>- PAGE FOUR . THE GUARDIAN companies. I t fir I Morning Dolly (Founded la i881) Authorized no Second Clue Mail, Poet Office Dlpnrtmenl, Oftlvrl. The lolniil Guardian Publilislag Co. Editor and Managing Director, J. B. Barnett. Annotate lfilltor, Frank Walker. "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest ink." UHARLOTIETOWN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER M, 1948 Public liealth Appeal Under the sponsorship of the Kiwanis Club of Charlottetown in cooperation with the Red Cross, scores of canvassers are making a door to door canvass this week to enroll voluntary blood donors. l~t should not be necessary to enlarge upon the great importance of this campaign, which is Canada-wide in its scope and is a neces- sary preliminary to the establishment of the Canadian Red Cross free blood transfusion ser- vice which will be put into operation next month. During the late war Island citizens respond- ed generously to appeals for blood donations, and this service was the means of saving many lives on the battlefields and in field and base hospi- tals. lt effected a revolutionary change in the treatment of surgical cases and its development as a peacetime service on a national basis is re- garded as one of the most important steps ever token in public health activities. ln this Province the distribution of the whole blood and plasma to our hospitals will be under the direction of Dr. Harold Shaw, Provincial pathologist. It is es- sential to the scheme that the cooperation of blood donors be obtained and maintained to the greatest possible extent. This new form of citiz- enship activity does not call for any great sacri- fice; the donations are given under expert medi- cal supervision and are in no way detrimental to the health of the donors. It is hoped there- fore that the response to this appeal will be prompt and generous. Compensation For Municipalities The Conservative party has placed a plank 1n its platform urging that in future all munici- palities be compensated for the tax revenues they lose by reason of the Dominion‘: ownership, directly or through Crown companies, of real property within their borders. It is a step long overdue, remarks the Toronto Telegram. The or- iginal reasons for allowing tax exemptions on Crown property have been forgotten and the practice cannot be defended under modern condi- tions where the federal and provincial treasuries have access to many fields of revenues, while the municipalities have only one, namely, a di- rect tax on privately owned real estate. During the war and since its conclusion the expansion of Crown companies in many di- rcctions, housing, manufacturing and commercial undertaking, has compelled the Ottawa govern- ment to allow, in bare justice, compensation to some municipalities for the local services they render to these ventures. But the practice is irregular, whereas it ought to be orderly and equitable for all, There is now no equality of treatment between the municipalities. Several years ago the Auditor General in his annual re- port to parliament pointed out that some cities have been receiving payment for local services to the Dominion public buildings on their streets, but the majority of towns and cities have not been compensated at all. The Auditor General invited the law makers to lay down a definite policy in this matter but his advice was ignored. Of the three levels of government in Canada the municipalities undoubtedly are the hardest pressed financially. Their costs have risen but their one source of revenue is real estate taxa- ticn and the Dominion and provincial govern- mellli. relying on the ancient custom of im- munity of the Crown, have avoided paying their appropriate share of the cost of local services such as police and fire protection, pavements, etc. lt is to be hoped the leadership shown by the Conservatives in seeking to correct this in- justice to the municipalities will awaken inter- est and action by the governments at the pro- vincial and federal capitals. Fads Anil Discipline A candid view on the much-discussed subject of child psychology was given recently by Prof. Rex Knight, of the Cha‘r of Psychology, Aber- deen University. Speaking at the summer school of the Scottish council of health education, and dealing with the place of discipline in the train- ing of children, he warned first of the harm that can be done by "excessive or caprkicus" discipline; then wcnt on: ‘ln view of the nonsense talked by fad- clists, it is time a few plain words were said by a professional psychologist about discipline in the home and school. Children need a stable frame-work in which to live their lives, and this can be provided only by discipline consistently