PAGE FOUR JTHE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN OECEMBER .16. 1953 THE GUARDIAN Authorised as Second Ciao: Mall root Office Deparhnent. Ottawa. The loiqnd Guardian -ubiiabing Co. Editor and Managing Director. Ian A. Burnett. Aaaociaio Editor. Prank Walker. CIRCULATION "Covers Prince Edward idand like the dew” "Tho otrongni memory in weaker than the weakest Ink". wearing of the moustache was also made optional, as it is at present. During the last war, the general Army trend was to shave the upper lip, especially among the American Forces. This was in direct contrast to the First.War when nearly every soldier sported some sort of upper lip covering. Long - Torin Expenditures . "l'he sidetracking of important public works because they are too costly has o;HAll.Lo'r'rar0wN The Top Six Incltos The importance of guarding against soil erosion was not exaggerated by Mr. Angus MacLean in his speech on the C. C. F. motion for a Federal-Provincial conference on conservation of natural resources. It is a matter the importance of which it is al- most impossible to state too highly. Canada has already gone too far in the reckless exploitation of natural resources although not, perhaps, so far as the United States ,which is now feeling the pinch of scarcity of many materials which once were considered inexhaustible. The soil in par- ticular takes ages to build up and can be washed away in a few spring freshets when the high land has been cleared of woods which properly act as a sponge and tem- porarily absorb excess water supplies. Without the trees the wind becomes a serious menace to the stability of soil. We are all familiar with the dust storms of the plains but it must not be overlooked WEDNESDAY. DEC. ll. I953 pens to any cultivated area which lacks windbreaks in the form of trees. There seem to have been no parlia- mentarians who denied thc importance of conservation but some did point out that the matter is one of Provincial responsi bility. Certainly the natural resources are Provincially owned for the most part but the Federal authorities had no difficulty about finding that uranium is of concern to the nation and that steps could be taken to encourage its development in the na- tional interest. The loss of fertility would he a far more serious matter for this coun- try than being the target for a consider- able number of atomic bombs. The Military Moustache As good an authority as any on military fashions is The Legionary, which this month carries an interesting xx hat was once a familiar adornment of the man at arms. Unlike civilian fashions, the militaryi moustache did not suddenly spring into existence but has come down through -a hundred and fifty years of change. The original purpose. was to give the warrior I ferocious appearance and, with this inten- tion, they were first worn-in comparative- ly modern times, that is to say-by the Hungarian l-lussars of the eighteenth cen- tury. These moustaches appear to have been of the ragged, bristling, "walrus" tye, and in their native, unkempt state added an element of frightfulness to an al- ready fierce expression. So effective were these moustaclies in daunting the foe that when I-Iussar regiments were introduced in- to the French Army, every Hussar had to cultivate one. The moustache has a real significance in the French Army; in fact. the nickname for a French soldier "Polio" which means a soldier who has let his beard and moustache grow. The British soldier of Peninsular and Waterloo days scraped his upper lip, but immediately after that campaign mous- taches began to appear in the ranks, no doubt due to contact with continental troops in Paris during the occupation. On August 2nd, 1830 an order was issued for- bidding the growing of ”moustachlos" ex- cept by Household Cavalry and Hus-zars, Officer Commanding the Royal North Brit- ish Dragoons (now the Royal Scots Greys) submitted a request to Lord Hill, the Commander-in-Chief, for permission for his Regiment to continue the wearing of mous- taches. There is a quiet humour in the Adjutant-General's reply, dated Home Guards, August 27th. 1830, for one para- graph reads: "Lord Hill is persuaded that the distinguished character of the Royal North British Dragoons can derive no ad- ditional weight from the wearing of mous- tachios." After that the Greys had to scrape their upper lips. In 1839 they re.