_.'-» -i- slflamdavnzuwsnuiwnunmawassimmwuwmwso-n e-Iwusa PAGE roux TiIE GIIARLOTTETOZVN GUARDIAN Morning Dally (Founded in 1881) Authorized as Second Class Milli. PM! Um" Department, Ottawa. The Guardian may be obtained at: llnb Tobacco Shop, llloncton, N. B. The News Shop, Moncton, N. B. George McLean Plctou, N. S. Walker’: White Spot. 1i Salter Si", Halifax, NJ» Metropolitan New: Agency, i248 Peel St» Montreal llnlted Cigar Stores, Chateau Laurler Ottawa, Ont. B. Aitken, Lord lilglifs llotel, Ottawa. Ont. J. Fine, 354 Bay St., Toronto Ont. Wolfe's News Stand, Sudbury. Ont. Old South News, Cur. Milk and Washington Bil. Boston Botallng’: News Agency Times Building, New York “The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than Ute‘ Weakest Ink.‘ MONDAY, AUGUST l2, 1946 é Newspaper Costs And Charges At the outset of thc war The Guardian, un- like other ncwspupcrs did not avail itself of the °l>l><~rtiiriity' of increasing prices to meet the lllvtill steadily incrctising gust of p;gdu¢ti0n_ \_\ uh very few exceptions the newspapers of Lanarla and the United States raised their ad- \‘Cl'l‘lSlll_Q rates and subscriptions —- fhg latte;- to tour ccnfs ziurl in many cases to five cents an issilc. Y/ru tiuurtlifitt has left its subscription rzlitcs tulchziugtwl, ziltllotigh it scents probable tha tirttc tor doing so may soon arrive, Here arc some of the reasons: f Pilot‘ 10 311W l» I046, the price 0f newsprint was $58.31 it W11 ($54-00 Plus 3 pcr cent sales tax.) _ U" M3)’ I the price was increased $9.72 ($9 Pills 8 PQr cent sales tax) making the cost to us $68.04 a ton. , O" lllli‘ ll‘ the price was increased $7.34 2-; ($630 plus S per cent sales tax) making the cost to us $77.00 3, tom T/te Gitardian with a circulation of over IO,- OOO is currcntly using 275 to 300 tons a year. On .300 tons the two price changes increase our 6051i by $6,000 per annum. Increases in mechanical wages run approxi- mfllfil)" $500 a month. a Other expenses have increased very “mid. erably over last year.‘ . Perhaps we ttiay add this. Newsapers are no longcr a luxury, to be read by the educated few. They have become a necessity, as much a necessity, in our way of life, as food and cloth- "IH and shelter. What happens today in London or Paris or Washington or Ottawa or Toronto or Montreal, or Vancouver affects us tomorrow in Prince l-idwartl Island, hence the need of Con. tinuous and complete public knowledge from day to day of events throughout the world. \Vith- out news, a curtain would descend‘ between us and other nations, with rutnor and false reports making for itttccrtainty and fear, and perhaps for grave misunderstanding. News, in short, is a steadier of opinion, a prop for order- and discipline. Time was, not long ago, the Ottawa llournal reminds us, w hcn many thought that radio would take the place of newspapers. But we have seen, in our war experience and aince, that this cannot come; that the mere Fflashes" and “bnlletins" of the radio, often more sensational than accurate, given by word of mouth and unrecorded, are not substitute, and never can be a substitute, for authoritative, dies-patches printed in the newspaper, with the facts amplified and explained for the record, and with responsible news agencies, CQffespon- dents and interpretative writers combining to get at the truth. If anything, radio has made people more news conscious; never were as many newspapers circulated as now despite the shortage in newsprint. The gathering of this ilcws, the maintenance of correspondents, the heavy charges for news service, and telegraph tolls, the need of having men here, there and everywhere all the time —— these and a multitude of other things make the production of the m0d€rn neuqipapgr a cost. ly tliitlg. Despite this, notwithstanding that production of a newspaper in these days is a va'stly more expensive proposition than it was twenty or cvcn ten or five vcars ago, the newspaper has remained tiracticallv the cheapest commodity that anybody can buy or advertisers can use. The news of the world, 0f the nation, of the province, of the city laid on our breakfast table for a few cents! But newspapers. if they are to continue effi- Cifllill)’, if thcy