ap- plied. Where the-e is no discipline there is no order, no sense of security, and no justice. Chil- dren have no need for absolute freedom . . . The doctrine of no discipline whatever for children is both false and pernicious. Children need the influence of adults on their thought and behav- ior. In the absence of such influence, and the control and discipline which it entails, they can- not be happy or make the most of their abili- ties; or acquire the sentiments that distinguish tho civilized adult from the creature of instinct." ~ EDITORIAL npriss fromior Jones continues to be reported as taking part in the London meeting of the Em- Parllamontary Association although the throws more plro fact that he is still in Canada than a little doiibtfn ‘the? gccounti. Y"""l'lri.'2°‘.§I.lll"‘l.'..'.'..".."l' 33,521.‘: the consumer the advantages of -?’" combined effort which yore earlier achieved n. Union liovo brought to ping but to harry that of‘ the enemy. strike at the steel works there. I I k k ber of Chariottetonians do not know how well off they are. i Q G It is some time since there has been a fire involving heavy loss of life. When it does happen, authorities and the public suddenly become fire conscious. It would be better if such vigilance could be maintained without such tragic stimu- lus. i 1r t i Names suggested as likely candidates for nomination along with the sitting Federal mem- ber Mr. Douglas at the forthcoming Queen's County Liberal convention are those of Premier Jones, Mr. Cecil Miller, Hon. Cyrus MacMillon, MajJArthur Peake, Mr. Dougald MacKinnon, M.L.A., and Mr. John Mustard. Dr. David W. Mackenzie, Jr. of McGill has been chosen along with Dr. R. McCorriston to read a paper at the Congress on Fundamental Surgical Problems in Los Angeles, Col. "Experi- mental Use of a Skin-lined Tube in the Geater Omentum for Reconsfruclive Surgery." Both are third-year post graduate students in the Diplo- ma Course of general surgery at McGill. Some idea of the increase in farm prices of agricultural products that has taken place in recent years, is obtainable from the monthly index numbers issued by the Bureau of Statis- tics. The level of farm prices in 1939 was 91.8, where the years 1935-39 are taken as 100. By i942, the average had risen to 133.1, by i945 to i801, The index level for 1946 was 192.3 which was again increased in 1947 to 203.4. By Decem- ber, 1947, farm prices stood at 217.9, rising to 231.7 in January, 1948, 233.8 in April, 238.6 in May, 248.6 in June and 250.8 in July, the latest month used in the September report. I i‘ W W One out of three civilian workers in Britain is still engaged in commerce, finance, shopkeeping, entertaining, consumer services, and government office work. The other two arc engaged in manu- factures, transport, mining, fishing, building, or the power, heat and light public utilities. This is a bigger percentage of clerical and what you might (all distributive, or secondary labour than in America, where you have a larger proportion engaged in manufactures, farming, mining, transport and power or light so says Mr. Gra- ham Hutton over B.B.C. Madame Sarah crnhardt, French actress, born this date 1845. Her first appearance on the stage was at the age of twelve inla miracle play at the convent school she was attending. She made her debut in i862, and after five strenuous years achieved a notable success as Cordelia in King Lear. in the Franco-Prussian War she abandoned acting for nursing, turning the theatre into a hospital. Resuming her pro- fession after the war she had continued out- standing success becoming known as "The Di- vine Sarah." She last a leg in 1915, but this fail- ed not to terminate her marvellous career which continued practically till her death in 1923. A Law Society is no longer a law unto it- self. Fifteen hundred University of British Col- umbia students at a mass campus meeting de- manded a showdown ‘from the B.C. Law Society he believes his application was refused because of his political affiliations. The society has made satisfactorily its reasons for rejecting Martin's application, they will ask Attorney-General Gor- will ask the attorney-general to prevent any action by the society based on political discrim- inatlon against a lcgnlly-constituted organiza- tion," the studcntz’ resolution stated. I i w a organize the.Prcgressivc Conservative Party servers to lack only one point-a gaining favor in party ranks. oral weeks later. Last time party swept the proiiinco. the producer and middlemen by the joint stock Russia is reported to be concentrating her principal naval effort in the direction of subma- rines. The submarine is essentially.an offensive weapon, not designed to protect ones own ship- lt