PAGEFOUR .. THE GUARDIAN Authorlaod In Second Clua Mall Post office Department, Ottawa. flu lIiInd Guardian Puhllohlng Co. President and Auociatn Editor. Ian A. Burnett. Aaooclnto Editor. Fl-Ink Walker. CIRCULATION "Coven Prince Edward lalnnd like the dew" "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Man the Weakest Ink". CHARIDTTETOWN. MONDAY. Mancini I0,” 1052 The team, Dunstan's University debating prising Messrs. Allan MacDonald and Walter Reid, scored a magnificent vic-. tory over the weekend at Ottawa, winning the Dominion championship after previous- ly winning the Maritime and Eastern Can- adian Intercollegiate contests. Their suc-; cess reflects great credit not only upon? themselves. but on their University and: Province for the splendid training they: have received. l The art of debating has in all civilized: countries been held in high repute. It calls; for clear. analytical thinking, wide and ac-i curate knowledge, and forceful and per-1 suasive expression. It is the gateway to. success for young men ambitious of enter-i ing public life. but it is also of great value, to professional men and to all who have- vicws to express on any subject of public, concern. This Province produced great or-' ators in the past, most of them trained in; debating assemblies which met regularly in- Charlottetown and other centres. Other; methods of instruction and entertainment have become more popular in recent years., but at St. Dunstan's the oldtimc standardsp have been consistently maintained, and its debating teams have given a good accounti of themselves in many Canada-wide com-1 petitions. They have been runners-up fort the Dominion championship, and now have won to the very highest place. While a source of great satisfaction to themselves, to their fellow students and to; their devoted instructors. their success is also something in which every Pl'iilceI:Zrl- ward Islander will take pride. Fiscal Nightmare in France It is fashionable on this continent to I shrug off as but a further manifestation of Gallic temperament the recurrent cabinet crises in France. The mounting frequency with which French governments take office, --only to fall a few days later, is however symptomatic of a malady far more serious than that. For it signifies. as the cir-I cumstances surrounding the defeat in the. National Assembly of the government of Premier Faurc indicate, an unwillingness on the part of the elected representatives of the people to recognize the consequence. of inflation. The Faurc government fell because the National Assembly refused to approve proposed 15'k tax increase necessary (oi provide funds for French rcarmamenti Thus. French participation in Eisenhower's, six-nation European army is put in jeopardy.i No less alarming is the fact that the; French Treasury is actually in the positioni where it must borrow cash to meet current, commitments. Inflation is 1iliilCi(iIl!.'A iii" roots of democracy itself in France. Nlcanwllilc. France's trade deficit con- tinues to climb to astronomical proportions. As it does. the value of the franc in world markets declines steadily. It is not difficult, against such a back-, ground, to understand why President Aureol is experiencing such difficulty ill finding a candidate for the appalling task of forming a government. Unless such a man is found, and found speedily, not only will the econ-y omic plight of France grow steadily worse. but the defences of the West will be put i even greater jeopardy. Farm Financing In the highly competitive world of to- day the farmer must have capital equip- ment far in excess of anything needed in earlier days. It is only by mechanization that farm labour can be. made sufficiently productive to warrant rates of pay com- parable to those of industry. This means that the whole question of farm financing must be reconsidered. The individuals who can or will invest suffic- ient money in a farm to make it a fully efficient economic unit are few indeed. Op- erating on borrowed capital is unsatisfac- tory even if possible because. the commit- ments to investors are necessarily rigid, whereas the returns from operations are subject to wldd fluctuation. What is needed :is the application of something like the joint stock company to the nccda of culture. Just as the tie- .vioo.of limited .,iiilltY'1lllll!'”nosa,lble the of indintl-y,'it would provide cap- "for tho may efficient farmers who are ,”killing two birds w EDITORIAL NOTES Potatoes are now the money-makers to those still fortunate in having them in store. 0 I 0 Now it is the nurses who are being or- lganized for the benefit of the sick. More important almost than the indispensible doctor, the nurse is, or should be, one of Iour leading citizens, engaging in a profes- !sion honoured and respected everywhere. 