PAGE} FuuR -' ' rut: GUARDIAN. gstugnpglltggicilirn GUARDIAN Morning Dolly (Founded In 1881'». Author‘ ‘ us Second Clue Moll, Post Office _ Department. Ottawa. President. Ian A. Burnett; Vice-s resident. ‘Wm. B. Burnett; Seep-Tread. G. M. Burnett; Editor’ and Managing Director. J. R. Burnett; Associate Editor. Frank Walker. "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest lnk.“ CHARLOTTETOWN. SATURDAY, MARCH 271, 194-0 Easter "Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepui- clire, bringing the spices which they had pre- pared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.” All human history has been a struggle be- tween the idea for which Christ lived and was crucified and its opposite-between the concept of man as a dual being with a spirit not subject to the laws of matter, and man as an accident in the materiel chemistry of the universe.. On that issue all men through ell time, Christian and others alike, have finally been compelled to choose one side or the other. So have ell social systems. A society, like a man, accepts or re- jects the basic premise of mankind as created with a purpose, a mystery and a hope. In the conflict of these ideas there can be no com- promise for they are forever irreconcilable. We in Canada are part of the western Euro- pean culture which long ago accepted the be- lief celebrated at Easter. Ours, for all its ma- terialism, its doubt and faltering, is a Christian civilization. All our institutions, our laws, our political system and code which guides our soc- iety are based, whether we realize it or not, on the central principle of Christianity which was demonstrated on the first Easter-on the creed that the inner personality of man, the individual, is sacred and beyond the reach of any worldly power and of Death itself. As Easter dawns again we perceive that the long struggle between the two fundamental ideas of Paganism and Christianity in men's minds is not finished. The Christian principle is assailed, as always, by outer forces; A few years ago these forces were symbolized by the power and ruthlessness of Nazi Germany. Today that enemy has been crushed, but now Soviet Communism threatens to engulf the world with the same ma- terialistic doctrines. its danger lies not so much in its armed might as in its power to bore from within, to sap Christian faith and idealism at a time when these things are needed most to restore our war-shattered world to peace and sanity. By a strange irony, the materialism which Communism professes, which guarantees to ex- plain everything, is found by science itself to be an outworn and hoary fallacy. Themystery always remains. Only by faith, by man's inner knowledge of himself, his own intimations of immortality, can any valid answer be discovered. _ . Let. us be grateful that we live in a land in which the Easter festival is still the greatest an- niversary of "the year. lt is for us-—and let us hope will be for our children and children's chil- dreri-the morning of the Resurrection, the su- preme monfent in man's history when, for the -first time, the final mystery of his life was re- vealed as the grieving companions of their Lord came that first Easter Sunday to the sepulchre, ‘and found that the stone had been rolled away. Born In Futility. _ lt is a-musing, says the Ottawa Journal, to v-read the excuses offered for the failure of the special Prices Committee of the House of Com- = mons so far to uncover any evidence of profiteer- ing or to throw any new light on the high cost of living. One apologist notes "lack of prepar- ation" and declares the Prices Board could have secured "impartial and authentic data" for the committee given time and the necessary in- ‘structions. 1 lt will be clear to most people by this time “that the Prices Committee as an agency for ‘reducing. the cost of living is about as effective ‘as o street parade of indignant housewives carry- ing banners or a "boycott" of provision stores ‘organized by a consumers’ league. When the committee was set up the Gov- ornment already had adequate machinery for =dealing with the situation-it had the experts und experience of the Prices Board at its com- ;_mand, and the Combines Act for.such legal act- '_ion as inquiries might show to be justified. I This investigation by a parliamentary com- -‘mittee is, of course, wholly window-dressing. it isborn of Mr. King's conviction—which is based, we must say, on a considerable body of evidence g—that time brings a solution of most problems if only we don't get in too