seems rather inconsistent for the Sydney steel workers to wire Trade Minister Howe to take all possible action to ensure the expansion of the Nova Scotia steel industry, while at the some time Trenton steel workers prepare for a The number of unclaimed refundable cards in the compulsory savings deductions in Char- lottetown was 1,815, and so far only 160 appli- cations for refund have been received by the In- come Tax Department. Evidently quite a num- which recently refused U.B.C. student Gordon Martin's application for admission to the Bar. Martin, a Labor-Progressive Party candidate in the 1945 provincial elections, has stated that no comment on ihe relusal. The students said that if ihe law sozicty does not state fully and don Wismer to investigate the society. "We In Nova Scotia they are attempting to re- which fell on evil days after last Provincial el- ection when it failed to win a seat in the Legis- lature. The next House will have seven addit- ional seats, brought about by partial redistribu- tion. The Conservatives — about 500 strong — will gather in Halifax either Nov. 3 or 10 to name a leader, elect provincial officers and draft y a platform. The exact date will be set so Hon. Mr. Drew, new national leader of the party, can make the trip rind address a rally. Prominently mentioned as possible choice for leader is Mr. Robert L. Stanfield, provincial president of the party. A Halifax barrister, he appeared to ob- finished speaking manner. Mr. C. Fred Fraser, former managing editor of the Halifax Chronicle, and now a high school principal, is rumored to be Party members are looking for a provincial election in either May or June of next year and, if the Liberal Government is returned, a federal contest sev- candidates fallod to win a seat was in i920 and they ro- mairiod out of payer until i925 when they rut: GIJARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN . wu-Picrou WINTER STEAMER SERVlCE A Gwksrwliauio MEAN ALSO DAILY RAlLWAY SPEClALS - TO m0 mom ccoocc-rowu. l Politics Overrides Law (Globe and Moll) The Canadian Government's Order-ln-Counciil permitting four lPi-ench citizens of doubtful ‘back- ground to stay in Canada. raises more than one point. of discussion. For newspapers. the fact. that. the order had not been made public in the usual ivay was in itself e source of suspicion. And in the pursuit of tihe facts surrounding the matter, enough hu been un- covered to indicate that. political pressure was freely brought. to beer, and that tihe Government's action was not e. roumrie disposal of a casual situation. Whatever importance must. be attached to the point, there ls little doubt that some suspicion of warblme layelty has followed the men from Hence,‘ and ell are said to have been convicted 1n French courts of collaboretlonlst. activities. The very least lihat. might be sold in favor of the four rnea is that they could have been victims of on over-zealous and perhaps politically minded prosecution in France. What. is far more 1m- portant to the Canadian public, however, ls that they got into this country under false passports. and that. these have been condoned by Lhe GpvernmenUs Order-ln-Coun- cli. If these men were in fact in- nocent of the oollaboratloiilst. charges. it. would seem to have been elementary that. they should first have been cleared by French courla before becoming eligible for pemtnaiient residence in this coun- try. They would then have had no need for false passports. No point. in the case is more disturbing than. the official refer- ence to the false names used by these men as "allnses” used to es- cape political prosecution. False passports are simply against the law of Canada, and of ell- other civilized countries. Ii. is not so long since seven aliens were caught. in Toronto with faked passports and the Government, with great. show d’ righteous impartiality, sent them back to Europe. They were not fugitives from is friendly Government, but. guilty merely of wishing too urgently to come to Canada. It would .be well if Re- sources Minister MoKlnnon, who is in charge of immigration. would explain the reasons for the dif- ferent. treatment of groups of men. In justice to the permanent af- French citizens were originally or- dered departed, for the record at home. cesses of the immigration law the ailnble to their Quebec which would have justified patent to judge its validity. its decision. the fate of termined. lulu Canada. have been charged and rullly in FTBHCP. ion. unnamed official in quoted as saying: we have evidence that Canada." low as it stands. IProm the information The lige-illii Story upon thy right hand. preoorvotlseofronollevllr forth. and even for everlsoro. t/hese two ficials of the Immigration Branch, it. ought to be noted that. iihese very reason of their illegal entry, and presumably also for double of their What. has been clone was the result. of political in- terference wlth the normal pro- Thls cannot. be lightly vlewecl by unprejudlced Canadians who value meaning of citizenship, and wish to hold their country in re- spect. 