PAGE FOUR THE GUARDIANJ Authorized as Second Class Mall Post Office Department, Ottawa The Island Guardian Publishing Co. CIRCULATION Total City Zone Retail Trading Zone All other Total Net Puld Editor and Managing Director. J. B. Associate Editor, Frank Wllker "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink." CHARLOTTE'I'()WN MONDAY. JULY 10, 1950 Village Incorporation There comes a time in the de.velopment of every growing community when local pride demands the services which can only be obtained through corporate effort. Fire protection, if insurance rates are not to be prohibitive, must be provided on a more regular basis than leaving it to a few pub- lic spirited individuals. Police, or a police- man, must be provided for to prevent wan- ton destruction or theft of property when houses are too close together to be able to rely on the warning provided by a watch- dog. Sanitary regulations and provision of A pure water supply are necessary if the health of the community is to be protected, and the rights of residents must be ever more precisely defined as contacts between them increase. All these, as well as the provision of schools and other community facilities, call for incorporation. All over the Island just now the pressing need for the organization of growing centres of population is being felt, and people are not content to do with- out the advantages which are possible only through corporate action. Civil Service Loophole Most people believe that appointment to posts in the Federal Government are made by competitive examination under the Civil Service Commission. It is, therefore, surprising to learn that between January, 1949 and February, 1950, 5,138 persons got on the government payroll without quality- ing through the Civil Service Commission at all. This information emerged in a return tabled just before the end of the parlia- mentary session. Members expressed the view that the number of appointments made outside the Civil Service Commission has been altogether too large. Problem is that Parliament, not the Civil Service Commission, is responsible for this deplorable state of affairs. What is needed is amendment of the Civil Service Act, to bring all appointments within its provisions. As the law now stands, there is nothing to prevent the Government appointing who- ever they wish to a Federal post merely by passing an order-in-council. This is bad for the morale of the civil service itself, and, on occasion. is strongly suggestive of a return to the patronage system which the Civil Service Act was designed to eliminate. Canada's Defence Headquarters The Korean crisis has drawn attention to a fact for which every Canadian will be thankful. This is the quiet revolution which has been taking place in our military setup. According to the Financial Post which de- votes a full-page article to the subject, we have today ”probably the most modern, best-trained. best-co-ordinated and integral- ed defense headquarters machine of any na- tion west of the Iron Curtain." At the top is the Cabinet Defense Com- mittee. The Prime Minister is chairman; the Defense Minister, vice-chairman. The other members are the Secretary of State for External Affairs and the Trade and Fi- nance Ministers. The committee is attend- ed by the Deputy Minister of National De- fense, the Chiefs of Staff and other relevant officials and officers as needed. The Cabinet Defense Committee deals with major matters of defense policy. With- in the department, the Chiefs of Staff Com- mittee, which has been modified from war- time by the addition of the chairman of the Defense Research Board who ranks as a chief of staff, advises the Minister and the Cabinet Defense Committee. The Under- Secretary ogstate for External Affairs and the secretary of the Cabinet attend the Chiefs of Staffs Committee meetings when the agenda includes items of not strictly in- ternal service interest. The Personnel Members Committee is mother of the top-ranking committees with- in the department. It deals, as the Chiefs of Staff Committee does in its field, with personnel policy, medical services, pay, pen- Ions and so on. Its members are the Chief of Naval Personnel, the Adjutant-General of the Army, the Air Member for Personnel, I representative of the Defense Re Board and a representative of the civilian lid: of the departmentl The third top-level, joint-service oom- inittoe II the Principal supply Offlcorf Committee. Its