineering Journals. One of the most outstanding of those unveil!‘- ed in the Beinicentenuiai Number of the lilngineerlng Institute Jour- nal of June i937. He is the author. at one book entitled: "St. An- drew's Church. Ottawa. the F115‘? Hundred Years.” This book. Dill!‘ iished in 198i. is primarily a hh- wivv of St. Andrew's Church. but incidentally it forms a vaiuafbie contribution to the history of 0t- tawa from Bytown days. The book has been widely and favourably reviewed. 'SCORES_L_II3ERALS— (Continued from Pose i) demand that the Government lin- mediately co-operate with tilie Council and all other responsi e bodies with s view to obtaining from the Dominion Gvvefflmem adequate assistance in resPEBt m our many reconstruction prob- ml "That resolution was s sincere attempt on the part of the sell; under, Mr. strong. and myee to get this Government to woken to a sense of their responsibility. or, I may say, the members of the Government who are running it at theupreientntieirineéege ‘girl! giiiigiio: in which we now find ourselvers, because we heard tome of thorn disclaim their responsib- llity-thot they had not been con- sulted. I thought the loéhe: izov-t tn be w u a eas fifiefiir coiiilperlnaxition? But all the Liberal members of the House take the same attitude, and‘ they all voted not to discuss this re- solution at aii. How was the! f0!‘ politics at a time of crisis? "What I should have done was to have moved a resolution of wsnt of confidence in this GW- ernment. I did not do so. 1 simR- l moved s resolution asking t e (government. to do a certain thing in the interests of the Province. We have the reply, and We knew where my hon. friends stand. . Undemocratlc "We had a most undemocratic situation here, when the leader of the Government was asloed table the corre ondence which passed between hm or any mem- ber of his Government and the chairman of this Regional Re- construction Oouncll. It went on from day to day. No answer. Fin- ly I asked the Premier what the attitude of his Government was xvvsrda the Council, and he repli that he knew nothing sboutlthem: that he did not even lmow who they were.” Dr. Macllllian went on to read ' the statement of Hon. C. D Howe. mnlster of Reconstruction. in the House er Commons on Nov. ti. 1N4. in which he outlined the reasons for the appointment of Regional Reconstruction Councils in each Province, and rave the the personnel. The n. 3:10p), s former member of the Government this Province: tor John A. ll (Coastal Stunting). a for"- lélalc Works lflnlrtcr of this ‘a Hill‘. ICC .1. J. . Federation - t OW‘ - ca." raid ‘IM- llll n05. ole are ta» W" M ‘ mas-ain't» Premier rs'-~r~- ~~ eo-QIIIO with, and will have on Harbour hundred public uearld . ‘file April m of the- Club gill’: held wit my, 1111.3!“ home, fihWh Ave‘. ' c od- All Guiders P189111. I‘ Mt to do with even to this "Y- e Publishes a statement " O "till. tiizirlgiileti: t m. Reconstruction at Ottawa ifgfi in! to invade our sovereign rljht; c!!! you imagine that, with the :10}! on this committee that I. ave named? hunter's Atflhflo .e3.ll“.i.‘..""l. ‘°.’.l"" i“ first answer'- wag their their’; "°" mfrewondence. I advised M. s_ friend to table it ' I that if it was not tabled it would be published. Finally lt_was pub- nlhed. B115. as the Government "8511 KEY-i. ‘Peter G. Clark Puts fils Cards on the Table.’ But the on. Pre i J his Caldemo‘: tbznetiibigel not p“ ‘The result of this want of co- operation will llavc serious con- sequences, I am afraid, It 1| ‘n. fgreetéalile [IL-Bl ‘the Premier re- us o ac now edge that there W" filly COMHCI. by conversation or telephone or correspondence, glithk this’! committee under Mr. ar . e Premier pref d w but his cards up his 11:55:. He refused, as I said, to table the mffeelwndence which thlg House was entitled to. Even some oftthe members of his Government knew nothing about it. They must have been rudely awakened when they. read it in the press. "Because the erusal of this cor- Yeeliondence- u lished with the authority of on. Mr, Howeqqeg 23* "ll"°i"‘°‘“i‘f.“ m" "Y- e. p aces e 1n m, very umnviabl t n! 1; yin; the statement: libmnilgge in.fllls legislature contradicated and lleflotived by the official corres- dence. Surely we should be sole d.