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which could be restored economically with

“Coven Prince MW!-NI lnllnd Like the Dew" good management, etc. The survey, it is

.§“b1l:h°gh°Vl°l’:; ‘“’°°l"d;¥Em°I*‘“l'l;l 135ThPFin°: suggested, should also determine the loca-

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"“' ‘“° °C‘;‘,”,,’;,_,,, ,_,,,,,,,,,_’. ‘ ' tion of old milldams which might be re-

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Associate Editor. Fnnk W-iken ‘and water supplies; areas where farm ponds

ihranch offkcesh at dsummgrlldea El:/fontaglulell sn'J‘n-lay be ccmstl-ucted economicgllyz the ex- ' . t co I ' .

't‘iil:eT’lt:?sri otiige i’)rel:ieartnTe'nt, eOttnawn. N 8 tent to which the growth_ of trees_ and

"By Carrier: Charlottetown. Summerslde si5.oo pevrlshfllbs along the banks of streams has been

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‘net 80 pa 8 CDOSIS.

- The report recommends, among other

things, that abandoned farms on high mar-

ginal soil should be taken over by the Pro-

vincial Government and reforested natural-

Leglslatul-e jg planhlhg to pm-,ly or artificially; that more instmction iii

‘u’ "The strongest memoi:y-ilI—\‘s'eake|' than ' the weakest inlt."

Tillie is Running Silort

As the

rogue on Saturday, it is desirable that its lhe basic Pl'lnCiPleS Of 3gl‘iCultUi'e- the Value ' activities be expedited as much as possible. Of l0i‘eSt COVEI‘. and the imP0i‘ti‘nCe Of Wild , This is important to the Opposition as welbllfe and Wiilel‘ SUPPlleS. Should be glVen in

,as to the Government, and it is particular-l'0Ul' Pl'lm3l')' and high SCh00lS and Pai‘tlCU- l._v important that full time be made avail-ll31‘l)’ in le3Chel“ti‘3inlng C0Ui”SeSi and that

able for discussion of the Estimates whenlln0l‘e Publicity be giVen 35 l0 U19 Value Of _

they come bgfore the commmee of thgllivestock in maintaining soil fertility. whole House this afternoon. The late Sen-, am,» Jones, wllhll pl-emlen set 3 good e_’x_’will involve considerable time and expense. ample in discontinuing the oltltime prac-illlll l3.V Condlletlng Them On small areas tice of crowding this discussion into a few such as school districts and by beginning in hlghl (Or ralher early momlngl h0ur5;,disti'icts where the need is most obvious, and l‘rcm'lcr Mathesoli has indicated that‘mUeh can be accomplished in a few years. no is ctlttally desirous of giving this sun-'Certainiy the objective may be regarded as jior-t the prominence it should receive.»tin 3ll'll'nP0i‘i3llt One 8gl‘lCl1llUTiill)'i and ,\,1m-em-on while the Budget debate haslcannot be longer ignored as a basic factor ilow been concluded, there is still import- in our farm economy. The sooner a start hm ](1Qjs]a[i(]n to he disposed 0f_ is made in remedying the situation the bet-

At. this late hour, therefore, there scents lei‘-

nn lustification for further time-wasting’ nvr-r the controversial report of the Educa- tion Committee, since it has been intro- (lll(‘f‘(l ili such a manner as to give no indi-, Scholars from time immemcirial ‘ ration of t-oncurrence among the committeclheell in the habit Oi" “'iin€le1‘ing the “’0i‘ltl’ lll€mbCl‘S themselves. Already, we under-lin the neverending search for knowledge. A stand, some of them have privately washed great teacher, whether in ancient Cornith, zthcir hands of its implications. In any casialmedieval Paris, or modern New York, at- thc llotiso can deal only with 3 majorliy,'tracts scholars from distant lands. There! )'r‘p(il‘l, not with an “amalgamation of are frontiers to knowledge but the fron-l opinions" which has not even the merit of tiers are not national but human. ‘ showing to what extent each of its draft- It is particularly appropriate that the’ toes subscribed to its contents. Such an ab- W0i‘ld'S first inl€‘l‘n3-tional CU1‘l‘eliCY. lSSUe'-l ortioii is ulihcard of under our parliamen- hi! the United Nations Economic, Social lzlry rules, and violates the whole principle and Cultural Organization. Shetlld he f0!‘ of committee responsibility. The cause of the PUl‘D0Se Of hell‘-ling SCh0l8FS 0Vei‘C0me oducation cannot be served ln this man. the problems of international monetary ex- ncr. nor can the prestige of the Leglsla-‘Change only lhe United Slates. Canada. lure be cnhanccd by conducting its busl- Sivitzerlantli Ffaneei lndo-China. the Neth- ness so irregularly. erlands, Uruguay, El Salvador and Israel have so far participated in the plan but even with that modest beginning it can make an important contribution to spread of knowledge and ideas.

