Guardlani "Conn Emu and mud uh II: nu" . "11 our: boob - any nllrolnll II no Prince nllecl. kl:-loltuowll. P.E. L. by .lle 'l.lunlnun Company Ltd. 04 Kill: 5!. W.. Torunlo. Iintlul ohms. us -llllursll; Tuner lllug. Editor. l-trunk wnlku (kill-ul Manuel. Inn A. lllrneu Member Cxnlullnll Dally Newol-Incl rubiisiero Association llnwlbur an Inn Canudlnn Pu-on nlunlbcr Aullll Buenu ui Lil-culaliulu Irnncb ofllccu II n lemme. Montague and Alb-rloo Anibal-ind u Second Iflall Hill by in Poll Ofllco Duparllnoni. DllawI. . by Cdfflff Fhurluflctnwn. silmmcrlllde SI.v.ofl pct II- lIll- llutvhe u in l'E.l. Olbu Proilncu Ind U. 31;! A-r anuum "Tile strullllt-It memory is weaker than the Iveakcuf ink." FRIDAY. l-'EBl&UARll' 24; W56 "l lmely Assurance The leader of the Opposition, Mr. R. R. Boll. made it clear in the hey,- islature ycstertizly where h - and his supporters stand on the pl'.i.)Js;s:i Northumberland Strait CiLi'SL3iVHy project. They are solidly be lind the Premier and Mr. Neil M lthcs lfl, M.P., in pushing for a complete in- vvcstigation at the earliest date. lir. 'Bcll is to be commended for his prompt and forthright state ncnt. The Premier, who has already indi- cated that he will deal fully with the invc.xtil::ltions so far conducted, and has undertaken to answer the ad- verse criticism recently voiced by Mr. Thomas Kickham, M.P., now has the assurance that this matter will not he a political issue so far as the Opposition is concerned. If the Liberal members in the House are all of the same mind. they can go forward with a unanimous rcc3.n- qnendation for the survey which has already been requested by Mr. Neil Matheson in the House of Commons. Mr. Bell also rcczllled, quite pro- Iperly. that he had spoken on the causeway prospects in the liousc in 1944. and that the cost estimate he had given then, of 9530,()O0,t)00, coin- cides with tile estimate recently quoted. Engillccring st-it-ncc has made strides since that time, and what was feasible then should have I much better chance of bclnirgivcn practical consideration today. In any event, the possibilities are too big to be passed over. We shall have I better undcrstandintz of the mat- ter when the Premier has made his speech. In the meantime we may take it as a promising augurv that both parties locally are working Ihouldcr to shoulder. Sun Energy For Farms "Solar energy is primarily for the countryside and not for the cit- ies." said Professor Farrington Dan- iels. of the University of Wisconsin, at the World Symposium on Applied Solar Energy, held recently at Phoenix, Arizona, in cooperation with Uncsco's Advisory Committee on Arid Zone Research. In contrast with atomic energy, which must be generated in multi- million dollar power stations, solar energy needs only small and rel- atively cheap equipment, has no health hazards and no waste pro- ducts to dispose of. And the sun lhines everywhere. For these reas- ons and also bccausc energy is most needed in rural, non industrialized areas, it is likely to find a place there soon, while the large atolnic energy stations supply electricity to great cities. , The conference at Phoenix was playfully called the conference on "Sunshine for Man's Use" in coll- trast. to -the "Atoms for Peace" Con- fercncc at Geneva last August. The latter stressed the great need for power in the underdcvclopcd na- tions, whosc consumption of cncrizy per person is only one-tenth or cvcll one-hundredth of that used in the industrialized nations. But the na- tional income of the different na- tions is in direct proportion to the amount of energy they use. Thus the very nations that most nccd en- Orgy are in the least favorable po- Iltlon to invest large capital in htomlc plants. Solar energy is the uiwor Ind Dr. Daniela called for Iiio-davclopnient of mail solar en- es that will not cost more than a will gravest least as long a mnilwllldofoui-ornve umesu ' work Ouch day. . The amount of energy that is Available without cost from the rays K I the ma oftlio United -1 latex, which men more energy i tony other country. The amount - med there.