“.°=°§.’.’.§..‘."° “him?” “lfifii on e oor ti; I...“ *"“:.:.".:.°"“'"t"" - ra es very grave doubts as to what faith we can put in the statement; of the leader of this Government, Several Attempts “As you go throu this corres- pondence it seems t at the chair- man oi’ the Reconstruction Council made several attempts to contact the Premier or the Government. Mr, Clark reminds him of his ot- tempt to get in touch with the Premier by tele hone, "each e beln advised t- at, on account of affa s concerning the Legislature, he was unable to take time out to discuss matters." "Finally, on April 7, Mr, Clark telephoned and requested a short interview with the Premier on the 12th. as he was to be tr. Charlotte town on other business. The Prem- ier's reply was that he was unable to devo e any time on that date but promised to arrange a. meeting “reasonably soon." When n0 action was taken by the Premier to im- viement this promise there was unher correspondence "Mr. Clark wrote the Premier on April 21, reminding him of the tele- phone conversation on the 7th and offering to make “every attempt to meet with you at your venience." “The Premier replied on the 27. He co lalned that "in various ways I ave learned o! what is be- ln-g done in reconstruction, and as you can guess I ani a little worried about the ggrierai setup." He had "difficulty understazidin why etiori ttee COD- the Minister of Rec wants to set up a similar in this Province. The pilblic would‘ pat be able to understand the situ- a on’ "The Premier made various ex- cuses in his letter for not meeting Mr. Clark and his committee and -in conclusion said: "It seems to me that the Minister of Reconstruction must have his own ideas of the matter in which reconstruction is to be handled and I would like for him to clarify his ideas with me s0 that I could act accordingly. 1 think l shall take the occasion (of a visit to Ottawa which he was planning) to call on him or talk to him on the telephone." Mr, Clark's leply "Mn Clark replied on April, 30, acknowledging receipt of the Prem- ier's letter and stating that it "would indicate that ou ale not fully inform and therefore undeckled with maze m of d sound logic. I don't interests this inoe W take full advantage of iibilltieggmw M k . r. Clar wrote again. wiring the Premier meeting of the Regional - strliction Committee on J Nth. "Havlns lll mind the ts fltat should accrue from a lneethg with Recoil ‘Clark said areaslredteje- Canada's new aircraft carrier, the IOAJOO-ton l. Pirefly lighter-reconnaissance planes. are lLCB. "Warrior", carries vwo naval sir squadrons equipped with the latest in modem carrier aircraft. Planes of "808 Squadron" are Geaflre lighten, the [Ql-flbilli version of the famous flittflre. Equipment at "are Squadron" consists of long-range vwo-eeater cf! t. ‘kg-unis Jones: “Since Ir. Howe fill’ '““‘°“.§.i...‘.°..i’.“.“‘é?.‘é 35.1%? Q I8, Oil ' izatiou {ed publish the rest of the once." cDr, MacMiilan: " est that when I asked this quest on, l! the Premier had taken his DWSB!" stand and published e oorree- pondence the House a ednfor. this ed point would be cleared . Premier Jones: Qtlig» publish private correspondence. Dr. MacMillant "It is not priv- ate correspondence. I have b68111 the Premier take this point before now, relative to an order-in-colm- cil that was sent down from Ottawa to get the approbation of the leader of the Government. That was with regard to if!!!" for veterans‘ hos italization. We had s meeting th the Govern- ment and the Premier refused to let us know what the content! 0! the order-in-councli wereult was secret; it was so private Jiot he wouldn't even let the members e! his Government know about it. What do you think of thlt f0!‘ democracy? Or dictatorship. O1‘ Hitlerisrn? He takes the same stand now. There is nothing that comes to the Premier of this Province, as Premier, that ‘l priv- ggg He cannot make an alibi 0 that now. It is Government respondence; "d w e" 1 em House asks for it the House s titled to set it a lervaae of no Home “Meal- all, the Premier is s ser- vant of this legislature 1""! °1 "1' people of the Province. The PEOD e are getting UNd °1 ‘hi! Immense N uding the responsibilities and dugtles of the leader of the GOV‘ ernment. I am quite sure that to this matter had been resen e m“ the full Executive ouncil. fiasco would not have oelillffflli- But he wants to run thinz! 