0 I I i The report that the Canadian Red Cross lfrce blood transfusion service has provided 282,136 Canadians with blood or plasma speaks highly indeed of the people of this country, as well as of the organization which was started in 1947. I I O I The National Advisory Council on Man- power proposes, among other things, that employers locating new plants might choose localities where the output would dovetail in with the local seasonal production peaks. Such development would certainly be ideal both from the workers' and employers' point of view but is far from easy to ac- complish. , 1 Serge Pavlovich Diaghilev. producer of Russian ballet, was born this date 1872. lie studied law. music and Russian art, found- ed an art periodical and gave an unsuccess- ful exhibition in Paris. He returned to Paris in 1909 with opera and ballet. The ballet, especially "Scheherazade", made a sensation and when produced in London revolutionized English stage-dancing. O O I Ill clearing the city streets after at snowfall one of the most important steps is making sure that fire hydrants are made quickly available for emergency. It is first necessary to be able to move the equip- ment to the scene but before any second- ary work is undertaken it should be ascer- taincd that the clearing of hydrants has been efficiently taken in hand. I City Councillor Johnstone succeeded in ith one stone" in his address on "Education Week". He showed the desirability of having an educated dem- ocracy to properly attend to the carrying out of civic affairs, which are, year by year, becoming more intricate and involved. It is essential that the electorate should take an intelligent interest in the welfare of the city. and to that end the electors should be provided with a fairly high standard of ed- ucat ion. 9 I Prime Minister St. Laurent's state- ment that, ”We have nothing up our sleeve,” and that the Government's whole pro- gramme for the session is contained in the Throne Speech is highly gratifying. There is no reason why business of the House' should not be dealt with effectively as it comes up, without the waste of time and energy which usually results from the sus- picion that each newly revealed item may be something being put over on the mem- bers. Canadian bred cattle, I-Iolsteins, Jerseys. Guernscys. and Aberdeen-Angus did re- markably well at the Cuban International Exhibition held in Havana. Our Holsteins and Jerseys made practically a clean sweep, capturing as many as 18 out of 20 classes. in this connection it may be noted that Prince Edward Island is shortly to have effective representation ill the Cuban cap- ital in the person of Mr. E. M. Robinson. manager of the Charlottetown Branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia, who will be leav- ing shortly on transfer to Havana. O O O The Federal Budget will not be brought down for a month yet. Evidently dissatis- ficd taxpayers are making Finance Minister Abbott's life a burden to him by persistent efforts to obtain concessions. He protests against auto manufacturers and tobacco lnanufaeturers appealing to M. P.'s to use efforts to influence the Minister and the Cabinet to that end. But unless the M. P.'s sit up and take notice of the prevailing dis- satisfaction, what is there to prevent Mr. Abbott becoming a dictator in addition to Finance Minister? It is a first duty of an M. P. to look after the interests of those who provide the wherewithal to run the coun- try. Though sales of passenger cars in Can- ada were down, shipments of made-in-Cam ada vehicles last year totalled 413,772 units, compared with the previous high of 390,836 in 1950, the Bureau of Statistics reports. V Vehicles for the domestic market totalled 346,992 units-241,220 passenger cars and 105,772 trucks-last year compar- ed with 357,527 units--260.653 passenger cars and 96,874 trucks-in 1950. The bureau said sales of British-mode vehicles in 1951 dropped to 31,896 units compared with 64,790, with passenger cars account- ing for most of the drop by slipping to 28,853 units from 60,260 in 1950. At the some time shipments of vehicles imported from the United States totalled 16,366 last PUBLIC FURUMA This column is open to the discussion by correspondents of questions of Interest. The Guardian does not necessar- ily end the opinion of l correspondents. NORTH RUSTICO SITUATION throughout the Maritime: and even other Provinces. are very symputh-I etic for the people (II North Rus-ll iico. over the inability of their, merchants to supply their needs, during a few snow storms. I also. feel sure that there must be ,ouiteI a. few business men on the Island; todav who are looklnl! to North. o-Q.