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Too Much Groaning

It cannot have es.:.i,ie.i public notice that, with one or two except- ions, the members. of the L.lglSI&iiul't? who have spoken so far this session have harpcd on the iiiisatisfactoi'y agricultural situation that, unfor- tunately, exists in this Province at the present time. Up to a point, this rccilal of glooni may be beneficial, espccially if it should result in a conihlncd effort to do something tangible towards extending the mar. kets for Island products and. per- haps, helping young farmers get ll start. These are about the only two fields in which the Provincial Legis- lature can be expected to have much say, since of course the basic causes of the current let-down In agricul- ture are national, and indeed inter- national, in scope. But hasn't pessi- mism been carried a little too far by some of the speakers? g , Surely there must be some good i things to be said about agriculture ' in this Province even now. The land, for the most part, is still fertile, capable of producing the richest crops. It hardly ever suffers from either drought or flood. Island pota- toes still claim a premium in the market; our hogs are unequalled in excellence; it. has been proven that beef cattle of the best variety can be raised here as well and as profitably as anywhere in the nation. Feed is much too expensive, and it will re- main so as long as it has to be haul- ed all across Canada; but, with a little encouragement from govern- ment, our farmers could and would I . v raise much more of it than they do ,' I at present, and thus strengthen the I ' economy in no small manner. n Our farmers are. by the general i I consent of the experts, among the most competent in Canada; and, al- though prices for their products are below the necessary standard of stability, it is a fact that at this very moment, hundreds of farmers on this Island are making good livings and, what is more important still, enjoying life to the full. They have seen good times and bad times; but, taking one year with another, their lot has been cast in pleasant places; and most of them would not hesi- tate to acknowledge it with thank- fulness. What they expect from their representatives in the Legislature is not repetitive confirmation of their economic difficulties -- with which hey are familiar already--so much as a sincere and intelligent approach to ways and means of bolstering the generiil provincial economy, in so far as that be possible.

Young farmers have started out on this Island before now, with even bigger obstacles In the way than ex- ist at present, and with much hard work and native intelligence they have made a success of their farm- ing. And they are doing it right now-all honour t.o them. They do- serve encouragement and confirma- tion of their useful, and indeed in- dispensable. place in contemporary society. This is not to suggest that everything is rosy but only that con- ditions could be much worse. and that, in any event, excessive legisla- tive groaning will not make them any better.

The SEATO Meeting

1 The foreign ministers of the ESEATO nations are meeting in Kar- achi, Pakistan. against a back- ground of heightening tension al- wt everywhere. As Secretary of

to Dulles pointed out in his open- ing remorlu, the new Soviet foreign -- option! to contain less vio- e:, on the surface at any rate, - more little, which could increase T , txgcublu Q the worldvlnstead of W;ii'III!Ii"I'h'everyfact that . ,, ilbdnaheld in Karachi, it!-bu tnlllfcltrlgalnst any Iliight have been

India, which is not a member, and which in fact is oppvsed to SEATO and all its works. Tlils is likely to weaken Pakistan's aclhercnce, with- out making India more friendly.

To make the atmosphere of the mceting even more gloomy, the two statesncn in atten."hnc- are under heavy criticism in than own countries. Secretary of Stat-' Dulles came to Karachi only a few hours after a Congressional commit- tee had hzuilcd him over the coals unmcrclfullpv for his conduct of Un- nod Siznos foreign policy, while in London. government and opposition mcmhcrs alike have been berating Iilircigii llinisicr Lloyd for alleged we;ikii0ss and Indecision in his man- agcineni of Ylliddlc East affairs.

What will mmc out of the meet- ing. if anytlniig. is anybody's guess

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int; that French Foreign Minister pm.-(N. with a boldness that has hccn inissimz, in I-lrcncli diplomacy in rcrcnl yc.'irs, Iizls called for social

and ct-oliuinlc lllI'rtSlll'PS as well as nilliiurx mics whh-h. incidentally. are still in the papcr stage. Every-

bodx In the free world will wish the SE.-Ylltl delegates evcry success in their cflorls to bolstei' their com- mon dcfcnces in Asia. But it is no easy task that they have under- taken, especially cnnsidering the many problems elsewhere that must" be given priority.

A City's Growth

How long does it take a city to grow up? Well, it depends on the kind of economic factors which are brought to bear on it, which, in turn, depend largely on how they are used to bring out their maxi- mum usefulness. Down in Brazil, for instance, according to a report from the office of the Pan American Un- ion, a city called Ceres with a pre- sent population of nearly 30,000 did not exist at all no longer than 15 years ago. The site consisted then of 200,000 acres of good soil, with no one living on them and no Lise being made of them. In the summer of 1941, the Ministry of Agriculture took over the area and and divided it into lots of 50 acres each. Then. 4000 farm families, most of whom we r e newly arrived immigrants from Europe, were settled there. Within a year or so, the farms were flourishing, roads were built, and an airport established; today that air- port is one of the busiest in Latin America.

