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THE GUARDIAN .'

CHARLOTTETOWN

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JANUARY 11'. 195;

THE GUARDIAN

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President and Associate tor, Inn A Burnett. Assoc.-lube Editor, Frank walker.

f'The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest lnk".

('IlAIlLU'l".l'Ii'I”0WN. FRIDAY, JAN. 11. 1952

The Knocker Knocks

It is a true saying and worth)! Of all 39' ceptance that to him that hath the spirit of progress more shall be given, and from him that hath it not shall be taken away the little he hath.

A case in point is that of the improved mail service in King's County. Since its introduction it has been considered a boon and a blessing; not a single bonafide com- plaint of any consequence has been made by any responsible body of public opinion. But one or two non-progressives, resenting the improvement have campaigned against it, and by illegitimate means persuaded the Postmaster General to withdraw the con- cession. The Province, and especially Char- lottetown, has been heavily burdened, hand- icapped and retarded by the prevalence of such knockers to our detriment and lack of advancement. -

To go no farther back than the days of the late benefactor and philanthropist. Mr. Macdonald. because of opposition by a few, the consolidation of our school sys- tem was stalled, and the generous patron had his gift and prospective endowment cast back in his teeth. And where are we to- day in the matter of both elementary and higher grade education? The consolidation is being adopted at the ratepayersl expense.

When Sir Charles Dalton generously donated a sanatorium with an endowment

for the benefit of the Province, it was op-

posed by the saine non-progressive element because. forsooth. the site was alleged to be a little too far for coal and groceries to be carried to the institution! And there again the gift was thrown back in the teeth of the generous donor and philanthropist.

When an opportunity presented itself of developing the Charlottetown Airport by the extension of the runway at the cost of the City, for which the money could eas- ily have been borrowed, the same unpro- gressive, short-sighted people stoutly oppos- ed the proposition-and Summerside got the airport and the R. C. A. F. as well.

Every upward and onward movement has had similar opposition. More recent- ly a new Federal Building was opposed, and

still is by the small but loud-mouthed op- position which lacks vision and foresight of any kind. Summerside now has its Fed-

cral Building while Charlottetown is left out in the cold. It was the

tcrs, and the traffic lights.

eluding Charlottetown, Mr. lieved.

His suggestions with regard to the.power plant at Charlottetown were more or less in line with the Hogg report which was prepared for the Provincial Government in 1947, and which outlined plans for an d8,- 000.000 Province-wide electrification pro- gram covering a period of ten to fifteen years. Mr. Hogg, however, assumed , that this would be an entirely Provincial under- taking. In Mr. MacNicolis broader scheme the Federal Government should pay one- third of the cost of building new Maritime

MacNicol be-

plants and erecting transmission lines. It shouldhalso make a capital grant and pay a subsidy on additional power produced and sold.

This proposal. coming from an experien- ced Ontario industrialist, who had no axe to- grind so far as sectional politics were concerned, deserved much, more attention than it received at the time. Perhaps it will be reconsidered now if a Provincial survey of the possibilities of Maritime power expansion is made in conformity with the Agriculture Federation's request. The Hogg report also should be reconsid- ered very carefully. It contained a wealth of information which could easily be brought up to date.

This Province would gain tremendously by linking up with the other Maritime Provinces in a power development scheme, and there is no question but that it would mean, if successful, a great improve- ment in rural conditions as well as in pro- ductive capacity.

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EDITORIAL NOTES

The best news from Ottawa for some- time is the announcement that the very re- stricted credit conditions on consumer purchases are to be removed. Everybody will benefit from this, directly or indirect- ly.

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Mr. Churchill is not likely to be with- out cigars for sometime to come. Florida cigar manufacturers have presented him with a supply, together with a specially made 18-inch one to exhibit as a personal memento.

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To the tune of 758 to 72 the Farm Fed- eration districts voted to eliminate bribery and corruption at elections. In practice care will have to be taken to see that the ”Nays" do not have it.

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The Federation of Agriculture has left election and other reform on the door- step of the Provincial Legislature, calling on them at next session to take the neces- sary action.

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The parking meters have so far winter- ed very well. They require snow removal rather than the more simple plowing of streets but that, apart from expense, is all

same stick-in-the muds that opposed the auto parking me, There is not

to the good.

Arrangements are now being made for

reasoning with them because they lack rea-ithe annual meeting of Provincial Legis- soning powers. and the only way to disposellatures. The first to be announced is that of them is to ignore them, as Mr. Cox did,iof B. C., Feb. 19. The session is expected

and make progress in spite of them. It is the same pitiable type that has been the means of depriving King's and South-

Ito be one of the heaviest in years.

