monsoon THE GUARDIAN

Authorized as Second clue Mali Post Office Department. Ottawa. The Island Guardian Pubunhing Cc CIRCULATION

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Editor and Managing Director. J. R. Burnett. Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest ink".

FRIDAY, SEPT. 7. 1951

CIIABLOTTETOWN.

A Timely Warning

The attention of all our readers is di- rected to the warning issued by the At-, torney General, Hon. Walter E. Darby, re-'

ibut stock has been restored and maintain- ed so that this area is producing more than

two-thirds of the world catch.

yond the three-mile limit.

tween three and twenty-five

miles offshore.

ities.

International agreements are necessary because much of the production is far be- Only about 10 per cent of the halibut catch is inside ter- ritorial waters. the bulk being caught be-

shore. some of it 100 miles from shore. Before the last war the.Japanese in-; creased their fishing on the Alaska side of the Behring Strait, intercepting salmon 25 It is now known the Jap- anese were also fishing for halibut and had planned to extend their activities down the; coast of Alaska and B. C. in disregard of. Canadian and American conservation author-I It is the contention of the latter that; the nations that have built up a resource? pi lhave a prior right to it. As Edward W.'

miles off-

fpeci-mg the alarming number 0f fatal ac'JAllen, chairman of the Fisheries Commls-I

cidents which have occurred on .the high- ways of the Province this season. The announcement contains simple rules for traffic safety which. if followed. should ef- fact an immediate improvement in the sit- uatzlon. However, it is also intimated that the Police have been instructed to enforce all traffic rules rigidly, and that a very. definite drive is on foot to make the high-i ways safe from thoughtless, careless or negligent drivers.

The Attorney General and his officials will have the strongest measure of public support in this very important and neces- sary campaign. Apparently words of caution and advice are of little value, un- less enforced by the full rigour of the law. The worse menace is doubtless that of drunken driving, but every citizen should be on the alert at all times against acci- dents. Now that the schools have rc-. opened, a very important precaution is that of passing school areas at reduced speed and with redoubled vigilance

our Vanishing savings

Remember the story of the Dutch fam- ily that emigrated to Canada back in the days of the great depression? Beset by threats of financial disaster, they were sav- ed from despair only by the knowledge that the old grandmother had a comfortable nest egg of several thousand dollars salted away in the neighborhood bank. If'the worst came to the worst, the savings could al- ways be drawn upon. The old lady used to bolster their spirits with the assurance that the nest egg would be their salvation,

but she was adamant that only in the direst emergency should the money be used.

The old Dutch immigrant's nest egg

was, in fact, only a figment of her imagin- ation. When she died. it was found she didnit have a penny. Her imaginary sav- ings, however, had been enough to preserve her family from despair.

Nowadays, most of us wish we had a Dutch grandmother like that. Mounting living costs have eaten up a goodly part of most of our personal savings. Inactive chartered bank notice deposits have been steadily declining, and such deposits repre- sent the bulk of individual saving.

One immediate consequence of the de- cline in savings is a shortage of capital funds for investment. While the demand for credit for investment is climbing month by month. the available credit. rep- resented by bank deposits, is declining. Lack of funds for investment will inevit- ably be reflected in static or declining pro- ductivity. Municipalities are finding it in- creasingly difficult to float bond issues in the domestic market. and are turning to capital sources elsewhere for their borrow- lng needs.

Savings In the bank are a significant token of the state of the nation's economic health. Decline in savings is an economic storm signal, indicating that high spending and high taxation are making individual - saving largely impracticable. The best way to remedy the situation is to curb drastic- ally Ottawals non-defence spending

our Pacino Fisheries

:; Among the issues affecting Canada in .2 connecdon with the Japanese peace confer-

v once now In session in San Francisco is the livelihood of thousands of British Columbia fishermen. Assurances have come from Ottawa that the treaty will require Japan to enter into fisheries agreement with countries that ask for them. A three-way treaty for theprotection and conservation of the West Coast fisheries is already in the making. British Columbia fishermen have reason to be concerned over what may happen when Japan is again on its own. They have vivid recollections of the ex- ploitation of their adjoining waters by Jap- anese competitors before the war.

Canada and the United States have both loomed from experience the need of conservation. Halibut become so popular about the time of the First World War that

' and" U. 8. fisherman on the

Pndfie almost fished themselves out

of bulnoi. Under the International Fish-

Irlu Coouol-loo. formal in 1924. the hal- .A . . ,

sion. stated recently:

under appropriate conditions to

which it makes full use." It is contended. therefore.

tional resource.

