l imcsrous THE GUARDIAN Authorised on steam! Ulsu mu Post office Department. Ottawa. The Island Guu-dlsn Publishing 00. President and Associate Editor, In A. Burnett, Associate Editor. Fnnb Walker. CUICULATION "Coven Prince Edward Island like the dew” f'Tho Strongest Memory is Wanker than the Weakest ink". cnsnmrrsrown. numv, sons 20, 1952 The Presidential Prospects The casual Canadian observer of the contemporary political scene in the United States might be tempted at first glance to imagine that General Eisenhower and Sen- ator Taft were the only contestants in the forthcoming struggle for the Presidency. While this circumstance may be a fair token of the way the political winds are blowing in the United States, for both Eisenhower and Taft are candidates for the Republication party nomination, it provides a completely unreliable picture of the act- ual presidential prospects. I There are in fact at the moment no less.- than seven Republicans with their hats in the presidential ring, and four Democrats. The primaries, as they are called, are in a sense campaigns among political figures in cach of the two parties for the privilege of being candidates when the time comes in November to elect a President. Although in no sense a struggle between the re- spective parties, the primaries nevertheless provide a fairly useful yardstick for meas- uring party prospects when the actual electoral contest finally takes place. Eisenhower and Taft appear at the mo- mcnt to be the favorites of the Republican party. with Taft having a slight edge on the General. Other runners-up in the Re- publican primaries include the redoubtable Governor Warren of California, who holds third place, Stassen of Minnesota, McKel- din, General MacArthur and General Wede- meyer. Democratic favorites include that un- predictable southerner, Senator Estes Ke- fauver, Senator Richard Russell, Mr. W. Averill Harriman. and Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma. Democratic party bosses continue to frown upon Senator Kefauver. despite the fact that the party primaries thus far give him a substantial edge on his competitors. His electoral antics, it seems, have not been quite in keeping with the traditional concepts of the way a south- ern gentleman should conduct himself. His reputation as a crime-buster has displeased the political hacks. What will happen when the party con- ventions are held in July is still anybody's guess. At the moment, however. Senator Taft, Republican, and Senator Kefauver, Democrat, hold the lead. Unless General Eisenhower makes some spectacular gains in the next few weeks, it would be a fair long-shot guess to say that the next man to occupy the White House would be Taft. lielialiilltating English Oyster Britain is following the lead of little Prince Edward Island in rehabilitating its oyster industry. Oysters in England today, says "London Calling", are a rich man's delicacy, but 100 years ago they were so cheap that their position was no higher than that of the whelk today. About ninety years ago Billingsgate Market alone handled 490 million oysters in a year. In 1946 the total production in England and Wales was only eight million-about one- sixtieth of what it had been. In 1870 Am- erican oysters were introduced on the breeding grounds in Essex. Their breeding was abandoned years ago, but the Pests they brought with them have survived and are probably the biggest factor in the de- cline of the English oyster. There are two main pestssthc American tingle and -the American slipper limpet. V The tingle is a small whelk, much smal- ler than the British variety, and it eats young oysters, boring through their shells and absorbing the contents. Each tingle can eat an oyster in a day- Tingies are Very mobile shellfish and hibernate in deep wa- ter, but in thesummer they can be dredged up and killed. The other pest--the slipper jimpetdis a shellfish which breed: in chains in great quantities all over the oyster grounds. It is supposed that it eats the some food as the oysters do, and it- is very suocessfili in competing for space and food with them. The oysters are literally smoth- ered by beds of limpet shells. They can be dredged