-per person per day kilowatt-hours, ob- olhlllll ',d the luff is Take. for fuel energy now consumed. in the tropical and arid countries. where sunshine is more intense and where fuels are more expensive. energy- from the sun is many thousand times as great as the fuel energy now used. The symposium at Phoenix was noteworthy not because it solved the problem of using sunshine by any spectacular device. but because it drew attention to the large num- ber of experiments underway in many countries and which show de- finite progrcss toward the conquest of this additional source of energy for human work and comfort. The nio.-ii succcssful were the Flf'VlCP-S which do not compete with large poucr stations but can add to the (!ml)",f) l'tmour('cs of lands where the power of thc sun is dclivcrcl free of cost to cvcigv house and farm. Setback For Dr. Acienauer Almost as if they were taking their cue from Nikita Khrusllcllev. Sovlct ('olnmuuist Party hcad. who said in Moscow the other day that Communists in Western European countries should join hands with other opposition groups in an effort to break pro-Western governments, Left Wing Socialists (who, for all practical purposes. may be describ- ed as Communists) in the West Ger- man State of North Rhine-Wesb phalia a day or two ago teamed up with the so-callod Free Democrats. The first result of this somewhat strange and illogical alliance was the downfall of the state govern- ment under the Premiership of Karl Arnold, an enthusiastic pro-Wcstcrn politician and a close friend and as- sociate of Chancellor Adcnauer, head of the Federal Government at Bonn. This could well mean the bcgin- ning of the end for Dr. Adr:nauer'.s Christian Democrats and, c. o n- sequently, for the adherence of the West German Republic to the North Atlantic alliance. 'I'-hat Dr. Aden- auer himself is extremely uneasy about the new turn of events in the richest state of the Republic is shown in the statement he author- ized immcdiately following the up- set in Rhine-Westphalia: "The vote is a dcfeat for the young German democracy, a severe setback which cannot help its reputation at home or abroad". State Governments in Germany appoint members of the Federal Bundesrat (Upper House); hence it can be seen that they have great influence in national affairs. To make matters Worse in this in- stance. from Dr. Adenaue-r's point of view, the Free Democrats are part of the national coalition which he heads. How long will they continue to support the Chancellor in View of what. happened in North Rhine- Westphalia? Probably not" very long. Now that dissident groups in one State. with one common aim- the reunification of Germany on al- most any terms-have shown that they can have their way, it is cer- tain that othcr States will soon come under the same pressure. It is not a bright outlook for pro-West policy in West Germany. EDITORIAL NOTES What benefits directly any sec- tion of the Atlantic region callnot fail to further the economic inter- ests of the whole. It is therefore good news that a new pulp mill is being planned for Southern New Brunswick. provided a survcy shows that sufficient power is available. 0 O 0 Mr. Marlsaall-'s proposal iii the Legislature for all experimental marketing scheme for Island pro- ducts, in ii particular city or town in the vicinity of a large potential market, has interesting possibilities and should be looked into thorough- ly hy the Government and our pro- duccr organizations. 0 O Q How have the mighty filll('l1l The 16-volume collected works of Stalin are excluded this year from the catalogue of Communist party books to be offered for sale at the Leipzig Trade Fair in East Ger- many, following his denunciation rit. the Soviet party congress in Mos- COW. 0 o 0 The Opposition leader. Mr. Bell, was quite in order in strzsil 1; ms- need for curtailing the reading of Jlpeecfia in the Legislature. This is being done now in the House of ',9otnmons It the specific request of Iii Spain. It has already resulted -- mlvglin dobotu. ml in closer con- haul: I with proper parliamentary, . swans m momlce . Al-F of 1' bownrzo-N "5.