primary job under unifica- about uniformity in equipment and methods of supply among the services. An old name on the list of top commit- tees is that of the Defense Council. Recon- stituted, it now consists of the Minister as chairman, the parliamentary assistant, the deputy minister, the associate deputy min- isters, the three chiefs of staff and the chairman of the Defense Research Board. The chairman of the Personnel Members Committe and the chairman of the Prin- cipal Supply Officers Committee or other officers attend as required. Its new func- tion is to advise the Minister on adminis- trative matters. Streaming down from the Chiefs of Staff Committee, in charts of organization, are numerous joint committees, some of which have strictly service functions while others have implications of necessary inte- gration or co-operation with civilian agen- cies, particularly in time of war. An ex- ample is the Joint Intelligence Committee which already has been integrated with in- telligence functions of one or two civil de- partments. While the three services, Navy, Army and Air Force, retain their separate iden- tities, traditions and functions, their staff officers work side by side in three huge buildings on Cartier Square at Otta.wa.'”If there's a war", predicts the Post writer, ”Cartier Square is a name Canadians from coast to coast will hear a lot about." EDITORIAL NOTES The first Provincial General Assembly in Charlottetown, this date 1773. O 0 O The motor launch service for sight- seeing, etc., will fill a much felt want in Charlottetown. O The big export of strawberries, together with the showery weather, is tending to a scarcity in the local market. Welcome to the 300 air cadets from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and New- foundland arriving for their 12-day camp at Summerside Air Station. 0 O O The ladies are taking over the City to- day and tomorrow with the Provincial Con- vention of Womenls Institutes. Our Legis- lature has no upper house but the W. I. may well be called the Second Estate. Lobster fishermen in the past season have met with decidedly mixed success. In previous years it has been possible to draw a parallel between the prevalence of poar: - ing and lack of success in particular local- ities. It would be interesting to learn if a similar pattern can again be seen. 0 I O Finlay Peter Dunn, American journalist on the staff of the American Magazine, born this date 1867. He attained fame as author of the "Mr. Dooley" series of humor- ous American sketches popular in both the American and British newspapers and ma- gazines. 0 Crime No. 1 in the proposed code of of- fences against the peace and security of mankind has been defined by U. N. legal ex- perts as "the use of armed force for any purpose other than self-defence or the exe- cution of a United Nations mandate." Ag- gression thus becomes an offence under in- ternational law. O O I A butter advertising campaign to en- courage home consumption will soon be un- derway,'at an estimate of S300,000. It will cost a mere one cent for each pound of but- ter-fat produced by members of the Dairy Farmers Association during June and will result, it is expected, in the clean up of the 6 per cent gap between'milk produc- tion and present consumption. C I O A unified sea rescue service is to be under the administration of the R.C.A.F. which will be empowered to direct Naval and other craft in rescue operations. The decision, an eminently sensible one, is large- ly based on the fact that the Air Force has already an excellent communications system by which to exercise control. The other ser- vices will note the lesson, however, that to him that hath shall be given. 0 O O Alewives--which some persons know as "Gaspereau" and others as "river herring" -were among the fish which helped swell the nets of Atlantic Coast fishermen to 131,- 577,000 pounds last month. The catch was 20,272,000 pounds heavier ban in May, 1949. The Bureau of Statistics reports that herring, lobsters, cod and alewlves were caught in the greatest quantity. The value of the catch was 56,069,000 as compared with S4,-143,00 in May, 1949. The bureau said the successful lobster fishery was "al- most wholly responsible" for this 36.6 per cent rise in value. Landing of sea-fish on bothcossts (excluding Newfoundland) total- led 147,035,000 pounds, valued at 38,273,- 000, compsred with 126,883,000 pounds tfonfstoellmhistodiipllcstlonuidbrlnl valued at s6,5a5,ooo in my not your. V THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN LOST AGAIN"! I Knew: suouto Bkougauf Mvouuh 'eoAw.o.' MAYBE AS A ommcc pascw-non THEY UPRWTED T-ME Slept POSTS .