. liuillii sfiflfl. “Ii”. I I. I . .. , : - .. skabkufll-Qflmru». e-I-SA». e~._____. .~s-. THE GUARDIAN, 74a i?’ %efiémm WINTER FIELD CHARLUFFETUWN . _ Hardened To It .r- NOVEMBER 30, i949 m Pr." l5 FOUR "frills GUARDIAN Morning Dally (Fuunilell In HIM) Aulhnrlzril u» Sues-uh (‘Intel .\Ill\l, Poll OHM‘! Ilvllu t m, Oltnuu. The lssLunI t lliln Pulill-iilln] 1'0. Edlhlr ulul .\li\lI lug Uirrvlur, J. R. llurnell. Adam-lulu Editor, Frillill “hiker. an amusing anecdote about a retired pro-l fessor, in whose honour a function had been arranged by grateful former pupils. Ont such gentleman, who appeared to have prospered in later life but was by no means outstanding in his class, thanked his old teacher profusely. I-Ie recalled particularly the professor's dramatic interpretation of From‘ The Cotter's Saturday Night 1'» afloovuio uw By Robert Burns cannula rm. I can ____ 1 oo l‘l' mom w own oooasrer.’ w. I». "The Strangest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest lnk" Sorrow on the acres, November chill blswl loud w!’ But now the w PPQr crowm the“, Saint Andrew's death occurred at Patras, ibout the year '70 A.D. From Patras, three renturies later, l1is relics were taken to Jonstantinople, and thence, when the city fell to the Crusaders from the West, to Amalfi in Italy. According to legend they were takcn by Acca, Bishop of HCXlltlill, to the Pictish King Angus between T31 and 761, and buried where the city of St. An- drews now stands. Saint Andrew is mentioned in Scripture as one of Christ's earliest disciples, zealous in propagating the faith and in enduring martyrdom for it. His high ideals and noble effort have been an inspiration to suc- ceeding ages—to none more so than the Scots, who have honoured him as their patron saint for centuries. Today's observ- ance of the anniversary will be world wide, and will stiffer nothing through distance from the land in which it took its rise. Tonight a special treat is in store for those attending the St. Andrew's Day dinner under the auspices of the local Calcdonian Club. The toast to “The Day" will be re- sponded to by the Hon. Angus L. hlacdon- ald, Premier of Nova Scotia, an outstand- ing Canadian who is proud not only of his Highland ancestry but of his ability to speak Gaelic fluently. His father's people came from Invcrness-shire more than a ce11- tury ago, and his grandfather was for 1111111)." years Speaker of the Prince Edward Island Legislature, and at the time of his (loath represented an Island constituency in the House of Commons. This makes Premier Macdonald not only an honoured guest, but “one of our ain." His career in public life has reflected credit upon his ancestry, both at Ottawa, where he held the onerous port- folio of Naval Minister during the war, and in his native Province where he assumed the government leadership first at the age of forty-three. Throughout Canada he is known as the leading champion of Maritime claims, and also as one of the most clo- quent and pleasing after-dinner speakers. An authority on many subjects, he is reported- ly at his best when speaking on a Scottish theme. As on other occasions, too, the Haggis will be ushered in with the time-honourczl ritual, and other post-prandial speeches will reflect the modest pride the Scot. takes in his national heritage and achievements. Mr. Gardner's Statement Addressing the opening session of FAO in Washington, Agriculture Minister Gar- diner is quoted as saying that this country no longer had a surplus of food for the export market. The impression he left, says the Ottawa Journal, must not have been very complimentary to Canada, for the people he was talking to knew very well what the farmers of Canada can do, Dr. Patterson went on to say that this kind of superficial knowledge was not what students at Prince of Wales College were en- couraged to ‘acquire. “Those who get their diplomas from this institution have not marked the end of their educational activi- ties," he said. “They have merely sharpened their faculties while they have been here, and they have gone on to secure further education for themselves." For this well-merited tribute Dr. Steel has in late years been chiefly responsible. Under his successor and former pupil, Prin- cipal lylacliinnon, the good work is being continued. The curriculum may change from time to time, but the broad basic principles of a rounded education are kept in mind. EDITORIAL NOTES II. R. H. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, born this date, 1902. O I O St. Andrews Day, when Scots discard their wanted modesty and openly admit the superiority of all things Scottish. I I I Newfoundland is facing the shutdown of its secondary industries, bedding, shoes, clothing and paper bags. The other Mari~ time Provinces went through the process a long time ago, but hope that with the iron ore deposits of the Labrador as a backlog. the tenth Province will make more satis- factory and rapid adjustments. O O It is curious that when winter comes and with it the need for rubber footgear, we continue to wear the outdoor shoes of other seasons, pulling over them the extra protection against wet and cold. It would be a most independent individual who habitually wore, say, household slippers while not actually tramping through wintery streets. Congratulations are due Mr. Alfred Pickard upon his appointment, as successor to Mr. J. LeRoy Holman, Suinmerside, as a director of the Bank of Canada. It is a wcll deserved honour, for Mr. Pickard has been long one of our outstanding business men. We should now be certain to have a branch of the Bank relocated here. I I O Egg prices on November 25 this year and previous years. The prices quoted be- low are for Grade A Large. At Montreal and Toronto the prices are those at which graded shipments are selling to wholesalers. At other points quotations are prices to shippers for ungraded eggs. and have done, in the way of production. As a result of heavy Government buy- ing of certain commodities and somewhat shaky contracts with the United Kingdom, surplus foodstuffs are not an immediate problem in this country; but that condi- tion is purely artificial and could change within a few months. Given th slightest encouragement the farmers of Canada. could soon produce food for export. _ The Canadian farmer finds himself in an ambiguous situation today. His prices are largely controlled by Government buy- ing and contracts yet these are only being negotiated and prices announced at almost the last minute. This has been true for years, and largely as a result there has been a gradual decline from wartime production peaks. The farmer must plan in an atmos~ phere of uncertainty in the one business that requires some confidence for an all-out effort. Brave promises were made to fann- ers during the war and now they see the whole edifice collapsing because of a world currency muddle which few of them even pretend to understand. 0r. Stool Honoured Members of the Government and Prince of Wales College faculty honoured them- selves Monday night in paying tribute to Dr. G. D. Steel, who served the College and the educational interests of this Province so faithfully during his years as teacher, vice principal and principal. He was particularly concerned in‘ giving students that broad perspective which is attained through the humanities; and thbse privileged to study the classics of English literature under his guidance were fortunate indeed. On the occasion of the opening of the present P. W. C. building in 1933 Dr. Pat- » ton-non, president of Acadia University, gave 1949 1948 1947 Montreal . . . . . . . . 5O 52-54 SOLQ-Sl Toronto . . . . . . . . 47-48 51 481/1-49 Winnipeg .. . . . . .. 44 45 43 Vancouver . . . . . . 46 57 40 Edmonton . . . . 46-51 48 41 Regina 5O 48-50 42 Charlottetown . . . . 