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PAGE IOUR

THE Gunaoiais

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and swung Ilrouor. J. mu

A-solute Idssr, huh Walker

"The Strongest Memory is Woolm than i the Weakest MAL.

OIAIIDTTITOWN. MONDAY. OCT. ll. lldtl

some striking Flgsros

"Why Municipalities Are Hard Up" is the subject of an illuminating editorial in the Financial Post. The statements made are based on an official release from Ot- tawa, showing how taxes-federal, provin- cial and municipal-are collected. Alto- gether, these taxes now total about 353,660 millions-or about 3260 for every man, wo-

man, and child in the nation. in 1939 it was about 595 per person. But examination of how the three

levels of government share in the tax take shows the urgent importance of revision of the present financial arrangements be- tween governments.

Today the Federal authority gets 67',”o of the total tax take. In 1939 it was 4874.

Today the Provinces get 20w: compared with 2276.

Now the Municipalities get 5500 millions or 1372:. The contrasting figure is 5315 millions or 3070. ,

But in the past decade enormous new loads of spending responsibility have been thrust on the Municipalities. Education costs have been soaring, not only because of a bigger school population but because of the rising standards and increased va- riety of the educational services offered. Health and welfare costs have been mount- ing for the same reason and particularly because of growing public opinion favoring almost everything and anything bearing the revered name of "welfare."

The enormous increase in motor traffic has involved municipalities in greater costs for more and heavier pavement, wider streets, more police and traffic controls. And about 7596 of all municipal revenue comes from real property taxes-about the same proportion as a decade ago.

The trouble with this situation isn't just that the real property tax has, in the words of the Citizens Research Institute "drifted further and further from being a sound measure of ability to pay." The increasing reliance of municipalities on being able to coax grants out of the provincial treasuries is a business full of danger. Having one government spend money collected by an- other is a poor system at best.

"The municipal services are those most intimately affecting our daily lives, our comfort, our personal safety," says the Post. "The basic laws under which we are now fumbling along were designed fol a society very, very different from today's. Continuing with the present situation of chronically money-starved municipalities, most of them with a poor tax system. doesn't make sense."

Bonus lnofflclenoy

In the steadily narrowing field where free competition holds sway the price of goods and services is determined by the cost of the most efficient producers who are able to supply the demand. Others in the field must perforce operate at a loss and eventually go out of business unless they can make adjustments which enable them to compete successfully.

It is otherwise in the case of monopoly, as was shown a few days ago by a decision of the Nova Scotia Board of Public Util- lties.' The Board, after a thorough investi- gation, found that the water system of the town of Mahone Bay, "instead of (being) a new, modern and thoroughly efficient sys- tem, was badly "constructed, thoroughly wasteful and inefficient, and quite the on- poslte of what would be expected of a sys- tem which was only recently installed."

On that finding the Board granted the

one water system servicing a given locality, but it once more shows the folly cf extend- ing public ownership or other form of zgnonopoly to any field in which it can be

avoided.

1'00 Ono-Iliad

V One characteristic which sets Hansard apart from A host of other official publica- tion. pouring out of the office of the King's Prlnurln Ottawa is that it reports not only tho otthooo who sit to the right of ' of people occupy-

benches ss well. Some-

Qmbllo utterances of 1' of Commons find L Wul publications.

' t adherents seem

-L aa&-3533:5111 Bulletin of the Dqisrtinsnt of External Affairs. This publication started out nth- er modestly a couple of years ago. only to grow into a somewhat elaborate periodical which is a tribute to the craftsmanship of the King's Printer. Uttsrsnces of cabinet ministers on matters affecting external af- fairs are usually reported verbatim in the External Affairs Bulletin. Views of the Leader of the Opposition, or Opposition critics in the realm of foreign policy, how- ever, never seem to find their way into the publication. .

