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Editor and Managing Director. J. R. Burnett. Associate Editor. Frank Walker.
f'Tho Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink".
CHARLOTTETOWN. VVEDNESDAY. SEPT. 18. 1951
Eastern Mail Service
In) connection with the arrangements which are now being finalized between the Post Office and C. N. R. officials for the nauguration of the new mail truck ser- vice to King's County, it has been sug- gested that the start from Charlottetown should be made at 9 o'clock instead of at 3 o'clock in the morning. the hour at which the C. N. R. trucks are now leav- ing with Guardians for the eastern section of the Province. If the suggested change is made. it will mean that letters and papers would not reach their destination until noon or later. Business men would not have their mail available for morning per- usal. and the postal couriers would not be able to finish their work until late in the afternoon.
The reason given for the proposed delay is to enable the comparatively small amount of early morning mail reaching Charlottetown by air. to go out with the mail trucks the same morning. The dis- advantage of this scheme. in holding up all the rest of the mail for three hours. will be apparent to our eastern readers who are now enjoying the benefit of the earlier service. Before the question is de- finitely settled, it would be well to have an expression of opinion from those chief- ly concerned. If the delay until 9 a.m. in leaving Charlottetown is made in inaugur- ating the service, it may be very difficult to have the schedule changed later. Now is the time to ensure that the full advan- tage of the changeover is obtained by giving the people of King's County a real morning service, for which they have been waiting so many years.
Plowing Match llevlvals
The revival of old-time plowing matches has progressed to the point where these events have become once more an annual institution. Today the Queen's County con- test is being held on the farm of Messrs. MacRae Brothers at Mount Mellick, and on September 26 the Provincial matches will take place at Dundas, where the movement for the revival of this grand old form of competitive sport originated a few years ago. The success of the revival has been most encouraging, and the keenest inter- est is being shown in the contests sched- uled for this month.
Plowing matches were the most. pop- ular of all the outdoor events of early days in this Province. As will be noted from an excerpt published in our yesterday's issue. the Queen's County Subscription Match held at Marshfield in 1868 proved so successful that it was proposed to in- vite competition from the mainland. and even to provide for the payment of representative plowmen and their teams from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick who might feel disposed to try conclusions with Islanders at an Intercolonial Plowing Match. Whether anything came of this
proposal we do not know, but the idea was
an excellent one. If a match of this kind could be arranged for next. year-to be staged. say. at Dundas, which certainly is entitled to this honour from the initiative shown by its promoters-it. would prove of great value and interest to all concerned. As the foremost agricultural Province of the Maritimes, Prince Edward Island would be following a long-standing tradition in leading the way in this respect. --mm-j-2-:
"Simple Arithmetic"
It is now more than three years ago that British Prime Minister Attlee said that it was only "simple arithmetic" that any higher taxes against profits would only mean drying up the money pool, from which industry must find expansion and re- newal. Again and again this has been said. It was said only this year in the Brit- ish Labor Party's own pamphlet, "This Cost of Living Business". The pamphlet said: "If the money to pay for new'equip- ment and better laid-out factories were not raised from profits, it would have to be raised in some other way." As for "dis- tributed profits", namely dividends, these have been stationary in terms of money
'oince i947. And the Labor Party's pamph- let pointed out that "a reduction in dis- tributed profits could do little to reduce prices. They are avvery small part of the cost of my item." But every time the party's followers are gathered together, as Id!-Iolifsx last week. there are cries for
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soaking the "profits and soaking the div- idends. And no matter what the leaders
say in their pleas for reason and good sense. they bow again and again before the party's internal storms, and urge another bill of pains and penalties. When will economic sense prevail with such theorists?
Built-Ilp Area
It is becoming more and more apparent that highways and streets are distinct en- tities and that expense, danger and incon- venience result from combining their functions. It is a nuisance, to use under- statement, to have cross-country traffic passing and repassing through residential streets and it is equally inconvenient for highway users to find long stretches of highway bordered by homes from which children may at any time be expected to emerge.
Once such ill considered construction has been accomplished it is impractical to rem- edy the situation but there is no necessity for allowing it to spread. Our new sections of highway at least are free from the rib- bon development and should be kept that way.
