PAGE FOUR p, THE GUARDIAN llorning Dally (Founded In 1M7) Authorized n Second Clnu Rlail, Font Offloo Department, Ottawa. The hlnml fiunrdlnn Publishing Co. Editor nnd Managing Illrrrtur, .I. R. llurnelt. Associate Editor, Frank Walker. "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink" CHARLOTTETOWN. TUESDAY. DEC. 27, 1940 Operation Corkscrew "All members at~ Stonington base Join together in forwarding a special Christmas message to Reuters requesting them to send Christmas greetings to all peoples of the British Empire from the most southerly community." S0 runs a message from 1i scientists who have been marooned for three years on ice-bound Stonington Island, Gra ham Land in Antarctica. The relief expedi- tion, consisting of the British ship John Biscoe, the tanker Gold Ranger, and the Norwegian whaler Thorshovi, is sponsored by Britain, Norway and Sweden and in- cludes at least one Canadian scientist, Dr. E. F. Roots of Vancouver, who is senior geolo- gist to the party. In addition to relieving other stations, the expedition is attempting to take off the men from Stonington base together with their equipment and records. They set up an air base on Deception Island and the John Biscoe and Gold Ranger at- tempted to cut through the pack ice to Iilargdlerite Bay. F/O Peter Borden St. Louis, R. C. A. F. of Ottawa, a Canadian bush pilot, was to make the 400 mile flight from Deception Island to “Base E" where the party is marooned. In approaching De- ception Island, the expedition ran into diffi- culties, one course having to be retraced through mist and snow following a trail of rod paint scraped from the side of the John Biscoe 0n the inward journey. The rescue has not yet been accomplished but it is noteworthy that one man, Brian Jefford, who has been two years surveying in the King George Islands has volunteered to join the expedition as dog driver. If he can't he wants a job surveying in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Who will say that the spirit of adventure is dead‘? The Wrong Solution In an attempt t0 solve the teacher short- age problem, common to all the Provinces, an Ontario Royal Commission on Education recommends a relaxation of academic quali- fications, payment of grants to teachers in training and, in the case of married persons who may be induced to enter normal schools, payment of a form of family allow- ance upon proof of need. To the first proposal, namely that of relaxing academic qualifications, the Cana- dian Teachers’ Federation takes strong ob- jection. “Teacher shortage”, it maintains, “will not be solved by a watering down of standards. What is needed is a bold step by Departments of Education to put teachnig on a truly professional level which will at- tract the better graduates of our universi- ties and high school. The solution lies in higher qualifications, better living and work- ing conditions and, above all, salaries that will enable teaching to compete with other occupations in attracting and retaining the right people." These are laudable objectives to aim at in every Province. The question is how, without Federal aid, the less wealthy Prov- inces are able to do much when even On- tario finds the going difficult. Isn't it time for a Dominion-Provincial conference on education? Report On Britain “There is little wrong with the sale of Old Country products in Canada that a dozen Canadian advertising agencies could not cure-if only the people across the At- iantic would put their selling methods on as modern a basis as they have their manu- facturing." This is the considered opinion of a shrewd Canadian business man, Mr. Andrew D. MacLean, president Hugh C. MacLean Publications Ltd. Mr. MacLean, who bases his views on a recent personal - visit to Great Britain, goes on to say: “Britain wants to sell us, most of all, the following: small cars, trucks and trac- tors, machine tools, steam and oil engines, sewage and water plants, equipment and rolling stock for our new subways, aircraft engines and oil refineries . . . and all are in agreement that they should not invade Canada with goods that compete with our own factories. The