8:’ himself, he .and his i160!!! 843;"- the Provincial Treasurer. a my ball with the members of his zwn Government or with the Min- ister of Reconstruction at Ottavaa. "In the last Federal election e wouldn't even oley bell Wm‘ ti“ Liberal candidates. n is reported on the best of evidence thlit hi? worked against Di". CYT"! Mag‘ mm“; I-Ie has never learned o play hall and I am afraid that he “lfifgiilk in a sub uent let- gq- tothe Premier dat July 70. 1944p wrote that “my object in 1;: questing you to attend ‘ouynménh lag was to have ye“ l B” the members of the B41510“!!! construction Council and. i! ‘limit’ nero - ‘Me w yguihgniceicaal “situation.” that attitude "““°d‘ like this Gov- ccount “gmfnvsviiinvtork with them er “yelling that is for the commgn was this Province. w‘! I "I ' rlnlt the the Premier has no right u; let‘ his personal feeiintlfl in‘ terfere with his public respon- _s and duties. "In his letter of July 30 M“ h’ “m.” “°"‘l‘.il~.°' . ens - - §§'.,',‘Z‘°§.'.y fliilufli all his contacts with the Federal Minister he had found him very sympathetic "=- .our economic difficulties. ‘KQXWQQM "grid; that hi! 6f- forts had failed to enlist the Pre- mier's interest, and that. the Pre- mler-‘ln his last letter had defin- iply expressed his adverse at - m,“ "a; gcerlsequenceflwrotetlr. clerk, ‘a study of the problems cw m" ‘illh? rm ' flush vai- Plelnlefs Allllfle "rhel-e was the answer?’ said Dr. MscMillsli. "This was tome a Austin A. Scales (‘in- C he committee I submit that it would be on usual procedure indeed if the Fed- eral Governmental up a commit- tee of say kind in this ed to advise Province, and fail the Priiiil’ elsl -i1snial0o . mean n.‘ "mg .h| Whnfi ‘ll ‘e71 other Provinces g1: m: oncils fimctiou in s ates- asr ‘mutually satisfactory.‘ Insneaeffheilssee “There (continued Ilse]!!!- lsn) is‘ the essence of la fiasco.” ed to read. from the ‘nloas list of connection . ...'-‘“.'..°' "U! l- lenai Council. er Jones maintained that these were “reconversien” pro- ects. Dr. blscldilian: "It ls all the some thing. My hon. friend is u he will great hair-splitter; but of its Dflndfsfi topptetineisol have to split a good many “BB9 before he explains the Poem“! which he and his Provincial Treas- urer have taken in deciding their policy on this matter. I lblfllve the other members of the Govern- ment; but it is about time that the members of this House under- stood what goes 0n when policies e1’ "this Government are fflfmlllfll- Hon. m. Hugh "monk you" Dr, MacMillsn: "You are quite welcome. I have no fault to find with the Reconstruction Commit- tees appointed by the Provincial Government. ‘They have presented a large volume here, and there is valuable matter in it. In regard to Public Health and Falconwood Hospital, for example. And if there is one thing in the hook that in- terests me very much it is the pro- posal forr regional high schools, because there is to be a high school in Charlottetown at u. total cost of some $350,000. There is an- other $000,000 school for Bummer- side. There is a total expenditure of some fi,894.iD0 on these pro- jects. I have no fault to find with them at all; but don't you think that was a proper project for the Regional Reconstruction Council to sit in and discuss, so that they would interpret the ideas of this Government to the Federal De- partment? All through this book there are valuable suggestions; but all dependent, more or less, on the assistance we let from Ottawa. "Purely Prevvhelal" Premier Jones: "Dc I under- stand the hon. member to say that the Reconstruction Council should concern itself with educational fllifillgsfl, which are purely provin- ca Dr. MacMlllan: "Why not? You are getting around to another alibi. that public health and edu- cation under the British North America Act are provincial mat- ters. Your coritentlon is, I sup- pose, that the Reconstruction Council composed of some of the best citizens of this Province have no right .to sit in and discuss ed- ucation. What