EDIJORIAL NOTES
Today the Plowing Match at Mt. Mel- lick to be opened by Premier Jones. 0 O 0 Florida seed potato testing should at- tract a lot of entries from here. Arrange- ments are being made by Mr. S. C. Pep- pin of the Potato Marketing Board. C O D It is reported that fewer Cape Bretoners will come here for the potato lifting. This is not because there are expectations of a smaller crop. but because of the high costf of labour in proportion to the sale price.' 0 O C
The Charlottetown Hospital Bazaar opened last evening by His Excellency Bishop Boyle. has become a feature of our Fall events. This year it is reported big-
ger and brighter than ever. , 0 0 0
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The Battle of Poitiers was fought this date 1356. Edward. the Black Prince. with about 14,000 men, totally defeated the French army of 60,000 men under the blind King John of Bohemia. ' O 0 O
The experts may be interested in wheth- er soil is too wet to benefit from plowing but the chances are that bad weather, should it so turn out. will allow more farm- ers to leave their daily round to attend
the plowing match.
The wounded in Korea have a far bet- ter chance of recovery than during the Second World War, thanks to improved techniques and availability of blood and blood plasma. Those at home have a won- derful opportunity to help the boys over- seas by expanding the blood donor services.
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The largest group of philatelic exhibits ever to leave Britain will be shown at the Canadian International Philatelic Exhibition, opening in Toronto on Friday. The stamps are insured for 3l750,000. Sir John Wil- son, Keeper of the King's philatelic col- lection will be showing a selection from the Royal stamps, at the exhibition.
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As the outcome of proceedings at Ot- tawa, Turkey and Greece are likely to be- come Western Nations, notwithstanding their location in the East. This is because their aims and attitude on European af- fairs are more in alignment with Western European Europe than with the Orientals. Their military strength. too, will lend weight to Western defensive forces.
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As the Royal Edinburgs will not arrive here by air but by railway, there should be a big crowd to meet them and lgreet them en route from the Station to the Provincial Building and City Hall. No doubt instructions will be given to the chauffeurs to drive so that all spectators who wish to will see the Princess and the Duke.
Some one hundred and fifty schools in Austria are being i-um on an experimental basis in rural areas. Teachers are given wide liberty in adapting their methods to localgeographlcal. cultural and social con- ditlons-either developing the old methods or trying out a number of new systems. In addition. the teachers are encouraged to make suggestions to the Ministry of Ed- ucation concerning other types of exper-
imental schools. 0
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For the sixth successive year the Frlznch Government has awarded scholarships for post-graduate work in France to young Canadians. This October thirty young men and women will leave Canada for a year's study (1951-52) in Paris or one of the pro- vincial universities of France. The nearest students in the Marltimes to benefit are Mr. R. P. Maurice Chanard. St. Joseph's Un- iverslty, and Miss Dorothy Fraser, Mt. Allison University. Both will study liter-
THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN
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IVATER SUPPLY
"At a meeting of the City Council last night, the subject of water supply was taken up. A proposition of Messrs. MncKlnnon. Fraser and Company to pump from the City Spring 12.000 gai- lons daily. for fifty cents per day city to provide a tank and pumps - was discussed and. on motion of Councillor Hooper. LIC- cepted. The Park Committee were instructed to provide. a tank and pump. It is understood that in cold weather this tank will be emptied out at night and filled in the morning."
-The Examiner.
Oct. 27. 1877.
Columm'sl's Chapel
(Time) When the war was over. news- paperman Clarence Dirks did
what most. other city people just talk about doing, He settled down on a little farm to raise cows. chickens and fruit.
He was as green at it as a stock character in a rural comedy; kill- ing a chicken was a new and hor- rible experience. and at first. he ate a comb of honey 3 day. until he found he could sell them for 55c. The pittance Dlrks got from his 76 acres on Camano Island in Puget. Sound would have sent most men back to the city. but he eked out his farming byt kidding himself in a column ("City Bred Farmer") for the Seattle Post- Intelligencer. He signed off each column with the number of eggs he had collected that day.