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It is suggested by the experts that the,

em Queen's of the improved mail service, g lobster industry might profit by Shipping a

' driving the intelligent community there back

ilarger product. It would mean some lean

10 lhe dafk 8265 when the WOWI D1'0E!.1'9SS;years for the industry, to suddenly increase

spelt anathema. How long will the march of progress be

lthe minimum icould be done in the way of making the

-size. Possibly something

-"lll0ll'Cd 13 be held UP by the t0l9I'3tl0Yl lnlincrease by stages, either a very slight in-

our midst of such a spirit of selfish un-9

progrcssivcness?

Rural Electrification

Rural electrification is naturally a inat- ierof prime interest and importance to members of our Federation of Agriculture, wire at their annual meeting this week have strongly indorsed the proposal of establishing a Maritime Power and Hydro Commission, owned and operated by the three Maritime Provinces. In this connec- tion the Provincial Government is urged to arrange for a survey and make a pub- lic report on the possibilities of generating power on a much wider basis under some such form.

Here is a matter in which our business as well as farming communities are con- cerned. Our Boards of Trade gould well loin forces with the Federation of Agricul- ture throughout the Maritimes in bringing the 'question of increased power for both rural and industrial purposes to a head.

A few years ago Mr. J. R. MacNicol, then a member of Parliament for Toronto, proposed a plan of vast expansion of elec- tric power plants and transmission lines in each of the three, Maritime Provinces, which he maintained could be supplied from coal resources in the Mai-itimes as cheaply

and efficiently as -from hydro resources of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia. The output of existing plants could be doubled In several. Maritime, centres, in-

crease yearly, or more rapidly in specified areas in turn. 0 The CCF is not going to like it very much but U. N. forces in Korea are using their initials to designate the enemy-Lthe Chinese Communist Forces. Now they will know how the Boy Scouts felt when their swastika Thanks Badge became a Nazi sym- bol.

George CLll'LOl1, first Marquess, English statesman, was born this date 1859. After holding a cabinet post he became Viceroy of India and worked untirlngly. if auto- cratically, for reform. He resigned in 1905 and joined the Opposition, eventually be- coming Foreign Secretary under Lloyd George, Bonar Law and Baldwin. His pro- posed ”Cui1on Line" of 1919 was accepted in 1945 as the boundary between Poland and Russia.--

Now that farmers are prospering, it is only fair that labour should share in the prosperity. The trouble largely is that farmers do not find it convenient to em- ploy labour all the year round. Elsewhere farm help is engaged by the year, not by the week or month, and thus both labour and farmer are provided with a measure of security for a whole twelve months. When that is practicable here the, Province will benefit all round, but it will not be

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discussion by correspondent! of questions of Interest. The Guardian does not ncceush . ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

FRENCH RIVER

Sir, -- I should like to describe a region, little known, but one of the most beautiful in P.E. Island. Many years ago I lived in French River and have clearly loved the place ever since. It. was the home of my maternal grandfather and mother until 1883 when they went ow.-.,v to Colorado, following their children who had gone there to make their fortune. French River. it's scenery, its boats and its fish- mg have enrapturcd me. It's beau- ty. the great open boy, at high tide. inviting the sailor. but at low tide covered with sand bars and mud flals, that only men in the know can navigate. An everlasting won- dcr is the golden sand hills stretch- ill-.', away to Cavendish. Sacred sands! Because John Geddle. u a young man. walked them on his '.vav to his church in French River. some seventy years ago, two lob- iler factories were located near the mouth of the river, Sawyei-'s on the west shore, and MacLeod's en the cast. farther down, each do- ing a thriving business in s day when lobster boats came in loaded down to the gunwale, and from the river's mouth down the shore was a line of some fifteen fish houses. set up on stages with sleep- im (matters in the upper story- 'l'lie whole place teemcd with boats and fishing people. It was a boy's paradise. Outside the harbour I have counted as many as twenty- one ovles and Caraquet schoon- crs loading with -cod and mackerel. vlmt a sight it was to see them hauling on board a great. seine - full of mackerel!

Half way up the river on the west. bank. old Bill Pickerlnil built his schooner all by himself from lzr-CI to mast-head. It took him two years but. Bill stuck to the job until his ship was launched. I can see him yet, working like 8. travel- ler-ant up on the side of that ship," a toll. raw-boned man with check- bones like a North American Ind- irm. He was a skillful workman and a kindly old fellow. French River produced a good many hardy, brave and kindly men of whom the Mac- Kenzic boys were outstanding. They were the men who captained the nine crew of French River men uho rescued the Marco Polo crew seventy years ago.