arc to serve the public properly, if. indeed, they arc to continue to live, cannot gn nn at prices below their cost of production. They must pay their way; pay enough of their way not only to give good service but to remain indepcntlr-nt of financial, political, or other pres- sure. \\'itl1 inrrt-ziscs to itmlce them pay their ivavi to keep them uidcpcndctit and efficient, they will still lx- among the cheapest things thatthe public can buy. i .. Rural Carriers’ Bonuses end of the sixty days after the commencement of the next session. In the meantime we are will receive what they are now receiving, in- cluding the bonus.” Having had no difficulty in finding “a way" to boost their own scssional indcmilities, surely our parliamentarians zit Ottawa will not take too long to settle this matter of rural mail car- riers’ bonuses satisfactorily. for Queen's, called attention to this matter, and urged that the bonuses be continued until the expiration of the contracts. “\Vhen tcnd- crs are called there will be opportunity for re- tendcring,” he added. "and for getting prob- ably more than the five pcr cent bonuses." - EDITORIAL NOTES .—-. Old Home Week opens today. I i i I The Bank of Prince Edward Island was founded this date i856. ll i Ii i Fiflld Marshal Montgomery will be the first Commander-in-Chief of the British Common- wealth of Nations ever to visit the province. I i‘ ill Nahum Tate, versifier, died this date i715; he has a place in literary history solely on ac- count of his connection with one nf the two au- thorized versions 0f the Psaltus, tirintctl in tlic Book of Common Prayer. v v Ii ill N0 indication yet when Parliament will risc, though, as in other years, there may be a last hour speed-up with an undignifictl rush of leg- islation through various stagcs to cnable mem- bers to get back to their constituencies and business before the month is out. 1U 1U Ill it Alberta's hunters face prospects of a lean year. \\'lth the continent's duck population estimated to be 25 pcr cent lower than 1943's peak of 14o millions, a shorter open season, and a smaller bag limit are forecast. Adverse sveatllcr con- ditions, affecting breeding and feeding, are blamed. Other prospects are for no opcn sca- son on land game birds, unless possibly ring- necked pheasants, now reported plentiful. ##1## Parliament has increased the annual vote for the beautification of Ottawa from $200,000 to $300,000. Not satisfied with that a suggestion has been made that each of the nine provinces should make a contribution as well. The Lib- eral member for New Westminster (Mr. Thomas Reid) made the proposal. There could be, for instance, he said, a British Columbia avenue, and a plot on Government Hill where British Columbia flowers would be grown. liach pro- vince would be given an opportunity to show what it could do. But Mr, Bracken tlircw cold water on the suggestion by calling for a state- ment covering what already has been done by the Federal District Commission towards bgau. tifying Ottawa and what the tiational memorial plans likcly will mean in terms of money. it v- 18 =01 Approval has been given by the Commons to a bill that will put into statutory form regula- tions under which war criminals were tried and sentenced by Canadian courts. justice Minis- ter St. Laurent said the power to try and sen- tence fhe war criminals had been given the Cali- adiari courts through an order-in-council that outlined regulations under which the trials could be carried out. There appeared to be no ques- tion that the Governor-in-Council had the power to draw up such regulations. It appears some doubt had been expressed regarding the int- prisonment of S. S. General Kurt Meyer in Dorchcster penitentiary. m v 1k it Prime Minister Chiflcy has announced in the Australian House of Representatives that a general election will be held September 2o. Clos- ing date for nominations will be September 3. Three referendums on proposed constitutional amendments also will be held on the election date. The Labor Party now holds 49 of the 74 séats in the House which was elected .'