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; Ilorulng Dnlly tfuuudod II IIlI'n Authoriud no second CIIII IIIII Pun omu DopIrimIII|. Ottawa The Island uuurdlln Publishing Co. Editor Ild Munnglng Director. J. B. Burnett Associate Editor, I-‘unis \l'IlIlor.

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"Tho Strongest Memory is -Weaker Than the Weakest ink."

CIAI.l.0'l“fl1T0\VN.IVEDNE§DAI'. APRIL 12. 1950 Lawlossnass

it would be an exaggeration to say that the week-end events amounted to a wave 0‘. lawlessness but they do show clearly that such a development is not impossible. It the hoodlums \vho attacked two youths Sat- urday night and robbed the one who did not succeed in making his escape are not taught a lesson the city streets will not be safe for

. pedestrians. It is the duty, not of the police only, but of all citizens to do everything in their power to bring such malefactors to book.

In some cities it has been found useful for persons who are obliged to be abroad at a late hour, to provide themselves with .4 shrill whistle with which to attract the at- tention of patrolling constables. Lacking regular police beats here, that would p. ob- ably not prove particularly effective, but noise is the last thing that these lawbreak- ersdesire and if their would-be victims were to raise an outcry the attackers would be unlikely to linger.

It should be unnecessary to remind peo- ple of their duty to report promptly t0 the police any such incidents and to render all the assistance of which they are capable.

The Farmers‘ Problem

The plight of eastern farmers who have been caught between lower prices for their products and higher prices fob feed grains and mill feeds which they have to buy, is emphasized editorially by the Ottawa Citi- zen, which goes on to say:

“Time was when the farm was self- oontained. The power was provided by horses the farmer raised himself and fed by hay and oats from his own fields. Now he buys tractors, trucks and motor cars and the gasoline and oil to run them. His dairy herd was limited, in the past, not so much by the pasture land available, but by the meadows to produce the fodder and grain to feed the cows throughout the winter.

“Those early operations spelled small output and when the farmer responded to the-call for greater production he had to change his methods—-buy more feeds and automotive power. He might be forced to go back to the kind of farming his forebear did but if so the decreasing farm popula- tion wouldn't be able to provide for expand- ing urban needs and to maintain the export trade. So it is everybody’s concern that the farmer is not put out of business by a mal- adjustment between prices he has to pay and

prices he receives.” ‘

costly Experiments

According to the Globe and Mail, CBC and the Federal Government are none too happy about the project for developing television, nor too eager to sink into it the vast sums of money required for any worth- while experiments. At present the Govern-. ment is committed to two stations, one in Montreal and another in Toronto, and the CBC has the job of carrying out the work.

The truth about television, says our Toronto contemporary, is that new methods and developments are being discovered fast- er than it is possible to build and sell new transmitting and receiving apparatus. In the U. S. it is generally admitted today that most of the equipment now in use is already obsolete. For instance all commercial sets now sold are for black and white reception although color reception is already past the experimental stage. Even in black and white new methods already have made all present receiving sets for this medium old- fsshioned. Further the United Kingdom al- ready has new techniques which some think are an advance over U. S. methods and in actual program production it is claimed they have advanced considerably beyond most U. S. video programs.

Under present methods to transmit pro- grams between the two stations now plan- ned for Canada would require a special cable

‘between Montreal and Toronto with special equipment every few miles, and persons to handle it. In Montreal the mountain is now seen as a block which may prevent -- slngle station being adequate for the entire island. Good programs are vastly more costly than for radio as a full-fledged. dress ed and rehearsed, production is required for every presentation-—no shirt-sleeved actors reading scripts.

While it is true that television is gain-

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smaller U. S. cltles, Ind those not connect- ed by special cable -to the big outlets, the. constant presentation of ole‘ movies soon dims enthusiasm for television. The long distances between centres of population in Canada makes any adequate coverage of the country with a television network a remote possibility. ’

EDI IURIAI. NUI PS

50 of the world's finest yachts are tak- ing part this summer in the Bermuda'Racc, considered the most important ocean sailing

contest in the world.