It may be that the Royal

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grade admitted. girls are on its register roll. I

this year's show. Alberton

ahead all right.

0 0'0

.plicants desirous

I i

ed efficiency.

1533.

as a Catholic. invariably insincere.

ship.

is. the breeze, so I know what what music is. I have seen

is: so I know what grandeur is.

what wealth is."

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ged for butter imported by

come from Europe; be delivered before Nov. 15. are continuing to get options

said.

been made. the board 0 I C

the production of canned

level. From the 1950 crop a

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treaty ought to embody an agreement by I which the Japanese will waive the right tol exploit our Pacific coastal waters. Canadian taxpayer is indirectly concerned in the outcome, as millions of public money have been spent in building up this na-

"Thcre would appeari to be a rational justification for a nation

assert spec-

ial rights in adjacent coastal fisheries which it has exclusively developed and

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as to

that the

Every

EDITORIAL NOTES

visit in No-

Time brings about revolutionary chang- es even in the small things of life. not so long ago since Prince Street was a girls' school. and no boys over the first Today more boys than;

It is

The Prince County Exhibition at Alber-I

It was ' enter-

is

Out west they intend to demand an in- crease in the educational efficiency of ap-isure of meat prices on the do-

It may

Queen Elizabeth, daughter of Henry N111 and Anne Boleyn. was born this date She was highly educated. her tutors having been steeped in the New Learning and under the influence of the Reforma- tion, although she was actually brought up As a queen she was popular. brave, courageous. diplomatic and almost Her reign was the golden age of English letters and seaman-

A retired officer settled here writes: ''I have planted a garden so I know what faith I have seen the birch trees swaying in

grace is. I

the morning

without clouds, after showers, so I know what beauty is. I have'read a book beside a wood fire. so I know what contentment I have seen the miracle of the sunset.

And because

I have perceived all these things, I know

New Zealand Commissioner's office in Ottawa protests that the price to be char-

Canada will

not be 17c per lb. higher than the price charged in the Mother Country. The dairy industry's management, in fact, gave no i indication what price was sought. closed. however, that of the 10,000,000- pound purchase, only 3,000,000 will be pro- vided by New Zealand. The remainder will 3,000,000 from Den- mark. 3,000,000 from Sweden and 1,000,- 000 from the Netherlands. The butter will

Negotiations on further

amounts, but no definite commitments have

Aided by a good apple scrop last year,

apple juice

throughout Canada is maintaining a high

total of 22.-

890,000 cans (mostly 20-ounce size) of the popular native juice was packed in, the Do- mlnlon, according to a review of the latest pack statistics and container requirements by the Canadian Division of the American Can Company. The 1950 output was slight- ly below the previous year's record.

vemberewill still find Premier Jones and, Mayor MacDonald holding office.

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ton is getting better, and attracting moreipopular in West-Eastern Canada lspectators year after year. prising and most commendable for the di- rectors to have pushed forward the pro- vision of the new building to be ready for

forginglghat. unless care l5 taken in the

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of becoming policemenw It is claimed the one stumbling block in the way is that the pay offered is not suffic- ient to attract suitable candidates. be the standard of the R. C. M. P. will be adopted. and then that force may demand increased remuneration for further increas-

have listened to birds caroling, so I know

It dis-

A W rm: JGUARDIAN. C.l'lARl.0TTETOWN Bringing Butter To llairvlanti

News Item

, cannon iMPoiz'ruue W.soo.000 an t

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discussion by correspondents 0' ql-Itstlons of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- llv endorse the opinion of correspondents.

AN OMINOIJS DRIFT

S:r.-I enjoyed that picture- Sttlry In the Aug. 9th Guardian. showing a stableman reading a flare headline: "Horsemeat Sales

May Follow”, with a slow nap, looking over his shoulder and saving for thinking): "Something tells me I might to do some win- ning for a change."

It seems to this urban Canadian

rift toward "Dc-bvbm-steaks" our ebullient and meat-hungry nation might easily merely compound the confusion-in the frantic but. very human effort. to release the pres-

mcstic pocket.-book.