"Jim" Lamont was one of those m:-n who deserve special mention. He lived on the bank of the river. above the old Macxenzie house. In the kitchen was is great open fireplace in which hung from its crane is great. four-legged pot, giv- ing off the aroma. of beef stew.

Jim was a man 0' psli-ts, with scotch on his tongue and filling his soul. In Scotland he had been 1 school teacher. He was s lovely sinsrer and m entertaining story-

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Green and blue, green and blue. And I long thin line of neither Dividing both with neutral grey.

Among the smooth improbable Jhoulderl

of the sea, the liner plows uphill.

Uncnrlnf that the ccuccpcc cur"

Like shallow rainbows

The great concentric circle: 4 horlson ,

Climb the Vito:-ed stair town!!! home.

Touch of int the Mount. lh0l'I.

The jut of land that cuts the HQ And iilccts the on upontc

accomplished until some one like Mr. Leo, Mclsaac works out a plan that can be gen- erally adopted. '

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-flu-old Applcbsum In the New

Prom its twodimemionod path. I

The New Italy

(Hamilton Spectator)

The road back has been a bit- ter, painful, at times an almost impassable one, but Italy keep: moving forward. She's the poor- est, economically, of all the North Atlantic Treaty nations, in- fecled with the largest Commun- ist Party outside of the Soviet Union. plagued by widespread un- employment and reeling now un- der the impact of the worst flood in her history, but msly is filling her treaty obligations to the hilt. Her 1051 goal of five divisions for the Nato army has almost been sunpassed. Three divisions and three independent brigades. numerically equal to about two divisions. have been turned over to Eisenhower's command. Another regular infantry division is being equipped with U. S. arms. The contribution is equal to that of France without the new division. In great measure. the man 11-. sponsiblc for Italy's return from the depths is Premier Alcide de Gasperi. He is I quiet. colour- less man when compared to, say. that flamboyant, sdrventturous fig- ure, Garibaldi. the nineteenth century Italian patriot, or the boasting mounteb nk of the twentieth, Mussolini. But when Italy was teetering on the brink of the Communist; cesspool, de Gasperi was the man she needed: A genius in the art. of politics and a statwman; I man of im- mense courage and iron will. when political sagacity was needed to defeat the powerful Red Party, he displayed it; when sober force. ruthlessly applied, was demanded. he applied it.

The political and economlc'rosd ahead for the new Italy is s for- bidding one, but she is earning the respect of the free peoples; she is an ally of the world's great powers save one. A far cry, that, from the days of not so long ago when she was held in contempt and ridicule by all nations, great and small, including her Axis partner.

The two great. Giuseipbes. Maz- zlnl and Garibaldi. would have been proud of Alcide de Gospel-l.

teller, brill! mu of Scottish lore, and many I story have I heard him tell as our boat. made her way out to the fishing grounds. We were all set for a good day when Jim was aboard.

The glory of the ancient indus- try of French River has faded, but not the beauty, and if some day is Good road is made into the harbour and if tourists find their way there, I am sure they will love the place and find it one of the finest sum- mcrlng spots on P. E. Island. You can bathe in warm water. dig clams, pick up qushauu from the sand-bars. fish. boat. row out to the sand-hills and roll over the clecn, golden sands, I paradise for children. A summer at French River Harbour will put new life into the tourist.

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Text of I resolution passed by glg4e5.House of Assembly, Much 19, "Resolved, that this House, con- sldcrlng the undoubted right of the British House of Commons to liberate from confinement during Session. any of their Members or- rested for debt; the demand made by almost every successive House of Assembly in this Island, that. amongst other privileges, the Membe . should be free from molestation: and the power here- tofore exercised by thls branch of the Legislature. of committing for contempt, is of opinion, that the practice warrants, and the inter- ests of the electors absolutely re- quire, that the persons of Mem- bers of the Assembly should be free from on-est under civil pro. cess during Session, and if so. or- rested during the recess, that they ought to be liberated whenever the Legislature is convened."

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The Age-Old Story

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The British .28 Rifle

(Sbratford Beacon-Herald)

It would appear that the con- troversy between Great Britain and the United States, with Can- ada an interested third party. over whether the British .38-calibre rifle should be adopted by all three countries. is ended for the time being at least. The - United States has just announced o mul- tismll-lion dollar order for the United states M-1 Gm-and semi- automatic rifle. and apparently the British-made weapon is no longer being considered by the United states.

The .28-calibre which the Brit- lsh Army has developed is a light fast-firing rifle, In tests, bullets from it ripped through steel hel- mets at 800 yards, tore through forty-six inches of wood planking at 100 yards, and got off eighty- four rounds a minute of what was said to be accurate fire.