-eiccepr Foe rue ewes To, DETOUR on Roueu o.oAos ,.. IMVE Getting Around: Ala Aclvoltlro LooI4-' rascal: TH: MAN'S comma oven -- HE'LL . Diaecr US1 l Gaoo ou IstAooens- ALIUAYS coumrsous AND HELPFUL ,I -SAY. I FROM "THANATOPSIS" . . . All that tread The globe are but a handful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom.-Ta'.:e the wings of morning; traverse Baron's des- ert sands. Or lose thyself in the continuous woods Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound save his own dashing: - yet -the dead are there; And millions in those since first The flight of years began, have laid them down In their last sleep-the dead reign there alone. So shalt thou rest; and what if thou withdraw In silence from the living: and no friend Take note of thy that breathe will share thy destiny. will laugh when than are gone, the solemn brood of care Plod on. and each one as before will chase His favorite phantom; yet all these shall leave Their mirth and their employments, and shall come And make their bed with thee. As the long train 0! ages glide way. the sons of men. The youth in life's green spring. and he who goes In the full strength of years- matron. and mold. And the sweet babe. and the gray- headed man,- Shall one by one be gathered to thy solitludes, dcpsrtzure? All The gay side BY those. who in their turn shall follow them. so live. that when thy comes to join The innumerable carsvsn which moves To that mysterious each shall halite His chamber in the silent halls of death. ' Thou go not. like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon: but, sus- tained and soothed By an unfulterlng trust. approach SUIIIHIOIIS realm where thy grave Like one who wraps the drsperv of his co-uch , About him. and lies down to pleasant dreams. -William Cullen Bryant. Eu ropean Payments Agreement Agreements has now been resch- ed on most outstanding questions affecting the European Payments Union. which is planned greatly to increase intra-European trade, is intended to serve as a clearing house for the settlement of ac- counts between members of the 0.E.E.C. (Organization for Eur- opean Economic Co-operations) so that trade and payments inside Western Europe can be conducted on a fully multilateral basis to the maximum possible extent. This will enable each country to Ignore its balance of payments with each other one individually and to con- centrate solely on its balance with the group as a whole. Mr. Hugh Gsitskell. Britain's Minister of Economic Affairs. on his return to London. June 18th. after presiding at the meeting of the Executive Committee of 9.- E. E. C. in Paris. stated: "Although there are still a number of points to be settled. the 0.1:. E. C. Execu- tlve Committee has reached agree- ment about the mcommendationu to be made to the Council on prot- ty well all important issues. Even if there are still some hurdlu to face. I believe we are now over all the big jumps. From the b ' ' -.9-axatoa:-of)(s.--otosmoc&O0t' I i Old C ha rlottetown i (And P. E. I.) 5C3-(FY-I A RECIPROCITY TREATY "rho Hon. T.I-I. Haviland and the Hon. John.M. Hall, members of the Executive Government of this Island. left Charlottetown in me 5V33m91'. '1-Edy le Mai-chsm' on Thursday night, the 29th, for She- dlac. en route to Quebec. delegat. ed from this Island to attend a Convention of delegates from the neighboring Provinces about to fl559mb1e It Quebec. on the sub- Ject of Reciprocity or Free Trade Zgituli the United States of Ameri- - The Islander. June 3. 1854. The result of the negotiations was. in the words of the Speech from the Throne at the opening of the Leg. islature on the following Sept. 26. "the mutual ratification of a Treaty which offers very considerable ad- vantages to this Island, both in a commercial and agricultin-al point of view." The treaty was signed by the Home Government for the British North American Colonies. The local Government. as usual, moved warily in the matter. The follow- ing extract is from the Minutes of the Executive Council of Nov. I7, 1854: "At a meeting of Council on this date, His Excellency the Lieuten- ant Governor was pleased to or- der. that the Collectors of Excise for the different ports in this Is- land be authorized and instructed to grant Permits