-to-9-co-Q-sag-oo-5.-seq Tile Age-Did story i i i .-we-cog-locecog;-e obese-if i When the morning was calm-.i all the chief priests and elders oil the people took counsel against. Jesus to put. him to death. would like to say that the people, of North Rustico are worthy of! commendation for their splendid; co-operation; the ladies in con-I trolling their buying according to, supplies nvailable so that all coulrl be served. and the men for turn- ing out to help break the roads and haul supplies with their horses. Rustico as an ideal place to set up, Let. the Government of P. 15.1 give business. as they would have for us an even break with the mere competitors such helpless men that fortunately located communities on it would be a cinch. with a llttle.the Island and they will find that service to the public. to have .-very-ithe people of North Rustico are one dealing with them in u very not as helpless or unwllllnz to do short while. After reading in ccr-1 their share Ml (MY ll-"W0 be?" Pit” lain newspapers and hearing ovcl-,ilIrcd to be by 50m? TCCPM "W5 radios all the exaggerated stories cnmmentarid. about this community. it is diffic- ult to believe that anyone could ar- rive at anything else but the above conclusions. We do not know wl1cl'l' all Ulf wild stories came from. but WP would thank the Rcntleman who took it upon himself to report on the conditions of supplies lwwilabic me stores if. henceforth. I"; making such report, he confined it. to his own orcanizatioll nnd not take it. for granted that everyone is necessarily in the same position as he is. As fr as 0lll' organiza- tion is concerned we were never out of any more than two or three items at one time and at that for no lonszcr than a dav or so. We od- mlt that. it was trying and also very expensive to hire as many as sixteen lmrsps in three days to I70 to Hunter River. but at least WP have given our customers the best possible service. under m-cvnlllnrz circumstances, which. after all. is the main object, of a Comparative organization. Save for fuel which has been a most serious nroblenl even when roads were good I be- lieve that. cvcrvonc has wcaihrfffl thn storms fairly well. I hope that flip Department or Public, Work will not. mL-lntrrprcl mv letter and think that I am not interested in havlmz the roads open- ed to Rrstico. I most certainly am and I feel that a nlnuzh should be stationed either at Hunter River or Rusttco to begin work on this road as soon as a storm is over. If this had been the case our road would have been opened for two or three days between the first and lr '. storms. We do, not feel. how- ever. that this service should be given to us for reason of I-xazaerah cd circumstances but should be szlven on the basis that we. estat- "layers, are justifed in demanding t My reason for writing this letter is not to criticize those who might have acted in good faith. but ra- ther to point out that we are not as helpless as might have been an- ticipated to give the public the service that they have a right. to geag FROM THE PIJOUGII Thou seem. the dawn'a grave orange hue. With one pole streak like ycllow sand. And over thIt. I vein of blue. The air is cold above the woods: All Iilcnt is the earth Ind Ky. Except. with hi5.own lonely mood: The bl kbird holds I oolloquy. Over 1 broad hill creeps a bum. Like hope that gild: I good menu brow; ' And now the nostril- lurcun of stalwart. horses come to plough. Ye rigid Plounlrmen. bear in mind Your labor is for future hours: Advance - more not - nor look behind Plough ueqfina much: with all your povwcrsi ascends by ilck of means. year compared with 5,421 the year before. I am. Sir. etc., J.G. GAUDIN. Manager. People's Ca-op Ass'n. Ltd. North Rustlco. FARM PROBLEMS Sir,-I hesitated at first to use the term heading this urticle as a topic for discussion, because it has become so hackneyed, shop-worn; and o mmonplace from over-use; that I feared the main reaction would be the exclamation "At. It, Again!" and all effort. to provoke consideration would be by-passed. However, that is one of the prob-. lamb of a writer, even an occas-1 lonol correspondent to your For- um: to secure and retain the people's attention. But there ARl:li such things as fnrm problems oudl not only the farmer concerned is nffcctcd, but the entire populncei of the state, indirectly in many instances but. nevertheless within; the range and reached. So as no apologies are in order may we" proceed with the discussion. l Then: is not. much to be gained; by continually harping on the fact of farm problems unless it if: known what. they are and then: endeavor to do something abouti them. Tile following might be' suggested as those of major coll-. : Commencing with i (1) Lack of operating capital. and followed by (2) High cost of' equipment; 1 (3) Shortage of man power; (hi Locating markets for fann pro-. ducts; I (6) High coat. of transportotionp (6) High coat. of fertilizers; ('1) Dearth of producer market- ing ' Lions; (8) Excessive cost. of livestock feeds. The first five of these involve legislative action and co-opera-, tion, but solutions for the remain-, big three are within the capacity, of producers themselves. 