In view of the fact that Hansard re- ports both sides of any question, and does not go in for editorial and priming frills, economy-conscious Canadians wonder why it is necessary to print fora second time, and at considerably morecost, the words Claxton and others on the floor of the House of Commons.

EDI FURIAL NO I ES

The King's County Memorial Hospital starts its annual campaign for funds to- day.

The best investment of the week is '.n the Blood Bank. One never knows when it might be a matter of life or death to be

able to draw on it.

Wreath sales by the Legion are report- ed to be up to last year's mark. That could be improved upon if firms not con- tacted would voluntarily do their bit. 0 I 0

Mr. MacNaught is receiving well de- served congratulations on being chosen one of the delegates to attend the conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary As- sociation in New Zealand, with a subsequent visit to Australia.

0 British Defence Minister Emanuel Shin- well is to visit Ottawa for conference with our Defence Department officials on Thurs- day, and will later visit Montreal, and de- fence establishments at Kingston and Tren- ton. It is not recalled when a British Min- ister of War previously officially visited Ottawa.

0 O

The Moncton meeting today may set minimum prices for the sale of potatoes and eliminate much unfortunate price cut- ting. The Marketing Boards can only agree on making the best of the market, however. They are not in a position to buy surplus stocks if the price agreed upon proves too high.

Field Marshal Alanbrooke has been ap- pointed Constable of the Tower in succes- sion to the late Field Marshal Earl WavelL William the Conqueror appointed the first Constable nearly 900 years ago and Vis- count Alanbrooke will be the 147th man to hold the office, since the death of the Duke of Wellington always held by distinguish- ed soldiers.

An heiress once caused a sensation by

r running away from her home in Quebec

and taking a job as waitress in Vancouver. She was discovered and taken back home. Now she has occasioned another sensation by marrying quietly the man of her choice without letting her society friends know her intentions in advance. 0 O O 0 There may be Russian objections to the proposed ending of the state of war with Germany by non-Communist members of the United Nations, but the old Germany is no more and it would be difficult to' justify a continued state of war with the German Governments established by the victorious powers themselves. 0 O O l Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Anglo-Irlsl dramatist, politician and orator, died this date 1816. He was a grandson of Swift's biographer, Thomas Sheridan, D.D., and was born in Dublin. Educated at Harrow, he made a romantic marriage with a beau- tiful singer, Elizabeth Linley of Bath, for whom he fought two duels. Later he went to London, and with his father-in-law took Drury Lupe theatre where "The School for Scandal" was produced in 1777, and "The Critic" in 1779. 0 Dr. Brock Chisholm, who, when he was Deputy.Minlster of Health at 0tt.iwa..caus- ed a sensation by advocating the abolition of Santa Claus so that chlldreniwould not be fooled at Christmas, now, as director general of World Health Organization, tells us that the atomic bomb is obsolete, but makes our flesh creep by declaring that biological science could release diseases which would be much more powerful wea- pons than the atomic bomb. These diseases could eliminate more than 50 per cent of the populations against which they were directed, he said. Not very comforting is it? About the only difference is that with the atomic bomb burial would be unneces- sary whereas by biological diseases the survivors would have to become grave-

discern.

of wisdom uttered by Messrs. Pearson,'

TIE GUARDIAN. H CHARl17l'l11OWN

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Uld Charlottetown IA:-id r. E. I.)

POTTEIVS CLAY

"We heard the late Captain John Stewart, Paymaster, tell as an anec- dote, that at a very early period of the settlement of the Island, the troops were in want. of pipe clay for the purpose of whitening their belts, and the high price offered for it. induced some country people to bring for sale some white dirt, as they termed it, which on inspec- tion proved to be as good pipe clay as that imported; and for 5. while the inventors made a profit by the commodity, but the secret of the place whore it was to be found having leaked out, put an end to speculation, and the soldiers went and helped themselves, and thus saved their pence.