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'1‘he C. N. R. Diesels are coming in and it should not be long before housewives near the railway find excessive smoke and soot l thing of the past.

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Stellarton, N. S. is to build 105 prefabri- cated houses for Summerside. There is, of course, economy in centralizing construction in this way but it would seem that if all necessary housing construction in this Prov- ince were planned as a unit, it should be possible to do the work on the Island.

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Two Congregational Ministers, the Rev. Arthur Packman, and the Rev. John Probyn Travis. are to leave the Huddersfield dis- trict this month to take up appointments with the United Church in Canada. Mr. Packman expects to settle somewhere in Ontario, while Mr. Travis will go to New Brunswick.

U. S. A. Franklin D. Roosevelt, four times President, died this date 1945.‘ He will go down in history for two outstanding achievements, (1) the introduction and suc- cessfully carrying out of the “New Deal" policy furthering the interests of the ordin- ary man in the street as compared with big interests: and (2) leading the United States into Great War II on the side of the allies.

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The United States and Canada are mak- ing progress in setting up aircraft spotting networks of radar stations and civilian spot- ters. The vast distances involved both make complete coverage almost impossible and at the same time make it unlikely that vital targets can be reached without an alarm be- ing raised.

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“Look pleasant“, is a maxim that seems to have really been ingrained in the public by generations of photographers. It is not out of the way for even firemen and spec- tators at disastrous fires to assume cheer- ful expressions when they rcalize that a camera is trained on them.

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A syndicated feature of household hints recently gave directions for determining the purity of butter so far as excess moist- ure is concerned. Actually in this coun- try, with its pure food laws, the advice is unnecessary. Similar tests of margarine, however, would certainly show that those allowed to buy the product are buying a good deal of water.

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It has ‘come to this. A London Times il- lustration shows Lady Lees, wife of Colonel Sir John Lees, serving a customer at the snack bar she has opened at the lodge gate of their home at South Lytclett Manor, Poole Dorset. This unusual business ven- ture has been started to help to maintain the estate, extending over more than 2,000 acres.

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With the deadline for filing 1949 in- come tax forms drawing near, it may be some consolation to note, as did Senator McIntyre in the Red Chamber recently, the fact that compared with taxpayers in Great Britain and the United States we are still comparatively well off. Here are the Sen- ator‘s figures: A single man in Canada earning $1,800 a year pays a tax of $175. In the United States the tax on a single per- son with the same salary is $220, or $45 more than here; and in Great Britain it is $361, more than, double the Canadian tax. In Canada a married man earning $3,000 and supporting two children is taxed $86. In the United States the tax on a similar per- son is $133, and in Great Britain it is $442.

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At Washington, (says The Letter-Re- view), there is growing determination in Congress to score off President Truman, by reducing ECA appropriations.‘ The plan to divert a large percentage ofthem from gen- eral use to specific purchasing of U. S. food- stuffs for sale abroad is quite likely to sue- ceed. Its implications for Canada are seri- ous. Secretary Acheson provides another opportunity to embarrass the President. His lndlscrcet endorsement of Mr. I-fins, after the latter’s conviction, gave his opponents a weapon to use against ,hlm. Senator Mc- Carthy probably does not know of any Com-

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butphls contlmied chsrgfu do crests public suspicion. ‘Very notublels the fact that, up to Iii! present, In Congress have

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This column ll own to the dtuouulon by aurnsopondentl of questions of interest. The GuIrdlIn does mu necessar- liy_ondo the opinion of couoopondento.

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FARM FEDERATION COMMENDEI.)

Sir.-—I have been reading recent letters to your Forum re Premier Jones’ reception of the Federation of Agriculture officers and presented by them. Irrespective of anything the Premier may have said. I would suggest to all Fed- cratlon members to straighten this "Backbone of the Nation" occas- ionally and attend meetings which will benefit our industry and inclflentally our whole national economy. Our Premier's remarks may have been inspired by the prospect of a “haven of rest" on the political horizon and no fur- ther need of the pat on the back of pre-election days: so I say thanks to those directors who give freely of their valuable time to promote the best interest of agri- culture.