46 51 46-46 V: I I O Rt. Hon. Winston Leonard Spencer Chur- chill, British statesman, born this date 1874, son of Lord Randolph Churchill; has filled many roles-soldier, war correspondent, novelist, lecturer, politician; educated at Harrow and Sandhurst; served with the Spanish forces in Cuba; in the Soudan, in the South African War. In 1900 he enter- ed parliament as a Conservative, but in 1904 joined the Liberals, and was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911. He entered the first Coalition, and in 1917 became Min- ister of Munitions in Lloyd George's Coal- ition; subsequently became Prime Minister, and now is virtual head of the Conservative Party and foremost voice in the House of Commons advocating British policy in post- war restoration. I Successful doctors are still those who de- pend on the providence of God, says a Vien- nese doctor, who believes “the unseen hand of God” helps make an operation success- ful. He has won the highest honor bestowed by the International College of Surgeons, the title “Master of Surgery." Dr. Hans Finsterer of Vienna is the fifth surgeon to be awarded the honor in the college’s 14- year-old history. Finsterer, 72-year-old professor at the University of Vienna, has performed more than 20,000 major opera- tions. He told the annual assembly of the College's United" States Chapter that al- though considerable progress haa been made in medicine and surgery in the past few years "all advances are not sufficient in themselves to insure a happy outcome in every operation." “Of late years, unfortun- ately, many patients and doctors have lost the conviction that all things depend on the providence of God," he said. O O Rooks and their wives, Follow the plow team The old man drives; And troops of starlings, A-tittle-tat and prii , Follow the rooks That follow him. —A. E. Ooppara. ‘$0M? Old Charlottetown (And r. r. I.) 125 YEARS AGO “On Tuesday the 30th. ult., being St. Andrew's Day, a Levee was hold at His Excellency the Lieu- tenant Governor's quarters, which was humorously attended. "In the aftehioon, thirty-four gentlemen dined at Mrs. Bagnalls, to celebrate the day. William Johnston-e, Esq., in the chair. who was ably supported by Mr. Ewen Cameron as croupier. His Ex- cellency the Lieutenant Governor and His Honour the Chief Justice, honoured the company with their presence. The dinner was excel- lent. nor was ‘the great chieftain n‘ the pudding, race’, Scotch Hag- gis. forgotten. “In the course of the evening the Lieutenant Governor, the hief Justice, the President. Vice Pre- sident John Stewart. Esq, the Rev. iVfr. Fitzgerald, and the High Sheriff severally addressed the company on their healths being diwink. Mr. Robert Hodgson in a neat speech on behalf of himself and Mr. Paul Mabcy, returned thanks on the health: of the new- ly elected members for Charlotte- town being toasted. A variety of notional and conlvivlal songs and toasts in the course of the even- ing add-sci greatly to the hilarity of the festive scene. “A little before twelve His Ex- cellency withdrew. and was some time after followed bv the Chief Justice and some other gentle- men. but a resolute band of about twenty rallied around t-he Presi- dent ‘till the morning was well advanced." -—P"inco Edward Island Regis- ter, Dec. 4, i824. Coal Subsidies (Moncton Transcript) The proposal announced by Trade Minister Howe that Parlia- ment will be asked to enact legis- lation authorizing federal loans not exceeding $10,000,000 in all to assist the coal mining industry in the Maritime: shows recognition of the need for governmental aid to give stimulus to an industry that forms a considerable segment of Maritime economy. The government's plan would have three-quarters of the amount, or $7,500,000, go to assist the larg- est operators—-Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation and its subsidi- arlcs-in the installation of mod- ern, mechanized equipment to facilitate mostly all underground operations, including