Federation of British Industries and the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association are working in complete har- mony. “The fact is that Canada imported $400 millions of machinery in 1948 and only $28 millions of this was from Britain. The Brit- ish mean to increase their share and their efforts are showing surprising results. The unfavourable balance of trade between Canada and the United States and between - the United Kingdom and Canada can only _ be answered by Canada buying more of IQIIQQPIMMIBOIIIQJIPEIQQFEF from Great Britain." Britain, Mr. MacLean emphasizes, “is not dying but growing. We expected to find, and were on the watch for, ‘feather bedding’ practices among workpeople; we found little in industry. We expected com- placent management content with the old ways 0f doing things; we found new ideas, research and eagerness to try out new methods—and labour glad to help manage- ment with experience from the shop. We expected also to find uncomprising pride in old-fashioned skills; "instead we found a great pride in the doing of traditional hand- work by modern power tools. We found among the craftsmen of industry an eager- ness for new, faster, better methods. Biased reports from unfriendly correspondents-- motivated more by home politics than con- cern for truth-had given us prefabricated judgments that were all the wrong shape." “It is unfair," Mr. MacLean concludes, “for Canadians to call every British indus- trial development ‘socialistic.’ Their state medicine is costly, but on a per capita basis is little different from our ‘baby bonus.’ The Conservative press of Britain was shocked to learn of the losses of their ‘na- tionalized’ railways. Losses were approxi- mately those we have become accustomed to in the Canadian National Railways. Let me say as an employer of labour and having talked with many publishers in Britain, that I saw little to choose between our problems --except their profits before taxation are much greater than ours!" EDITORIAL NOTES Festival of st. John the Evallgelist i O O Now that Christmas is passed and no one particularly cares about snow we will probably have any amount of it. France's budget is due to be passed by Dec. 31 and its failure of acceptance will almost certainly result in an election rather than the selection of a new coalition govern- mcnt to succeed that of Premier Georges Bidault. From a Canadian point of view it would seem to be about time. I The $10,000 paid out in six months by the P. E. I. Workmen’s Compensation Board cannot represent very much after salaries and expenses are deducted. The Board's ef- forts in cutting down the accident rate by advising the use of safety devices will prob- ably be its chief reason for existence. Nova Scotia Highways Minister Merrill Rawding says that the Province "will fare a lot better financially than we had expected” under the Trans-Canada Highway proposals. The reason is Federal payment for hard surfacing already accomplished. Had the Island commenced its road building pro- gramme immediately after the war’s end we should have fared equally well financially and had the benefit of paved highways. O O O Charles Lamb, English essayist, died this date 1834. He is recognized as one of the most lovable characters and writers in Eng- lish literature, his essays, written in a uni- que indescribable style, mingling quaintness and delicacy, humour and pathos. He ranks high as a literary critic. Professionally, he was a civil servant, but that did not inter- fere with his literary production. His prin- cipal publication is his book of essays on a variety of subjects under the name of “Elia". The Windsor Star quotes what is, per- haps, the perfect answer to those who would defend Communists in the teaching profes- sion. “Academic freedom consists of some- thing more than merely an absence of re- straints placed upon a teacher by the college that employs him. It demands as well an absence of restraints placed upon him by his political affiliations by dogmas that may stand in the way of free search for truth, or by rigid adherence to a party line that sacrifices dignity, honour