"Gallows Point was the place he mentioned, and the late Col. Hol- land. who confirmed Mr. stewartls story, informed the writer that it occurred in other localities. Now we should like to be satisfied upon this point. If pipe or potter": clay of any description exists in suffic- ient abundance, here is an article which may be turned to an avail- able account. In on agricultural country the demand for earthen- ware is great. It is far better for the dairy purposes than wood or even metal (though many prefer the latter). There is a wholesome- ness and cleanliness about it, that is not. in our opinion, to be found elsewhere. Now, though earthen- ware is very cheap in Britain. yet from its fragility, and the space it takes up and the consequent freight, the price here is considerable. A few pottcrles would be of great. ad- vantage to the rural population, and benefit that of the Town in no lneonslderable degree."

Death Of Privacy Brings an Outburst

(Windsor Sir)

We are gathered here today to mourn the death of privacy,

Privacy is dead; long live the commercial.

You can't turn on it television set without having a box of break- fast food, thrust in your face; you can't spin your radio dial without a raucous rooster squawk- ing at you; in a growing number of cities you can't doze on I bus because of the commercials blar- ing at you; and as Ogden Nash once remarked about the disap- pearing pleasures of motoring:

"I think that I shall never see

A billboard lovely as a tree;

Perhaps unless the billboards

fall

I'll never see a tree at all."

The next stage in this com- mercial invnslon of our privacy will undoubtedly be commercial- ly-wired homes.

dow in the morning. I concealed loud speaker will remark, "Got a hang-over? Take Fizz."

In the bathroom, a sepulchrnl

voice will growl, "You need Laxo." The tooth-brush holder will

chlde, "Your gums are too. soft. Try Gumbo."

As we turn on the shower, a girl will murmur, "For my sake, please be careful. Use Ssh-hi"

p If you don't relish the prospect of having every move you in your own home subjected to the derisive comment of I hid-

(One reason we'd like to see a new auditorium for our ownand visiting artisis. actors and speakers-an on-the-spot sketch at a recent concert).

Farming Experiment

(B.B.C., London Letter)

More than three dozen 3'01"”! American farmers are in Eurove this year as part of the Farm f10.L'Iih Exchange project while a similar number of junior British agricul- turalists. members of the Young Farmersl Club, are in. the United States and Canada. Thirteen of the Americans are in Britain. Nine of them, four girls and five boys. belong to the 4-H-association, whose four H's stand for Head, Heart. Hands and Health. all of which should be fully used in good forming and good community life. The remaining four younz men belong to the Future Farmers on America; another farming organ- ization. but one slightly more technical than 41-! in its apP1”03C1l to the subject. .

The young farmers nre.spending six months in Britain travelling about the country, and Imps for short periods in different districts as guests of their British counter- parts, the Young Farmers' Clubs. The Americans come from many parts of the United States and while they are in Britain the B. B.C.'s North American Service is producing a great many pro-

grammes about their work over -

here. These programes are then broadcast to America and relayed Sam the stations to the young

rmers' own ldistrlcts so that their friends and families at home can hear what they are doing on British farms. A .produccr and recording car goes to the places where the visitors are stay- ing, interviews the young farm- ers and their hosts, records sound pictures of the farms, and general- ly provides a picture of life in varying British rural communi- ties. One of these programmes was recorded at Britain's biggest

-Hasza.rd's Gazette, June 14, 18563

When we shut the bedroom win-l

kc

den commercial voice. there Ire

agricultural show of the year, the Royal, and another covered its Scottish counterpart, the Royal Highland Show. A special Am- erican team came over from Mary- land to take part in the stock- judging contast at the Royal High- land and they took part in the broadcast. The young Americans are critical of British farming in some respects; dairy hygiene. for example, and the tendency to pro- ', duce home grown beef in quantity

rather than quality, but for such lthings as British pasturesisnd the .development of ley farming they

have nothing but praise.

While thirteen young Americans spend the summer in Britain a further twenty-five are working and learning in other parts of Europe, and in the same way young farmers from Britain and Europe are in the United States learning

iAmerlcan methods of farming. it is an admirable way of exchanging information about the science of farming in two very different continents and cannot help prov-

-'ing extremely useful to young

! farmers on both sides of the At- lsntic.

