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Battle of The Altantlc Sunday

Tomorrow is being observed across Cali- ada as Battle of the Atlantic Sunday and Canadians from coast to coast will recall the grim struggle to keep open the ocean supplyg line to Britain, threatened by the U-boat, surface raider and long range bomber. .

It was a. long, drawn-out battle, fought. with skill and determination on both sides. The merchant navy carried in the vital supplies despite heavy losses and the navies of the Allies met and eventually triumphed over the U-boat menace.

Canada has contributed the greater part of two support groups, squadrons of shore- based planes and, above all, ships of the lescort groups whose lot, though arduous and dangerous, was seldom brightened by the spectacular successes of the striking forces. By 1944 this country had become the principal custodian of the trade con- voys crossing the Atlantic to the United Kingdom. l

SATURDAY. MAY 19, 1951

Safety Week campaign

The first Highway and Traffic Safety Week ever held in Prince Edward Island was launched successfully last year under the auspices of the Charlottetown Junior Chamber of Commerce. This year's ob- servance is scheduled for next week, and all our citizens are being invited to join in making it an outstanding event. The Provincial Department of Public Works and Highways, the R. C. M. P. and the Charlottetown police force are giving their active support, the country schools are be- ing circularized by the Department of Education, and a full weekls programme of activities has been arranged.

A timely introduction to the campaign was the letter on traffic safety appearing in the Public Forum recently from Chief of Police MacArthur. Emphasis was placed by Chief MacArthur on the fact that laws, in themselves, are inadequate to safeguard the travelling public unless they have be- hind them the full support and co-oper'- ation of our citizens. This is the whole purpose of Safety Week-to arouse public opinion to the need of constant care, and vigilance, both in the handling and oper- ation of motor vehicles and in the observ- ance generally of all-rtraffic regulations, in- cluding the practice of courtesy and con- sideration for others which is most im- portant of all.

In making this campaign an annual event, the Junior Chamber of Commerce has shown laudable initiative and there is no question but that it will prove of far- reaching value to the community

Taking The Initiative

Something new in agricultural market- ing havc been the price agreements made by Ontario cheese producers with the Brit- ish Ministry of Food and the Canadian trade. According to the Ottawa Journal, this is the first time that organized pri- mary producers in Canada have success- ,fully negotiated for the bulk sale of their product, the first time a group of pro- ducers in Canada have concluded a firm contract with the British Government. For eleven years now these annual contracts have been negotiated between the two governments, with the Canadian producers having little or nothing to say in the mat- ter. .

Last year Britain paid 25 cents for cheese, and the Canadian Government bonuse it three cents a pound. The con- tract for 20 million pounds just conclud- ed by the Ontario producers is for 32 cents at seaboard, returning slightly better than 30 cents at the factory.

In addition the producers' organization has made agreements for a minimum price for cheese sold to the trade in Canada. something that is entirely new in the trade. This is 36 cents at the factory, with the trade able to bid above that price if they want supplies badly enough. The two prices, export and domestic, are to be blended so that all producers will share equally. G

The net result, says the Journal, is a fair assurance to cheese-milk producers they will receive this summer considerably

,'.more than the average price last year. .1

gprice so. low in comparison to growing f-j coat! that it threatened to wipe out the ”,unce.thrlving cheese industry in Eastern Ontario.

Fara Accidents

Farm accidents are more numerous and more serious than one might think. In the United States for example where there are now probably less than 5.5 million farms, there were in 1949, a total of 17,000 farm deaths due to accidents and 1,650,000 in- juries. The average days lost per accident varied from 11 to 31, according to type of accident, for 1,927 of these accidents, and the average medical cost per accident ranged from S19 to M34.

Agriculture ranked third highest in death rate per 100,000 workers, among eight large occupational groups in the U. S. No comparable figures for Canada are readily available, but certainly accidents do occur in large numbers, and it is pertinent to inquire what kind of accidents these are, which happen to farm folk. The chances are that close to three-quarters of all farm accidents happen to males. Falls account for about one in five; about five out of eight farm accidents occur either on the farm or in the farm home, and the remain- ing three on the highway.

Nearly half of all farm deaths from accidental'causes involve mechanical equip- ment of some-kind, automobiles, trucks, tractors and farm machinery. This implies that most accidents occur during the bus) seasons, when there is much work to be done and .often not quite enough time to do it in.

EDI ITORIAL N01 ES

Tomorrow, Trinity Sunday. I I I S. D. U. graduation takes place on Monday. The big day for P. W. C. falls on Friday, the 25th. - i O I O Guides and Brownies are much in ev-' idence taking part in their annual Raisin

Day campaign.

Charlottetownls Little Theatre players are assured of the good wishes of all in representing the Maritimes in London'to- night with their production, "Papa Is All."

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The film short, "The Oysterman,” tells graphically all about scientific oyster cul- ture but with enough of the delights of oys- ter eating to make theatre goers wish there were an R in May.

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They have some funny people other than C. C. F. in Saskatchewan. For in- stance, Corny Friesen, 35-year-old bachelor plans to marry his grandfatherls 42-year- old widow on May 27. Friesen's grandfath- er died a year ago. His widow was his third wife.

The Canadian Society of Dentistry for Children seems agreed that we can build immunity to tooth decay by a high pro- tein diet. Carbohydraes, it seems, are the villains which produce lactic acid in the mouth to lead to tooth decay.

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In 1942 Britain purchased 3,000 cartons of honey from Canada, and stored it in Liverpool. While in storage, air raids damaged the warehouse, and made the. re- moval of the honey too hazardous. Eight: years later it was placed on the market and only ten tins were completely un- usable. Otherwise the quality was report-

ed as excellent.