- newed their request but. it was again turn- ted down. With the coming of the Crimean War .1?! 1854. the wearing of moustaches became optional. The Horse Guards Circular Mem- orandum on this point, dated July 21st, 1854. reads: "A large part of the Army ;belng employed in Turkey, where it has j been found beneficial to keep the upper lip .t.1'IZioshaven and allow the moustache: to , W. the General Ofbcer Commanding-im Chit is pleased to authorise that practice fin the army generally. The wearing of the , tnouiacho is to be optional with gll mugs," 1 rioting the Great War of 1914-1913 cm -as ,9. l 1 policies followed by all levels of government that on a smaller scale the same thing hap-, article on . and on the 24th of the same month thcl proven to be one of the most expensive in Canada," says the Toronto Globe and .Mail. It points out that costs usually are lmuch higher when dire necessity finally iforces plans to be carried out, than they lwould have been years before, when first ;needed. Most importapt, however, is the 1point that governments should change their, !views on capital outlays. Properly plan-, med capital projects, far from being 11 Espcnding of money never to be seen again,1 create new wealth. For instance, the; tbridging of the Straits of .Canso will do' lmuch to help all of Nova Scotia. But how rmuch wealth has been lost because the: icauseway wasn't built years ago? And how, lmucli more does it cost now'.' There are tmtmy cases in Quebec where new northern troads have permitted the opening of mines, lthe building of new communities, and inci- ldentally, new sources of tax revenues. On- itario Hydro's power projects have been the 'basis of industrial growth. "The Globe and Mail did well to make its point," comments the Financial Post. ”'By all means let us have economy in gov- lernment. But let us have vision too. So .often, the short run decisions to save ex- hpense, are long run invitations to local or regional disasters-and gigantic unneces- sary costs." l These observations apply to Prince ward Island as well as to the larger and iwealthier Provinces. In agricultural and I lfishery expansion, in transportation, publicgr ,,,,,,d ,,.m.e Natmw, mm VW1 works, education and other facilities, larger outlays now are involved than ever be- fore but it is the long-term view which- must. be kept in mind. Marking time means retrogression. But progress also requires: careful planning if the full value of ex- penditures on a modern scale are to be realm ized. li:l:)il..Tt3WlillAL NU its Dingaan's Day. South Africa and Swazi-1 1 land. VVith proof that man existed in North; America 20,000 years ago the term "Newt ,World” loses even more of its meaning. In; ithe political sphere the United States has lwhat is probably the world's oldest writtenl constitution and in indpstry and commerce American techniques are gradually being adopted in the "old lands". to to ov The proposal that Summerside have a lnew street along the waterfront embank- 'ment has much to commend it. Besides, lproviding an alternative route for the 1 heavy traffic of the business district there iwould be the possibility of providing a pleasant promenade along the strand. 0 O O The deer, graceful and synnnctrical is .proposed by a Canadian authoress to re- place as a Canadian emblem the beaver ' which reputedly works so hard and delves continually in the mud. Of the two pic- , tures conjured up, that of the deer is cer- ltainly the more attractive but just pos- asibly the second is the more appropriate. . O I O , Communist. China's ministry of health . can .get people to kill mosquitoes but can- not persuade them to count. the victims. fit seems that reports of the number of ' pounds of mosquitoes killed were duly sent to the authorities who demanded more de- . tailed figures on the operation. Even Com- imunist efficiency of administration, how- ever, failed to obtain the mortality figures except in terms of weight. 