for landing and admitting into this Island the sev- eral articles. the growth or pro- duce of the United States of Amer- ics. mentioned in the Reciprocity Treaty signed at Washington on the fifth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. between Great Britain and the United States of America. on the Importers there- r' giving special Bonds with time f payment. as in other cases. c. ..litioi-led for the due payment of the Customs and Excise duties legally chargeable at the time of importation on the articles so im- ported. in the event that the some articles, the growth and produce of this Island, shall not. at the date of the Bond, be admitted into the United States of America free of duty; and if not so admitted. then the said Bonds to be enforced." sentlal. Without it, effective co-op- eration would be impossible. Ibe- lieve that the scheme now in pros- pect is s practicable one and well calculated to facilitate the trade of Europe. while holding the balance evenly between the dangers of both inflation and deflation". The Executive 'Commitfee's de- cision represents the policies of the seven countries represented on it. but the nature of these decisions have not yet. been revealed since they have first to be submitted for approval to the Council of the Or- gsnlzaticn. which is expected to meet early next month. Unanimous agreement was reach- ed on the four main points discuss- ed at the week-end Paris meeting. These points were, firstly. the dur- ation of the Payments Union, aeo- ondly: the size of credit quotas. the proportion of gold payments and the position of persistent debtors and creditors: thirdly, objection: raised by Belgium to the size of her contribution to the Payments Union fund and. foui-thly, the set- tlement of existing debts and the use of existing resources when the Payments Union comes into force. The questions that remain to be settled before the Payments Union wsLcoMc To P.E.l., an isumo CAIL Puccwe any FRIEND ,1. mrncel) rou ntwc A MAp.- R395 NOT mo WELL MARKED AND I THOUGHT YOU COULD TELL ME WHAT ROAD 11, Notes From Another Island By "Anson" LONDON. England-As in prev- ious years, the summer months see the arrival of thousands of visi- tors to these shares from over- seas. All are welcome, especially dollar-spending tourists from the United States-we need their dol- lars. English hospitality. alas, has a mercenary flavor these days. albeit only from necessltous op- portunlsm. But, dollar gaps notwithstand- ing. this is also the holiday sea- son for the mass of our own citi- zens. Accordingly countless thous- ands are setting about the busi- ness of holldnymsldng; and a- ser- ious business it is for the world knows that the Englishman takes his pleasures sadly. So he gets his teeth into the problem of enjoying his vacation with the intent deter- mination that is said to character- ize his search for life's happier R'IOI'l'l9I'IS. o 0 0 For years. there has been a movement to persuade people to take their holidays early or late in the year so as to relieve the congestion on travel facilities and resort accommodation during the peak months of July and August. but as. far as one can see the appeals have metgwith scant re- sponse amongst. the mass of or- dinary folk. To great numbers. a holiday at any other time but in July or August hardly seems a holiday at all. It maybe that tradition makes its influence felt in this. especial- ly in northern industrial areas of England. where "Wakes Week" in factories. offices and homes. and practically the entire population will be off on holiday. Large numbers of the people even go to the some place for the vaca- tion, and greet each other daily In the streets and on the prom- enade: and beaches of their chos- en resort. so that it mfshl Item that except for the buildings they are still in their own home town. y 0 O O 0 Custom has decreed for gener- ations that "Wakes Week" will occur in July or August. usually the latter. and he who would suggest anything different would be looked upon as something of A revolutionary. It is much the some. too. in other ports of the country. There may not be "Wakes Weeks". but the July and August tradition dies hard. In many cases those who do avoid these months are of I more adventurous nature anyway -those who go abroad to France. Belgium, Holland. the Riviera and other continental resorts or coun- tries in which a holiday is pos- slble on the amount of money 1! is permissible to