\il}1liSl 2i, 1943, for a three-year term. The tiarty" holds 22 of 36 seats in the Scnate which is rc- newed by halves every three years. The refer- endums seek the amendment of the constitu- tion _to give the fcdeihl government power to legislate on: (i) Maternity alloivatices, child endowment,“unemployment and sickness benc- fits, widows‘ pensions, medical and dental scr- vices and family allowances; (2) Organized marketing of primary products; (3) 'l‘crtns and conditions of employment in industry. Voting will be held on each of the three questions separ- ately so that electors can express approval or disapproval of each. e i- w v The new "No. i British Army Dress" has been approved by the War Office for ceremonial parades and for walking-out. The colour of the dress is dark indigo blue, except fot- rifle regiments, which will wcar rifle green. thc ~ Reference was made in these columns recent- ly to the notices forwarded to all our rural mail carriers, announcing that the war bonus they, ' bu; been receiving will be discontinued on Feb. 15, 1947.. This matter was brought lip in the House of Commons last week by Mr. H. O.i White, (Midd-lescx East) who asked for fur-j i ther information on the subject. “We all real- | ize," he qty}, ‘film tn, rural mail carriers ate underpaid.” there is a law giving us‘ e war bonus was sup- cembcr 3i next. ii -- that if u and when , - the government will y: only- alter the com» ‘ ‘ . We have ult- Vndfices r I tti, ih because blue set-gaff: very uncomfo n, r 99,61} qjllar :0 worn lw t, '" King's Royal Rifle Corps (black), and High- land regiments (dark piper green). Th5 tunic has a patrol collar and distinctive rcgimctitzil facing colours on the edge of the shoulder straps. The trousers have the distinctive regimental stripe or welt; Highland regiments will wear the kilt and Lowland regiments will wear trews. On informal occasions all ranks, will wear a blue cloth belt. A forage cap, similar to that in use _ before the war, will be worn with the newgz"? l“- Genqal Bertrand replied: "Of ,drcsa on ceremonial occasions, and on Ollit-Bflgo ' ' - it l. Uni knows that the war bonus can occasions a dark blue beret will be worn, ex Ham lflmdulm ‘m be “km e cept by regiments which have been permitted to wear other colours. Scottish regiments will; wear their traditional headdress. A correspon-i n dent suggests that scarlet be offered as an alter- native colour to blue, the issue as affecting in-l dividual regiments to be decided by plebiscite. and another, contcmling that the "stand collar . the trying to find a way to correct the situation] and renew these contracts so that the carriers In a subsequent discussion Mr. McLure, Ml’. . rue cnantorrerown cunpmv ‘Notes By The Way given the Indlar. peoplg m “n. lbroken peace. Ettore the advent of the British no invasion of India ever failed! suite we tack over .none has succeeded. Wt- have given the Indian people justice, [according to our lights, and a, ilarge measure oi’ internal secur- ity. We have Riven them honest and in some ways. highly efficient ,admlnlstrat-i0n. We have created van army which, tmlned and led [by British officers. has won fame till two world wars. We have lscrupulously respccted the rellg. slous custorns sndnrejudlces o1 the people, intervening only when they threaten-d to pmvoke dis- order. We nave given tne people of lndla the only unity tluey have known. if only, :he cynical might. say by uniting tnem against, us 1-, would he hard to think of am conquering nation in history which has behaved with half the ‘Hsvarnlc: Wlflflifictt- London Dally ai . It was a surprising thought, surely. that. Ontario magistrate to "order" tthree youths intmted suspended sentence on theit charges to at- ttend church every Sunday for two iyfllfs. The churcn ls no: a jail -No doubt the magistrate ‘izopod its (influence would be of benefit no Abe youthful offenders, and were the attendance of a voluntary nature he would be rlglit. Corr.