1f there were evidence av- fflChdS the entry of liiiesc men, 1t. might. have been presented to e court. com- Ou these men might have been properly de- guilty af.. assisting His Majesty's cncrn‘es in time of war. or of any shiilnr offense against His Maj- esty's allies," are forbidden entry It ls precisely this crime ulih which the four men found Thai. bhcy are in fact not guilty ls alleged by Mr. McKlnnon in defense of his act- Where, then, ls lliB proof? In justification of his superionen Ottawa. is "We sometimes admit people wlho have is criminal record in their own country when indicates they will become good citizens of This also is against the ' lthorfo obtained by responsible n spepcr arr-a a-o-u-wci I will lift up mine eyes unto the liillii; from whence calneth my old. My help eomefls from the Thee will not llunbc. Behold lie that. keeptti troel. ‘boll neither slumber nor sleep. The bard is thy Keeper, the Ind is thy shade The aria shell not smite flea by day, nor the moon by night. The 10rd iioli Ila stroll preserve thy soul. The Lord shell preserve thy going elf and‘ fliy caning in, mm tllle time correspondents, there is much in‘ this ease that. needs explanation. The apparent flouting of the laws of Canada merits the serious at- tention of Parliament. Discretion- ery powers given to the Govern- ment were not. intended to be used to disregard laws. nor ls dis- irlanllnatlon in their application tolerable to tihe Canadian people. It's The Climate (Montreal Star’ There must. be something about the climate of England that makes ~peop1e think differently. We used to feel that the fog had something to do with the woolly thinking we seemed to detect ln some parts ~Qf England. Yet from one of the areas where fog can be expected over is great part of the year comes a flash of clarity which, if it finds general acceptance. will rank along with the industrial revolution. the common law and the great system of freedom we live by as an Eng- lish contribution to the world. From Grirnsby, that greet east-coast port from which men go out to sea for fish, comes word about how to catch, and more important, keep, bigger and better fish. Mrs. Fanny Ber-ridge, who has been married for 73 years, recently gave brides her formula for a happy married life. "Let his word be final." she said with the erudifion of long experi- ence. "Remember, ho ls a man and is more likely to be right than you." This is a thought that lies occurred to us from time to time. But we have never dared to put it dawn, much less to utter ll. We are grateful to Mrs. Berridgc for giving it lo the world and claim no credit whatever for having thought of it first. Landing In F 6g Or In Darkness (Artificial Horizon Evolved By Bf'll~ aln‘s Scientists by Nikolaus Werici/ vuuzv AT man! when nlghrl. come down and the valley filled with silence. and the hills closed in and the work was over. then two worlds appeared-the sham’ one 1n heaven And the lighted world of bum and homes and m9!!- A light. said Garr was may “Al-ll his milking. A neighbor, Stolsld, leaned and took ease, his wife was humming reddlng uP the kitchen- you could see his D199 Illiw- 9°“ the road l Piece- Burrows read his paper in 111i parlor The swallows homing to the ba.rn'| dark eaves virhirred in the dusk The cowl took shape in shadows, their hooves struck spark. l-htl! horns were crowned with leaves torn from the willows by the brook which watered stack farms. A cow dog raised his head. yapped to a friend. Shut. in by hills. surrounded, neighbor silent. called fio neighbor, " said We are heleeguezed in this hollow shell of hills-this will not DES evray or c. this bowl of quiet under the starry sky. ' This we guard. We will guard ft ‘ very- well. —Blanr‘a Bradbury tn the York Herald Tribune. New Landing an aircraft is one o! the most. difficult problems which confront. a. pilot. Fliers always‘ have to consider whether I088)? weather or bad visibility will make ll. impossible for them to judge accurately their height above the surface of the earth, so as to descend at. the correct. ange of approach; at. night. it ls also important to be able to recognise and understand the airport. light- ing system indicating the location and direction of the lending strip. If visibility is bad. the task of the pilot. ls made more difficult. be- cause of the lock of a certain fix- ed polnt. or object. of delflnlte sze