It would be ideal if anyone could go any- where without restrictions as to person, money or goods. Failing that, it will be of great advantage to all peoples that anyone travelling for cultural, scientific or educa- tional purposes should be able to overcome the artificial currency and other restric- tions which interfere with the free flo\v of thought.

Canadians are especially aware of their cultural debt to other countries and peo- ples. We have roots in many different lands and they all contribute to the strength of civilization in our own land.

Help FiiTTE\Tantlerlng scholar

No Time For Music

Musicialis who fancy they suffer un- justly from the vagaries of the critics should consider the sorry case of Dimitri Sllostakovich, one of Russia's outstanding composers. Six years ago Mr. Shostako- \'ich was called before the Politburo and t-liargcd with burdening his compositions with formalist. and decadent tendencies to the detriment of the Soviet people. The basis of the complaint was that the music was not serious enough. Like all good Soviet citizens who find themselves in of- ficial fllSf£l\'OLll‘, the composer admitted his guilt and promised that in future he would iwritc thc kind of music that reflects the :“r.lignit_\' and culture” of the Communist iphilosophy. On this understanding he was lnllnwed to retain his license as a musician.

Just the other day Mr. Shostakovich was again subjected to severe criticism.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Maritime retail lumber dealers start

their two-day convention in Moncton today The new complaint was that his music is with a curling match, perfect symbol for ;l‘llllCll too serious. It lacks the touch of keen btit fair competition. nuaicl_\' so necessary in these troublous days. , . . j'l‘here~ is too much tragedy, not enough “light optimism". It would appear that lfl-om now on—provided, of course. he is not _"_civcn a one-way ticket to Siberia——Mr. Shostakovich is going to spend so much time in trying to keep track of the official ;rultural temperament that he will have lrcry little left for practising his art.

Jack Miner's birthday, Saturtlay, comes ,at the end of Wild Life Week. The Fish and Game Associations and other interest- ed organizations and individuals have been doing their best to publicise conservation principles during the week, as they try to practice them throughout the year.

The editor of Punch who visited this country found nothing funny in Canada, not even, presumably, in the fact that‘ this Kingdom called itself a Dominion to avoid hurting the republican sensitivity of our neighbour and then read into that choice of name implications of subservience to the United Kingdom.

Soil iconservatltin ltoliort

Wlllle there are many factors responsible for the lowering of agricultural production in Prince Edward Island, the general de- plction of the fertility of much of the soil is the most important. This depletion, in the considered opinion of the Prince Ed- ward Island branch of the Agricultural In- slitute of Canada, has been brought about by many farmers overcropping their land and by soil erosion. The members ‘of the Institute have been studying the problem of land use and soil conservation for sev- cral years. Contributions were submitted by practically all members of the Pro- vincial branch. These have been edited and coordinated by Mr. D. C. Schurman in the form of a report entitled "Soil Conserva-

Francis Bacon, “Lord Bacon", lord chancellor and philosopher, died this date 1626. He aimed at bringing about the new philosophy and to that end refrained from no means that seemed effective in further- ing his political career. ‘He was a pioneer of the scientific method but it is by his “I-lssays" that he is best known to the gell- eral reader. They are very unlike the melodious style of his other wolks, being

flan and Relaml problems in prince Ed_ his observations of life set down uncere- ward Island," giving a most valuable review m°"m"Sly but honestly‘ of the present state of affairs, the factors ' ' ° responsible for present conditions, and. There should be no lnsupernble diffi- finally, recommendations for improvement. cultles to providing the support for French Excerpts from this report will be publishetl Indo-China asked by United Slates Secre- serially in The Guardian. in the hope that tiny of State Dulles. If the United Nations lhel’ will be read and studied by all con- finds that there is aggression its members <‘9"'led- have an obligation to go to the assistance B.l‘leflY'fhO l‘t‘D0|"l i‘eC0mlnends. as rem- of the aggrieved party. If there is no ag- edifll nlefl-SUNS bending an all-out cam- gression then there is nothing improper in Dalian to improve conditions. that detailed responding to any request from the French surveys be undertaken to determine the authorities for assistance in pacifylng their

It is conceded that the proposed surveys \

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to this discussion by t-ul'i-espoi'ident.~i of questions of interest. The Gllurdlnn does lint necessar- ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

THE LOBS'l‘l-IR TRAP

Sli',——If one were to ask anyone other than a lobster fisherman to build and rig ll. lobster trap. chances are he would make a. ri- diculous job of it. The material used in the building and rigging of out- lobster trap consists of the follow- ing: Two lengthwise sills; three crosswise sills attached to three bows; lathe; nails; five trap-heads: stay lines: bait staff with consid- erable wear and tear of the fing- rs. I wish to make myself clear in connection with the lobster twine used in the knitting of trap-heads. I do not think there are two or more packers who will agree, as to the size of mesh to be used in the knitting of trap-heads.