digging, load- lng, transport and elevating coal to the pithead. The balance, $2,500,000 will be for use of the other mining com- d“ -- Notes By PJf-‘Jf-‘u Some 40 per cent of boys ofyld and 15 who wished to join the Navy were rejected because of their failure to pass a simple edu- cation test, Captain G. N. Brewer, Director of Naval Recruiting, told reporters at the Edinburgh naval recruiting center. Some ivcre un- able to spell correctly three ivorcls out of 20, while others could not acid simple fractions, such as three- quarters plus one and a quarter. —The Manchester Guardian. There was a time when the in- fant mortality rate in Newfound- land was about twice as high as the 62 per 1,000 live births rc- ported by the Child Welfare As- sociaticii for last year. But that does not make the present rate any less shocking. Only in New Brunswick. among all the pro- vinces of Canada, was the index figure higher but that was in i046 and the Maritime Provinces may have been able to reduce iLs rate substantially during the past two years. The Canadian average in i946 was 47 which was much too high but well below the New- foundland figure-St. John's News Mr. Garson and Mr. McGregor by their falling-out have provided a neat fifth-act climax for the lang-drawn-out farce of combines investigation _in Canada. When bureaucrats fall out the average citizen sometimes gets a glimpse of the truth. In this case the truth is that the legislation and machinery for combines investi- gation in Canada have never been anything more than window dress- ing, a sop by the politicians to the popular hatred of trusts and com- blnas which had a greater vogue in the early years of the century than it has today—Winnipcg Tri- bune. Your garden soil In hungry for leaf mould and persons can start conservation right at home. Leaves con-lain organic matter, nitrogen. minerals, phosphorus. potash and calcium; all valuable elements in increasing the fertility of the soil. Instead of burning the leaves, c NNVuH-‘l-‘l- n NFu55 The Way - en down with water, and then add alternately two inah layers of soil. The trick is to keep the compost pile hollow in the centre so that the rain will soak in. In a few months the result will be a loaf mould ready to apply to the sail of ihe garden. With all the talk of conservation these days, this is a good conservation practice, one a person can carry on right in his own backyard. — Brockvllic Re- corder and Times. The voluntary efforts being put forivnrd by trappers in the Sud- bury district to exterminate wolves inert-by protecting their trapping grounds, is evidenced in a new story in the Star last week. The story told of Wallace McKee, pre- sident of the New Ontario Trap- pers‘ Association, and a compan- ion, Victor Growbargcr, who car- ried out a diligent hunt in tihe Thur Lake district for the pre- dators. The two hunters bagged only four wolves in two weeks, resorting to traps, snares and guns, and have reached the con- clusion that the wolvcs have chased the deer out of the area and have themselves deserted the district. Mr. McKee estimates that one big wolf will kill l0 deer in a season and he suggests that some form of predator control should be instituted. The thought is one worthy of consideration by the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests when trappers show a willingness to voluntarily devote time to tho destruction of wolves. —Sudbury Star. ,_.,_¢ FARMERS SPBOCKETS and REDUCTION DRIVES for GRADERS and ESCALATERS. SAW MANDRELS PUMP JACKS V-BELTS and V-PULLEYS _ LELAND ELECTRIC MOTORS STRAW HLO\VERS SI-IAFTING and BEARINGS Always in Stock at -- - the o enin scene. from “Hamlet". “Th t Wl ' . UII.~\RI.OTTE'I"O\\’N. WEDNESDAY. xov. so. i949 , p ,g i" s - Angd; JR? “KW, °“*‘"Y.