and position which can act. as a target, point. or “nor-inan", as fliers m1]. such an object. All previous efforts at. various airports 1c make such a. horizon point. visible in fog or darkness, thereby ensuring a safe landing, have failed to give fully satisfactory results. particu- larly in view of the fact. that. 1n foggy weather it is so difficult to judge the distance of light. signal. A short. time ago the technicians at Britain's Royal Aircraft. lktab- lislimcni. Faruborough. Hamp- shire, succeeded in elaborating the "Calvert. system" which appears to offer an ideal solution to the problem, and ls eventually to be installed at. London Airport. It. consists in creating an "artificial horizon", ivlilch ls not, only vis- Tl i r 3_ sggselclgjgj,gifzuggecsqlélglgsiiggg1lble lii all weathers. but glsobfn; that. "persons who have been dual“ w me pilot’ who a o" to land. all the distance calculat- ions necessary for manoeuvring a lending. The system consists in laying powerful beams of light. horizont- ally over the whole approach area, at. distances of 600 feet. so that. ll appear. to be regularly plot.- ted out. A central line runs direct. to the landing strip, on which there are setllghtswlbhe. strength of 50,000 candle power at. distances of 100 feet. from each other, and this ifnels divided into three parts, no as bo gfve the pilot o chance of calculating how far he is from his lending point. In each of the three sections, the lighting arrange- ment. is varied: in the first. sect.- lon three lights form a signal- polnl, in the second two. and in the thin-cl only one light. On the one hand there will be a central line with varying numbers of sig- g‘ nal lights, on the other hand the g plotting out. of the whole approach area by horizontal beams c! llithi at. regular intervals will miikn 1t clearly visible, As the distances are constant and known to the pilot, and as the lighla are visible in oil weather conditions on oc- oounl. of their enormous power, he l0"!- Wlllvh l"!!! "ti"! It"! is able to use the system as an earth. He will not roller the M! _"artlflc‘ial horizon" and find hi! to be moved» Io that Iweimh way even in fog, Wltholll. being led astray by mlsceicuiotlon of the distance of the lights. Further- more. so as to ovola dazzling the pilot. the sources of light can he regulated 1n strength according lo lite visibility, remaining visible without having s bod effect on the eyes. These optical old: ea sofa landings are supplemented. of course, by the usual radio indic- otloni. ‘run indicate - that. oven jwhen visibility is reduced to 300 OOMOOOOOOQ ill Old Charlottetown r iiiiia P. e. L) OYSTER CONSERVATION Writing in 1806, John Stewart, Esq., noted that "most. of the lime hitherto used in the Island has been burnt from oyster shells, and it is commonly the practice to burn the live oysters for that purpose, put- ting many hundred barrels of them in a kiln together. Oysters are in great plenty in all the harbours an the Island. in some places beds of them of several acres extent may be found. They are preferred to any other American oysters by all Europeans who have eaten them." This prodlgelity prevailed until 1825, when the following measure was enacted by the General As- sembly: "Whereas the Oyster Beds with- in this Island, have of late years been much injured. both by ex- teneive exportation of the Oysters and by the taking up and burning of Oysters to make Lime. r “1. Bo it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant Gqyernor, Council, and Assembly, that from and after the passing of this Act, no Oysters shall be exported from this Inland for the space of Seven Years; and that any Oysters token up for ex- portation, shall be liable to forfeit- ure, and the Master of any Boat, or Vessel, receiving Oysters on board any such Boat or Vessel for export- ation, shall be liable to a penalty of Twenty Pounds. to be recover- eri in the Supreme Court of Judi- cature, by Biii, Pialnt, or Informa- tion; one helf whereof shall be I paid to the Treasurer of this Island, for and on behalf of His Majesty, and tho other iirilf to any person who shall sue for the lame. And l! shall and may be lawful for the said Supreme Court to order costs to be paid by the Defendant in such bill. plaint, or information." "2. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from arid after the passing af this Act, no person or persons shall use any Oysters taken from any Oyster Bed, for the purpose of burning the same into Lime, under a penalty af Teri Pounds for each and every offence, over and above the forfeiture of the Lime I0 burned, to be recov- ered with costl in manner herein before provided, and to be divided as aforesaid." . yards by day and 100 yards by night, this lighting system la suf- flcflhl to guarantee | sole ao- proach and a three-point. landing. this new liindlng technique lo all pilots. o training plan has been developed so that. every pilot. can learn to react. this sign-language in this way. The training eqnuip- merit is known ris a "Cycioriime" ,a.nd will probably be adopted by other countries which sooner or later will went in lake up this new British system of sofa landings. UNWI-INKLID BIIIIP Through eeientifh cross-brood- Bo as to extend the beuefila of automatically, to indicated by the lights of the airport. arranged - Notes By Oaoo upon a time people heeded the warning in the old proverb about not looking o gift horse in the mouth. With the tremendous growth of social security fliGflSllfca, however. there are some people nowadays who not only look a gift horse in the riouth but also complain bitterly i.. it is not a thoroughbred. —- Kingston Whig- Standard. An American hospital will be opened in Ankara lhortly in, addi- tion to the old-eltablished Admiral . Bristol Hospital in Istanbul. Equip- ped with the latest tn modern de- vices, and staffed by American physicians, including a number of women doctors, this new medical centre will treat military patients. The hospital will also play an im- portant part in the training of young Turkish medical students.’ Montreal Gazette . The wont enemy of private out» arprile is bod private enterprise. the kind that. lo guilty of abuses. The beet safety precaution for it is also in its own hands. Let is mend its wayl; purify itself; DIOVo that it can be reasonable; that ii has at. least a minimum of so:i:il lense and care for its own future security. Otherwise it will be un- able to make head against sub- versive doctrines. — Kirkland Lake Northern News. The pedestrian line had hie day in court and has come out with a new lease on life. A New York ap- peliete court has ruled that if a person starts walking across e street on a green light he may leg- ally complete the crosslng without getting run over, even if the light changes to red when he ls half way lCfDII. The decision ll not e cisrte blisnche for pedestrians, but it ll an important recognition of the fact that persons who walk still have u few rights. ‘The pedestrian has been pushed around no much since tlia automobile took a firm hold that _lia came to accept in- fringements on his prerogatives svltti humble piecldlty. — Sarnln Canadian Observer. Traatora la use in Britain have increased by 40,000, end tractor trailers by 68,000. These figures show how quickly the internal combustion engine is displacing the horse an Britain's farms which are. in fact, as highly mechanized as any in the world. More lend ls being cultivated in Britain. too. The Ministry of Agriculture's re- turns disclose that during the last 12 mpnlhs 263.000 acres have been added ta food production. I-Iun- dreds of acres of valuable fertile land are also being reclaimed from the sea. The some trend is seen in livestock returns. Over the same period pigs have risen by nearly half a million and cattle by a quar- ter of a million. Workers on the land increased by 15,000. —- St. Tho. mes Times-Journal. It la the custom of m“; Amgfl- cen industries and business houses to encourage their employees to submit suggestions for saving money. increaslniz Production or promoting safety. But the British government uses this incentive system on a scale which can hard- 1y be matched elsewhere. The original inventor of the jet-propel- led airplane engine, Air Comma. dare Frank Whittle. has just been Iiven $500,000 for his revolutionary contribution to aeronautical pro- gress. The half million ls tax free. This is belated good fortune for an engineering genius who spent many years on the invention which was finally perfected under the emerg- enolel of war. Now he has some. thin! to show far it besides medals. —-Philedeiphla Bulletin. An earnest advocate of early Ill- lh8—but unfortunately one who was quite unable to follow his own lffecelllh-was Dr. Johnson. In his Prayers and Meditations" we 11nd many a good resolution to “rise at elsht every day.” On his fifty- fifth birthday in 1764, he fliplrggj to greater heights: "To rise early. Not. later than six if l can. I hope 800ml‘. but as soon as I can." By Easter of the following year inn, was moderated» to "rise at elqlir, 9v"? mlimlflk. Twelve months later he is complacent-but 11,0 truth will out: “Since last tic-iv Year's Eve I have risen every "wrflllll by eight. at least riot aflci nine. The intention to rise iii eilht recurs regularly, but in Oci. 01TH‘. 1756. there is the sad confes- sion; "of all this I have done noiii- llll- By 1772 he had become cau- “oul: T° Tl" by delrees more ‘"2"’ l" "w moraine." As his sov- en letli birthday qpproagheg he 15 ‘ml bu‘? Femlvl"! "to rise at élgnt. 