much of a hurry. - rummmt nurcs - 1- this A.M. i fi Q O Tomorrow Easter, Queen of Festivals. Q O Q 1 Lent expired l. - » The last Nazi V2 fell in England this date ‘INS-practically ending the. war. I l’ O t U. S. A. agitators are waging an all-out cam- paign for the union of Newfoundland with the Republic-or at least a custom‘s union, which would be bad for our expanding trade there. . Q O Q I Hope nothing will interfere with our, annual fashion parade after Church tomorrow-dlsplav of new outfits for men and women emerging from lo long wirnter of umdgreoyor." shit -. v iotltho matter of snow- , _. I be forgotten, We hear m forntir, not “lslonddr, who got tired of fhghrnsowltll the oid of o l \ bulldozer ho raised a ridge several feet above the level of the barnyard. The wind kept the top clear of snow and the farmer gave up shovelling. - i I U t Even although it is not "prohibition" the new Temperance Act is probably the most rc- strictive liquor legislation in Conada._ i I t It Attention is drawn to important advertise- ments to potato growers and cattle owners in an- other part of this issue. . i I i Q fi After the equinocial gales we look for a per- iod of calm and sunshine. Farmers, or at least some of them, they will get on the soil a week earlier than usual this Spring—-May Sth or thereby. l n n n- t Leap year means nothing to the young ladies of Tibet, and there are no old maids there. Mar- riages are arranged by family contract and some- times a man takes all the daughters of a house- hold as co-wives. i l i it is reported 351 French business men who had contemplated visiting Toronto fer the in- dustrial exposition in June gave up the idea since they were allowed to take out of France only $300. Q I I fi A Reuters dispatch indicates that the sec- ond Japanese Antarctic whaling expedition has ‘killed l,32l whales. Should the importation of margarine into this country be permitted that is undoubtedly where a lot of it would come from. I I I i High-speed trans-continental commuting is almost in sight judging from a N. Y. Times re- port that turbo-jet aircraft engines not merely put speeds into the 600 m.p.h. category but should cost less and operate on cheaper fuel than reciprocating engines. i l i’ i William and Mary College, Williamsburg, which is to honour oui- Governor-General and Prime Minister and the President of the United States on April 2nd is the oldest college in Vir- giergg, having been founded by royal charter in I I I O in Teachers’ Week, on April 2, a meeting of young farmers is to be held in the Legion Hall to discuss the interests of our rising fenn hopes. lt has been organized by Mr. L. P. Mc- lsaac, manager of the farm extension service, backed by Hon. W. F. A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture, and Mr. W. R. Shaw, Deputy Min- ister, This is a step in the right direction- malung the island fit for farmers. n w- Transfer of the Saskatchewan Physical Fit- ness Division, formerly under the Department of Public Health, to the Department of Education has been announced by Premier T. C. Douglas, Health Minister. The change was mode, Mr. Douglas said, because the activities of the divi- sion, informally known ' as the Saskatchewan Recreation Movement, have become more closely related to educational recreation than to health recreation. 1' t fi' i Thames Clarkson, English anti-slavery agi- tutor, born this date i760; travelled in the West indies and British Guiana to collect evidence on the subject, including the Gladstone sugar cs- totes there. He then agitated for appropriate legislation, and went to France to enlist their sympathy and support for his anti-slavery propa- ganda. After the abolition of the slave trade in British territory, i807, he became president of the Anti-Slavery Society; following the emanci- pation of the Slaves in i833, he took an active part in other philanthropic schemes. "k R i k According to New York Times, United Na- tions have drawn up a formal contract at Lake Success under which it will make "easy instal- ments" ending in l982—to pay back the proposed United States loan of $65,000,000 for construct- ion of the world capital. The draft agreement for an interest-free loan from the United States will be presented to the headquarters advisory com- mittee for approval. if approval is forthcoming it'will be signed for the world organization, and will then be submitted by President Truman to congress for approval. The agreement provides for repayment of the loan in instalments. Since 2t expected that