0fcourae' vidual that may invite community action but cannot be considered more than indirectly of Provincial or Pedenl Government concern The entire eight specified prob- lems do not ncceua 3:, apply to individual farmers, nor do they, also there would be I complete tie-up 'in production; but where they do apply, even in put, there should be a loosening up that would permit a much needed in- crease in roductlon. But. there is one over: problem that faces every farmer in the country and constitutes the gamble in farm- ing. There is no way of determining definitely how to do the right thing It the right time. Some- tlmea rouonlng will prove I use- ful guide, but II I general rule, credit is given to old Lady Luck whenever Inythlng approaching the miraculous oocul-I. It iI not the intention to die- cuu theta Ipooiiled problems on this occasion nor to explore for woyl and menu by which they can be dllperlod. It II not I one mIn Job. But. they are deoerving of consideration by some author- lfr capable of giving I lead that will eventually terminate in I mcuunof Ialuronoo to the form- tob Pro- II -lu.-lma I-lonry Horne. prawuro, operating efficiently un- lorganlzntlon may be only an ab- Libm-40f-fQ&G9WtC Old Charlottetown (And r. 1:. l. ) CURRENCY REFORM From :1 letter from Loni Kim- berley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to Lieutenant Governor Robinson, 14th November. 1871: "I have been in communication Sir m I'm sure that many people-ldcmond of us. In conclusion, I Will! the 1-OMS C0lll"llS5l0l"'l”5 Of the Treasury on the subject of the Art of the Legislature of Prince Edward Island to establish a dec- imal system of currency in this Island.' Th:-ir Lordships have ob- served that this Act contains no provision fixing the amounts to which silver and cnpprr coins re- spectively may he tendered in any one payment, and they have sug- gested that the limits prescribed in section 7 of the Canada Act, Cap. 4, of H371. should be adopt- ed in Prince Edward Island. viz: 310 for silver and 25 cents for copper coins. o "It appears to their Lordships that the 'Americlln gold dollar', mentioned in Schedule A of the Act. should be defined e.g., as 'fhe Gold Dollar of the United States of America. coined after 1st July, 1834, and before lst of January, 1852. or after the latter date. but of the same weight nnd standard of fincness.' And they consider that it would be heticr to ex- clude all silver Foreign coins from circulation in the Colony, but that if the Mexican and Span- ish Dollars be admitted, those coins should be strictly defined. ”Thelr Lordshlps conclude by recommending that the Legisla- ture of Prince Edward lslzlnd should pass an amended Currency Act in accordance with the .pl'D- visions of the Canada Act." der capable and inspired leader- ship, could perform miracles in the field of agriculture in Prince Edward Island. Such an ideal in Jectlve to aspire to. but the extent to which organization falls short of that ideal. is indicative of the degree of fnllurc that may be an- Ucilmicd. Any organization. llighi llressurcd into a precarious exist.- cncc. consisting of I minlma minority membership nf the farm- ers and offlcered only by gun. ables of curtnllcd experience and background. cannot be expected to endure. Under such circumstances it can be readily appreciated how an error in judgment in assess. ing the individual significance of the from problems enumerated and selecting therefrom the one of least. immediate importance, for the concentrated attention of the organization. might boomerang. Justification for such a deduction lippears to be rather evident in an incident of recent occurrence. DCIDW-' any propaganda to the contrary. farmers of Prince Ed- ward Island are at the moment in the worst state of co-operative l i it is only by an extreme pro- cess of revolutionary evolution, can even a semblance of the for- mer majestic co-operative grInd. eur be restored. l I am. Sir, etc., J. A. GILLIES. ..m......g:gg V0l.UN'l'AllY wasrrz Sir.