Things Not. Seen. One day in 1949. things got too much for Cla- rence Dirks. The farm seemed to be a failure. he hadn't sold is story for five months. his wife had been temporarily committed to a. mental hospital. He did something he had never done be- fore: he went, to church and pray- ed. And it. worked: faith and the love of God flooded in upon him. and from then on everything in his life seemed different.
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In one of his columns. Du-ks wrote about. Camano's little frame church and two of the people who kept. it going-Sunday-school teacher Mrs. Mertie Best ("a saint in A house dress") and Pastor Wnlter Jerome Wheeler. "How much nicer and more convenient it would he. say." he wrote. "if a church were located closer at hand. Perhaps in a grove of hem- lock where the cleared land de- scends't.ownrd the blue channel water; somewhere. where l.hekincl- ly Sunday-school teacher would not have so for t.o go...Last night the Former (Dirks) could contain himself no longer. I-le visited Mr. Wheeler. who said: 'lf a fund was started to build 3 small church. I certainly wouldn't. oppose it. But remember ours is a small com- munity. Just. now. it takes all the Sunday collection to run the chil- dren's bus'.
"Faith. the Good book says. is the substance of things hoped for. the evidence of things not. seen. "rhings: in this connection. might still be 3 new little church. Eggs collected: three."
Miracle in the Woods. Next day a woman in Seattle sent in s dol- lar. "l-lave faith." she wrote. other dollars followed 09.474 to date). and Clarence Dii-ks set to work to build Camano Chapel. as he called it. Nearby farmers. cu- peniers. plumbers. even visitors from the city lent I hand. A lumber company gave cedar loss. which were hauled out oftthe for- est, free. by s trucker. sized and split by two roofers in return for the butts. which the chapel could not use. Seattle hotel and rest- aurant men gave enough money for in 32.500 organ. one rainy day. when Dlrlu needed 28 men to help pour the concrete founda- tions. exactly as turned up. The last man to arrive was from North Dakota; he had read about the chapel, on the mainland. and de- cided to come over and help. "It's I miracle in the woods.” uid Dirks.
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Diplomatic Resource
(Winnipeg Free Press)
The job of representing the Ar- gentine Republic abroad is exact- ing enough to require the exercise of truly remarkable diplomatic talents. When late in August Pre- sident Peron "subjected himself to the decision of the people" and agreed to run as candidate to suc- ceed himself in totalitarian elec- tions. one of his controlled news- papers set out. in the following fashion to create an appropriate atmosphere for so auspicious an occasion.
"We speak to you. Yanquis! And how!
"...We recognize that in spite of your being the biggest 'sons of America' we know you are entitled to that right like all criminals. We maintain that. you are the greatest and most. powerfully armed crim- inals and thieves known in the history of the world. comparable only with the Soviet. Union in modern times and with Attllla in the past..."
Space does not permit. reproduc- tion of the entire article which was lengthy and enlivened throughout with verbs of notable vigor. The editorial sentiment appears how- ever to have appealed to the Pre- sident. because it was promptly re- produced on posters (printed at a Government plant) to grace the spacious avenue on which the ral- ly was held.
Less than a week had elapsed when it. fell to the lot of Mr. Ripo- lito Jesus Paz to present his cre- centials to President Truman as new ambassador from the Argen- tine. Mr Paz. who seems to be a gentleman of rare gifts, considered apparently that Mr. Pcron's senti- ments warranted a somewhat free translation, according more with the language of diplomatic inter- course in the western hemisphere. Here is his version as reported by the United Press:
"Senor Par. told the President the United States and Argentina were tunlted by bonds of common inspiration in the organization of our institutions and by idenls'such as 'the universal predominance of law and order over force and des- potisml"
Truly an admirable ambassador!
BLACKOUT (CP)
WORTHING. England -- -The band at the Worthing Pavilion played by candle-light after an electrical disturbance plunged part. of this Sussex town into darkness.