At the present time in Ceres there are several financial institu- tions, scores of small factories en- gaged, for the most part, in pro- cessing agricultural products, ii couple of modern hospitals, and about 40 schools representing all ed- ucational levels. In another ten years or so, it is predicted, the pop- ulation will have doubled. The rich farm area continues to attract im- migrants in ever increasing num- bers. It is quite an imposing growth. sure enough; and it all came from a farm project, which seems to prove that heavy industry is not the only thing on which communities can grow and prosper. It seems to prove. too, that the encouraging of immi- gration to any country, and at any time, is a sound economic practice. Far from taking jobs away from the native population, they create new markcls, new needs, and, conse- qucntly, new economic opportunities for all concerned.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Among Canada's contributions to the Colombo Plan are I ll) fishing; boat engines which are going to the port of Jaffra in Northern Ceylon. It is estimated that with a motor- ized boat six men can make a daily catch about 15 times as large as that made the same day by the same number of men In a boat that

has no power. i O D O

The sudden passing of Mr. Isaac L. Tuplin, B.Sc.. director of field crops and extension work in the De- partment of Agriculture, comes as It shock to all our citizens. Still in his early thirties. Mr. Tuplln was a highly qualified official and a veter- an of the Royal Canadian Alrforce in the Second World War. His death came with dramatic suddenness from a heart condition, while he was engaged in rehearslngfor a church play. Mr. Tuplin had a very promis- ing future, not only In his profession but In a leading citizen in the com- munity. Sincere sympathy in extend- ,oa to his btruved widow and fam- ily. Ind. to hlllfnther who is at

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CHRONIC ARTHRITIS OFTEN.

ATTACKS AFTER. AGE 50 1

F.lty years of continuous opera- tion will cause wear and tear on any machine. Your body in no ex- ceptlon.

Osteoarthritis is an example of what might. occur after you reach the half century mark. for this chronic arthritis involving multiple joints seems to develop with age. Wear and tear simple destroys the hyaline cartilage. ,

Unless .it'I caused by an injury, osteoarthritis seldom attacks any- one under the age of,,40. on the other hand. may over the age of 50 have it in some degree. .

Obesity and the menopause may be contributing facotrs.

USIIIIIY the symptoms begin gra- dually. Whlle there is no muscular spasm, there may be pain: some- times a lot of it.,Generally. this pain is greatest after exercise. Fortunately, however, the ailment often causes little or no disability.

NOT PROGRESSIVE

It's Important that you under- stand that this is not a progres- sive type of arthritis. It will not cripple you. This reassurance alone frequently relieves nervous tension and gives pronounced re- lief.

It's also important that you got plenty of rest, especially if fzuiguc is a factor in your ailment. Make sure you get adequate sleep. And 1 suggest you take live minutes out of every hour just to sit and do absolutely nothing.

USE OINTMENT

Often the doctor feels that it is I good idea to rub an ointment such as methyl salicylate into the skin over the affected joint before you go to bed. Applying moist heat by hot towels or poultices may be

soothing. If these methods fail, diathermy ” works well.

PUBLIC FORUM I

This column In span to tho IIIGID Ilon by rorrrlpunllonll of question! of Inlerrll. The Gulrdlln duel III uceunrlly endono the opinion cl correspondents.

VICTORIA CAUSEWAY

Sir, A When I came from Maine as a tourist to Prince Edward Is- land. I was particularly impressed with its charm and natural beauty. In later years. upon retiring from public life, I decided to make it my permanent home and chose a spot near the sea on the South Shore.

As you know, Maine is a state of niinicrous takes which beckon many tourists to fish so that it is now widely known as Vacationland. Being a member of the State Legislature, at Augusta. I was as- sociated with the Fish and Game Department for twenty-five years. As Minister if was part of my responsibilities to supervise the fish hatcheries and see that the lakes were amply stocked with trout and salmon.

I am deeply interested in the proposed causeway spanning the Westmorcland river as this would make a beautiful large frcsh wat- er lake which, when stocked with fish would certainly attract addit- ional numbers of tourists to this section. It would also become a haven for birds as there is plenty of food on the flats offshore.

I feel that the cost of this pro- posed causeway would be in- finitesimal as compared with the benefits to be derived, for fishing is one of our main lourisl attract- ions. As the tniirist Industry is fast becoming our major industry it is most Imperative that ample pro- vision be made for their recreat- ion and enjoyment as advertised in the tourist booklet.