- pulsory worship, however, ls more apt to defeat its own purpose. True penitence r. not likely to be lforthccming through enforced at- terdance at rrtiurrh as a lwzal pen- alty. —Vlctorta Colonist. Canada needs more population. Of that. there cr-n be no doubt. But we med to set up policies in Canada ivlilch will provltle con- ,dillons which will hcld the people we get. We need a greatsr pride in our nation. But; more than these we need n trading policy which will give Canadians es good an opportunity to make for them- selves a living a: they Will flntl elsewhere. We lldVEiYl. done that in the past because, while we have b:cn so bus‘! pampering certain iirdustrtes we have been driving away people in industries not so pampered. During the war Car.- adlans showed what they could do industrially as a nation. We need 1.0 maintain that spirit. and that ambition in the days of peace it we are b0 nttimict and hold the 25,000,000 or more people which our natural resmimes indicate we should have. “Lethbrldge Herald. train of induced an Some canners of vegetables are reported by The Journal of Com- merce to be engaged ln a campfllfin to end the use of the name “string bear-s" on restaurant, ncfvel and dining oar nlenus. This campaign rests on the contention that. beans are canned without strings. It might find further 511F901‘! l" the existence of rtringless vazfetles :.-[ beans, The New York Sun believes. The vegetables ll‘ question can be identified on menus as snDD beam or green beans without injustice m the ultimate "onsumer but that ultimate consumer will probably continue to ask for string beaiu. when called upon to make a choir-e. Let the canriers rest assured that. consumers, in such a case use "string" in o. Plckwlcklan sense. A new hat for men la touted as "capturing so vividly the nplrlt of a trout biieaking winter" and we flunk that fa sweet. but ls it what will set off most men to the best advantage ln the-l: native habitat? In the pin-suits that usually oc- cupy men- running like crazy for the 8:15 bus for hwlmble- the DW- sence of anything 1n the attire suggestive of a trout _ breaking water might strike an zmpartlal qnlodcer as not ‘ceing altogether ‘tn tune with the spirit of tne occas- ion. For what it ls worth, there- fore, we suggest. a hat that capt- ures so vividly the spirit of a ped- estrian breaking through lunch- hour traffic or a citizen en route to the corner delicatessen for an order o! pastraml. or a Sheet! in wolf's intentions who is trying ‘.0 get somewhere with that. cult- bloride sitting in front of hlm tit the bill park. ---St. bouts Post- Dispatch. It t: things out of the ordinal’! that. make “nrrvs" for the HBWSPIP- ers, a-r-tl We cream lt as "new that a cyclist was fined $4 the other day tn Ottawa. for riding through <\ red traffic light, Dozens of cycllszs do that in St. Thomas every day. but never a me is summed lo min-t and made an example of. we have canted the attention cf the police to thPse practlccswit various times, but they do mt pa; any attention '0 the situation en's.- er. One da a cvcllst will be killed and then ere will be a liullabaloo about enforcing inc regulations — 3t_ mantis “mlli-JOUTHGI. Four ear-servicemen and a girl ,have establisnecl a shark fishlilll ,lndustrv on ‘he Queensland coast with liver oil _thelr main objective. Each man is an expert in his line ,and each has invested all his army earnings in the venture. inutbrown. the men spend most n! thqday in the sun dressed ln lap- laps they acquired in the Pacl,.lc lIs ands, With big nets good hauls are made and these have given hopes for an extension of plants irlght along the Queer-stand coast. Ultimately, they ititenu to establtsl. a packing plant for sea food pro- ducts, adopting ptic latest American ‘quick freeze methods. The lady H the w ,er and housekeeper s-r the party. ,"It's simply glorious," alie said. "When l thin‘: o‘. the days I wast- ed pounding a typewriter in Sydney I getimi/crosa." -Brandon ‘Sm’: | We fought of cnurae. not t for the survival of people but e sur- vival of their hotnee. Yet the war was followed Dy the greatest out- break at divorce in history. Ur.