Another matter. Sir, is statistics published from time to time re- lating to farm Incomes. Disraeli ls- credited with the statement "that there are three kind of lies: lies. D—lics. and statistics." However. for a change. why not give us statistics relating to the income of other industries. professions. etc. A breakdown of the cost of produc- ing farm machinery. labor, ma- terial. profits and selling commis- sions would be interesting. I have read recently. that for a pair of shoes retailing at eight dollars and fifty cents. the cost of mater- ial was ninety-eight cents and lab- or ninety-three cents.

It is rather a sad commentary on our democratic way of life that We have to have wars before prim-

fair share of our national Income. so. let us boost our Federation of Agriculture and some day we will be able to help straighten our lopsided economy. I am. Sir. etc.

I-‘ARMER.

High Bank.

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FROM "IN MEMORIAM"

The wish that of the living whole No life may fall beyond the grave- Derives it not from what we have The ltkest God within the soul?

Are God and nature then It strife. That nature lends such evil

dreams? so careful of the type she seems. so careless of the single llfe,

That I. conslderirg every where Her secret meaning in her deeds, And finding that of fifty seeds She often brings but one to bear-—

I falter where I firmly trod: Al1d,i‘a.l1lng with my weigh

cares . Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope through darkness up to God.

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STOP?- And gather dust and chaff. and call

To what I feel is Lord of all. And faintly trust the larger hope. —I..ord Tennyson.

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Q (And P. E. I.) @ FISIIEEY REGULATIONS

“The Fishery Bill, being as its title imports ‘an Act to regulate the fisheries of this Island,’ has pased the lower House of As- sembly. Its provisions are bor- rowed from the various acts of Parliament in force in Newfound- land for the regulation of that great fishery. It gives the supply- ing merchant for the current year a lien on all fish. oil. ctc., the pro- duce of the fishing voyage, after paying the wages of the fisher- men and other servants; it pro- tects all those engaged in the fish- cry from being arrested for debt. and from militia and road duty during the fishing season. and it exempts decked vessels employed in the fishery from the usual cus- tom-housc fees.

"That is all very good as far as it goes. but if our legislators are really desirous of making this Is- land the station of an extensive fishery they must. Ipproxlmste much nearer the cw-foundland system than the ad ptlon of this bill would carry them. Similar laws with respect to insolvent debtors must be introduced in or- der to induce men of capltI1 Ind enterprise to settle amongst. us. This would be I most. important step. both as it relates to but- keepens and others Ictuslly en- gaged in the fishery Ind to the merchIntI supplying them. for we

embark in so hazardous In un- dertaking Is supplying flshenrnen on In extensive scsle. whurlu the event of two or three unfavorable Ieuons Ind the consequent dis- appointment of his hopes should hiIIffIlrIbocomI embIrrInod. III the gloomy horrors of. I not moon. his view. prolonged. it mny be. to perpetuity. in order to guilty the revenue or csprlco of‘In exasper- Itod creditor. or of one who our- hIpI coollylculltoo-on the prob- Iblllty of his victim effecting his escape. Ind by lhII mun: msklng some unforlunus Ihcrlff respon- slblo for the sum he owes? . .‘ Misfortune will -sometimes over- take the nsosrprudunt and upright pit-Ions. Iud it is worthy on wine Ind nllgbhncu Lellsiutiltrq to ‘provide I rsmogly. dolnmensuuts to tho rnsgnltuds of the evil II it lIi’|hiI cum ."

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only Americans on: all one In- ..her horse-thieves by way of If- .ect.lonIte greetinc In five Yet"? or trying, mdlo Moscow still muffs he inflection. -_Detroil’« NW5-

Ilopel tint. the Ie|¢lIn loyll quuuon could be settle in I. man- ner compotlblo with nelzlum-5 nstionsl stability and with I-119 prestige of the Monarchy have now become very slim indeed. It must be feared that Bclsium'a national unity‘ wlll, parsdoxlcally, be en-

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Notes From Another Island

By “AnIon"

LONDON, England — Spring is always welcome. but perhaps we don’t appreciate its coming quite so much’ after I winter which has seemed more like spring itself, taken as I. whole. once again, now that April is here, we fcel pretty safe in congratulating ourselves on an easy passage through the months that. would have brought snow. frosts Ind all we have come to regard as normal in these days of progress -— such things as electricity failures, fuel shortages and so on.