Therefore I would suggest that every effort be made to have this construction finalized so that fol- lowers of lzanc Walton could find their Mecca in this South Shore tourist resort where very lltllc money has hccn spent for tourist promotion.

I am, Sir. elc., EX-TOURIST. Victoria. P. E. I.

OUR YESTERIDAYS

From The Guardian Files

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (March 8. lflilll

The council of the Cliarlullelnwn Board of Trade at a meeting held on Saturday. adopted resolutions calling for the strengthening of the llillsborn Bridge to permit use of standard railway equipment. and

a protest against the now proposed level crossing at the Tnrmcntinc Railway Pier.

Signs of approaching spring have becn nolcd of late. (in March 3 two live caterpillars wcrc found on the Longworlh Avenue railway crossing. At Poplar Island a wild ducks nest containing eleven eggs was discovered.

Tl-IN YEARS AGO

(March 8, 1946) The first of the Maritime mcin- born to begin pre-scssional work in Ottawa, W. Chcstcr S. McLure, M.P. for Queen's, returned to his office on the fifth floor of the Far- liament buildings yesterday. "I believe in gclting a good start be- fore the fireworks begin" he told the Guardians Ottawa represent- Ative.

As compared to IBM. lhc fish catch went up in four of the prov- ince; in the Dominion during the month of November, I945. in Prince Edward Island the catch was about one million pounds vul- ued at 355,000. an increase of 300,- t'lJ0 pounds with a value of 821,000.

A regular schedule of two flights daily on a Moiic on-Greenwood Yarmouth air servic will he starl- ed next Monday by Maritime Cen- tral Alrwlyli. Captain Carl Burke sold here today.

STAB VICTIM DIES WINNIPEG (CPI-A 44-year-old man Identified by police

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Dr. Bell's

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National Geographic Society

Eighty years ago, on March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted the first basic patent on the telephone. I milestone in the history of communication.

Three days later, on March 10, 1876. in Dr. Bell's rooms at Exelcr Place. Boston. the new "membrane - speaking" apparatus transmitted its historic first sen- tence in the voice of the inven- tor-"Mr. Watson, came here, I want you!"

Some 98 million telephones are now in use throughout the world. says the National Geographic So- ciety. Mnre than 56 million are in the United States. New York City has 3.927.000: Washington. D. C.. nearly 552,000.

SPEECH FOR DEAF

The four-score anniversary rc- calls other patents, inventions and ideas of the versatile Edinburgh- born genius, whose search for a better means of teaching the deaf to speak led him to the telephone. The record shows that Dr. Bell would have been long remember- ed even if he had had no part in his greatest invention.

In 1879-80, Dr. Bell, satlsifed to leave commercial development of the telephone largely to others, worktd on what was then an even more fantastic idea-communlcm lion without wircs! The resulting photnphone, patented in 1880 came to he the invention in which he look the most pride.

The pholophone transmitted the world's first wireless telephone messages. Conveyed on electroma- gnetic radiations. they were the fore-runners of the successes of Marconi, De Forest and other lat- cr Inventors. Dr. -Bell, however uscd light waves Instead of radio uavcs to transmit variations of suulid.

With the 810,000 Vnlla Prize awarded him by the French Re- public for inventing the telephone. l)r. Bell In 1880 established the Volta Laboratory in Washington. Thcrc. with associates, he perfect- ed methods for using wax cylind- crs and discs to make recordings for Thomas A. Edison's phono- graph, invented in 1877:

FORESAW AIR AGE

l)r. Bell was always interest- cd in the idea of human flight. In the l890's he helped Samuel P. Langley build a stcam-power f'(I model plane that flow but car- ried no pilot. For 15 years he studied kilos. seeking a pla no structure that would fly at low speeds. Ilc developed the aileron. which Is still used in controlling airplane flight.

Writing in I908. Dr. Bell declar- ed: ”Thc airship will revolution- ize war:-faro...il may become a war-exlerminating agency and thus rml armcd conflicts. The nation that scciirrs control of the air will ultimately control thc world."

The wounding of President Gar- field by an assassins bulllrt In I881 and the suspense of the unsu- lng 79-day vain struggle to save the Chief Executive's life prompt- ed Dr. Bell to invent an electric probe for locating bullets or other metal objects In the human body. It was used In surgery until sup planted by Roentgen discovery of the X-ray in 1895. In 1382, Dr.

Bell suggested a device to restore breathing that embodies the prin- clple of today's iron lung.