the diplomats and secretariat members will be able to move into their pernian ent home by July l, l95l, the first payment- totalling an even $l,000,000—will be made on that date. The instalments, to be paid annually on July l, will rise gradually to $2,500,000 a year, than will taper off again toward the end of the thirty-one-year period until the last payment in i982 is exactly the same as the first instalment --$l,000,000. G Three years ago, on the morning of March 24, i945, the Allies succeeded in landing two complete airborne divisions, including the lst Canadian Parachute Battalion, on the east bank of the Rhino River in Germany. The airborne units cut off the rear while infantry and armour- ed units crushed the‘ Germans frontally. The attack, tremendous in scale, was highly suc- cessful, and by mid-afternoon our airborne and ground forces had linked up, consolidating a bridgehead 30 miles long and seven miles deep. The Germans fell back l5 miles and attempted to estoblishia new line but British armoured units were upon them before they could com- plate their preparations. Two days ol- fighting broke the new ‘German positions. First Canadian ground troops across tho Rhino were mon of tho Highland Light Infantry who crossed on tho morning of the 24th. They were followed by men of the North Nova Scotip Highlanders and of the Stormont, Dundas and Glongarry Highland- ers. Of tho bridgehead battles fought by those units, the battle of lionon, shared in by till i i Q North tlovosfond the I... 1., was’ the bloodiest. r - !-;>.‘-<r » n "\r~ .._._>\.V., . -. Wsy- Americana Iwnllawed 10.001000 pounds of aspirin last your. So fa.- there's been nothing "about 1M8 to indicate that. ti; wlll cause a slackening of demand. — Blult. Daily Star. ' Deaplte the continuing wintry weather. u lot of people are ni- reody turning gardens over in their“ mlnds. Arid with some of them, that‘: the only place the gardens will be turned oven-Kin"- ston Whig-Standard. The task of organizing an lnter- notlonnl force for Palestine ls com- plex und may be difficult. to di vorce from the rivalries, which have already stilltlfled so much o! the w-ark of the Security Council But the issue ls plain, and the Council must face it unless 0hr United Nations organizations is so admit bankruptcy In sbatesmanslilp and reputation. - The Times. Lon. don. . Poul Kronecker, s. member of the Belgian House of Representa- tives touring Canada 0o stuay possibilities of extending Belgian industry in thisoeuntry, believes that. prairie provinces have the best future in store of any of the provinces in Canada. Mr. Kronec- ker also lists three points which, in his opinion. make Canada a "superior" country; resources scarcely scratched, superior quell- ties of government. and hard-work- ing people. - Fredericton Glean- er. A woman appearing in court. without. a Ital; on, declares Mr. Justice Chevrler, ls the thin edge of a wedge that. is likely to topple Justice from her dignified perch. It is with sympathy and respect that we venture to take issue wits the teamed Justice. His desire so maintain the formal dignity of ms court inspires us with nothing out. admiration. In these days, liorv- ever, when 50 percent of the fe- male population seems never to wear a hat at all, In heat. or cold, rain or snow, storm or flood, w decree that; the entire sex must wear heed covering in court. seems almost: equivalent to ordering their appearance In pantolettes and crlnoline. - Windsor Star. A lei-ere recession in the United States would help no one. not even the Russians and Communists who look forward eagerly to It, and it would hurt many millions; It. would revive the painful paradox of pov- erty in the midst. of plenty. Willi the world crying out for American goods the hungry nations have not the dollars to make tlfefr de- maltd effective; whether boom slides into slump turns upon con- ditions ln the American market.- The London Times. Great Britain has moved her troops out. of India at last follow- ing a guardianship that involved great sacrifice at times, o. heavy expense. and s. stave. resoecslbll: lty. British troops, in maintaining law and order, stability and dis- cipline in o. racially disturbed land, have shed blood to save In- dian lives, and many a Tommy ll€$ in a lonely grave to mark his sac- rifice for u. country which not. al- ways was appreciative. What-eve!