One of the farm editors points out the significant fact-that. with- out the horsemcat developmenti and having no relationship to' zooming valuations for beef, "we have only half as many horses in the Dominion today as we had as recently as 19-10. In the latter year. according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics (Ottawa) the horse number: had declined by about 5002000 as against the 1960 figure-whereas. in the decade 1941-1960. the total again .nosc- dived at accelerated speed. from 2,115,030 to 1.385.000; a decline of almost 50 per cent.-an average decline of 133.000 horses per yearll

The question in my mind is' linked to the above trend which. as you well know, was lmpulscd by the steady drift to mechan- ical power clear across the Do- minion. If. now. we are to begin slaughtering. say. 100.000 horses or year to supplement our meat re- quirements. independent of and in addition to the above normal causes behind "the vanishing horse", it. seems reasonable to as-. sume. that the deterioration in the totals of the 'DolUbin' family will materially speed downward, I cannot. see horses being grown for "meat." alone. nor even competit- ively wilh steers. if they were. At. three years old. "Dobbin" is at the beginning of his work career. whereas the old farm saying re- minds me that "it takes three years to build a pound of prime beef". It seems to me we'd bet- ter make sure that the position in 1954 doesn't. deteriorate from today's levels. There can be no enduring substitute for better steers and more of them.

I am. Sir. etc. ON THE 3007.

7: E ?oea'6mwz

MARIAN

she can be as wins aswe.

And wiser when she wishes:

She can knit. with cunning wit. And dress the homely dishes. she can flourish staff or pen. And deal a wound that. lingers; she can talk the talk of men. And touch with thrilling fingers.

Match her ye across the sea. Natures fond and fiery;

Ya .who zosl. the turtle's nest With the eagle's eyrie.

soft and loving in her soul. swift and lofty soaring. "Mixing with its dove-like dole Passionate adoring.

Such ll Ihs who'll match with me? In flying or pursuing,

subtle wiles are in her unlis- To not the world a-wooing.

she is steadfast. u a star.

And yet tho maddest maiden:

she can wage a gallant war,

And give the peace of Eden.

POWIGKQWSCTWTT '. '1 Old Charlottetown 5.1

(And P. If. I.)

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I COMPLIMENTARY DINNER

"In pursuance to notice in our last number. Fl public dinner was given to James Peaks. Esq.. on Wednesday evening. the 30th ult.. at the Victoria Hotel. for his having purchased the St:-nmer 'Rose' last winter. in England. for

.the purpose of conveying the mails

nnd passengers between this port and Pictou. The chair wns taken at six o'clock by the lion. Edward Palmer. assisted by F. Longxvnrlh, Esq.. ns vice, the representative of Charlottetown. On the right of the chairman sat. the worthy guest of the evening. About fifty centlemcn sat down to dinner: several others had applied for tickets. but the stewards were obliged to refuse them. for wnni of accommodation. The dinner was excellent. and was served up in good style. Everything that the Island could produce. was to he found on the table. Much praise is due to Mr. JHIIIPS Davis. the landlord of the Hotel. for the very superior manner in which It was

got up. The wines were also very good. particularly the cham- DIIHIIP. . .

A band of music was in at- tendance. which struck up an appropriate air after each toast

was drunk. Vile have often at- tended public dinners in Char- lottetown. but never recollect. to have been present at n more numerous and highly respeclnblc assemblage than the one in ques- tion. Several gentlemen respond- ed to the tonsts in u very happy manner during the evening. Past political differences were buried. and all seemed to vie with each other in endeavouring to give the enterprising guest of the evening a right cheerful entertainment. We wcre much pleased to hear Mr. Peake state. in responding to the fourth tonst. that he had appoint- ed ,our old friend Cnpl. Mnlheson. late of the Steamer 'St. Genrge'. to the command of the 'l'lose'. The party broke up at a late hour. after passing a very pleasant eve- ning."

-The Islander. June 1. 1849.

Toy Puzzles Atom Expert

(Sarnia Canadian Observer! A Danish engineer's ingenious toy for children has become is mys-

men. They're asking what. makes the tlppe-top turn over?

The tlppc-top is a spherical hop about the size of a small apple with a strong stem. It is set spin- ning wlth a snap of the fingers and begins to rotate with the stem pointing vertically into the or

Then comes the mystery. The osclllstlons change so that the stem of the top describes larger and larger circles until with a little Jerk the top turns upside down and continues to rotate bal- ancing on its ntem.

when Mr. Winston Churchill visited F- ” last year he was introduced to the tlppe-top by the Danish atomic physicist. Professor Niels Bohr during a dinner given by King Frederick. After the top had been spun three tlmu the, inevitable question came from Mr. Churchill: "How does it. happen?" and the man who at. one time in his brilliant career rescued atomic physics from the doldrums with his sensational theories replied: '1 have tried to fathom it out but I cannot find the solution!"