- wuched bombs .n war, our homes tare mw in; shattered ~ by the ‘most trivial form: of aeifishneen. _ Unless we revive mu ideals of home, {the home as an institution i: not likely to survive the peace. Indus- k united“ by m: taught,- irufl to pr uee seems eiy be mattered for industrial con»- Ie revive the lpirit of over by eom ucracy of pov- ernment or by dictatorship: .ln management or labdr. Business. n: kmw it, will not survive the peace. --Ilkhorn Mercury. . BOYBBAN SOLIS For well over a century we have Burned . Lfc of the ccrn any’; found-l PUBLIC FORUM Tide column l: opus to. the dlaeuaatua by corn Iwndenta 0| question 0| I lnterelt. Th! Clllllottetown Guardlla does not neeooum ti; endorse the opinion d i correspondents l ll l LETTER FROM DB. GIANT, MJR. Sin-On July 24th your Miter carried an editorial entitled "At It Again", in which it vlaa atated that I said in the House of Uoinmons that there were no jobless veterans in Prince Edward Island. This statement in incorrect as will be seen ln Hansard at page 290. some young men ‘home from army, but are they in went? N0. they are getting o t of work benefits, which umou to B. 800d days pay for them." There was also a quotation in this editorial which was ue. 1t was to the effect that I never made a speech in the House of Commons but. once. This 0f course ls not so serious as every- one ln King's County knows that n! my speeches. But the incorrect statement ‘that I said that there were no lob- less veterans in Prince Edward wouldbe read by many war vet- erans who do not read Hansard. and \ll.‘l‘.O would naturally take of- fence towards me, and perhaps vote against me at the next Fed- eral electlon should I be a Fed- eral candidate. on that occasion. Let me point out that it has been one of my hobbies. for the last twenty seven years. to assist war veterans ln securing pensions. and no doubt that is w-hy their sons and their neighbors’ sons in the recent war supported me by their votes to such an extent that when the veterans’ ballots were counted mv majority over my Pro- gressive Conservative opponent, who himself was a veteran of the First Great War. was increased by fifty-one votes. I am. 81:. etc. THOS. V. GRANT, ottewa, Autz. 8. 1946. Polio Precautions (Montreal Gazette) authorities are reporting cases of pollomyelttls or "infantile paraly- sis." The figures announced by other provinces indicate that out- side Montreal, there ls no need to view the situation with alarm. Although closing of local public baths, playgrounds and wad pools would badly disrupt organiz- ed recreational facilities in Mont- real, this protective measure would contribute more than anything else to prevent the spreading of infantile paralysis. Precautions tiressed by Dr. Ade- larcl Groulx. city health director, to combat. the sp-read of the dis- ease are as follows: not. let children eat ice. Most lce is manufactured from non-filtered water. Stop children from chewing, or putting their fingers in their rnOllthS. Do not take children into thea- tres, stores, street cars, etc. Do not take children into houses where there la anyone sick; nor allow children in your house. if there is anyone sick in your home. Do not travel with children. - Live as much as possible in the open air. Observe the cleanli- riess. Keep blinds raised and let sun- light freely into your house dur- int: the day. Sweep with electric or mechan- ical sweepers, or at least use bits of damp paper or special pow-I ders to keen down the dust. "Dust with a damp cloth. Make war on files and insects. Wash all fruits. vegetables or other foods that are to be eaten raw. Be specially careful of ntllk. Keep it cold and away from flies and dust. Deposit all refuse in covered. metal containers. Spray them with disinfectant. If you have a case of infantile pamlysls in the house keen tthe patient strictly isolated. Do'not let other children in the house at- tend school. ‘Take special care of linen used by the patient. Was-h 1t with much water‘, and disinfect afterwards. Wash hands and face after every meal. Give each child its ovm handkerchief. Avoid overtirlntz with strenuous exercise and sudden chilling. such as.would come from a Dllmfle IMO cold water on a hot day. Avoid tonsil and adenoid opera- tions except in emergency- strictest “Q what I did say was: "I do not We are looking for member knows it. There mayullie e the Guardian has published many , Island was damaging because lt Throughout the Dominion health i see where the jobless are in out province. There are no jobless in uur province. help in our province. and the hon l l I sulrsous LEAD ATHE, u