-5-',3,v z:5z.rz4mu-- : FACING A STEEP srer PUBLIC FORUM 'n.u rnlllnnll I: own In the durin- -ml by fnrrrlllnnllcnls .1 qlunflnrn umll-ll am no a an opinion of CANAL VS CAUSEWAY Sir,-The project that will cxcn- tually fulfill the "continuous; communication" provision of the terms of Confederation has be- come, unfortunately an issue for debate between the M. P. for King's and the MP. for Queen's: Resolved that it is more prudent to go under the straits than over the straits. So far there has been no comment from the senior and more influential M9. for Prince. In fact Pri-nre County seems to be undisturbed by the exciting prospect of our losing our aplen- did isolation as an island and becoming n peninsula attached to the mainland, However I prominent Sum- merside business man. who is very familiar with the Mllritimen and Maritime problems. can re- member fifty years ago when the tunnel vs. cnulseway was I live issue Ind debated at public meetings and meetings of the Boards of Trade. He also recalls the long struggle of Nova Scot- lans for A ship canal. hopefully klnown as the Ohlgllecto Canal across the narrow neck of Nova Scotia. about elevn miles. His suggestion is that the canal and the causeway be a joint effort of Nova Scolia and P.E.l. A glance at n Maritlllle map will show that the entrance to the proposed canal would be within twenty miles from the most likely point from which to project a causeway. The neces- sary excavation for the ship canal should provide cnollizh fill in bridge the straits with a cause- way. Prince County is not making much nnise but this idea from Summerside seem: to be. the best an far. I am. Sir. ct.c.. Ohnriuticlnwn February 21. SNOW IN THE SOUTH Snow is falling in the wood. Occurs now a miraculous clillllue On the trccs' bodics bulking Ilrangc And soft ullcre once their l-;tlll'k- ncss stood, Tnllrlll-ti by this wnml. i cannot Icllr l'll,v cycs nu-ny from flllkcs that fill The sky. the field. the slrcrlm until All is one wonder evcrywllcrc. Thnlllzh llorthwnrtl now the lvlltcr days fie sial'vccl by wllltcr. slalc ulth this Prccipitant slow p:ll'alysis, There moving no man to almm-. Here n pllrnsc furlns to fit .1 llllmd. simple. cnclinntcd. frcsh as flnkca My south mysteriously nlllkcs: Snow ill fnlllnll in the wood. -Carleton Drcwrv in the New York Herald-Trihllm When Caruso Made His First Recording fCblitlinln Dally News) Back in l902. when llc wns not yct lllirty. Enrico (Znrusu has on the point of attaining world fame. it in nu interesting coil-illenco that on the afternoon of March ll of that year. (M future rut tenor; Iccomponind by a no at. kept a the Rind dl Mllno I rendecvoun that no to be very helpful to bin cu-cor. At the Mllnno he won ushered in- in I room coluolninl uomc curious TM roomuhnd (YITAWA REPORT The Election Ad By HNIf.ll Macquarrio Pl'esldc-lit Franklin D. Roosevelt in the midst of his feud with the United States Surprcme Court. twenty years ago. complained Ulat lllc affairs of the nation were be- ing carried out under ll "horse and WEI-'.V constitution". Occasionally one hears a Prince Edward Island voter describing an similarly oili- daled ollr provincial election art (a very important part of our con- stitution) It is perhaps ulifurtuliale that so little interest is shown in the act except. when an election campaign is in progress and part- isan feelings at their hcigllt. A careful rcadillg of thc Election Act will disclose more than a few opportunities for beneficial reform or amendment. Although the reg- ulations govcrninlz voting rights of the ex-srrvice man were greatly improved by an amendmcnt in l954, much might still be dnnc to broaden the base of this particular part of the franchise. One section of the existing act is mildly disturbing. to say the least, when it is first read This is n reference in the taunting of ballots which declares that "no hal- lot papcr shall be rejected on ac count of any writing, number or mark placed thcreon by the De- puly Returning Officer." The ullill- itiated lnight wcll ask if a ballot marked "This is John Smith's vote." would