-A child who throws bread away on the Ichool grounds II he- lglnning one of the most baneful habits in our modern society. and ,ought to be carefully corrected. In It land like Canada where there is such an overflowing abundance of all good thIngI.'our ingratiiudo in all too apt to be shown In wnaiefulnou. in one form or another. Wasting food ag- money in an insult to God by Whore mercy then glfil are giv- en Ill. Do we not know that in many landl. just an worthy-an 'we. are people who are dying fa: want of what we do not value. because we have them in such ahundancc. Parents and ieachcra do well to teach their children that wanting in an evil. that is apt to lead to serious consequences. Perhaps. more than half the people who depend upon an old In ponIioI hIva, in their younger flan. lot Illp through their flngerl. vam- ihty are living from hand to 3'3: 570.00. In Canada 650 millions, in per caplta of 543.00. That these three ml ,the 12 billions wasted on fully. ihounnda pl dollan. Now. Then is I national interest in having the capital of the good old Dominion of Canada repre- Ianted It tbccoronatton bylidayor Whitton. There in no one in can- Id.I more fitted in personality, dlltinction and democratic flneue than this lady Mayor of Ottawa, to be present It the Empire! most colorful pueInt..-(St..CIth- erlnea Standard.) There is I fouling of Spring in the Ilr. While there is Itill mow in the residential districts and we are still wearing our Winter clo- thing, I subtle difference has crept. into the atmosphere. The daylight hours have lengthened to the extent where it is now poa- Ilble to finish a day's work before darkness completely settl. It will take a few weeks before spring actually makes her arrival, but at least. "old man Winter" is begin- ning to bow out.-(Brockville Re-, cordcr Ind Times). The average office staff, am-' ployed full time, actually in on the Job 19 percent. of the hours in the year. This ngure is arrived at. by taking 35 hours as the work week, less 70 hours off for annual holiday. less 66 hours for eight statutory holidays. less an average of three holidays not statutory (that Monday when July 1 is on Tuesday. etc.) Nineteen percent. of working time does not. include time out. for coffee, or tea. or casual illness, or lateness (which may be offset by overtime). "Or talking to friend on telephone or plain and fancy lonflng. (The office where this is being typed knows nothing of this last.) Cur- ioualy many young wolncn who graduated from office work ten or fifteen years ago and are now keeping house for husband and children are for the most part happily slaving for maybe 59 per- cent. of the hours of the year, or around 14 hours per day, includ- ing Sundays, holidays and Christ- mas. Especially Christmas.-(The Printed Word.) Delegation of Vnncouver cliizensi who interviewed Attorney General Gordon Wismer to urge a lower car license fee was on solid mouth nnd quite unable to help needy causes. Young people are apt to think that spending in I sign of gener- osity. It may be. but quite often it is very foolish, leading to painful regrets later on. A diffi- cult iesson to teach nnd more difficult to learn. There are many forms of was- tefulness but in countries that God has most richly blest of nil the world. viz. United States. Canada and Great. Britain. there is one form of waste so vast and so unwarranted that it surpasses all wmprehension. In the United States last year wus spent. over 8 billion: in drink. fl per copiltn of s80.00. In Great Britain about billions. I per capltn of is, in nation: whom God blest above nil nations, over 12 billion: are being spent nn- nually in drink, that, as science admits. has no food value and does incalcuablc mischief. No human mind can comprchcnt the vastness of such waste; and for the most part it is voluntary ox- pcndlture. There is another incalculable sum of money that these nations are compelled to spend. It was an- nounccll a few days ago ihnt N. A. T. 0. would require 300 hil- lions this coming year, the larg- est. amount. ever spent in peace- time on Iny project. Who knows what connection therp is between drink and the billion: Ipent under the compulalon of military prepar- nilnn? "No connection whatever", some will Icy. But. do we suppose that God takes no account of money wasted nm'l' worse than wasted, when he has in the world so many starv- ing, rugged and uniaught child- ren? lie cares infinitely; and when he looks down. in pity, upon these neglected children of His does He not think of the billions of money that me nel- flahly wasted? in he anylng: "in- asmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these ye did it not to Me." Another thing we have to think about. Communism thrives on poverty, and its consequent un- rest. In India, for example, Com- munllm iI making dangerous pro- gress. due to grinding poverty and bitter unrest. Promise: of better days mightily attract those wretched people. if our surplus bllllonl could have been -spent Judicloualy among such people. for years back. Communism. to- day, would not have a leg to stand upon. People who waste money in drink don't. give to nltrulatic caulu. True. and yet, all involved, Ilnco around. The group, 3k0edB'C Automobile or A 10 the present 's2ouccehmfg.1," '”,;”.” ” columbla motorlata probabl "um most heavily .of my m YN 9” America for the "pnyu 9.9"" driving a car. On top 0, fife mot freight charges for can and '7'" inherent in our geognpmc lam” ance from manufacturer: m' loaded with the ' Bllonsorcd by Associa tion , license fee scale in Canad registration fee (highest ads). 