A New Stetson FOR rim tram z The new presentation of FALL HATS incllldflfi B Wfllm‘ of genuine Stetsons in a most. diversified range of shades. Colours prohibited during the war years are back again- STETSONS are handsomely styled. So Why Mt 6310054‘- orie "FOR THE’ FAIR." ' NEW HOMBERGS . new Snap Brims “$8.00 "P See llur Window Display of “STETSOIIS” l He l. [__ What Taxpayers Are Up Against (Ottawa's Journal) Early in RB. Bennett's regime. he One day noticed a slzeable group of men Ill“ into the base- ment of a govcrrment building He saw them do the same thing another day, He noticed the same performance again at noon. Cur- loslty amused, lie asked about it, got this answer. The daily tmnsders were a group enjoying petty via-tron: e. 'I‘l1c.‘/ had jobs to do during tic summer but with winter no one had thought. up good use for them. But. their politically-minded bosses didn't. want to face the music o1 firing than. so the gang was kept on. ttte pea-jolt all winter. e sleuth visited the gang's basement. There, in a cosv unused corridor lined wlI-h eteamplpe. fine group had established its clu for crlbbage and other diversions which whiled away the hours between the four-tlmca-dally puraniing oi’ the time clock. The ftzct that this sort of thing can and does happen, tnnt there are administrators who will coun- tenance this nonsense rim that there are policltuna who will de- mandlt, is very much more ini- portant than that the c-bitlllezit Mr. Benr-ztt had this particular T0 LESLIE ALLISON, M. M. Asleep in France i Good» ht l. sleep well. The riigin fin knew at home will light your bed. Breezes of the Island will travel far To faahion iuilable: above your cad. Sleep well-Ila» well. And in your dnzamlng hear my " of lov . Rat the Biigler calla above. And ‘au- you rapt the iietit: are Blinded by Jil- beneath thoaad rur l or Gomninifw-teiln your uim - M "t" mm the Bowman-dread “__r only Qlyi of youth. and,‘ Who it}. m m. moon: lhoe :ole: mode of ioybeanl 'l' IIIIIOIltI mitt muddle!!!» r. . set of swillers at the pubib: trench immediately dismissed. ‘Pilot's just. one kind of trouble the taxpayer t: up against Here's another. ’ Each of u: in our own affairs an easily wk ourselves into ti sincere conviction that we need a new car, or two can or an extra radio, or an extra secretary or an extra something etae. Each of those thing: would he very nice to have. Each, imueatlonably, would ‘nerve some a purpoee But before we ordlmrv cltlmnr act on these derlrel. we have to decide whether o: not we can af- ford them; whethcv or not they will . , B. F. llutoheson 8t 80H OPTOMETRISTS “Specialists in the fit- ting of [luau for the correction of ocular de- feels.” 58 ‘Grafton Street .¥'~"T"v"lfl\'? nderson 6' Cudmore "WHERE QUALITY IS sures" "earn their keep." Government doetrft have to work that way. There is virtually noth- ing that government can't afford. We the taxpayers are its almost bottomless well of wealtri. Tax- palyers will, of course, do some dc- au tcry squavvxlng arid tnutterlxig but from long eiqierlence the poll- llclans are pretty confident that they can goon biunboozling us as to how they spend our money. The taxpayer's problem today. in trying to get good value for ital‘- tax ollars forced out cf him, comes down in the final analysts to a system which puts thc tilcent- lve on spending, which tends to reward the flylfllCdl and two g asp- lng rather than the conscient uus; which ls wonderfully contrived for extracting morcy frcm us and turn- g it over to special groups in that society. 5' ll llotlco to House Holders Insurance that was ade- quate in 1939 most likely does not cover 1946 values. Per- mit us to check your cover~ age to ensure desired pro tectlon in the event of a loss. Phone No. 540 or 541 W. . K. ROGERS Agencies Ltd; Lm 1- Fire - Casualty - Marine lnaorance Every Rial: - Every Kind Large or Small Queen fitwCliariottatown ' .-e i EXPLOSIVE GOD ‘The word volcano comes from the name of Vulcan Roman god o! the fiery elements ~ omamo monvcr In Canada, hardly any so}! beans are crown commercially out- side Ontario. 4 _ ATTENTION We carry n complete lino of Trusses. All sizes. 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