0 I 0 Noel Pierce Coward, English playrlght and actor, was born this date 1899. He began his stage career at the age of eleven and rapidly achieved a high reputation with both critics and playgoers. "Fallen Angels" was a satire on "modern" wives. Other plays include "Hay Fever". "Private Lives" and "Blithe Spirit". "Bittersweet", an operetta became very popular and his motion picture "In Which We Serve" was a magnificent tribute to the Navy. 0 I O "A really great cheese." says Saturday Night, "is one of man's finest accomplish- ments; and it is odd that this fact has not earned more recognition from the people whose palates have been as sensitive as their feeling for language. 'Many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese--toasted, moatly,' says Ben Gunn in Treasure Island, and Eugene Field asked the Lord to bless him with apple pie and cheese, but not too many others have recorded the delight to bofoundinogoodchoeoe." To Take Along When Visiting Someone Sick V7-.-Y g a. pleasant smile f --......, '?: THE SKYLARK (The Globe and Mail) The Canadian Parliament has once again debated, with no result. the question of an "official" Can- adian flag. The right. procedure for ional spirit and Canada Has A Flag x Notes Bx .he people of Villa world will be cotthless. Then we'll just. have to pan laws with gums in them. -Hamilton Spectator A large number of people who have left the game of checkers far behind them would be surprised to learn that in the United States. at least. checkers in this year of 195: outnnka cheu 50 to one no a popular game. -Fort: William Times-Joumal Something new has been brought. about in I-fanava. Cube. Where a huge 2-storey hotel to cost: 310.- 000.000 will be built out. of the power-full Hotel and Restaurant Worker-a' Association. retirement fund. The hotel will be managed by the wealthy Hilton chain, Hil- ton International. with a 20-year contract. The union will receive two-t-hzlrde of all profits. The ex- periment of it union owning I huge hotel and its operation by A great chain of hotels will be wauhed v.'iLh a great deal of in- terest.-(Niagaro. Falls Review). By the end of October the Brit- ish. Aircraft Industry's exports had reached almost. E5412 million-an increase of tl0'-'.- million on the ttotal for the whole of 1952. Avia- tion exports for October, the last tcomplete monthly total available, exceeded the 25 million mark for the sixth time this year. They are - now running at an annual rate of some 266 million based on the first ten months of the year.- (British Aircraft Societyl. i If you were working on the news desk of a newspaper and two news jstorlea came to you, one about. a Wight between an alligator and dog in which the do: won, and one g wlbout Syngman Rhee's threat to Marseillaise as national anthems. Such emblems nf a oounu-y'a patriotism must come spontaneously from use and na t.- dure armies, on many mounds and freehena on the hill And saw the dea and all the girded lslee Half rninkeli in Ihc light - and-, further still. Like one in love who greets his soul's desire, Against. a cloud the min had lit, with fire; And hailed it soaring for my mil-lt'sl oak ire. The new day II saw a. homing NY and heard it thrill C. J lolden rupture half in brmv-n n drowned and paled though scarce awake. the members is obvious. They should rithcr forget about the mat- lter forever or. if they want to be formal about it, ratify usenof the flag which has been rccrtlnlzrd R5 Caizadais standnrcl for many years both inside and outside this country. This is the rod cnslgn. with the Umon Jack in tho t0l'7 left-hand comer and thc Cxmrtdian shield on the fly. A committee of the 1-louse of Commons studird this subject in 1946. ll collected 2.695 designs and it. received 42.000 ictter.. It ad- ljnurned without ronung to any conclusion This was not. surifl-i- um: and the negative result of the latest. azgumcnt. at. Ottawa was to be expected The dtslcm of a. nat- ional flag is not a question that can be p.vr.pcrly settled by a ccm- miltce, no matter how W158 and tradition. not frcm solemn exami- nation of patterns by Parliament- arians. It. happens that there is in fact a Canadian flag, recognized every- where. The ensign above described familiar to all Canadians, has been carried into cattle by Canadian troops. flown above public build- ings in Ottawa. shown round the world by Canadian ships. It is an entirely suitable flag