As it is unlawful to trap and of- fer for sale undersized lobsters, why in the name of common sense do they insist on a. small mesh. in a trap-head? A mesh measuring un- der,two inches la entirely too small, and B waste of twlng, when they are forced to space their latlis it certain distance apart, according to rules and regulations. Everyoiie knows there is considerable more labour on s. trap-head with a one and three-quarter mesh, then there would be on one with a. two and one half inch mesh, filling the same space.

Now let us consider the blind Oi‘ and heads. It had been brought to my attention. by one of our pack- ers, that the smaller the mesh used in heads, the stronger the head. As everyone knows a chain is as strong as its weakest link. so with ll. trap- head which is as strong as its weak- est mesh. The weakest mesh or meshes in ii. ti,-sp-head, are laced to the bow. and nailed under strap- ping to the sill. The first signs of decay noticed in the twine natural- ly will occur at the bow, or along the sill, because the whole pressure on the head takes place at this point. therefore it must. be reason- able to expect that very little if any mt will take place in the center of the head. unless it be caused by rodents, or poor storage of traps.

In order to bring about the dc- slred change, it wotlld be necessary

used in the manufacture of tran- heads to twenty one thread, and standardize the mesh serving the same purpose for which it was in- tended to two and one half lncli mesh, which would mean a great saving on thr purchase of tons and tons of twine to both the packers and the fishermen.

In order to obtain the desired re- sult, it would be necessary to double the strength of the trap-head by lmlttlng an extra. mesh all around the head, in order to increase thr- holding power when it is -most needed, that is. around the bow. and along the sill. Every fisherman who on occasion is faced with the fact that he has to purchase it. new herring net, or msckarsl net, wll‘. not.lce that the meshes around the nets are reinforced with I. double mesh. There must be a very izon-t reason, otherwise the mesh would not be doubled. There should be no reasonable doubt but that the same result should be obtained with the

trap-head. I am, sir, ate. D. P‘. Cl-IEVERIE Sollrllt. Pyramid-Sliding

(New York Harald Tnlvtine) Pyramid-sliding, like so many other cultural conlributlom of tin- clent. Egypt. is I lost art. In the old days. It was inevitable that youthful uypttans. playing hockey from school, should devote a num- ber of afternoons to whining down the sides of the forbidden tombs, even while their elders were busy looting the rich burial chamber. below. But time. which has worn ayuy the smooth outer shell of the , and perhaps -softened the hum of the nstlvu as well. has brought. a caution to the an-

locatiofl and approximate acreage of land own territory. It is to be sincerely hoped, unsuitable for farming due to various however, that no outside forces will be

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Nov along oomnli-A man to rc- éapture the glans of the. great dam ‘in I a unsln nnth rho.

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Mr. J. 0. llyndman, Charlottetown in the Maritime Advocate

I have read with much interest the article in the Maritime Aci- vocate for February by Mrs. Mitr- ioii Wathen Fox, entitled "How will the Saint Lawrence Water- ways‘Arfect. the Mai—ltimes"? This is a most. important question and should receive serious considera- tion at this time by all Maritime Provincial Governments, Boards of Trade, and everyone having the future welfare of the Msritlmes at heart.

I think there are one or two very important points that have been overlooked. when the pres- ent waterways were established, the Provinces of Quebec and On- tario were provided with cheap electric power at the expense of the taxpayers from the whole of Canada, and tended to centralize industry. Foreign and Canadian vessels were permitted to use the waterways and canals without payment of tolls. If it toll system had been employed to take care of the cost of construction and maintenance, it would have been an entirely different. question. The Suez and Panama Canals charge tolls. and these carllila are self- supporting.

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With the further development. of the Saint Lawrence waterways this means millions of additional horsepower for both Quebec and Ontario, and further centralization of industry, whereas it has been advocated by prominent. politicians for some time that industry should be more evenly distributed to cut- laylng sections of Canada. and particularly desirable in event of war.