take. One finds these break-away spirits more us- ually in Southern England. duo possibly to the fact that theY are nearer to the Continent and con- whom I have written so often here. and who stand for I0 great- . plrt of an that is Enl1HId- These ordinary folk still seem to prefer the land that they know: the man with his wife and kids from the East End of London seems happier (still In his ur- lous way) on a seaside PP0m3"' can come into operation are stated of these discussions lut winter, the British Government has been anxious to see the creation of a, new payment system which would help to free the trade of Europe. The proposals now emerging not- ui-ully differ I good deal from the British plan put forward recently. There has been I lot of give and take Ind many halfway house sol- utions hovo boon adopted. but in I matter of this kind. where the sp- proscli of some countries diverged quit; considerably from that of others. such compromise was so- mudo toward Kol'l:.” ad. not fifty mile: from homo JULY 10. 1950 i- I Notes'I”By Then. Way - N A lot of boys will leave the form- this summer becuise they don't. like the idea of plowing through llfi. -Landon Free Press. New type of concrete Is being Two inch died so heroes Langton. last week, when, dexgm, lng their community against , robber. they were shot. down mg killed. The slayer probably win M a custom as firmly rooted as holl- days themselves. When "Wakes on A' L. Muclsaug Week" comes around a whole DEN-ns-I town. or even several towns to- gether. will sbut up shops and Denhl X-BI! I uently find it just as economl- - 13:? to cross the channel on to '''''B' . travel any distance at home. 'unBfln' Bong"-03. 0 o 0 0 E00. But. generally -peaklns. "WY in Prince sc.. cirtown. are not the ordinary people '30"! "u peol. he must have thought in reverse. -Windsor star. Ontario Agricultural claims that every major war has been fought over food. After samp- ling the expensive pcor excuses dished up as meals in some res- tmursnts and hash houses in cer- tain ports of thlslprovlnce. one can understand how a fight might start! -Brnntford Expositor. one-faith of the lflble limrl of the United States was lost: to crop fertility by the pioneer despoil- ers of rich topsoil. natural water- courses and timber growth. But with vast federal expenditures and smart reclamation engineering projects the "dead land" of Ameri- can dust. areas is on the way back. Great strides have been made in the republic In twentieth century conservation practices and a legis- lative pattern is on the books which might well be emulated in Canada.-Medicine Hat News. Mot themselves can. of course. do much to minimize glare dangers by the simple expedient of being sufficiently courteous to dim their headlights when ap- proaching another vehicle at night. In this regard it has been found that rural drivers in general are much more considerate than their city brothers. statistics show that the drivers in and around the larger cities show the greatest lack of light courtesy. while driv- ers in predominuitly agricultural areas often score as high as ninety and one hundred per cent. in spot. checks on dimming practices. - Owen sound Sun-Times. A new surgical dressing for minor industrial wounds made from 3 derivative of nylon, is now Mint used with nsplcuo suc- cess in Britain. After a period of exhaustive tests it. is claimed that wounds treated with it heal more quickly than do. those with the waterproof dressings commonly used for Industrial injuries; the new dueinlrig stays in place better and. since it contains a trans. Durant window, allows examina- tion of the wound without redress- ing. -Bu-afford Beacon-Herald. for his crimes with his life., gm made that requires no send. some what. about the families of Q” persons have tried to make ccn- men who dla defending mm crate with cement -as home community. The money gm owners have discovered. -Hsmt1- from the bank has been recoveyq ton Spectator. and it is to be hoped that 5..., I p means may be found to assist tn. ..'l'IIo F Appeal Court In: two families cf the murdered m quuhed s ccnvfctton and 1 84.000 damage award against. at Toronto contractor, ruling him innocent of alienating the affections of sricther man's wife. Until he won the up- that was ii. cost-plus contract. working "Rev. W. A. Young. chaplain of College, so that they may not. be in w for the rest. of their lives beam”, of their fsthei-5' heroism. - N1, gars Falls Review. The native 3., means "Morning Calm". but th 600-mile peninsula jutting from Asia has'been anything placid. Legend says the kingdom was founded in 1122 B. C. From flu dawn of history it has been fciigm over by Chinese, Russians, .jap,. anese in 1592 the Koreans de. feated a Japanese lnvaslcn form Thirty-five years later the Man. chus swept down and annexed 11 to China. In 1871, 9. United state. Navy expedition fought Korean. to open thccountzy to trade. 