up and crushed and returned to the water as food for oysters. . In 1921 oysters, on the European coasts died in enormous numbers. The reason has never been discovered, but it has been suggested that it was due to the dumping of TNT and other high exliioliveii in the see. after the war. -Before that. gut- in; tbo.1914-18 wsrswhen no attention was the pests had the slump when, money was scarce and few people could afford oysters. Then there was the 1939-45-war; and two very hard win- ters-the first in 1939-40, the second in 1946-47. The research unit uses various methods to protect the oysters. It has its say about sewage and industrial effiuence schemes. It uses dredges to bring up the oysters and clean them and resettle them in the sea. It uses the insides of egg boxes, coated with lime for the sprat to settle on, and it sometimes settles the oysters in salt-wa- ter ponds for a season to keep them out of harm's way. It has found out how in- fected oysters may be cleansed of,typhoid fever. - The unit has been working since 1947 and has been able to record a steady im- provement in the quantity and quality of oysters since then. One of the scientists is convinced that it is not impossible that oysters may become once again a common article of diet in England, but that will not be for twenty or thirty years. Pull Over For Tile Fire Engines it should be instinctive with every dri- ver to pull over to the curb and leave a clear street when the siren is heard of a fire-engine rushing to save lives and pro- perty. All too often the sound of the siren is taken as a signal to drive rapidly in, the same direction as the fire-engine. The ap- proach and immediate neighbourhood is apt to be choked with cars and people on foot. Drivers are even known to cross hose lines to the peril of equipment and the men using it. Our volunteer fire-fighters do a wonder- ful job at the risk of their own lives and limbs and at the sacrifice of time and sleep and many of the comforts and conveniences which they could otherwise enjoy. The very least which we can do inireturn is to avoid making their task more difficult and dangerous. When a call goes in to the Fire Station every second i! vital as the equipment speeds to the scene. Failure to give a clear passage is not only a punishable offence, it may result in a delay which could have fatal results. EDITORIAL NOIES School closing is a joyous time for all, except possibly the mothers who can no longer count on having a certain amount of time to themselves. William IV died this date 1837 and was succeeded by Victoria. His reign had seen the so-called Radical principles supplant solid Toryism, the passing of the Reform Act of 1832. the abolition of slavery, passing of a Poor Law and legislation enacted for the protection of the worker. O O O Concern is expressed at the decline in housebuilding. From 1948 to '1950, ana- dians built houses at an annual rate of 94,- 800. Last year 72,000 were built. And estimates for 1952 run as low as 55,000 to 60,000. This is a disquieting situation, and calls for some explanation. O The one dollar a day recommended by the now Chief Justice Ilsley as compensa- tion for treatment in Japanese P. O. W. camps does not seem excessive, although ex-enemy assets in our hands are inade- . quate to meet even minimum claims. The Prisoners of War are entitled to compen sation for the degree to which their treat- ment fell below that called for by the Gen- eva convention. ' O O The sixth Overseas Scots Reunion will take place in Pittencrieff Glen, Dunferm- line, on Tuesday, June 24. Four planes, named Dunfermline, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh, will carry 160 Scots from Montreal to Prestwlck Airport. One plane will leave each day on May 28, 29, 30 and 31. It is expected that several thousand people will attend the reunion in Pitten- crieff Glen. During the weeks the Cana- dian Scots are in Scotland trips will be organised for them to all parts of the coun- try. Edinburgh-, Inverness and a sail on a Clyde steamer are expected to be high- lights of the trip. American women doll up so much-take it from an English clergyman-because they're worried all the time about losing