for Canada. proclatrning at the same time this ocuntry'a membership in the Commonwealth and its inde- pendent. nationality-by a coat. of arms. it should be noted. which includes French-speaking Canada's flour do lla. There is no valid ob- jection to this design. On the con- t.:-ary, it. has become hallowed by prolong the Korean war, which would you place on the front. page wltli a big headline? News editors are faced with problems like this every day and many times it day. for a much greater volume of news flown across news desks than can possibly be published. there must be selrction and there must. be em- phasis. some stories are published mid get. t.he.l:ilg headlines and pro- minent positions. Others go to the waste basket, -Vancouver Province This In certainly getting in be I debunking ago. some of our stanch- cst classical beliefs are falling down around our heads as the ltterary proliers and scientific skeptics rclcntlcssy pick out. the flaws in time-honored conclusions. We haw endured for decades the Baconlan stand on the works of Sliakcsprarr. and we have been willing to accept. the fact that there were no great. Patagonian giants. Most. people are not yet convinced of t.hr- flying saucer They Wax; A aoluitinl claim: that come day by the secret.-agent. storv n1 0.. gal-y'o George Duprr. and had A i more reason to doubt. it than V '3 7 had to question the autlienlcltthii he Piltdown Man." Yet: both tit of Latter clrcurnotanceg, aepamLed.elsr: 500.000 years of time, mm bcgl Proved spurious. "" -Saint. John Telegraph.Jou,.m, One of't.ho thl a used to teach muihe "1';.l,, '2" when we went to eohool was how. and when penny pomgp was cl” tabllshed in the British Em ks. NOW. alas. it is going to co; oi nickel to mail 3 letter. The 0,”: consolation to that a nlckle ,. worth something-even though ym. can't. buy I. chocolate bu. Wm: one. The increase in pogtage ram certainly must have come 5,, R surprise because we saw no mu. motion that it might occur, C". t.ain.ly it. was not. mentioned by any minister of the goveq-nmem prior to the election. In the 1,” budget they took the atannm 0,, Cheques and now they make up for what they lost. by adding n on the P1168 015 mailing B. letter - (Bummerelde Journal-Pioneer) I WANT A PIER? LONDON (0?) mTh0 govern- ment-operated Britlahnaxlways 1...; a pier for sale. The structur. which iuts into the 'I'l'1a.me.5 her, will be ueelees whcniinprovg-mam. to the ferry scrv.:2 ll'? rtrnpletcil. -f-m- ru TREES FOR. lx()lll-LA HAMILTON, (.CP)-A sliipincm of 30 Christmas trees, enough 1.. supply all oificers' and sergeants messes, men's canteens and brig. ade headquarters of the 25th in. fanlry Brigade in Korea, u-.11 leave Hamilton today for the Far East. Delivery of the trees w.u arranged by a group of World War Two veterans here. No Other LOW-PRICED Blades Shave As Easy As legend, but they were impressed use and it has acquired the prestige and venerability winch go with old W it-h mpouw fingers nibbed its p dGW.V Pym. i No committee made the Union ment. has no need to rack its brains And woutld henkact. the sleep it could , Jack or the Stars and stripes or about I. flag unless. an a matter of H J M b R 0 no 5 5 5 lthn French tricolor. No commlttcr form, the members want to eanc- ' u an . . . , . ,, - ,, g 0 o 1 0 Behind the hill. where only slumber i cSit1::eS(ri:iiels:llC liiaeniibimz ii-tolilisliiedufage whim K lluady ea 0"mm”"m 1,5,, '-jg Mg” M, A H mg , , ,, dg Montague. P. L I. , . Em 13:2 granny R” that heldilloyalty that go to make a really ;.;..... l'iI0I1e 39'! ' great man." , '- TTT .. l c '. (11 th ll - Laurence 1)3kln,l0fSl;:l,1rd;:p)lxs3des rec1 e nes ' Charlottetown D... w. R. Carson -A--W .. Tm, DPSL ,m,.,.,,,, 0, ,, (Am! r. a. 1.) CHIBOPRACTOR " ' - . g Palmer Gradualo True GTEBIIIESS His goiiititizmiistiiiiltilicss unrcrnelr.- V CHAnL0TTET"wN --- 1 bered acts J ' J I DEATH ramnxrv FOB RAPE 19"” W” 3'” "hi" 5' (Winnipeg Free Press) or d 5. and love." -- I -f " t Fol-eolght at.atesn1'n1sh' Mn iacgivlmis mbute Wm Mi From the report. 0! me mama-i A. wc"h.n Guude" - - '”- . W' rchoed by all free men. live Assembly. March 5. 