and integrity to accomplishment of political ends." This advice from the Vancouver News- Herald is dpplicable to us as well as the Vancouverites. “Auto court and resort owners of British Columbia are in Vancou- ver to talk over their problems. They have plenty. Auto courts built ten years ago are now out of date. In the United States -from where most of our motor tourists come-the motorist is accustomed to hotels which are clean and attractive and mod- ern, surprisingly reasonable in price. There are some visitors, true, who like to rough it, but they are few. They want, gener- ally speaking, the same kind of accommo- dation they find in their own country, at the same reasonable rates. The day is past when visitors will put up with un- screened cottages where flies buzz in every direction, where walls and woodwork, bed- ding and floor coverings may be soiled, or inadequate, where there's a privy at the end of a bramble path, instead of gleaming new 21mm". I 74e i 7oefifimm FROM LOLLINGDON DOWNS Wherever beauty has been quick in clay Scme effluonce of it lives, n, spirit dwells, Beauty that death can never take away Mixed with the sir that shakes the flower bells; So that by waters where the up. pies fall, '91‘ in 10118 Elena, or alleys full of flowers, ' 0r in the streets where bloody tid- ings call. The haunting waits the mood that makes it ours. Then at. a tum. a word, an act. a thought, Such diflerence comes; apprehends That place‘s glory; beauty fought Under the veil the glory never ends; But the still Brass, the leaves. the trembling flower Keep. through dead time. that ever- lasting hour. the spirit for where 40hr: Minefield. €QO~§>O I Old Charlottetown (And r. n. u VOLUNTEER BRIGADE Reference has been made in this column to the volunteer rifle coups which were formed through- ou-t the Island following the rc- pcal of the Militia Act. of i850. 'l‘li_e first review of the Volunteer Brigade was held May M, i860. In 186;) the Adjutant General, Lt.- Col. P. D. Stewart, reported that the number present at the annual inspection of that year were 742, an increase of 104 over the pre- ceding year. He listed the follow- ing various companies and com- mandcrs, with remarks on their stall-ding: City Artillery: Morris. lng. Prince of Wales: Maj. R. R. l-Iodgson. No muster for Inspect- ion; Arms returned to ilhe Armoury prior to Inspection. Dundas: Capt. Henry Beer. Com- pany in good standing. Irish: Capt. Henry McIntyre. Company in good standing. Belfast or Thistle: Ca-pt. Donald Fraser. Company falling off. Highland: Capt. Donald McLeod. Company falling off. Mounted Rifles: Lieui. Holman. In good standing. Pownal: Lieut. William Acorn. No Muster for Inspection; in dis- organized state. Wood Islands: Carpt. H. C. Mc- Millan. Improving. Renfrew: Capt. N. E. Matheson. No Muster for Inspection; dis- organized. Scotia: Caipt. Duncan McRae. In good standing. Thistle or East River: Capt. Jaimes Wyatt. In good standing. Victoria: Capt. John Robertson. In good standing. New London: Capt. James Pid- Econ. No Muster; Company dis- organized. Vernon River: Capt. John Dun- can. In good standing. Brunswick: Ca-pt. T. Falling off. Royalty: Capt. George In good standing. Bayfield: Lieut. Angus Dari-sch. Falling off. Little York: Capt. Ralph Mstbon, An excellent Company. Fort Augustus: Capt. Kelly. Newly onganized. Queens Own: Capt. John Hes- zaird. Falling off. Tryen: Capt. A. E. C. Rolland. Improving. Wesbmorland: Capt. Thomas Ives. A good Company. Ca-Wllmpfli Capt. Ben). Rogers. No_Muster for Inspection: disor- ganlzcd. Summerside Artillery: Capt. C. Capt. Thomas Company in good stand- J’. W. E. Carson. Wright. Francis McLennan. Falling off. Malpeque: Capt. P. McNutt. 