WINDSOR. Sept. 18 - (GP) .- Commissloner William R. Dalziel. territorial commander of the Sal- vation Army for Canada and Her- muda. is in hospital here. He was taken ill yesterday while visiting in Windsor. He is expected to be in hospital for A few days. -:-:-s-:i--
Camsno Chapel was dedicated with s soundproof "crying room" for mothers with babies. Eight hundred people came to the dedi- cation, and 3.000 turned up three days later when Evangelist Billy Graham came over for a visit. Big, rugged (6 ft. 2 in.. 220 lbs.) Clarence Dirks. 48, was about as happy as s newspaperman-or even 3 farmer-could be. But he couldn't say anything at all when one of his farmer neighbors read a poem about him, and said: "Cla- rence Dix-ks is is good man, be-
THESE ANCIENT TREES
Tall trees seem taller when the
daylight fades
Into the hush of sunset; leaves grow still And pools of shadow deepen in the ades.
Echoing to the lonely tvhippoor- W .
High branches reaching upward to the sky
Can almost touch the multitude of stars.
Where constellations brillisntly wheel b
Attended by inscrutable. red Mars.
Here in the rlimness of these an- cient trees
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LONDON - (CP) - Frederick Lloyd. regional director of the arts council. will succeed Alfred Nightingale as general manager of the D'oyle Carte Opera Com- pany. The change followed an- nouncement that three players and a "number of chorus per- formers wrre leaving the com- pany.
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As I menu of renewing the ten- stone of life. I psychiatrist says painting is the No. 1 remedy. He does not mean painting doors. chairs or anything around the house. but painting Pictures. Art.- lst. suppliers in three big cities re- port that there never has been such a. demand) for materials by amateurs as there is today. The majority of amateur artists are professional men, but a great many are housewives. Art schools, and evening classes in winter time. are also having more pupils. but. the majority of leisure-time L-tints are self-taught. -strattord Bes- con Herald.
It is rather difficult for the un- initiated person to comprehend the vast extent of this north land andwhst an air search really means. Most people know their country by the roads over which they travel. But roads are a mere thread on a tablecloth. Beyond
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In Pittsburgh. Fred Bowcs. Jr.. of Pitney-Bowen. regaled a U. S. Chamber of Commerce meeting with these illuminating defini- tions: Socialism. You have two cows and give one to your neigh- bor. Fascism: You have two cows and the government takes both and lets you buy bark some of the milk (skimmed). Communion: You have two cows: the govem. ment takes both and shoots you. Capitalism: You have two cows: you sell one and buy a bull. Capi- talism under a certain administra- tion: You have two cows; the gov- ernment takes both. shoots one, milks the other - and throws the milk sway - Saturday Review.
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Our famous "Banana Belt" has seen a lot of strange things in its day. but nothing stranger than the sight of a thousand or so frogs wandering around on our high- ways during last week's heavy rain. Even more startling was the sight of a hefty turtle aimlessly walking across a highway during the same storm. Where did these frogs and that turtle come from? As far as we know. Southern Al- berta isn't turtle country. nor does it usually contain many frogs. Anyhow. we would like an explan- ation before we
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those stories about from the skies during panic heavy rainfall. Even that won't. explain the presen turtle. -- Lethbridxa Herald.
the blue moon and sun wh peered last September
North See now may be 'rhe,British Association (0.- Advsncement. of science has Ofilc:
thought that held the forest fires responsible for phenomenon. According to mm bers of the association who locker at the blue sun through inch reflecting telescope Royal Observatory. Edinburgh. gm smoke particles were globules of oil. And the on produced by the distillation wood in the Alberta forests. 'rh.-;., observations, and the Association: acceptance of them, will ciimlnan at least three theories propounded last September. Thus. who explained the phenomenon 1, terms of high-blown
motions must admit. The group of extremists who hr-1.3
people would rather pints than a home plate." so oh. serves James Toomey. an otilrla' of the St. Dtluis Cardinals hasenal' team. The remark is his pnrlia
state of affairs that's typlrnl baseball alteudnnce over. The number of fans turned out. for professional game: hit a peak of 62.400,000 in 19-tS.Thc following year slightly. then last year it. about. is per cent. The drop thus for in the 1061 season from a year
S -National and America.n their decline from o. yea..-
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