The British weapon is shorter than the Lee-Bnlield and fl: is difficult for soldiers to carry out. arms drill with it. hence it is of little use at ceremonlcls. However, it is a fine field weapon and has many points in its favor. A recruit can be taught the weapon in three days. and there is little i-e'coil'or

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Csnndlan naval rutlnu have The world's largest mun-and been issued with bell-bottom pants forest.-Kalnzaroa, in New Zea! with pockets. Shades of Nelson land-will shortly supply news. and Jelllcocl what would the print under a 530,000,000 project. salty old matelot think. he who Planted since 1920. the forest C0l'. carried his personal belongings crs 1,000 square miles. In um,-. and his "smokes" inside his cool. zealundls sub-tropical climate it or done up in in red nsndima. sea.- pine trees have matured more' W5 men across the roar. from us in pldly than in their native Cali-

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iims Provost have been Issued with Jackets fitted with zippers. Efficient and highly commend- able and no doubt. "snazzy" for go- ing ashore. but how different. liowever. as long as the navy keeps its "Nelson victories" collars and its black silk scarves sartorial tradition will be maintained. London Free Press.

The other day I went. to the too (announces ll. coi-respondent).l Among the animals I saw on this occasion was 3 very large, tough' rhinoceros which was standing up: against the bars of its pndnocl: bc-, fore an admiring ciowd. It was so close you could touch it. Pres-l enily a small boy gave it a poke and exclaimed "Ooh. it's hard!" Another child then poked it in is different plan: and remark-ll od: "It's quite squashy here!" The rhinoceros appeared to be quite oblivious to these experiments it, had 3 hide like a- well. like Ii rhinoceros. Seeing this. I gave it a tentative pat and then, as it didn't seem to mind. I began to hit it really hard. clouds of dusil. flew out. The rhinoceros leaned its head against the bars and, closed its eyes with an expression as near ecstasy as you can imagine in B. rhinoceros. when I stopped, it slowly lumbei-ed round in 21 wide circle and came back to lean agulml; the bars the other side on. I suppose it felt. uneven. when I finally left. about five people were busily beating away at it from head to tall with shrleks of delight. The rhinoceros was plain- ly having the time of its life: you could scarcely see it for the dust. A notice above the heads of the crowd proclaimed: ”Thls animal is dangerous: Do Not Touch."- Manchester Guardiaii. -

United States to stick to the Ger- ard was the admission by the British that quantity production could not be started before 1954. With the war in Korea, the Amer- icans could not. afford to endanger their supply of arms,

When the British get l.helr'pro- duction methods licked. there is reason to believe that the United States may reconsider the .28 rifle. In the mean time, Canada is try- ing to decide what course of action to take on the matter.

forms and Oregon. A large pulp paper and sawmill to be built an Mnruparo. will have an estimated capacity of 100.000 tons of; nmsg print, 10,000 or other Paper and 10000 tons of pulp Two-thirds of the output win tn;

available for export. - u ! Features. NESC0 'm LA. "The female of the spgclw. I.

CI'0atln'.' unusual situations in in municipal life of Ontario. For in. stance. in orlllla a man and W113 headed the polls, the wife as ,, candidate for the public schoc' board and the husband as a. can- didate for the Utilities Commas- -'-lCll. In Bcnverton, nearby. M”.

H. lMcKcnzle was YE-t?l0Cil'd Reeve. one of her opponents be. In: her bi-other-in-law. Mr,

Brodie. Then moving down to ma shores of Lake Erie we fine; um Winn B. Ivy was elected to if" Vlllase council and his wife i school trustee. The husband is .

diplomat. He says that mm, school matters come before in. council he ulllvsit on thg 35,.”

rather than take 3 positio tl , might bring him into n clagh wt-i-all '-he Opinions of his wife. - Lem. bridge Herald.

Why-among those mho can at. IOIVI to ii-ave!-J:ii1'.i:i:-y is 3 pm. ular choice for trips to evoaru lands is plain. of all the moln-2:, January is the least suitable work. In fairness. it must be lid. niitted that January is unhappn, situated in the calendar. one o',4 its neighbors. December, new the month of Christmas. has :1! extraordinarily gay disposmoh Its nelshbor on the other lid; -F'ebruary- being the month ;p which the seed catalogues and ab. surd new huts appear, bun-ow, some of spi'lng's young charm But. in January the only remind- ” Of the Jolly Christmas season It a. succession of unpaid blllk an. spring seems still to be on stem. "Y away. And so it is a dull, list less momh. as u attractive as i discarded Christnias tree an. about as useful. To those M, cannot choose this month in trips to sun-drenched isles 1. seems curious that the crugadm for H. new world calendar hm failed to propose January's chm. lnntlon. -- Ottawa Citizen,

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