‘°“‘“' ‘lmvls board. __________.L ______ __ \\as marvellous, the ex-siudent said; I Through m ‘mgltypmorlxlld The shortnlnr; winter-day l: near The lmlesome Dunne,‘ m: - have often wondered how that story came e ' “ m"; Swtlirs food: ‘ ' “l ‘I Salli! Alltlrevlf S My out," A flock o; the dark bind‘ Theurgirgimbgclasta retreatlni frae The sowpe their only hawkie deer their repose: our goes. an end, Collects his ED511951 and his heel. Hoping the morn in to spend, And weary, o'er At. length his 10ml in view, tree; Th‘ expectant wee stucher through To meet. thclr Dad, noise un’ Blee- His clean hearth-nu wlfle’s Smlle. knee, beguile. Belyve, the Eldfil‘ dropping l". roun'; Some ca’ the lJlQUB some tenlle rln Their eldest llfille. woman-grown. 1n yoiilhfu’ bloom, in her 0'0, brnw new gown. Or deposlte her To in hardship be. with joy unfclgnki sisters meet. An’ each for father's spicrs‘. noticed fleet; or hears: hopeful yeerii view. her slicers, Gers auld elaes well’; the new; But hark! a rap co quires his name. While Jenny hnfflln speak; Wl’ kindly welcome, him hen; A struppln‘ y v ill; mother's e e; den; fnther crack The flaws wl’ joy, weel behave; The blaek'nlng trains o‘ crawl to The toll-worn Cotter free his lab- This night his weekly moll is at the course does hameward bend. Beneath the shelter of on aged They round the lngle form a circle wide; llllflll. lflddlln‘. The sire turns o'er, wl’ patriarchal grace, wl‘ fllchterln’ The big ha’-bible, ance hi; (Ml-ma. pride: His wee bit ingle, bllnkln’ bonnllle. The “gplng infant prattling on his Does n’ his weary klaugh and care An- mgkgs him quite forget MS labour an‘ his toll. At service out, among A cannle errand to o flellwr lfll-V"? Comes home, pcrhnps to shew I salt-won penny- fee, help her parents dear, if they The social hnurs, swlft-yvlngd, un- Each tells the uncos that he lee! The parents, partial, eye Anticipation forward The mother, vl‘ her needle an‘ look amulet as The father mixes a’ wl' admonition due. . . the 5°01‘? _ grandeur springs. Jenny, who ken: the meaning 0 Th“ make; her loved at homo, the 50ml’. _ revered abroad: Tells how n nelbor lad cam oer Pflm,“ and mm! "e bu; m. llle m0". breath of klni-Zi. T0 do some "rmlldsi and convoy 'An honest man's the noblell Wfllll her hnme. o; (1053 , The wily mother sees the conscious And canes‘ ‘n h“ virtue-a hm. llflme enly road, l Sparkle in Jenny's e'e, and flush The Collage luv" (h; palace fat 1 her cheek; hohlnd; l Wl’ heart-struck anxious care, in- Weel pleased tha mother hears it's naa wild worthless rake. Blythe Jenny ces the vi|lt'| no ill t pleughs, and kye. The youngsters urtlcss heart o'er- But blate and lulthfu’, scarce can The mother, wi’ a woman's wile-l. rnaiffordi n1 11 Y0“ e allan Thehggrsgogimgs ‘crtlclllxly chow; . mental mood, n comp“ “’ iziiz.iir'=..ltf- ‘r Andnaféohg’? prest, and aft h, c“ Theteflriugnl wlfle, gorrulom, ‘m his mattocks, ease and rest moor. his How, irwas a towmond auia my llflt was l’ the bcli. The cheerfu’ serious face y cot appears supper done’ M, His bonnet rev'rently l; laid “m, His lyflft buffets wearing thin an: bare; Those slrnins that one; did sweet in Zion glide“ He wales a portion with _l'llllCl0\ll care, And ‘Lot us worship God" h, 15v‘ with solemn alr_ ' ne, his thrifty They chant their urtless notes l» simple guise; They tune their hearts, by fal- ll“ noblest nim: Perhaps Dundee] measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy M the name; Or noble Elgln beets the heal/n. ward flame, The sweetest far in Scotln‘: holy bnlrns come the farmers h, some herd, wild vmrblln| their Jenny. lore sparkling lnys. Compared xvlth these, Italian trill: are tame; The tickled ears no heartfelt rap- tures raise; Nae unison has they Creator's praise. . , with our broth". and Then homeward all take off theli several ivay; “you”! kmdly The yaungllng cottagern retire to rest: The parent-pair their secret ham 08c D"?- And proffer up to Heav'n tlif wnrm request, Th“ He who stills tho elnmorous nest. And clerks the lily fair in flavor! pride, Vl/ould, in the way Ills WNW! see; the best, For them and for their little one! provide; Bu! chiefly in their hearts will grace divine Plfsllh- their raven.