‘ the future may hold for India, that. troubled land cannot soon forget the famous British regiments that served the Empire there. The Somerset Light. Infantry. the Black Watch, the Gordon Highlanders. Skinner's Horse and the Bengal Lancers-these are immortal names in Indian history. Unless unfore- seen events are on the card for the Indian hordes. there will be no more British soldiers to guard a. vast. tiatlotfs destiny. Come whor- may, thc British soldiers who brought India through many B crisis will not. be there. They have gone home, their duty done. Some- how, there is a pervading fear or tragedy for India as the farewell drums are silent. -- Sydney Pas;- Record. New light. may be thrown on the Roman occupation of part of Scot- land by excavations, which are tu begin soon, at a site in Ayr- shire, hclievrd Lo be of considerable historical importance The site .s ill. Lourloun Hill. the prominent landmark near Dnrvel, at. the head of the Irvine Valley, and ti. is in be excavated by the Ministry 3i Works on the recommendation of the Itncicnt Monuments Advisory Board for wetland. Excavations .n 1940 disclosed that. ll. had been the slie of a mauchtng camp or cam- paign fart. of the Emperor Flavlis and later of an Anbonlne _torl.. The forlrwns equipped with permanent timber buildings, of which i011!‘ buttock-blocks. n large granary. and other buildings have bee" traced. — Edinburgh sectarian. The Ontario Historical Social! News letter reprints a nostalgic editorial from the Hanover Post. commenting on the disappearance of the old-time tall and stump fences. A few of them remain to this part of the country, but. only o few. We can't. recall a slug-c stump fence. unless it. was so wel- disguised by t-he baseman“ W" we didn't. recognize it. There are l few of the "snake" fences otfll s- i-ound. but they are dllnppenrtr-l too. Cine relic of the pioneers‘ of- forts which still can be seen lt- several parts of this district are the old field stone fences. labor- iously put. together by the m!“ who cleared the ma. Hwy u! them were beoutflull! mldfi- ll’ would do man! l P?!" 8°04 W flop and exuufus one of time. for. they were built W l"! "l" wok pride In that: work. This pridd required a careful. lustful job, evon-thotllll ll Ill 0H1? I lug. n newly-cleared fence surround field’. xv: a no. snout-whit» W‘ old roll fences nod to Th0! 8°- nod o beauty all their eouna fill-TIMI. Lenten Meditations (llkotn The Times) TIIE EASTER. GOSPEL llliastertlde re ouncls wlth hymns of triumph wh ch re-echo and re- peat. Lhe Easter faith of Lhe New ‘Testament. Then _tt. is that. Christ- lan worship fsmearest to the truths which give li. birth, ano the Church rccaplufes something of the spirit. In which it faced a hostile world with the good news. of Christ's opened grave. Today a great. part of that same world ts still hostile and incredulous, and ignorant. or only dimly conscious of its need of Lhasa heaven-sent tlcllisgs. Yet. Lhero are many, often slow to confess it, who-like Tolstoy and Hardy at Ohristmas-wlsttully listen b0 the Easter Gospetwhlch speaks peace unuclsl. earth's dis- cords-"If one could believe it!" "Hoping it. might be so" The conflict between belief and disbelief becomes crucial and de- eislve beside the Sepulchre iii Joseph's garden. The faith of a believer is inspired by a. spiritual appreciation of the “Easter mess- age which he shares with an un- broken suocesslon of Christian: across the ages, and he under- stands disbellef as those never can ixnderstarid his faith who stand outside his experience and reject it. A famous nwdem scientist, Sb Arthur Eddington. once said that the wholesale rejection of every- thing that. transcends conclusions arrived at by the uiethocls of phy- sics belonged to on "overweemng phase" of n time now "past" “when it. was taken for ‘granted that. nothing could be true unless an engineer could make a. model of it." The change from that ‘phase’ has greatly relieved the long ten- sion between religion and science A priorl denials of the Resurrec- tlon are now widely recognized. even outside Christian circles, to be as unreasonable as affirme- tlons of belief in ll; were once al- leged to be. A type of humanism that. denies everything which if cannot; explain ls still far from un- common; hut. lbs world-view is as obsolete as It ls aggressive. wwoowooo-ooooo-o-o-oo-o» ’ PUBLlC FORUM > This column fa 1 the discussion lpondonts of flung u lntarelt. The Charlottetown , Guardian doea not necessar- ’ the opinion of correspondents. - AP OPEN LETTER TO GOVT. AND DOCTORS 4 4 4 open to by corm- Sirr-At a. meeting of the Avon- len. Women's Institute on March 18, the deplorable candltion- the UQUO!