Until his death at 75 on August 2. 1922, Dr. Bell's active mind con- tinued Its seal-chings. He delved into distilling fresh water from salt, high-speed niotorboaling, sheep breeding, human longevity, the metric system, and air condi- (inning.

To heat oppressive Washington heat. Dr. Bell installed a refri- gerator in the attic of his Con- necticut Avenue Home, and fill- ed it with blocks of ice covered with salt. Antasbeslns-covered duct led the cold air down to a room. which was kept as tightly sealed as possible near the floor to re- tain lhe sinking cold air, while its windows were opened at the top. Diplomats and legislators swel- lered but the Inventor's labora- tory and office registered a cool 65 degrees.

SERVED GEOPRAPIIY. SCIENCE .

Dr. Bell helped found the Na-'

tlnnal Geographic Society in 1888, helped finance it through its ear- ly years, and served as its pre- sident from 1898 to 1903. He ser- ved as a life trustee of the Society, and as a member of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian In- slilution.

His grandson, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor. continues Dr. Bell's two great interests. Dr. Grovsve- nor is vice-president and associate editor of National Geographic. He is also a member of the board of the Bell System's Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company.

The centennial of Dr. Bell's birth was widely observed on March 3. 1947, and he was honor- cd in 1950 by election to the Hall of Fame of Great Americans.

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Sweeps dams, an' nulls, an' hrigs, a' to the gatc;.

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And dash the junilie jaups up to the pouring skies.

A lesson sadly teaching. to your cost.

That Ai'chilcclurcIs noble art is lost!

---Robert Burns.

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WOMEN'S RALLY

Charlottetown Holol. Thursday. March 15

MRS. C. J. EMBREE National President Liberal Women of Canada

SENATOR ELSIE INMAN HON. A. W. MATHBSON, l"l'el'nler Luncheon 12:30 p.m. - S150

Make Reservations with Mrs. B. Earle MacDonald, Provincial President.

All Liberal women Invited to attend.

LIBERAL

Use of an elastic bandage to sup- port the painful joint will keep it inactive and ease the pain. Aspir- in often brings reliefs And injec- lions of hydrocortisonc usually are beneficial.

CONTRAST BATHS

In the use of I-Ieberdcn's nodes. contrast baths are helpful. The painful hands are placed in hot water for two minutes. hen in cold for one minute. This switching is continued for 15 minutes for two or three times each day.

But always remember these thi-ealments should be followed under the doctor's direction.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

A. P A.: What causes I cyst on the ovary to rupture?

Answer: At the time of ovula- tion, or when the egg is ready to rupture from the ovary, a cyst of the ovary casionally ruptures.

The Age Old Story

And God said. Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was loud: and God divided the light. from the darkness. And God called the light Day. and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

IIANDSOME BEAR The panda hear of the Hima- layas is only about 30 Inches long. and lives on bamboo leaves.

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A hum slipped on an icy pave- ment In Detroit, and even the ,, , wrecking crew didn't know -whert to attach the rope. - Strntford Beacon-Herald.

some marriages. we're told. fall because husband and wife don't un- derstand each other. Others fall be- cause husband and wife under- stand each other too well.-- St. Catharines Standard.

All inventor in Switzerland has invented a cigaret which can be lighted by scratching it along the surface of its package. That's making it still tougher for the chain-smoker who wants to quit. And what ever happened to the old timer who relied upon the seat of his pants as a scratching surface for matches when he wanted to light his pipe?-Sarnia Observer.

There is one aspect of women'I fashions that must be puzzling to the average male, to say nothing of the average female. The puzz lcr is the rather unusual poses that some of the models take to ttbcst show off" the latest design in morning, afternoon or evening wear. You've all seen them, we're sure, Shawl draped with careful abandon. the model assumes a position that gives the Impression she is trying to escape a paddle aimed at her posterior. This, plus an expression that seems to say:

”You wouldn't dare!” completes the picture.-Slierbrooke Record.

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When grandpa and grandma went to school they seldom uudj paper and lead pencils to work out problems in arithmetic and to write..spelllng words 10 times each. They used slates and slate pencils. Sometimes the latter were encased in wood. They were considered something special. The clatter of slates and sueechlng pencils were trying on the nerves. Teachers wel- comed the day when slates passed from the school scene.-Kitchener Waterloo Record.

One who was there said you should have been at Louixbourg last Sunday-out at Black Rock Point-to see the Atlantic in the teeth of the slorrn, coming against the rocks, the seemingly steadfast rocks gradually being worn down by the wave action of the ages. One can imagine it, but a pity not actually to have seen it. nor to have heard it. In the awe of tho uplifted voice is no more than an unheard murmur against the thund- erous utterance of the ocean.-Sy. dney Post-Record.

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