their husbands. That, Canon Hugh C. War- ner toid the Royal Commission on Mar- riage and Divorce in London, is one bad effect of easy divorce laws. "As for as my information goes about America, one quite clear result has happened-it has caused a grave and constant worry all the time that the marriage will suddenly break up." Warner reported, adding: "The modern American wife tends to feel she must wake up early in the morning to get her point and powder on before her husband wakes. Otherwise she feels she may not have him Wlll . Then there by the evening." i rm; GUARDIAN. Therejs One At Our Doorstep Too! ..,.,1 ' Yetta? i cnhsmrrrrown ....,, DR-IUENDALL Mifboliiilil. CW7 llEAiIli OFHCER, STATE 4 SERIOUS uooswe SHDRTAGE exists to climatic- PUBLIC FORUM 'ThQ column is open in the discussion by correspondents of questions of interest. Tho Guardian does not neccssar fly endorse the opinion of wuespondents. GET VVELL AND STAY WELL Sir,vMucLean's magazine has given much space to the subject of doctors. specialists. ovcr-crowd- ed hospitals and sickness in gen- eral. Also to the high cost of being sick and the danger of ions- ing the savings of n lifetime in n yea'r's illness, with ever incrcnslng charges. One reason for shortage of rooms, is that many chronic invalids occupy beds 'that, could have accommodated 35 others for A year at 10 days each. And one reason for hospitals being in the "red" is that tootlarge a percent- age are not able to pay. The general practitioner gels some praise for his important part. in which he studies the family Iralis in his patients. considers home conditions and thereby makes it more reliable diagnosis than the specialist who never saw his patient before. It nll makes a very puzzling picture as the tendency is towards n worse con- dition. In the remedies suggest- cd. one is. to empty the hospital beds of the chronically ill nntl send ihcm to private homes at Government expense. I recited all this to ll lady of 90, who never was sick except. for a very short time. I asked her what the remedy was. She rc- plied-ioo many sick. I ingrccri with her. and feel that it is quite possible to prevent. two-thirds of the nervous' and mental cases and one-third of the organic dis- cases by getting our minds un- londed of trouble and filled up with something positive and of more value. Not so easy. you say. Well, a doctor of my boyhood days was honest enough In re- fuse medicine to n neurotic wo- man and set out for her a plan of Bible reading for each day. that she might. meet with the Divine physicinn asashc listened to God. She was completely cured in six months. Many reading this will know thr- truih of it for they retire at night with nerves tense and are not able to relax until they repeat the 91st Psalm-"1-Ic that dwelleih in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty"; the 103rd Psalm- "Bless the Lord oh my soul and all that in me ll. Who hesleih all my diseases; as a father pit- ieth his children, so the Lord pit- ieth them that fear Him", or he 23rd Psalm-"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures." Some who read these lines are quite unable to get "sense" from this advice. You, have my sympathy. For I knew what t meant to see the Book as very dry reading, such as some ono's "will" would be. until you find your own name mentioned. "I have called then by thy name; thou art Mine." There is so much that can make us ill. in mind, such as an un- happy home. I read in the Dor- othy Dix column, a woman's state- ment thst her husband is quite kind and cheerful with her when she is well and able to work. but witch health gives away, he shows gruffness. Quite a tip. this, for the men. it we take it, we may avoid a big "operation" bill. Fi- nally. get some religion into the home. I am, Sir, eic., ARCH MACKENZIE. Kensington. nlmpaired" Drivers (Ottawa Journal) Between the sober driver and the obviously intoxicated. driver is a middle stage from which come all those persons who are paying fines of 816 and 0100 for driving wliile their ability to manage on automobile is "impaired" by the consumption of liquor. This is I computer :1; new of- fence, under the low, intended to catch and punish the border-lino cues, and the need for it seems to be demonstrated by the num- Her Majesty's mall bags between would possibly have been burned, line Age-Old Story ' our in such 0 W40-&0OsI Old Charlottetown (And P. E. I.) POST OFFICE DRAMA "Whilst Mr. Willision Brown, junior clerk in the City Post Of- fice, was stamping the letters tnken from the boxes last eve- ning. the clerks on duty were startled by a loud explosion. As soon as the smoke cleared away. Mr. B. found that the letter he had been stamping had been ill.