We have had some. of course. but in small doses; and small closes are qulckly forgotten. All the same, knowing our own climate as we do- and remembering the words of some cynic or other who said that “England doesn't have 3. climate, only weat.her“—we like to keep our fingers metaphorically crossed un- til! we feel safely in the clear.

Now. however, the signs of real spring are out and unmistakable. The trees are taking on their mantles of blossom, the early flowers are everywhere to be seen, and the whole countryside assumes that lush green colour which tra- vellers say is encountered nowhere but in England. Every morning, amateur gardeners step out of the Nick Porch to inspect their plot. at the back of the house, to see how their. favourite blooms are coming qn—s ritual that must be observed before breakfast can be thought of. An English garden has been the subject of many a poet's effusion, and every Englishman who has I garden like to think that his is better than anybody else's. so the morning inspection often given‘ him brand new ammunition to fire good-humouredly at his neighbour.

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To be able to say, with the non- chslant air of a. man who knew all along that it would be so. that "My tulips are doing very well this year. old man”, can represent I social triumph almost as great. as being invited to I Buckingham Palace Garden Party; what does it matter if it is only one per cent one's own work and ninety-nine per cent Nature's?

As the days become longer. how pleasant it is to find ourselves going home from work in the even-

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enables us to study other people's gardens. and to make menial notes not: to go boasting about our el- forbs to folks whose gardens are better than our own. I O O 0

We begin to see Ind hear bltds thst we hIvon‘t seen or heard for mont.hs—not. since last." fall when they loft us for warmer parts. Now they start to come back, to enjoy our summer with us. some!-1 es we might feel it is hsrdly sp tlng.of

Books Received

Son of the Hawk by Thomas Raddall (The John C. Winston co Ltd.. Philadelphia and Toronto) is an exciting tale for boys from 12 ""3 “I1 The "and up” will include all who have not lost their taste for well told. exciting episodes in our Canadian history It is a me of the Revolutionary War and, Is set chiefly in Nova Scoi,ia_ thg fourteenth colony" which did not break sway from the British crown. That it did not was no fault of such Nova scotlan "Yankees" as young David Strung who escaped the W955 83118 in Halifax to fight un. successfully for the cause of re- volutton.

0111' Herlmze Ind Our I"Iith‘ by John McNIbb and F‘. Scott Mac. Kenzle (Seventy-fifth Annlvorury Committee the Presbyterian Church 111 Cflmida. 144p., cloth $1. chrome cost .50) is I most readable litls 1113901’? of presbyterlsnism Ind con- cise sea‘ ‘ of the essence of its faith. The authors hIve used to advantage the background of I ZTOIID Of College bovs and their questioning of their teachers and pastor. Illustrations include a pic- ture of at. James Kirk. Charlotte- town.

The Radio Imp by Archie Blnns (The John C. Winston co. Ltd. atop. $2.75) is a delightful bit of fantasy about is New York family and their eleven dollsr hsnd radio which impartially re- ports the death of President Mc- Kinley or, perhaps, I burg‘ary which has not yet taken place. The Radio Imp seemed able to solve any problem—if it felt. like being

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them; they ought. to any with us all through the yesr, not just. the good days. -

But then. perhaps we “ ‘t. Ippreclute them in the same way if we Ind them Ill the time. May- be it. is better that we should have them to look forward to. Ilong with the blue sky. the wsrm sunshine. t.he flowers, the blossom Ind the green fields, and-oh. yes. we must not. forget. that other hardy annual of Spring-time, the Government‘: Ecdnomio Burveyl !

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The seeds which the Government have been ‘busily sowing during the past twelve months. too. begin to show forth in the form of the I slgn—-millions of them. and all to be accounted for in taxes, or re- duced imports of this or that, or increased exports of the other. ..