‘ traffic is creating on our Island was discussed, and a. mo. Lion was unanimously curried that’ lhmflflh the medium 0f"l.i‘l6"pr855.' WE lmiilore our Government. to repeal the’ “Cullen Amendment" and enforce our Prohllylon Lew without favor to anyone who would endeavor toYireak this lawp also that the Liquor Stores be closed as our drug stores carry all drugs and medicines needety We eflrnest-lv ask our doctors that. they will not prescribe intoxicat- "18 liquor for anyone except for u patient they conscientiously be- lfeve would be helped thereby. Hon. Mackenzie King informed us that. our world ls in a very grave situation. Should this not ‘>811 1'01‘ every man and woman to keep their minds cleer that they may do their best and be an ex- ample to other parts of Canada ‘Vhere i119)’ have open saloons and are reaping a whirlwind of crime? Prohibition is not a party ques- tion but a vital question to those who love their "Home and Coun- try." Our Institute motto ls "For Home and Country." so we us]; a]: the Women's Institutes to JoLu with us. in this appeal to our Govern- ment and doctors, and pray that our leaders may "acquit themselves like men and be strong." Then our Island will prosper and our l1lZl1\‘i-'\ys be free of the menace of drunken drivers, \Vc arc, Sir, etc, AVONLEA \VOMEN'S INSTITUTE TIIE LIQUOR. QUESTION Bin-In March 19th issue n let- ter on the liquor question appear- ed, written by Dan Perry of Sum- merslde. Evidently Mr. Perry l5 labor-in! und-er a terrible delusion if he thinks there are not. an bootleggers on P. E, I. , "Prohibition is the mother of moonshine." Premier Jones‘ liquor law ls a fine example of black marketing. It was a fine scheme to rob the poor soldiers of their gratuity. There was a lot of boasting about all the revenue from fines. A liquor store would be all right. In my community. if n were run properly, but. if not, It ls o. little worse than bootlegging. "Buy your books. buy your boose, pay n flue or in loll you moose." ‘rhotlanotlcredltiooxwgov- eminent. . A Mounted Policeman has’ rec- ently been stationed at. our local liquor stare, and so fur he l: keep- lul an eye to the books, which moons not so much liquor sold. so I suppose he will be recalled soon. as he la not. no uld to black marketv lug. Another proof‘ that we have moousbtnm is the scarcity at matures in some of our local '_ ._ ,1 one storokcapsr can get is __ao,\_at1t Deduction - l l , Hlditfllhlltfll.” ' Phillis? some or layono else MERE INCONVENIENCE Insurance brings the magic of averages to the rescue of millions. The alluring of each others burdens by way of insurance trends to reduce what. otherwise would be a catastrophe to s. merojncouvenlobce. -v (Winston Churchill) - llynilman & Co. Ltd. Insurance Since 1872 Offices: I Charlottetown - Summer-side - Montague This lo one of a series of advertisements for the ' Information of the insuring publlg MtUtCl-l 21. p948“. like it. And we wlll not. have to buy o. bottle “at the present ex- orbitant price" and gulp it, "thus becoming drunk" for fear oif pey- lng a flue ff ft Ls found in his pos- session. Our Liberal liquor low is rotten. I am. Sir, et.c.. " ’ SUFFICIENT. TRAINED TEACHERS Sin-In your issue of March l.) there was a letter by Leo P. cal- laghon on the importance at WBll equipped schools and the teachers we place in them. He deals wish each of these points separately. He outlines in detail what. con- stitutes a well equipped school Re teachers he writes in port:- "0ur wheels will be only as pro- gressive as the teachers we err.- ploy. . . that we should Insist that. only properly qualified tenche a should be hired." Then after specifying numerous obligations due the teachers by parents and community, he con- cludes with this question, “Do all or any of our schools conform so the desired pattern outlined anu to the teacher problem? If no‘. ivhy not?" New, Bit, I wish to inform M. Callaghan and all others inter- ested that. I know several school: which conform, with the exception of electricity, the film and radio to every other detail he outlined Also that. the communities and his specified obligations to the teacher. However, at present and in the recent past, in a very large per- centoge of these schools. the teacn- ers, though rcuurulflfllldGd by the Department to be fully trained and fully qualified, have been very. very incompetent. Hence to him and others. I reiterate his question. Why? Will they not see that. e very large percentage of the "so- called" properly qualified teache D ore not competent. Then I submit that most of the current effort be- ing directed at. parents and rate- payers would be n much greater service ff opplled- elsewhere. 