1m. proving, Lord Clyder Capt. M. McLeod. In good standing. New Perth: Capt. J. McDons-ld. A Eood Company. Dalmenyr Capt. George Mc- Kenzie. No Muster; disorganized. Behallyr Capt. Ewen McPhee. Falling off. Souris: Capt. Alex. Lslie. In good standing. Duncan and Kaye: Capt. Ephriam Jen-kins. No Muster; disorganized. A Sturdy Invalid (Hamilton Spectator) A family doctor advised an eld- erly couple in Kansas City that they should no longer walk up and down stairs in their home. There were symptoms of heart trouble; and he therefore urged them to try to live on the ground floor of their house. The aged husband and wife had full confidence in tiheir doctor and they p. ceded to observe the rules he laid down for them. But they found it awkward mot to go to the upper floors of their home. With that nuaini fund of illoglc that sees nothing extraordinary in such behaviour. ilhe husband rea- soned that an elevator was the only practicable solution — and he had his own solution. His mod wife. was disposed to sires. Tn her mind, though. the cost would be prohibitive snd thus the improvement was out. the question. The husband didn't. press his point. but he was not convinced. Why not build one, then? That is precisely what he did. With no outside help. and. in six weeks. he completed the contrivsnce. He assembled a set of gears from an old water pump, a hickory drum holding s cable woven from piano wire. an electric motor 6f one- quarter horsepower. and several yards of hemp. He also dnstsiled s specially designed braking me- lm STARVING- wueuze WILL i FIND SOMEONE TO seu. Me r It's Time n Straighten out This Maze WHERE WILL I FIND someone To auv ‘me FOOD! new TO sen.» ? COMPLICA-r/o”: or mrfkunrlone" F/NANCI: Mr. Gardinefs Failure Agriculture Minister Gardiner has served his country ill and it; farming community worse. I-le has labored to create n. condition in which, for. the time being at. least. we cannot: do business with our best customers for foodstuffs. He!‘ has brought. his abortive rcgimtm, as the Big Boss of Canada's fcod- - producing enterprises. to a rlemi stop in an atmosphere of uneasy mis- trust. between this Dominion and the Mother Country. He condemns Canadian farmers tn their fate, with only a vestige of former mar- kets abroad left to them, with no substitutes in sight. imd with not even a gesture toward creation of a safeguarding domestic policy for the great. industry which he first. berlevllled and now abandons. Confesslng that. Britian would gel; none of our egg and apple surplus and none of our bacon unless some of the wheat order is cancelled tn make way for the“! items in the appropriation for cereals. the liiinister confesses that. there is no other market in slflht. And while arguing that Canada cannot. get. along witlioilt. the British market. he also argued that we should not be expected to buy more British goods to help the United Kingdom finance fond He "advised" purchases from us. Western farmers tn convert 18.5 per cent of their wheat ncrenfze to feed grain production - presumab- lv to expand bee! output. for nn American market which has been better than seasonal and which characteristically produces its own surplus. o o o Climaxlng this topsy-turvy mix- ture of confused thinking and factual failures was the admission that: he is near the end of his ability to continue exports on the o factor in placing our exportgblg surpluses beyond the reach of effec- tive British purchasing power. Moreover, they have been the limiting factor in connection with our ability to finance stiles to Britain. out Both Mr. Gardiner and his col- leagues knew for years hack that Britiail would have neither gold nor rlnllar reserves to maintain ‘adequate food purchases. In the circumstances. the Minister of Agri- culture's problem was to make some kind of interim deferred-phy- ment arrangements with the Unit- ed Iiinsdom. The Qnly alternative was to make a similar arrange- ment with other even more dollar- starved customers on still more liberal terms. Obviously, it. would have been preferable to deal with Britain, which is n punctilious debtor as well as our best and mast. friendly market. Even ‘yet. it is desirable that Canada accommodate her food- selling policy to Britians temporary dollar shortage. Neither Mr. Gar- diner nor the Cabinet of which he continues to he a nlehlber F99!