he duly counted if it could be elllablilihed that the lit- tle messsllzc was in the handwrit- ing of the Deputy Returning Of- ficer! fit is true that the Act in a later scclinn Pl”OVlflCS penalties for any deputy rctumin;.: officer who marks a ballot with intent to make it idcnlifiablc, bill this serv- es to add wundcrmcnt to thc swccpillu powcrs szralltcd in the carllcr scctinn.l UNREAI. DIVISION There are other placcs wllcrc llic lilrilrture of the act miglll be altcrcd in ordcr in illcrczisc its cf- fcctlvcncss. hut thcre are broad collsldrrlltlolls of much lzrcsitcr Rllzllifirllllcc than more stl'llrllll'nl change. The unrcal division of our legislators into ('ounL-illors lllld As- Icmhlcymcn is a part of ollr cl- cclornl pro:-css wllich might be disclosed withullt any great dalm- er to thc public wclfarc. Few vot- ers today vruuid make very high marks if askcd to classify the thirty provincial legislators illtn Councillors ll ll fl Assclllblynlcn. This is hardly sllrprisllilz in vlmv of the fact Illlll the two types are, in thc l.c:isl.'itllrc, indistinglllsh- 8N0 in minors and function. and the l.cgislntiir Council went out of cxi.-itcllce loud years aco. Actually. nf course. the names tllclllsclvcs arc rclilly llnlmpnrtnnt cxrcpl ill so for us lllry nrc tllc result of snmclhim: of gcnllillc SiEnlfl('l1fll'(' The two 'catc;zorlcs of memhcrn for.lIlc Provincial lllulsc havc A valid tllstillctioll only for voting pllrposcs. with the Collcnlllor clcclcd by holdcr slit :1 rcrlain rcrllilrcd amlulnt of rcal cslatc. Tllc properly vlltc. as it in cilllod. rallscr molly lllililcllsnllt problems In the holding of circl- Inlls Ind nftcn polling lmollls lic- clvmc the scene of cmbnrrnnlllnlz questions almllt. family arrange- mcnls about prllpcrly and the like. Tim right of multiplc voting nddn in the pl-nhlcm. and the lihxcncc of voters lists umoolmds the dif- ficulties of hcnrlnu the full and free oxllrcssion of lllc voice of the grnmnphonc rt-coriiinrlf - Caruso attacked the task with his customary zest. Hi: tremcndouli voice filling the room, he rim off tcn arias. one nficr nnotbcr. as rapidly an the wax hlnnkli could hc put in tile recording machine. The blanks were rushed to Hon- over for the necessary prorcsnlnu. first satisfactory records. they proved. both artistically and commercially, I lnoundinll one- cow. It's curious to note that. for these first ten reootda, Caruso received I not payment of IN”-Iflfl. n he- girl.l,:r in the flold of recording. ho p , bly regnrdtd that cum on so much found money. ff 1! also interesting to note that bail! lift death II tut. ll.lll-ico Iubltoihl unto people. Restriction of the vote to those who oullcli rcal property Mfag fgjr. ly cnmnum about a century and n rluartcr ago. but except for B few mlilllripal lullrl-nuts it has passed olll nf fllsllllm in the democratic cra. History does not reveal that the holding nf land makes a cit- lzcli more interested in the gcner. al wclfarc. or more capable of for- mlilzltillg public policies. Tllcre exists a properly qualific. atlnn for l1lCn1bL'l'Ship in the Can- adian Scnate but not for the House of Cunilnons and it is scarcely nec- ('5S2ly to ask which is the more cf- fcctive legislative body. An old justification for properly qualific- ations was that public revenue came from the taxes on land. In our era of the indirect levies on nthcr asscts than land an e h hard to justify in a province which has given up collecting land tax! The abolition of the existing prop- erty qllalil'li-lliions. an end to multi- pic voting. and the establishment of voters lists are but three nua- lzcsied rt-forms in the provincial clci-toral lli.'iclillicry. Now. with the next clcclloll far away. would be ll I-zoori lime to look ' to the whole matter which is one I at should be above politics. Allhnlltzh the govern- ment met with little response when it arranucd for public hearings on the question ll while ago. it would be a grcat mistake to assume that tllcrc is no room for improvement. Possibly an impartial colnmiulon to study. inquire and recommend might do valuable spade work on this question. which should be one of concern to the voting public as wcll as till-ir elected representat- ives. Pcrllzlps lcadcrsllip in fills dir- cclillll llllly bc fortllcuminlz in the new session. The time ill ripe. OLl4R YESTERDAYS From Tile Guardian I-'iIu TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO'i (February 24. 