1n your Forum of March l0 op- peared my opinions and sugges- tions regarding this vexing prob- lem of qualified ticaehe being h ompetent. Briefly it woe, that this is directly duo to lock of nuy or proper guidance and effeottvr supervision by the Department Therefore my sincere interns‘ should be evident and I beg M: Callaghan and tiho others. portfol- pating in the "let's look M Our Schools" sorter. to give QTQEAI consideration to this problem and to have their opinions of the ru- iion for it. and their suggestions for lolvtug, it. published in your valuable Ibrum. It they are really interested in improving our educations! symrri. surely they will not continue u: plnco all responsibilities - on the communities and" potent, not will they continue to ignore or tio make excuses for this tho most urgent other efforts mum In vslu unless \ conques- x ovAlis of liquor.‘ - vs us o s. mm ecu thotsilot o . when be fools the problem of fnaoaipouut hecti- ors ls solved. ' l l m. ltr. no. . IAIINI. parents conform ln every detail w- and important problem, because 1b., BIJSTICO PIONEEIIS The name Rustlco commemor- ates an early settler, Rene Rossi- aot, who come to Port la Jote m I784 from Avranchee, in Norman- dy, moving later to» the heed of Wheatley River. 'I'hese settlements are In Lots 24 and 33. ’I"be first. European settlers were French. but that it. was an Indian en- campment previously is indicated by the numerous stone axes, nr- row-heads and’ other relics found- ln the vicinity. No Mlcmac name for the district ts on record. The most prominent. name among the French was Gallant. but there were many others, such as Mar- tin, Peters. Dofron, Douoette, Buote, Blanchard, G-audet and .Geutler. Tlhese settled in Rustlco. Rustlco- ville, North Rustfco, Rustlco cross, Rustico Island and along the rlv ere and bays of Int 2s. They hua an abundance of flsh, game aiil timber, and‘ grew flax which, in their homes. they converted into coerce lfacn for domestic uses. They also raised their own tobac- co. When they made their little clearances the fertility of the soil was such that merely scratching the ground and sowing the seed was sufficient to produce great crops of potatoes, barley. wheai. Indian corn, and garden vegetables: ‘s. . ‘i Old Charlottetown And 2.1.1.) ( —- 6m. ' 41v nnsrrm gnocchi?” Oh come and see what ‘wondrous things Axe wrought at llhstor ilfml. How eagerly glad hearts lWlll New rlsings-Joy divine. .1811 from the earth new Iffo will spring ' With blade and bud and bloom. New beauty from apparent death That's hidden fn a. tomb. The heritage of that glad day W-hexi darkness was dispelled By empty tomb-by angels told And wondering eyes beheld. The first fruits of that. Easter morn By Word of God made known. The resurrection promise given To all in death are sown. For Chrlst arose with glory crowned To show the way to all. Through bleeding wounds trlulu-i pliant. love The sting of death dlssolvol. oNo grander theme can ever flow From out cathedral chime . Than the blast. hope of life beyond That comes ul: Easter time. -—B. Cromwell Hard!- The first settlers of British art gin to make permanent homes “in the district were the Mattieson family who come from Ross-shire Scotland, ln 1806. There were tlu-ce brothers, Roderick, Murdoch and John. They settled respectively at. Portage. Outer Bed and the north side of Wheutley River. Another finally, the Mocmlllans, settled o_r. the north side of the river. Mrs. MacMilllu, who lived to be a vet,- old womnn, could recall having or. two occasions slept with Flora Mai;- dohsld. the companion of the luck- lees Prince Charlie in his High lend waatPh-gs. The Blotoh fan». fly also came about this time, set- tling ptbyster ~l3ed where they carried on shipbuilding and farm- ing. _ , From about 1H0 Ind on. sever o1 Bullets-meshing families ur- rlvod and mode homes tn wnsi. was known “Anglo-Bullion. Such» mines u one“, fepoge. Clark Oruwell and Buutatn. have do: ts who are numerous tn the REIIEUE oyiityeniuo m I946 ,iv §l‘ll\'.l)i'l0 in; uzll w, {ll t1 today. “my other femu- fos settled at North Rusttoo, snot as the llolrures. Bernardo, Wool- ucrs. Middleton, Arthurs and Mc- Konsiles. ‘ senvros, Omen L... spun-so auanuniio. I'll-ll‘ GBNTLEMEH ‘Ill! IIOII lPIClAl-IZII U‘ FITTING CLOTIIING A! DIST ' IIOOMII YOU-MOI. THIS I! PERSONAL CQOTBING .|. r. rrsoriitnsoii s son (canon some (morn!) cum-so? a v d.