Soviet Elections

STARFALL

The meteors that streaked Beyond the night-hawk midge Set a lone fox barking

High on the balsam ridge.

The blazing star thai tumbled Beyond the barley wall

Blow up in green and gold. its tails Streaming me. and tall. . It shook me from the doorstone; Cricket and fax went still:

There was no sound of wind or

hawk

Hunting the hemlock hill.

My heart against. the breathing world.

Against the warm dark loam,

I shared the night with a fallen star

That had chosen earth for home.

-FEBHCN Frost.

Q The Age-Old Story Q l

63

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yes. I will help thee; yes. I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness. - - - Behold. I will make than a new shu-p threshing l.nst:rument having moth: thou shalt threat: the mountains, and beat them small. and shalt make the hills Ia chaff. Thou shalt fln them, and this wind shall carry them away. and the whirl- wind shnll scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice In the Lord. And shalt glory In the Holy One of Israel.

electoral pantomine was due for presentation.

To obtain a free expression of opinion in the East, west Ger- mans invited their countrymen in the soviet sons to mail in the stubs of their September ration cards as an indication that they disapprov- ed of the Communist. regime and its totalitarian elections. At. some risk and despite offlclnl threats. no less than -375,712 citizens of East Berlin posted protest stubs.

The lost offlclsl voting in East Berlin brought out 778,780 voters. Let it be assumed. a most unlikely proposition. that all the voters not heard from last week are support- ers of the regime. It still very ob- viously follows that the Common- ists can claim little more than 50 per cent. of free choice ballots. Presumably the pattern elsewhere in the soviet sons reflects generally that til Berlin. Sunday's organised and well-pollcsd 4 i i It the polling booths is thus convinc- ingly ex,

i 1 (Winnipeg Free Press)

I Many people have entertained the erroneous notion that the ul- tlmste in farcical elections had been nttalnsd under the single list sys-. tem in the soviet Union. This as 'ovsryons knows produces an affir- mative x menu: ,by the

.fl.gure 99 followed by a. decimal I

;whlch is ippsrently worked out in some obscure division of the Rus- sian statistical service. Dsspstchss from nut. Berlin indicate however ,that the nine system with I little lhelp from western sources can pro- duce a situation even more ridicu-

two things you can do About it. You can take out I patent on the idea and make enough money out of it to retire to an uncom- gsralsllszcd island Dlfilldlll in the on us. Aler I . the en who prostituted the good old l.u:2,h9'"3"- ” '3'” '3" Wmmwhnv .of John Peel to the sordid tlnk!e- ,'-he twniul of 1110-0 rolulll. in- tlnkle of the Pepsi-Coin song is W104 tho mun! votlns. This Wu dgputgd dto .l&IVl got! 18175.00!) pic; :wmmII-2:40:13: 4:1? 01 01'; s cc. 'ommsrcsy-wre MUM IIIMNI Homes. inc." should be worth all?” "I0"!!! "M36078 V010. 910

lous.

single list election: were held Sunday in soviet Germany. ms nu- nouncsd results follow the proscrib-

lot more than that. results of which were announced The alternative is to become I -W0 (1!!! N10?! 010 00Il1I'l'IllIIM charter ” of the r- l Resistance League. The motto of, 1? 0!! 10I"lIl8. "Nomo me lmpuns Another (0 Dotroltsr) vows he lltifllli - (ind! lrlnlllladz "You won't put. I glass of Goobel to his cant get away Ivvlth that stuff lips "till lfcllinuui strangled that around here. bub ) tolls in pur-g - - rooster.” A third son she'd : to boycott all vroductr niim mm on a both um on whose advertising violates our prlv.l gt .0” '5". ",0. m.hgn soy or offends against our good, volsosollows her the Imm- t-Ite- - iron: . -an-om: ' we already have several up-, And just so plloutloiu for ombmhlo. one forthlsblssvht comm chip In lie huntsmoksd shock! mint out that thew:

. . i on aw- slnco that insufferable tobsoeoi ly also thing about

"sin or

ad form. What is most unusual,

we don't got fired M1

the most transparent type.