1835: ltxcal wisdom and indomitable: "The Bill to amend the Criminal LL'B' COWEEC have Won for Sir Winstont, :'Chlil'Cl1ili the eatcem of the entire? free world; but he has won affec-'1 lion. too. because of his many ilctsl iof klndllness. His spirit of generos-' "Y was strikingly illustrated dur- ting the Second World War ultclll lSir Winston was Prime Minister. According to the version of A Socialist opponent he had occasion 1" dlilplrrove of 'an action in the ultra-radical Independent nothing but .. Socialist dilettantc.” ' To this Mr. Maxton replied: That: is probably quite true. but. you know, your friends assured ,mc up to A year or two ago that, you were an extinct. volcano." "Sir Winston smiled and uald:j "That's Quite right, and it took "1 Afmlzeddon to throw me up into my proper place." Some time afterwards Mr. Max- ton became victim to the illness from which he died. nut sir Wino- ton never ceased to inquire after yhlm. After the Labor leader's death. although the House of Commons could not move a motion of nym- pethv as Mr. Maxton was a back- bencher,, sir Winston asked the Speaker to allow members to rise as a mark of reopoct in the passing of an ouuundln; figure of the Brltinh House of commons. Recalling the Incident. in the London News-chronicle, Mr. John McGovern M.P. comments that. one of the most , broadmlnded and generous tribute: -came at o. later date. June before a memorial meet- ing for James Maxton, an Winston privately approached Mr. Mc- Govern and sold: "I want; to speak to you about. how his tMaxton'n) widow in placed. I want. to raise a few thousand: of pounde for he:-,, to show my relpect and affect.lon' for Jimmy; and I can do no privately and without fuse." Of this kindly act. Mr. McGov- ern comments: "To any I was 'bow- led oven-' would understate the case, as I had never known of ouch aenerollty by I. political opponent. I had to insure him that Mro.Mnx- ton wax fairly cc.-r..'ortably placed but felt. sure his wonderful gesture would be neatly appreciated." Mr. McGovern adds: "I thank- ed him - but I do feel that sir Winston in not only an outstanding figure in British politic: but he: hidden qualities of generosity. And afterward"-they desired a , . and God House and afterwards he n:-nt. over , S”. the mm 0, mm 3 man 0, me 1" ML Jame! Miuwm leader il:iql:::,tribe of Benjamin, hy the rapture of! g ,, t lfnrty years. And when he had rc- Pnw nmarkinili Milxmn 5”" M" lmoved him. he raised up unto them David to he their. king; to whom also he gave testimony. and alid. I have found David the arm of Jesse. a mnn after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. Of this man's and bath God accord- promiso raised Israel a Saviour. Jeeun. ...m.:........ BLOW T0 OPPOSITION king: in: to his controlled party, votcri h 5' the opposition Residence 9471 . broadlnlndednpo. humanity and ublic-spit-llrd its members may be. ANKARA. (AP) -The Turkish Grand National Assembly Tuesday cate the property and pic's party. Prime Minister Arlnan Mendcres said the law was pass- tN.K. Rogers Agencies Limited INSURANCE Office Hours: 9:00 until 5:00 Monday through Friday. Closed all day Saturday. Office - 181 Queen Street - 8641 - 8542 JOHN R. ROGERS AGENTS THROUGHOUT THE PIOVINCI age in a national oymvbol. Parlia- Code, and for repealing the Act relating to Treason: and Pelonlesl :in Prince Edward Island, was readl a third time, as amended. "Mr. Cooper moved that that '. .Tcnt.h Clause. by which the punish-I lment. of death is inflicted for thel, crime of rape. be struck out. of they isatd Bill .and that the following Ibe inserted: And be it. further en-, acted, that any person convicted oft tine crime of Rape, shall be imprl-., sonezl for at term seven years, with or without. hard! labour for the said term. or anyl part. thereof. at the dilcretlon oil the Court before which the offencel shall be t.rled.' dSt gave unto them Douse, Mccallum-5: Noya-Messrs. Clarke. Mocdonald. Ramsay. Thom- ton, James. Palmer. Pope. Nel- non, Binm. Lebacheur-10. The Bill then passed, and the amendments sent. to the Council for their con- currence." unto Democratic to confis- nssets of Pro- the ed to return to the country the woalrh the People's party had ac.- quired during one-party rule from 1921 to 1946. Repuhlrcnn COMPLETE t tssnvicn Telepbonoo: . WALTER M. 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