1931) if sccnls that our weatllcr prop-ii hcls have little experience in years. ., ihcy can not bring up the past. They have prollullnci-d this year as the banllcr ycar for snow. Wcll it wouldn't make 1-) patch on lilllfi. and back in tllc lti7f)'s sllowlian formed to such stllpcndnns nlasscs tlllll it was possible for boys in ('lil'Illl up to burn roofs trailing their slcds. 'l'llc llllildinlz cunllllitlcc for the construction of the now Prince Ed- ward island llospllal hope the work of'c-rcrlloll will begin late spring or f'.'II'ly sllnlmcr. Al prcscnt ll lluliibcl' of plans are llllllcr consid- crllluln and only l-ffnrl is il('ll1E mnllc to have the new institution modern in all rcspccts. ('.'lllll(ln'n imports of cliccsc inst lllolllll ivcrc llv.'ll'ly half of llull for thc rorrl-spolldlllu molllll ll ycar ago in .lalillal'y I930 this country pllri-llziscrl from foreign colllltrics. l2tl.'.'74 pounds of cheese vnlucd It S47.!lil2. ullllc inst. month they nlnmlntcd to lt:i.l."ili pounds with I vnlilc of S24.lt!I7. Tl-ZN Yl-JARS Mil) (Fl-brllary 24. I946) The total cost of the cnicrlzcncy shcllcr projcrl lit the Cl1fIl'lOiiCl0WII airport was 514,730 of which 801. 629 wall npcnl in labor. ex-(lounclh Ior 1'. B. Rnlzcrs said yesterday. One hundrctl families. most of whom belonll lo ex-servicemen have found shelter wlicro before tllcrc was nonc. No olllcr city in Canada can equal that record he said. T h e National Enlpluylnent (flnima Office in Charlottetown in paying out 314.000 weeklY ill OM-'0l' work benefits and unemployment insurance. The Employment Office took over this ndmlnllu-aiion from the Dcparimcni of Veterans Af- llllrs in so for as It effects vetcrnl on February int. Mr. Frnnclli (Huck) O'Neill bu returned tn the city after ebulli- inll his discharge from the Army. Mr. O'Neill served of. Hon Kalil with the ill-filled Cnldlln Group. being lmprlooool when IIII alcuuulullonwhnbblp 1 .-Medicaliys yspecikirig I . ' FOB WINTER SPORTS Winter sport: are full and beIlth- But you've not to lleep bundled up ll you want to remain com- fortable Ind Ivoid chill: and num- bin: frostbite. Dru: sensibly Ind you will get more enjoyment out of skating. skiing and toboggoning. - You do not become cold became of the change in your body'o temp- erature. but her: of I change in the temperature of your skin. When your skill becomes cold. fnuoluntary message: are sent to your brIln. There. a device act- ing,,iikc a thermostat, Iutomatic- Illy helps your body maintain in own normal tempernturcx if you are in good health, this temperature may vary from 97 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit. This built- in thermostat. however, needs the help of warm clothing to do I load Job in the winter. 4 I think you will find that sov- ernl Jayen of light wool. such ha I wool shirt or dress and one or even two woolen sweaters will keep ydu much warmer than juspone heavy garment. LIGHT GARMENTS Another good reason for wear- ing several light gal-lncllls is that you can easily rcmnve or add them acording to the telllpcratllrc or amount of" exertion called for in your activities. Over tllesc uuulcns. you can wear a light willdpruuf will or other covering. This will lzrcatly help to keep your body heat froln escaping. Your llalllls foot and car"; are the best tarlzcls for frostbite. Enrmuffs are essential for sub- freezing wcatlicr. Woolen mitts of- fer the best protection for your hands. in extremely cnlri ucatller. water-repcllclll mittens vinrll over- woolen mitts will keep your hands not only nice and warm but dry II well. ' LIGHT WOOL For your feet. I advise two pair of socks. The first sllolllrl be light wool. Over them put on a pair of heavier wool socks. And finally. la pair of comfort- Ible boots. Avoid tight bnl-its. They tend to increase the chance of frostbite. In fact. all winter cloth- ing should be fairly loose. Tight clothes restrict blond cir- culation and cold temperatures are apt to slow down circulation any- way. QUESTION AND ANSWER J. B.: What are the symptoms -., V . I flout! yll but to to the "doctor" - II Applied to proper llunu. Ant Ingnriiinllotelnqncnnend llpinnprotlyflxifbcuohrellof for I llomlcll Icbo and winds up with I ivotorlnory surgeon or I Ininlucr.