There was I time when there were no strings attached to the quotation about how "In the spring young man's Isncy lightly turns to thoughts of love . . ." Nowsdsvfl his flncy turns not so lightly to thoughts of econmlcs. For, he knows. if he gets married before April 6th, when the financial year ends. he can claim an income tax rebut» for-the whole of t.ho,prev- tous twelve months. Which. of course, accounts for the long has of couples wsltlng It Ill the reels- try offices to be married befon the deadline. »

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ed. if not destroyed. by’ me very person who should sllmb°“Z¢ unity. run a,» tragedy of obstinate)’- and a serious failure of good sense and statosmanshlp on the put of King Leopold's supporters, who are apparently blind to the fact that questions affecting the Monarchy’ clnnot be treated like ordinary party matters A government can as controversial as it. llkes so long as it secures u majority in Parlia- ment. Ind in the country. but I King who becomes seriously con- troverslsl loses his constitutional rIlIon d'at.m.~1t is difficult for Britain to raise any voice in the mutter. It is nevertheless true that our interests. and those of Western Europe. will begravcly affected if Belgium fslls into civil commotion and, possibly, splits apart. ._ Lon- don Observer.

The new owner of the television set who complained (according to Vision) that after viewing it for some hours “we all turned pink" mky be easily reassured. It. did not hurt, Ind it soon wore off. but it worried him, though prolonged gazing at any greenish light source would have had the some harmless effect. But eyestrsln and headaches in other cues suggest that the new flickering screen may not be for all eyes except in moderate doses. The optical conldence trick on which all television is based completely dcludes the viewer about whst. is really happening on the screen. The odd Ipot of light: tlut is III that is ever there It my one time relies on In almost incredible agility to pslnt the picture which our "per-

useful, but perhaps Mrs. Tomp- kins us doing the best. for Ill con- cerned when Ihe sot n junk man to take it away in his wagon.

"The Art of Real Happiness" by Norman Vincent Peale. D. D. and smiley Blandon, M. D. (Pren- tice-I-Isll. Inc., New York. George J. Mcuod, Ltd. Toronto. 3I'lpp 8.50). This joint message from the Reverend author of “A Guide to Confident Living" and his psy- chiatrist fellow worker is in the nature of I report. of rhelr taun- yesr-old guidance clinic of the Marble Collegiate Church. Backed by numerous case histories, authors convincingly state the case for combining psychiatric study with religious inspiration in order to live with power to ach- ieve self-fulfillment.

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PROFESSIONAL CARDS

’APRIL 12. "1950

Itstent. vision" still Ines there, though it has Ilrcsdy, spot by spot Ip Ired Ind dlnppured. In 1 single second it has gone ne|.|']y three-miles on I ten-inch screen; after two hours it will have travel- led the lenzth of the rquwlr. Though fortunately the eye doe; not have to follow its (Is though viewing I picture were like reading I book) the rate of Idjustmont re. quired to take in 26 new views lpalntod by four and I half mllllnn spots) I amend may well be more than many eyes have been brought up to. How far we are physically adapted to cope with the new, artlflclal uses of electronic speeds should make a new field for physln. logical research; until it has been further explored the doctors are un- llkely to tell us much more tlmn to go slow with our "viewing," to control the children‘: use of tn. new contraption. and to look am for any eye weaknesses which television may seem -to be aggravat. ing. — The Manchester Guardian,

When it comes to burning the candle It both ends, first prize gnu to the brilliantly colored swiftly moving humming bird. studies just completed It the University of Call. fornla indicate. They show that the humming bird turns its food into energy at I higher rate than any living creature. Medical men use the term “basal metabolism" to record the rate at which energy is produced when I person or ani- mal is resting. Metabolism is meas- ured by recording the rate at which oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide produced. Dr. Oliver P_ Pearson of the University of Cali. fornia has found that the humming bird has the highest basal meta- bolism of my creature. — New York World-Telegram.

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A new hurt Ilso will I give you Ind a new spirit will I put wt in you: Ind I will his own)’ Ibo’ many hours out of your flesh. Ind I will give you I heart of flesh.

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