The solution of the tipps-lop enigma has become a tter of conscience for the professor. when he was at a graduation ceremony of Sweden University attended by King Gustav Adolf of Sweden. Profenor Bohr had the pulling toy in his pocket. It nearly spoil- ed the festivities when the pro- fessor produced it. soon the an- umbled company were dmalnd to I90 I king. in cabinet minister and I Noble prize winner angrouod in playing with the top on the floor!

Professor Bohr is determined to find the mathematical solution to the minis of the tippe-top.

If he succeeds he has promised

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New Brunswick Test Case

Prime)

When he was discharged from the navy in 1945. John Sayre Tay- lor, 31. carefully charted a new career for himself in the hotel business. He took over manage- ment. of his family's Royal Hotel, in Saint John. and by 1947 had made enough money to branch out. and buy the Commodore at fash- ionable Saint Andrews. Go-getter Taylor was elected president of the New Brunswick Hotel Association and held office in both the Can- adian and U.S. Hotel Associations. He crossed Canada twice. made a. 10.000-mile U. S. tour and took a West. Indies cruise to study hotel operations.

In every prosperous hotel be surveyed. Taylor was impressed by one fact about the business: the big moneymakcr-as much as 606?. of a hotclts income-is the bar. For Taylor. it was a frustrating situation. New Brunswick prohib- its sale of liquor by the glass. ,Taylor's personal appeal to New Brunswickls strait-laced Premier John McNalr for a change in the liquor law got nowhere. said Me- Nslr: ''There'll be no cocktail launges...as long as I am Pre- mier." Taylor defiantly responded by installing a bar in the Commo- core Hotel. He called it a private club and handed customers "mem- bership cards" like those issued in offlcers' messes. navy wardrooms. and the exclusive New Brunswick social clubs where liquor is sold without police interference. Tay- lor's "club" lasted two months be- fore the Mounties raided the place. seized Taylor's liquor and jailed him.

Fined S200 and sentenced to two months in jail last week, Hotel- mnn Taylor declared that it was only the beginning of his fight to break the cocktail ban. He appeal- ed his case to the Provincial Su- preme Court. and threatened to bring charges of his own against the-armed forces messes as well as the clubs which now serve liquor with police knowledge. If Taylor makes good on the threat, army and navy officials and some of New Brunawlck's leading cltluna may have to join him in the dock.

V

glhe Age-Old Storyi

n . ”uV"a'H5:'ln'o"J55'n'lfn'u'o'-'-'u'n' 5:

when Jenn came Into the coasts of Cacadren hlllppl. be asked his dlsclplel. nylnl. Whom do own any that I the son of man am? And they said. some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, lilac: pnd others. Joromlu. or one of the prophets. He saith unto them. But whom any ya that I am? And Simon Peter mowers; and said. Thou art the Christ. the Son of the living God. And Jean: and- wercd and said unto him. lllcuod art thou. Simon Bar-Iona: for flesh and blood hath not reveal- etl it unto thee, but my Patina! which in in heaven. And I say also unto thee. That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church: and the gate: of hell shall not prevail i t It.

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E 1 Notes By.

The shop windows have been filled with school books for some ivcsks now and they evoke the old nostalgic feelings for school days. We should still like to have the pencil box we never did get. and the school bag that was always beyond reach. The text books in the windows are strange to us and we should like to go back to school to read them. We could. of course. buy them and read them anyway, but that would not be the same thing. Go back to school is what we want to do. and there do bril- liantly all the things we did badly when we were there. - Montreal Star.

A despatch reaching our desk told about a missing yawl and it stated that the craft. was crewed by so-and-So. That. is the first time we have encountered such an expression. it made us pull a wry face. The English language is broad enough to provide the right word for any and every occasion and there is no need to invent more. In fact. one of the difficul- ties about learning the English language L5 that so many words. or synonyms. can be used to ex- press the same meanings. We saw no reason for introducing such a word as "crowed," so we altered it to "manned." And we defy any phllologist to thlnl: of a better one. -St. Thomas Times-Journal.