It. has been reported from Ot- tawa. that it is the intention to charge tolls when the extended waterways are completed. If that is correct. and justified. why were the taxpayers of all Canada but- dened with the cost of the original waterways for the benefit of the Central Provinces?

when it comes to asking for as- slstance for electric power in the Marltlmes, an entirely different attitude prevails at Ottawa, as will be seen from 5. Canadian

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LEAGUE BRANCH ORGANIZED

"A meeting of the parlsliioners of st. Dunstan's Cathedral was held in St. Patrick's Hall last evening, for the purpose of form- ing R. branch of the League of the Cross. There was in. good atten- dance. The meeting was opened by Rev. Father Mcillmeel, who spoke at length of the grent. neces- sity for such A society, and also of the many advantages to be gained by being a membei-.ol such

body. He then explained the object. of the society, viz, the supresslon of lntempersnca and the promotion of the practice of religion. After reacting the rules and regulations, he closed by ex- pressing the hope that the society would take firm root. and be I power for good. The meeting was then addreued by Rev. Fathers Mcbenn, Chas MacDonald and J. A. MacDonald. Between forty and fifty members were enrolled."

—Tl-ls Examiner, Oct. 32. ms.

A while showing xlng sand of Saudi

Arabia around the Pyramid of cheops of club, must have men- tioned the ancient pastime. The King, A sporting msn, offered to pay £1,000 to see him do it, and the guide promptly obliged, coursing down 548 feet In just. alt minutes.

How this compares withlths time established back in the daysof the Pharaohs, when accurate records were surely kept, in not known. How he managed to accomplish the tent at all is also something of I mys- tery, since it’; all one cm do to walk down the bumpy aldu of the pyramid: nowadays, let alone slide down. This is a matter tint. might well be discussed seriously, pn- stanbla with the flilnl. ___,__

Press dispatch from Fredericton, N. 13,, recently appearing in the newspapers, which reads as fol- laws:

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“Despite a refusal of financial assistance by the Federal Gov- ernment. the New Brunswick El- ectric Power Commission plans to start work on the 540,000,000 Beechwood liydro project on the St. John River next summer, the Commission chairman, Hon. Edgar Fournier, announced in the Leg- islature Thursday."

If the Maritime: are ever to be put on at level with the rest. of Canada, which was the intention of the Fathers of Confederation, I think it is pretty near time we took a united stand and insist that the contract we entered in- ‘to at the time of Confederattm be lived up to in its entirety. This should include our share of the Northem Lands handed over to other provinces, in which we held it proprietary interest, and are entitled to compensation.

.‘/Ae ” "Woefi awe

Strong is the horse upon his speed: Strong in pursuit the rapid glede. Which makes at once his game:

Strong the tall ostrich on the

ground:

Strong through the turbulent pro- found

Shoots zlphlu to his aim.

Strong is the llon—llke a coal His eyeball—llke a bastion’: mole His chest against the foes: Strong, the gler-eagle on his sail, Strong against tide, th‘ enormous whale Emerges as he goes.

But stronger still, in earth and it-

I And in the sea, the man of prayer, And far beneath tha tide;

And in the seat to faith assigned. Whore ask is have, where seek is

find,

- Where knock is open wide.

—Cliristopher Smart.

The Age Old Story

Heaven and earth shall pass nway: but my words shall not pass away . . . Watch ya there- fore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to es- ctipo all these things that shall

the Son of man.

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rsaplc who an interested in no- thing always want to get away from it al.l.-Hamilton Spectator.

Years ago, people and the auto- mobile was “a. passing thing"'—<md

many hitch-hikers still think that

vny.—-Stratford Beacon-Herald.

We don't have to will! untu summer for the successful man to make my out. of the grass that grows under other people's feat.- Sudbury Star.

The office [touch says there is

. something radically wrong with B

civilization which keeps building smaller and smaller homes with lunar and larger medicine cabl- neta. — (Sbrstford Beacon-Herald.)

Interesting news for those Inter- ested ln wild life is the fact that thirty-two caribou weme observed in the Thunder Bay dlstrlot last month. The count was taken by members of the Ontario depart- ment. of lands and forests on a flight. Whereas the caribou were thought to be disappearing, the animals appear to be increasing their numbers. — Fort William Times-Journal.

It In Mr. Abbott’: last budget. A minister of nnancs is supposed to be the whipping boy of the gov- ernment. But; Mr. Abbott seems to have survived pretty well. Finance ministers should get. the same benefit. as the piano players in the bar-rooms of the old West, where a. sign appealed to patrons; “Don't shoot. the Piano Player, He's Do- ing The Best He Can."—Vancou- ver Province.

Parents of youngsters who want to quit. high school before com- plating the course might. find it useful to draw their attention to the fact. that one of every three persons in Canada new registered as seeking work is unskilled. when the labor matcrlal sliririks it is the unskilled who have least. chance of keeping a Job.-Brantford Ex- posltor.