35 for I driver's ll 10 cents on every gallon line. As an extra wallop, 3" "W8 3 percent. (sale: new and used can, and parts and equipmcntF(va Province.) 3- B Sill in Can. cense.and of gum. W8 pay tax) on on all ncouvcr It. has been o lnlly announced child eilzm. tlve of the Royal Ag,,c,,mf"' Winter Fair are toying mu, 31 idea of keeping the fair open ' the Sunday that falls between rim Opening and the closing date: Life today. in and around an" large Canadian city, would pretty well uphold the executive of thy Royal in their so-called broad: mlndedncu, and it. is no ion e- unusual to see farm people wofkr ing on the Sabbath. Many neg; operations are costly Vieqvgd I, emergent and unhappily there is an element in the farm pgpuh, tion that. no longer hides behlmi that excuse. However, in gm, of W0 Eillfllls exceptions here and there the core of the Canaan" agricultural population is orthodox in its concepts und religious ln 1., thinking. If organized nnd omc ial agriculture gave consent to an open Sunday at the Royal 1; would be an out and out deflan, Of the deep-l-cored traditions 2,- lhe Tumi Dopuilllioll.-iP'ni'fll('l'; Advocate.) Mr. James Harilc ML, Mllcl-End. has menlfbiled IA hr: crop hazard. mice. Groin that has ibeen in the swath or stock all Winter is being dcslroygd mice in their millions". And at the some time Mr. Hnrtlcy mg drawn attention to the cause or to a cause. He recalls that an'1n. tensivo war against coyotes ha been waged for the past couple or V0101. with a good deal of public money going into the war, and thousands of coyotes have been taken out of circulation. Coyotes feed largely on mice. sheep men are mostly responsible for the anti-coyote campaign. These wild dogs haven't been bothering othcr types of farm liIcatock to any great extent, although chlclmfg and perhaps the odd calf have been taken. But the loss in wheat, caused by killing coyotes. may be much greater than the loss in sheep which would have been caused by not killing coyotes. It's always dangerous to upset nut- ul-e's balance.-(Calgary Albert- an.) hby every citizen of the nations is in- volved ln this waste, who will deny but. that God is taking lir- count of it and holding us all responsible? ; I am, Sir. ale. W. l. GREEN. Stanley Bridge. SEEKING ERWIQYRIIZNT sir.-Instead of our rovcrnmenl talking about labour shortages. especially during the sprlnz. why not do something about it. ll'h.vdn they give employment on rmd maintenance machines to larlnfl-1 and not. to men who need the work Ind who have to leave the Prov- ince to look for jobs? I am I Vet who served for flu years. four of which were served overseas. and since I came home I haya applied for I number of jobs, and have been told that were no openings. even though I have good reccmmmdaflnns. 1 applied to the Delmrtuu-ni of Public Works on several nrcasions. but was told there were no r.ilfll' lngs, even though on I-no nreaslonl men were taken on I few dnrs Ii' ier. once in less than R week. in- cluding a neighbouring famil- who loft his farm work to do so- He is a non-vet and has "01 ll” the experience that I've Md- My nIme is registered at the Unemployment Office and in one time I mIde enquiries through ill? Legion for I Dominion Govern- ment. job. but got. no satisfaction. and like I lot of other men. I half had to leave the Province at dif- ferent times in order to earn I living. so why not let our Government give these jobs to men who need them. and let the flrmers star 0" their farms, and perhaps W" won't be so many lcavins ii" Labrador in the Snprinr. r I am. Sir. etc. arm. Anorrum VET Stanhope P I. I ATTENTION FARMERS Until further notice our feed warelmusc will be open ONLY on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS from 9:00 AM. to 11:30 AM. Signed: o ViII.'lslIiliE nillmllc co. NCYHCE il hereb 18th, 1952. It 10:00 City Building has been fixed the hearing of all Appeals against Civic Valuat Assessments. s van that. Tuesday. in the Court Room II the time and P1399 ions for; and; i J MARCH" 10. 1952 .4- fNotes By The Wayr,