a small attitude to take. How does my hon. friend ever expect to get anywhere. The truth of the matter is that lie is non persons grata with Hon. Mr. Howe himself. There is a rumor that Mr. Howe does not want him admitted to his office. His general attitude towards the Reconstruc- tion Councii bears out the fact that there is not that co-ordina- tion and co-operstion which is going to get Prince Edward Island anywhere, _ "They have the money at Ottawa. and the amount of money that we receive will depend on the best case we can put un. I have very grave doubt as to the result. if it. is going to depend o.n the presentation of the case that is to he made by the Premier sad his Provincial Treasurer" Premier lanes’ Reply Premier Jones quoted from a notice he had received from the Minister of Reconstruction, stat- ing that the Department's polirv had been elaborated with regard to four general categories, that it to had ‘been decided that farm elec- trification programs could not be included under any of these. and also that "we are also of the opinion that a policy of granting financial assistance towards the cost of construction of educational institutions cannot be worked out on s satisfactory basis." This com- munication. the ler stated. poll wh mgilulel trylngoolay l I Government li I memo-awn?“ ' lflltohe th is." lighter plane is shown below. heavily armed with cannon and are capable of carvyinl out both strafing and bombing attacks. The the "Firefly". while the "Seafire" (RUN. Photo.) with the Premier is that he is al- ways seeking some little thing td make excuses." Premier Jones: “Mr. Clarll “But I know knows this, surely. . Dr, MscMiiian: the proposals that have been made by the Dominion Govern- ment in regard to public health, and they do not coincide with what my iron, friend has readwWe have proposals on health insur- ance, We are getting assistancq now in grants for physical fit- ness, vencreai disease. tubercul- osis and many other things; ed, that the Federal Government hal stepped into the health field al- ready. Dependent on Ottawa ."I think the Dominion Govern- ment will consider this general proposition, that there should be a uniform standard of education in every Province, and that tho small Provinces, who have not got the means to bring _ heir eéucgtion up to the commowstallii d, will be helped by the Federal. treasury. Hon. Mir, Hughes: “Doesn't the hon. gentleman consider that that would not be a grant to educa- tion. It would be a grant towards fiscal need." Dr. MacMillan: "It doesn't ‘met- ter where lt comes in as long so we get it. The question is whether you are going to get it orr not. In the meantime the Premier o! Nova Scotia i5 budgeting a mil- lion dollars next year for regional high schools. This Province has budgeted nothing for reconstruc- tion of any kind." Premier Jones: "We have a de- ficit; we have no money to bud- ge . - Dr. MacMillanz "Then yotl should co-operate. if you are not ready to do anything." Traces Advances in Food Production speaking recently to members of the Ontario Crop Improvement Association in Toronto. Dr. W.C. Hopper. Principal Agricultural Economist, Dom nion Department 0i Akriculture. said primitive man. spent all his time in search of food and in defending hkriseii’. The wheel. the horse collar. the reaper, the grain binder marked great ad- vances rcpresentcd centuries 0f time. Irl the inst four or five dec- ades in the more highly civilized countries, phenomenal improve- ments in the technique of food pro- duction had occurred. but, in spite of these advances. it was estimated that even in normal times more than a thousand million human be. ings _or about two-thirds Qt [he worlds population. did not have sufficient food for proper imam; and vigour. About three-qugtter] of the world's population arc farm- ers and a considerable proportion of them still use thc most primit- lvealk implements of production ‘and m etiniz. Ar-‘wrdna to those WHO have studied world conditions. if modern science and technology could be B-Dpiled to all the resources of the World. it wouid_ be possible to give every memoer of the human family of about two billion eoull sufficient food. clothing and ahel.