- erally blown to pieces. His hands were scorched, and the stamper was gone from his grasp, while his fellow clerk, although lWhite', was nlive, unhurt, and thankful for his escape. . "The blackened fragments of the latter were picked up. It was addressed to Saskatchewan Ter- ritory' but the names of the send- er and address 'were both gone. so that it has not yet been ascer- tained'who the guilty person is, or if it was a tconspiracy to mur- der.' Several of the pellets or explosives contained have been found (oniy'a part of them hav- ing ignited) and one of the clerks ventured to strike one of them a smart blow, when a loud report followed. If this 'infernal ma- chine' had exploded in one of here and Saskatchewan the mails no worse result followed." - The Examiner. May 5, 1883. And Jesus went out. Ind de- parted from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple. Ami Jesus said unto them. See ya not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left. hero one stone upon Inother, that shall not be thrown down. And as he not upon thog mount of Olives. tho disciples come unto him privately. saying. Tell us. when shall these things be? and whnt shall be the sign of thy coming. and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and slid unto them. Take heed that no man de- oclvo you. . . . when ye there- fore shall see the Abomination of desolation. spoken of by Daniel the prophet. stand in the holy pllce, (wholo rendeth. lei: him undnrstand:) then let them which be in Judson flee into the moun- tains. . . For then Ihlll be grant tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world in this time, no. nor ever shall be. And except those days should be short.- ened. thera should no flesh be saved: but for the oloot's sake those days shall be shortened. Then if any mm shall say unto you, Lo. here is Christ. or there: believe ii: not. For there shall srlso false Christa. and IIIIO pro- phets, and shall show great signs and wonlen; insomuoh that. if it. were possible. they shsll deceive the very elect. don't drive: if you drive, don't drink." The fact is that to propel and guide I motor vehicle in modem traffic conditions. and without undue risk to humsn life, in n full-time Jobxin the some tint. it requires the concentration and skill of s driver who is both lobes nnd sane. It is no job for a per- son whose judgment has been blurred by 5 drink too many. From those many prosecutions of "impaired" driven the word surely must be getting t that it is expensive and humiliat- ing to be caught in churn at E but a stop. moreover. fr "im- paired" to "drunk"-and the com- pulsory lull in is still on the statute boon. coupon. June 19 -(AP)-The death of 00-year-old sir Warwick internationally- world War and was I former FROM WOODNOTES Knowledge this man prizes best Seems fantastic to the rest: Pondering shadows, colors, clouds, Grass-buds and caterpillar- shrouds, Boughs on which the wild bees settle, Tints that spot the vlolet's petal, Why Nature loves the number five, And why the star-form she re- ts. pea . Lover of all things alive. Wanderer at all he meets. Wonderer chiefly at himself, Who can tell him what. he is? Or how meet in human elf Coming and past etemities? -Ralph Waldo Emerson. Failing Divorce Rate Ottawa Citizen The sharp decline in Canadsls divorce rate since 194'? is cause for satisfaction. But. gratification must be diluted by the knowledge that beween 1940 and 1947 many di- vorces could be attributed to spec- ial wartime circumstances. The di- vorce rate may not. -continue its decline now that these conditions have disappeared. In 1940. the rate was 20.8 per 100.000 of population; in 1945, 41.9; in 1047. 