-Sudbury Bur. ' The llulu vlookod l',fI0lIl' the bench to no I familiar (Ice be- fore the bar. "I've lull you "I1 here for speeding, drunken drlvlnln reckless rivintli Dlfkllll INDI- slde fire hydranu. driving I car with no inspection lane sticker, and the ins! time you were hero' I ordered your driveril licence lus- pcndcd! WliIt's the. charge I thin time?" The defendant looked sheep- lsll. then replied: "JIywIllling. your honor".-Cincinnntl Inquirer. About all that in known of the 11-year sunspot cycle in that it is moving toward another peak of activity, ” s' ' d to be . chad in the winter of 1957-58. and that as a result some strange goings-on may be expected on this planet. Among these may be faint "ghost" pictures picked up by television sets from all over the world. Bill; chief victims of the sunspot grem- "lins will he police and fire depart- ments and other users of mobile radio cquiplnclll whose messages may take freakish forms.-Wash- illglon Post. Boring for under-sen coal off the British coast promises to he a suc- ccss. A single borehole has been driven about one and one-quarter miles at sell off Kirkcnldy, Fife, by means of a tower floated down- ihe Firth of Forth. Next step will be to tow the tower I mile further out. The National Coal Board de- clares that it is possible to drill for coal at sl.-I in much the same way no on land - except that drills must be employed in guide tubes. Five workable seams of limestone coal with a combined thickness of sixteen feet have been located. A llcrics of boring: will be driven fivo miles off the coast of Dul'hIln.- New York Times. of a mentally retarded child; Answer: Mental rctnrdedness in the child usually can be discover- ed only through examination by the physician. The symptoms will depend upon the type of mental iasturbanco present Ind its never- ly. SER-VINO CANADA'S ATLANTIC novmcrsv So permanent and durable that you won't have to repaint for yolm! Coma in Glens, Satin Sheen and DulL to Ihoota -twehly-flv ' (2) younever hoora- 1' llillllli I waiter a four-bit tlpvbau i smiled at her; (3) im-i,,,..i'”I.,.lj'T heord of I woman whq; lulti my 825 to hire a boat to-401 lillore the fish are not.-San FI'8llL'l.Ncr) Argonaut. ' It illn't I pleasant -I cvl. lull an English court has' deli--I l. judgmen on the crime; -llul-l....l. ed sllicidc which illusl.r the my flculy of laying down-aharri and fast rulespin,cases of th klnil. is i ' ” i '4 a ser s rrilvn. or not? One English may 5.... H is; an appeal court rcuill.-(I to one month a sentence of lull ycars' imprisonment lmpnsrll l,,. the trial judge. The appeal mm hcld lhat it wasn't a very wlttllg crime.-Gait Reporter: The ntruly-faced silllllillll nl no years ago is gone, and harlllx .in-. one would HOW want to give up the modern freedom of people in cu, tertain themselves on Sliilli.l'. in relax each in his own Wit) Hui that freedom is a far cry iltllil ;. commercial Sunday. it liruh.uli- in no way weakens the feeling. .llii.--ll; people of all crccds and m 'lliliI', that I community is a bcucr pl...-g to live in if Sunday is I qlncl fldv, if people do what they wish ill ,-... lax hilt do it as much as lllltsllylg for themselves, in family or I ll uri- ly groups. keeping to la lIlllll'i on the numbers who work fol -mu. or profit on Sunday.-illll.li;mz Free Press. W.-"K CASH Loans Borrow the cash you need. quickly and unity It Trans Canada Credit. You don't need cndorscrs or bank-able security. Your own credit. backed up by your car or home furnishings. is all the security we need. CfIll"l)S today. 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