“ disposed to make so milcli as a. token move in that; direction. l it Consult Q not. snown. o. r. * Orthopedic Izfln-opodist l‘ it For Font Aliment IZ€DZTYZ 143 Great George Street. CIIARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. basis of Govetnment-to-Govern- ment sales. He also was Deel/“d that the Agricultural Prices suntw" Act had not; been renewed; agreed with suggestion that subsidies should be more liberally used. A- Dart from that. his malm sue!‘ gestlon miss that. farmers on ther own find ways to increase domestic consumption of their wares. The Government as a whole must: share responsibility with Mr. Gardiner for this Brim Did-ure- Unreallstlc financial and economic policies‘ before and since devalu- ation undoubtedly were n maifll‘ "-””__"_' tor functioned smooLhlY- “m! Pm’ nounced saife and cavdbli‘ "Y 681T)’- lng a maximum load ht 250 rounds- lt runs from a basement work- ghon be s study on the second floor. The aging man who built ii. nnw fee-ls so well that he believes he could really Walk "P Md d°wn stairs without harm. His wife re- minds him. however, of what the doctor said. But something they both don't. know is what the doc- tor said when he saw the eleva- tor and learned who made ii. There are times when silence is the best eloquence. LOST-COST MONEY MONTREAL — (C?) —- McGill University's $8.100,(KIO drive for funds was completed recently ct a cost. of 390.8414, 0i‘ 1.12 per cent, the university announced. Prin- clpn] F, Cyril James said it. was "a notable record." l G. F. Huteheson | 8t Son ll OPTOMITBIST! I l ‘Specialists In the fin-in] ol [luau for the correction of ocnllt defects.” sn GBAITON STREET NOTICE Tenders will be received up to December 29th, 1949, for the Electrical Wiring of the North River Community Club Rink. . ' For particulars apply to Bruce McKinley, or A. C. MsoEcohern, North River. Refrigeration I SALES and SERVICE Repairs To All Makes MOTORS Rewinding and Repairs ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE Repairs Palmer Electric PHONE 1444 Electrical Contractor WIRING AND REPAIRING ERNEST IL RAMSAY. Phone 10081 I29 Elm Ave, Cabinets. Fumlwm‘ condition; suitable for coll when. ooinn at I M‘ "OM Each Maurice Block 8t 0o. 15B Kent Qreet l -Wo‘hlvo s qu-nlltvhotmflfci 0| burnin- lil- - DECEMBER 21, 19;, - Notes By If more ,eoplc Ind Invested money in housing, there would be no housing shortage and rents would be lea. Thai-e is a hous- ing shortage because there aren't enough landlords. And it is rea- sonable to suppose that there would be more landlords if in- vestments in rental housas were more attractive. VBMOI-IVEY News-Herald. A milestone in the development and progress of Maxvilie was reached with the formal opening of th-at village's modern ‘ com- munity hall. Built at an estimated cost of $35,000, the hall will house municipal offices and will have facilities for dancing. public meet- ings, concerts, etc. Construction of the excellent new hall marks another forward 516D in the Pm’ gressive community of Maxvllle, which has attracted national ai- tention flitting the vast 1W0 Yea" go,- being the home of e fam- ous Glangary Highland Games. - Cornwiall Standard-Frcfihillder- n; flgniiicance of sduii. educa- tion as a beneficial influence on those directly concerned has been amply proved. O_f no less 1m- porlanCt.‘ are its indirect results. We are told, for instance, that cures for adlverse social trends in children -— the sci-called develop- ment of juvenile delinquency — can be checked best in the home. But how are the children to learn in the home if low standards and relative ignorance prevail among their seniors about the family heartlhZL-Vlctoria Times. Nothing but sheer force has hitherto ktpt pan-Germanlsm in check. It is still a strong force. and most Germans seem to think that tlhey lost World \Var II chief- ly through mismanagement. Tue alleged democracy oi West Ger- many is really pretty thin. Actual- ly, the Bonn Government. looks more like a one-man rule than anything, Tn get Germany into the Eilrnpcan family of nations is undoubtedly desirable. To give Germans too much rope, too soon, is to repeal. our former mistakes. —Ilalifzix Cilronieel-iicrald. Provided ready markets can be found for Canadian steel there is a possibility that electric smelt- ing of iron ore. may result in great expansion of the industry in shorter time than is now con- sidered possible. There is talk of such a project at the Head of the Lakes where there is an abun- dant supply of cheap hyd-ro pow- er and the nearby Steep Rock ores have proven in tests to be parti- cularly adapted to the direct re- duclion process. — Winnipeg Tri- bune. In Quebec province. motorists with licence numbers under 2,000 reputedly have joyful immunity to parking ticket and other troubles to which ordinary folks, ilriblessed Frederic A. Large. K.C. BABBISTER. SGLICITWB, NOTARY lllll of Canada Chamber! rlnttettown, P.E.I _ Successor ’ George J. Tweedy. 