65.3: by 1950. it had de- clined o 37.8. and by 1D5l't.o 33.9. Reckoning divorces per ill) mat- risges. the rate in 1940 was 1.99: in 1945. 3.70: in 1947. 5.58: in 1950 4.40: and 1961. 1.36. By either count. the 1951 rate was much higher than in 1940. beins almost twice as large per 100.000 01 POP- ulatlon. and about three times as high per 100 marriages. The discrepmcy is accounted for by the comparative growth in family formations since 1940. There lslgeneral agree i that the extremely high divorce rate in the last years of the war and for two years afterwards was due to extraordinary conditions. Too many Very young couples, still in- capable of mature judgment, were hastily married. For too many possible by peacetime conditions. But. sufficient. reason still exist for breskdownst in Canadian family life to create uncertainty as to whether the divorce rate will con- tinue to decline. or will level off at about the present percentage. Of these reuons. the most. serious is undoubtedly the shortage of 110113- ing at reuonsble prices. ,soclsl workers and family oourt judges srguo that young couple! With 0'" or two small children who -ii" with their relatives or in lodsinl houses are trying to maintain homes under the moat trylns com ditlons. 'A second barrier to fsmlly Ill- billty is the post-wsr inflation, which has brought. fslling living stsguds to many coiglq spill for I mint 11 women to seek work outside the home. Then two muons alone can crutl limos! ' ” idllliiilil in mlny mniuu. Despite the da- cline in the divorce iota since 1047 oomplloency, is tunnrrsnted. The role continues .eiuiively hllh, and oonoititues I serious social lpiriiusl problem. OTTAWA. June 1! --(OP) -The the Inns! and Technical Survlyl Department will place la portion in the field this sulmlnei-, thrills; pertinent . total of 10 geodetic. OI topo- mpbin and no local surveys port.-l las will operate in u-on throwb- fl”. canon." Approximately 150,- mo squsi-A miles of territory will has of persons who ignore that who admonition: "If you drink, president of Britain's lihhlswric Society. , be mapped. , Two highway culverts wnlghing 3 ton each have been-stolen from” o. W in town, obviously by some fellow who wanted to put away something big for I rainy day.--(Windsor Star). We agree with the Toronto col- umnist who has stated "Let. us hear no more about such punks as Boyd, Jackson and Euohsn un- til they are brought to trial." Such exonerated accounts of their t t husbands, for- mer . nice, quiet fellows" tend only to make them appear as ram 3 new em heroes in the eyes of immature, cantile history, ditch. way are into iner) . wall Retail When Boy Scouts bold interna- tional camps they call them Jam- borees. Older Boy Scouts, known so Rovers. call th it camp goth- erings Rover Moo .' 23 to August 1 next, scotua Wee Moot. will be held at Internnilonal (Boy Scout News). ' j the heartland The city hunter is a. menace to P tanis have the farmer. In the rim place he confidence. At courteous. He leaves gates open, Bi- breaks and is a general nuisance. in seeking measure of protection against Pie”)- hunters than he now possesses.- (London Free Press). some more new Newfoundland University will be erected on what is known as Hamdny-3 yam, situated on Euug are sentenced to beth Avenue. The site is a. com- manding one nnd offers the land- SCHD8 u a great opportun- ity to surround this seat of learn- ericnn continent now a drive to serve the purpose of fields. of walks, of plots of now. ers and tree-shaded grounds. The dividual mom; to St. John's.-(St. John's Telegram). Judge Linn: a r w t. pfestrling at iii: geoneralense:;.'llolIihs' iii” own o sentenced an 18-year. in am; t youth to three monihsoin jail Exfd li,””' five years. The th 1; found guilty of goqtmoroiiilc bites? i3'"e"'"” the highway. Vxhiotes: Bx The Wa They ended the i Journs I .. ....T'::.:.mi'-mi '" "” 00937: Ind Dlrtlcu. llrly th nsio . an ” i3ii...i"”' ””””"" 0 0 80 that fun-and-siismel toaxiwiihs 'i:il:;: dangerous. expemiv. mu .