‘ points the “l” gcmly m From scenes like these old 560W! What. is cumbrous load, Dlsgulsing aft. the Wfelfll l" llll‘ man kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wicked- ness refln‘di n lordlinfls pomp? l i s is afraid to Jenny brings O Scotlal My deer. m! "u" I soil‘. “ he takes the For whom my warmest Wllll v Heaven is sent! I u’ l Lung may thy hnrriy sons c l‘ tic toll B9 blest with health, and awn-g content! And O may Healven t live; preven From luxury‘: ¢°"“‘5‘°n' we“ m‘ I and 0W1‘. l a of horses. heir Ilfllpl. I vile, Then, howe'er crowm and coronell pastel: 551C}! as: the Marittiiinre Coal pile them (m thi- (Qfnpngt heap in THOMAS H: BISHOP & SON b em an ai way ompany o oggins, _ d _ 1T] 1h ~ 1 ._ _0_ _ 5° can spy ¢ l” - m N. S, the Intercolonial Coal Com- Isfahan $21,, 155,05 §§“,,,_"ll,,f,§,_ P n“ l“ gunman‘ What. makes the youth use boshfu’ A vlrtllfiu! P°P"l"°° m” m‘ ' ' pany of Pictoii County, the In- —~ ~— an‘ sna grave; ' Wlllle- y“ n! H" mu“ , verncss coal mines-which have Weel-pleaaed to think her bulrnl And ntund axlsjwd m. been operated largely under Nova 115090180 llk! U16 lBW- - ' the“ m“ ' ' Scotia government subsidy for ‘ ...--- some years past-—and the various coal companies in New Bruns- D S wicks Minto and Chipman areas. p R 0 F E S S u A L C A R The federal ministry's projected plan of financial aid is implement- ing, in part. the recommendations , ' of the long investigation conducted ' i‘: by the Royal Commission more ' than two years ago. Lacking chfls. R. bf. J. c, Gflnflflli greatly in modernized mechaniza- tion, it was then pointed out that ‘A’ B. SC- thls constituted the main bugbear BABBISTEB, SOLIOITOB, DENTIST to quantitative output by Marl- NOTARY, I "and Bung“ time collierlea — and in some Intern Trust liulldlfll “l fir,“ (km-go 5t cases uneconomic operations. , OHABLOTTETOWK DENTAL X-RAI‘ You ll find a. new world of security and peiflao of “m” "m Phone m1 l Credits To Be Withheld mind, when you know you are adequately protected against financial loss by lire.‘ Como in and let us M H‘ a‘ Train" (Ottawa Citizen) check over your policy. No obligation to you. PGMIOI’ d: HGSHIIII ‘g Mesa“ J \ “a A number of vebemns of hh! s. a. nasmm, an, um. fl- ,; "gm T',',A,',,0R_ as glanadlan armed force: in World “"1"”, gm I 3013B.- “m F" ar II are ineligible for their re 5mg | N 5m“ ch b,“ "" ' ' " 5|. °‘"‘““’"““"‘°“‘ “ml” “"1” "h" culacgffiélecsfiflsncles Zlélmtted ghnrlzmwwnfrxin T°°"“"' “M'- slqg-‘PL. buy insurance or use the funds to ' ' Mom“ To [DAN further their: education. Unlike GSMBWAL AIBWN Ol-llef Vellflflll, they LIB not. given cuuuimuvowu "one! lUVAlIulnufl a Wide choice for dl-mosal of these E i B credits. They can not buy furniture. MQRRELL NEIL W. HIGGlNS tools, make a down payment. on a _._-___.___¢——-' home, or use the money to help A!“ thg get started in mislness. ---— C cmmwmm ace are the (ex-servicemen dho 5mm’! m m, rm,“ h 0mm m“ m OMPA A000 war. Borne were Umted antes citl- w‘ "a" In stflfik _______---*' lens who sefved in the Canadian l OIAITIBID . “M. “ma, florces. and flagrant-nod to their , ACCOUNTANT om s 1 ai- e. 50m ~_ cmhidiilorzwno deolided to. .222 l l l mum 11m auinuno mmwmimw! their oppo unifies in the U. S. or other eountn-lea after the war. some . "M, Parkman u‘ u‘ m “u 9,0, so! U are men who found Jobs with Can- i adian firms. but were cent abroad ' by these firms. Bu! whatever the AN reason. they do not receive the D g _ fuilyldllzmedthoftgho re-utnbllutrnent- . .1. so l - ' ' ‘ cr w c e Canadian [oveni- - ment considered necessary to help l Ho Ru Clld vetez-ans get started in their wai- C o | ln ‘oooumgma servcea. , I <- - - l omens- m cuanurrrarowfl niuuu a anew“ P‘- Electrlcal Bontraotor H. R. & CO- gbnanounon m” m, route WIRING AND IRAIIING N.’ mun’ w MANN)"; ERNEST L BAIIIAI. hue IINDOLPII - l A. ‘ I30 Ilm A» Phone mu ' Phone 1000 \ lcaevlllo