5.0. Guudet 8t Hazard Barrlstcrl, Sollolto -, Notaries. Eta Canadian Bank of Com mn- Bldl _ MONEY TO LOAN ' GILBERT A. GAUDET, B.A., LLB. Cnnndinn Bank of Common .1 Bill!» Boys! Mutheson 8t Penile A. W. MATIIESON. 1L0. A. H. PEAKE, B.A., LLB. Ban-intern, etc. Collections - Mont! in U?!" O0 Great George Street! Charlottetown l Bell 8t Mnthieson BABBISTEBS, souonons. m n. n. arm‘. ems. n. I. MATHIESON. ‘L-B. 3-0- Atmrneyl at Low LOANS on crrr AND rum rnoranrms loo Richmond st. Charlottetown. PJLJ. M. Albun Farmer . g HfiVHHKHH KHHHN?I The Way - g '1 '1 with official favor. are prong A,“ oLher item of privilege which u nation-wide is franking .- free u” of the mails. It. costs about $41.; millions a year. Our interest 1|, the matter was considerably an)“; ed on seeing a letter sent. by the wife of an MP asking the addrwe, to buy tickets to a concert. Th, envelope carried the House o, Commons postmark and the mam words "Free-Franco." - Town,“ Financial Post. Throughout his fabulous corm- ihe late celebrated theatrical p39.‘ ducer, Florenz Ziegfeld. suffered from indecision. He could nevel make up his mind about produc. tions, actors, songs, costumes scenery, and the other elements n4 his profession. One day l friend noticed a large box of licoriq drops on the producer's desk "Flo," he remarked, "I didn't. know you liked licorice drops." "1 don't, particularly." Ziegfeld re- plied. "Then, wily do you at them," his friend wanted to know. Florenz Ziegfeld grinned. "Well, I'll tell you.” he rorplied. "Iheyq-n all black. so I don't have to msh up my mind which color I like best."—\Vall Street Journal. For many years the adage that a dog is cn-tiiled lo one bite has been generally accepted. We seem to recall that such a decision actually had been handed down in a United States court. At any ralc. the idea seemed to be ilhat a dog should not be regarded as vicious until it had bitten more than one person. We think the adage is sheer nonsense, and we are glad that our views on the subject have been confirmed by | verdict of tile Ontario Court of Appeal. Three persons, all nsmrd as owners nf a dog which had bitten a girl. appealed against s judgment ordering tlhem to pay $1.000 hospital expenses and gen- crnl damages. The appeal was dis- missed. and the cnurt ruled it wa! not the bite itself that counted. adding that "all that is necessary is an irresistible inlfercnce of the dog's vicious propensity" in bli- inc. From Kingston Whig- Standard. A dog is the most loyal of sni- mnls. and especially so tn a small child. Al Lansing, Ontario, two- ycar-old Gary (‘unrllffe was found after a four-hour search. I-fc was down in s hnle from whidh he could not extricate him- self, and his dog Trixie was cur- led up by his side. Trixie was de< tc-rmined to slay with her littlc playmate, to perish from cold or hunger rather than leave. him Doubtless the xvarmih of Trixie‘! body helped keep little Gary from suffering unduly from exposurs to the cold iveather. This is no isolated instance. The average do: seems to sense when a child l! lost, and some protective instinct tells it to stay with the tot until lfoundr-Wintlbor Star. PROFESSIONAL CARDS A. Wulthen Gcudet. LL.B. BARRISTEB. BOLICITOB. Ell- Phllllps Bulldln! I11 Grafton fltfwi Money tn Loan Ooueofloni Joseph R. MccMiiiun. L BARBISTER. SOLICITOB. Mo. 75 Queen Street PHONE 7'10 to Loan Money Collection Palmer 8t Huslum A. J. IIASLAM. ILA» LLB- Barristor. Etc. Bank of Nova Scotia Chamber! onnl-lnrwmwn. P-B-l- MONEY T0 LOAN . J. A. 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