0r lo early ris I cnn."— -Miincheeler Guardian. i" lng, sheep without wrinkles h their skin have been developed OCTOBER 22, 1948 The Way - “If denied something lie wnm, a young monkey has tantrumyl says an animal trainer. ‘Pei-em, have made a similar discovery, mm without the bother of training m,“ monkeys. — Kingston Whig-Stand- ard. Tharp are in molt high whom, . few orong-outange who should not be 1n any case, but who are com. peiled by our laws relutlni to com. P1115011’ education to haunt m, high schools until they are old enough to graduate to more can. genial work el corner-bays, smgjp time gangsters end DEVETBIB-rogm loisfers-Peterborough Examining We must not let “war talk" gm, us such a case of the jitters in,“ we hamstring our whale economy —our most valuable asset in ellher peace or war-for the lake of Q. pended armies which would Only b, a “drop in the bucket." ln a worm upheaval. For unless it were econ. omlcisiiy strong, Canada would be almost a cipher in any sci-nu]. for world power. — Visncouyu News-Herald. . U. S. Selective Service officials in New York have ennoumed that at the first 49 men called for induc- tion in the 25-year-old class, only seven passed their mental and phy. slcal tests, and at the same time said that of the 126 voluntary n. cruits tested, only one was r9. jected. Looks as if there won't be enough drafteee to create a zombie problem there, if and When-Wind. sor Star. A: the yoisrl have peeled we have become accustomed to seeing our lady visitors of the summer gerbcd in shorts, but we still feel some- what astounded and slightly shock. ed when a male tourist parades down the main drag in nothing more than a pair of shorts and sneakers. Among the fairer sex at least one in four may grace the scanty attire, but we have seen few males, ourselves included. who can qualify for on Adonis compou- tiori frorn the waist up. -- Mldieii-i Free Press-Herald. Edmonton baa not, like Topsy, “lust growed”. It has. u a matter of fact, benefited by a great deal of wise foreslghted planning, some of it. going back thirty and forty and more years. Ila svlde down- town streets are the result at “planriing" clone some forty your ago. The original town eon be recognized still by its narrower thoroughfares. It has also one great traffic artery that will be or precieted more and more as the city grows west and north. Older clLlel have spent millions to cut o sim- ilar highway through built up iii-ens. — Edmonton Journal. Certain aootiono of Brltoirfl reli- way system are being reserved for extensive experiments in automatic train control. Track clrcultlng met- hods are to be tested an a largo scale. This device indicates by means of an electric current the arrival of a train on any part of the track and works by a locking system in the signal boxes. An- other trled safety device which 1| to be extended in Britain is the automatic control of locomotlveli This wuarris the engineer of the posi- tion of the signals which he is ap- proaching and will, in certain cir- cumstances appiy the brakes auto- matically bringing the train to I standstill. The expenditure of 820 million has been approved for the extension of an automatic control system. A further $32 million will be spent on developing track cir- cuiting on ell main railway lines ln Britain. — Hamilton Spectator. Those who have always regarded elections in the United States u giving voter and candidate car-ti biariche to engage in such mutual- ly strenuous activities es baby-kiss- lng, back-thumplnB. glad-handing and well-wishing, received a rude jolt this week in the news that l Geneva, N. Y., farmhund had been fined $50 on a disorderly conduct charge after trying to shake hands with President Truman. Police ex- plained that George Pelerlky. 27. tried to climb on the observation platform of the President's specie-l train. In spite of iiie protests that he just wanted to shake the Presl- dent's hand, he was seized by Zeal‘ ous Secret Service guards and handed uvcr to the Geneva poll"- And he never did get the hand- shake. The young furmhand “mild probably have fared better up tllll way. ln the Dominion, the politi- cal giants are not nearly as warY as their counterparts‘ across thor barrier would appear to be. N0! are the guardians as numerous 01‘ us well armed with suspicion. Noni of them do ris well at beby-kissiiif Cold inclement weather comes so often when leotl expected that it's woll to be prepared. l Don't wait until your bins are empty before ordorin9 l the Coal you should always have on hand. Place your brder with us NOW. A. Plilifilllil s. c». in. Phone 140 . _ ' however. —- Monlrcai