-(Peta-borough nun. Member stores .of (huh; am. will remain open until nine ouoc: Midas nisht. Juno 1:, to in. would-be tough teen 2- I-)1 1 ' (Brockvillo Recorder sndgginies). cgnugiedmtfc? Iiirriiinywigwgd dimes: urday on for many years pu (Cornwall Etandorg-Freeholder) The shade of Mart II From, July Ptobnbiy hovering uneuuyoop" in the 12-1"; on exhibit. of hockey sticks Auchengillon. At. least two cm. onto. The sticks were mode by adisns are planning to att.end.m workmen of Bsllkoi:.PAklstnn who would like to sell their product; in is s trespa.sser.- He is often dls- WW9 Wmetiilhiz not. to be Iniflgd alongside some of tho suck. down fences, shoots at beins worked 0!! on yo anything that moves, scares stock, "ici" Which might. look In right The in store windows but quickly gm, farmer, on whom the cities de- "P the 8h03i5 End "Y to pieces pend on food, is within his rights when put: to the use for which efficient the! are 801d--(Winnipeg pm Increasing highway and lflffic 1; 1," been dmdcd "mt the crashes focus sttentlon on 1 call. fornis lsw whereby minor tram; violators, instead of being nned six to ten hours tion. Throughout the North Am. in! with wide spaces of land to "M only in "re drmiig but in the necessity for is in playing in resgtirgibmgy? p and courses in schools are part of this University will be a great adorn- pwgmm.--(London Free Press). We know mnny,Canndi.n.ns who have been misled while touring ens that ?dl::ztx'rt.3iseii)y miidmfd. p g 1, - won or ul e er oroush County court, mhmg, hunting and bathing nah is Investigation of these pro. suspended his driver's licence for 1nreiiei1m:n?1ui.l.ii.i?b.f.'E3:,1,?3':,if,f,' reached by mrtuouj play" (the Judge's description) on Tliiedrle ii"i).38ii....'g'k.;"',',',i;if'” mnelgft o xx. lentenoo five ya... in mm city's ..".'J.'I Nisht shopping t.- around at the st. Tor. of hbckey. The nlenty of Ielf. that they mu i1n8Si'ers- s course of from driving instrue. there is going on educate motorists Driving driving he had jockeyed a newly- In a truck he was tourist business because visitor. married 5 dl , , Dee ng up scnidlplgeoatng slow to and the man. must be med to 93331"? 9' miikinll any headway. itors.-(sudbm-y 53,”) PROFESSIONAL "CARDS FREDERIC AZ LARGE. o.c. , Barrister. Solicitor. Notsry Royal Bank of Canada Building Charlottetown. P E. L LOANS ON CITY ANDr FARM PROPERTIES Wcnas. R. Mccpuqia B. A. BARRIS11-'.lt, sol.I(:rroR. prevent. survoystnnd Mapping Branch of couple the J. S. TAVI ilii ' Optometrist J Eyes examined. glosses fitted Corner Kent and Queen Sis. office Phone 1956-House 1013 MATHESON. PEAKE dz - NICHOLSON A. W. MATHESON. Q.O. A. E. PEAKE. B.A. LLB. JOHN P. NIUHOLBUIV. LLRL Barristers. etc Collections - Money I'll Donn 00 Great George Street Chnuloluinwn Gander & I-iaszurcr GILBERT A. GAUDET. B. A., Ll. ll lsrrlsten and sanction Barrister. Eta. Bank of. Non Bootis (xumhon Cbnriottetnwl. P E I. MONEY 'I'0 LOAN Dr. W. R. Carson who find that conditions do not by ""'e'""e'V meet the Promises never return . car from lure A new crop of uninformed via. MocPheo & Troiiior II. F. Mac?!-'lEli.', B.A., (3.0, E. sonsnu-zo TIAINOI. I1 nsrrism-s,l . cg. J. A. McGuigon muuusrsn. soucrron. nu sonar. no. NOTARY. Eton BARRISTEB, S0l.lcl1'og lantern Trust nutldldg CIlARl.0'l"I'ETOWN CUBEIE BUILDING Phone I71! . -Hell. Mathleson & Foster Barristers. Solicitors. etc. . R. BELL. Q.C. D. L. MATHIESON. l..L.B.. Q.C. G. R. FOSTER. LLB. Loans on City and Farm Properties 150 Richmond Street Charlottetown. P.E.I. M. Albon Former. 9.6. B.A.. LLB. Barrister and Soilcito Bank of Commerce Bnlldln. Charlottetown Money In Donn A. Wuithon Gouda. LL.B. BARRISTEB. SOLlCl'l'0It. Etc. Phillips landing in Grafton Street ti .:::.;-. um. i. an new co am am.- ringe. Moreover. money for costly Canadian Book of Commercl min divorce roceedings was compsrs- T"f'TTmr"-mom---mr tively eai;,l.j to arms by. 6 1 H tfallner & Hoslam Mignon”-B & I""M- : rs e s v - ' deilreo ofnthneg moiitangfsbls life msde 1- 4- HA8!-AM. EA-. I--I ,3 ,;u;n5'g:f"”" OTTAWA. supremo A llxobequor Court. uupsrtznentsl and Psrlismonesry Agents. Patents, Tradelnnrka, copyrights. 0'-Ir-vr-cm ..?.i":.ft.'.:.t.':"'...i".t.'.'t.:'."-.'..”':'.2.'.F..:.. C:';":fo.g.';:'3:;N some n. MoDONALD. Phone um 201 Prince so. M53051 '0"!- IINNETI II. IOGAITI. 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