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h an ohhbous pllssl s up is serving two life sentences. In any other country tint would use him several years. - lnndon plus.

out on Vancouver but when one of the Oowlohon Indians has pudlchd I Winter of heavy snow. a nportcr ukodtbo tribal chief how his people reach such ou- cluslons. Said the chief: ”llsybo they listen to the weather upon! on the radio." That rocslls another story of someone who was deeply impressed with an lndls-n's predic- tion ofslong. cold wlnisr and ask- ed how the Indian had go decided. "Easy". said the Indian. "While man get ,ln I lot of wood." Exper- ience has shown that lndlsns' wes- ther predictions, by which some people set great store, are over- rated. They are skin with pre- dictions bssed on the habits .of squirrels. the amount of fur on various animals, and scores of other signs. None of these seem: to be really dependable.-Halifax Chronicle-Herald.

The Kitchener Board of Health is entertaining the idea of adding fluorine to the city water as a means of combsttlng tooth decay. Further information on the ui')- ject is being sought before the decision is made. The advisability of this method of treating the teeth was aired at the annual Pall clinlot of the Montreal Dental Club. Dr. Alfred E. Seyler. past President of the American Society of Dentistry for Children. recom- i' d it strongly. He said It has been found that by adding fluorine to public water supplies that dental decay in seconda.-y teeth can be reduced by as much as 60 per cent with very little cost. When he was asked why this method of combattlng tooth decay was not used in every city. Dr. Seyler explained that city of- fldlsls were still ssylng- "But its effectiveness has not been estab- lished." This, he added, was non. sense. According to Dr. Seyler, experiments have shown that while fluorine had no visible ef- fect on a child's first teeth, the second teeth resist decay much better. Evidently adults do not benefit from fluorine to any great Extent. But it is believed that it does provide some protection to the front teeth which come in contact with fluorine when a glass of treated water is being consum- ed. - Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

out on the Bath Road, at the edge of Heathrow Airport, there is n public-house called The Old Mag- pies. The old part of the building

-or-nu:-s T

oqrossa so. may The Wax ..

-whitewashed. m'....:h.... ,,,,,,

cries and set up there,

has dome of this proposal, mwlu 1' to disappear. Th: last pint was pulled on Monday by someone disguised as Dick Turpin (for it is said that this was one of "19 hi3hWlyml.n'8 favorite hauntsi. earlier he had held up a stage cc”; which had trundled out from 341. mg. Ahghostesses from Heathrow were present to join 1;, these mm, boynnt farewell celebrations. Manchester Guardian.

There is not like! to

official comment froym 0t'tJ:ii";:llu.:,l,' the despstch from Moose Factory reporting on tales from Indians and trapper: of weird objects in the sky and on James Bay, But a clue to these unusual phenomena may be found in a speech deliv- ered st Winnipeg last week by 1), o. M. Solsndt. Chairman of .,,.' Canadian Defence Board. in wh,-9;, he gave in bsrest outline the work of defence scientist: at various points in Canada. At Fort Church- hlll, he said there is a research laboratory which is the hut, of experlmeoils on weapons suitable for Arctic warfare. Dr. Solandg said the work at this station is so secret that it cannot be discussed Fort Churchill is about 750 mu... distant from Moose Factory in a straight line. it is possible thg James Bay Indians have been wit. nesslng some important experi. ments in scientific research on de. fence.-Toronto Telegram.

LONDON. Oct. 27 -(R.eutersl- Britain's first reported snow of the season fell today on hilzh ground near Bath. Somerset. Ground in the London area was white with frost st daybreak.

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