1.. 1894-95 the slno-Japanese war wag fought. over Korea, and Japan- won predominant influence. Th. Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05 wu fought. partly over Korea, and in the end of the war President Theodcre Roosevelt said the Unit. ed states would not object. to Japanese rule there. Japan lop. molly annexed Korea in 1910 am held it until the end of World vvu II. -New York Herald Tribune. Q The Age-old Story . ale-e-eo&co-3-eoeco-&e., . A false balance is on sboml don unto the Lord: but a 1 weight Is His delight. name of o-3-o Electrical contractor WIRING AND BEPAl'RliNG' ERNEST I. RAMSAY. V129 Elm An. Phone 1063.! COMPLETE VISUAL REFRAOTION and ANALYSIS G. F. HUTCI-IESON 8: SON Optometrists 53 Grafton St. PROFESSIONAL CARDSJ GLORIA BUILDING I7! Onfton St. Phone 291 Mofheson & Puke A. W. MATEISON. 3.0. A. I. PIAIIIE. B.A.. LLB Barristers, etc. Collections - Moirv 00 I-OIII so Great George stun Charlottetown ,gggg..,.......... Palmer & I-Iuslum A. J. HASLAM. B.A.. LA..B. Barrlllor, Etn- Inns of Non scam Uhunbcn Charlottetown. l'.I.L IIONIY T0 IDAN J. A. McGuigan NOTARY. ETC. BAIIRISTEB, SUIJCITOB, CUBRIE BUILDING M. Albon Farmer MONEY T0 IDAN B.A-. LLB. BABBISTER. SOLICITOB, Eta. Charlottetown, P. E. L ...m.:mmMg,, Dr. W. R. Carson Chiropractor Palmer Graduate CIIARLOTTETOWN , l 101 Prince St. Phone I01! J. S. TAYIJIII Optometrist Eyes examined, gluten fit- ted Corner Kent at Queen! Sta. Office Phone I956--House lfll3 Guudct 8: I-lusuml omnnnr A. onoourr. BA-. I-I-It Barristers and sollclfon Money to Loon Clllldllll Bank of Comma v- Ohlrlottotown Bldg. ' John P. Nicholson. MucPIioo 8. Trainer I. I. IAQPIII. 1.5-. I0. I .RIlIl,lI) TIAINOYI. LA lsnfnon. lie. hunts Ills. 105 9000!! 9'- P'T1j' IOIIIMIIIIICSGII. Chas. R. McQuuid BA. BAIIBISTER. HOLIUITOIS , NOTARY. lo., , v Intern Trust nlldlng (JllARlA)TT'STIiWo Phone "Ill Joseph Ii. MucMilI:: LL.B. BABBISTER. SOLI(il'l'0l;. MI!- 15 Queen Street PHONI 176 llouey to loan Frederic A. Large. I(.C. BAIBISTIB. souorrm. Norsnv Iona but of fllnulu ciuuuball Charlottetown, F.li.l. successor ' Vuollccffoll ..4 to be of only minor importance 9,", he Wm,” on (In molt ex- ago". J, guppy, L0. and are expected to raise no dlfflc- chnwe bun, .. mu; whim one .A..; wuymbu h 4...: "If!-Inthewordl Of the Semmrj mill-hand from me Lsncuhiro g g .3 . A. swan..." Goad". General of 0.1:. E.C.. M. Mu-jolin. com," mm 1, mo" imp;-"nu by t , hed b m m II. I. IIATIIIIOIU. L9. L0. L , The agreement rue y 0 the town at Blackpool on 0; u.'.".'.. n, LB, E””3”" c”"""m” ""';f' ” "i L'','"''"'' ”'”','",,,',:'','3'?;,, , IDANI on urn mo IAII IAIIIBTER. souurron. not "'0" ""'l'; it ””".i.'.'.: it c i.-.:-::. r a-. -wn-nu ---n-- Plimem M" W "W, , ,'K"lg'm ' 0 '3", of In mm, us Ifcinmll so. in on-man -mm 0xPiI:::;0n:Vh1:i: I: iguigdgtrgdhy am: u tug” gff 0, H" mm on-ioguuum on Home ea Inna Oollectfol inents Union were first put forward T0W"- . V .. . .- -n, E llli Jl Act. - ”'""l l W ' wh:rI”ctt:oi.iysIrI'ds gcyni: fdilogs. Olsrlotsotovn II. B. DOANE It 00. by Britain. the U. S. A. Ind other I in Governments last December. gr" ""':','"d ”M:Id""'""":"". u A””""""" . . o unnny purlp cm: s on-son. funlly on holiday an twinning Ilndolpi W. IIIIIIBI, 0. A- . along beside him. All that nn- New Glasgow 1 gun, 0,5, was-can us. r.::.::;: M. M m r--.-" ;.:r. "M -- mm mm -- .. Es;pt'r''-b:oIuu'vIeutr:lIty" ooI- 3? -oI"r1fi"zo:':iiyin? ouiu-"moua- "”"" "" i "" 4-1 icy toward Korea. to the dlI- ands. That spirit which. the story ' Ippolnlmenl of the United Shin gou, Quua 3 hondgymgkfng mum C0. and Brluln. Abdel Iuhmon Alum mother. who had Ion patience -.,., 3531-Iggy gang”;-pg PIl:I.ulGctdI:1yagoncrnl of the with. one of hot mlsbohuvlng chiId- g CIR! III" Jill. loom-oon. A;-an uguo. f rooomn today. 3-on..'to scold hlvn with the throat. "nu"... n,"... u... ....".. c.,mm.,., n unm you the Arab nn- Soon on holiday. and If you , cum nu - nu"... II lions sun with Egypt on its n- ifoirfnenloy yourself I'll brain ' - , YW . C-