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James Boswell, biographer of Samuel Johnson, died this date 1795. Son of a Scottish judge, he early went to London and published poems, two works on Cors- ica, a defence of Archibald Douglas to the dukedom of Douglas, a series of papers in the "London Magazine" and his "Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides." His major work, of course, is his "Life of Dr. John- son" but his newly discovered and pub- lished "London Journal" is reviving his interest to the public.

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Two special commemorative postage stamps will be issued on the 25th June to honour two former Prime Ministers, the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Laird Borden and the Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King. These two postage stamp issues will be the first of a series of postage stamps to be issued in the course of the next few years displaying portraits of those former Prime Ministers who have not previously had their portraits reproduced on postage stamps.

Visitors in cars to Montreal must have all their wits about them these days. As if Montreal motorists didn't have enough under their skins with the new b5 parking tickets, traffic gendarmes have started cal- ling the letter of the law on an old but long neglected regulation. This one states it is illegal to park your motor vehicle more than six inches from the curb. Mounted Constable 1096, says the Gazette, was handing them out on Union avenue and there were no but: about it. So if one has grown careless about how close he works in to the curb when parking the family

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discussion by wuespondenlc of questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- ily enuor the opinion of wrrcspondenia.

Turnover Tax Off

Sir,-Please permit us to offer our congratulations on the part your paper played in informing Canadians fully of the dangers that existed in the hasty and ill- advlscd Turnover , Tax amend- ment of the British North Amer- ica Act.

The Turnover 'I”.1x proposal isat

least shelved and may never be revived. Every good citizen will appreciate the efforts of a large

section of the press, in which your paper participated, in subjecting the matter to public scrutiny. Certainly the already-overburm encd taxpayer will be grateful that through the force of aroused public opinion he has been spared the added burden of an unfair and unwise hidden retail sales tax. I am, Sir. etc. C. J. HARRIS Secretary Canadian Unity Council Room 4. 241'? College St... ' Toronto, 5, Ont.

h Old Charlottetown Q (And I-. E. l.)

STUDENT DAYS AT 1'. W. C.

'"The principal was Alexander Anderson. Of the many teachers I have since known, he was the best. His authority was absolute; therefore he was never known to exercise it. He was of short and massive frame, erect and un- bending. He had a powerful head, beautifully modelled, with brilliant, dark and humorous eyes, abun- dant grizzled hair that stood up 35 Straight as himself. and o. well but beard. His dress and linen We"! faultless: his deportment as if he were a. sergeant-major on parade; his grey beaver hat and golden stick were symbols of ma- testy.

"He had two hundred scholars under his control, and in two years he never administered to any one so much as a rebuke, un- less a whlmslcahbnnlerlng refer- ence to youthful folly might be construed as such. He treated the crude boys as if they were grave YOU!!! gentlemen determined to become scholars and win by their scholarship any highest place in the world. But he was known to have an immense reserve of sav- age sarcasm which none but a fool would let loose.

"A breach of discipline was look- ed l1lJ0n by himself and his pupils as an offence against his own dig. nity and therefore nzainst the eternal order of the universe. He had for his support the whole of- ficial community. Members of the government, of the judiciary, and of the professions had all pasged through his school, and they re. tained for him a respect and fear not unmixed with affection. In addition the best schools were taught by M! Pupils. and they helped to propagate the legend of his power.

"He loved to teach. 'rhs,t was

Greek. Latin. mathematics, El18llsh. French .ll'or English. Shakespeare was his text. He would read whole plays and ax. pound their setting. That was his method of teaching ancient ms. tory. He would devote a day in turn to the masters of English W050. reading from their writings and describing the clrcumstam-eg in which they were written. That was his method of -teaching mod. ern history. There were text-

and English history. and of Eng. llsh literature; but thus mm

'lenrnlng' was meant the ability to repent them word by word. as one would say the ten command- menu.

"This teacher had a curious idea

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books. of course, of Greek, Rcqnanv.

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I-Ils face is a. copper coin that ' Time has dented with fingers of ice. with breath of scorching fire; Yet down through seasons and blossom-scented He has pursued the course of his desire. Rough are Time's hands upon his flesh and spirit, P But something in his face makes townmen stand And envy him. and all he must inherit.

mild

His pride and wonder in his hard-

sown land.

Unconqnerable and

proudly shakes

A fist at Fate, and then starts in

again,

Seeing beyond the rows the bar- row breaks

A wide and golden ocean of ripe grain.

While in his eyes a look of serene weather I

Affirms that he and peace walk close together.

brave," he

-June Harvard.

parenIs' money; and certainly not to play games. If they required work or exercise, the farm was the better place. It was well under- stood that the intention in com- ing to school was to escape from work by sitting in c. professor's chair or on a. judge's bench, by standing in the pulpit or before the altar, or moving at leisure in professional or political office.

"Latin and mathematics were the media alone in which the boy's mind could be forged and tempered into a sharp, hard, and flexible weapon. There was no de- ceptlon. He must learn them if he could. The text was before him. Translations were infamous; notes 3 subject of derision: the diction- ary was enough. Virgil could be learned like a paalm: Horace like

the lyrics of Burns; and Cicero like the speech of any other politician.

"Greek as a. discipline was not highly thought of. It was too in- teresting, too vivid and vital, not much better than French. It was taught by an old Irish gentleman called Gavcn who had learned his classics at Rome. They were to him as his native tongue, and he read the Greek with 3 continuous chuckle over its ease and beauty. His theory was that anyone could learn Greek who listened with at- tention to his reading. In his hands, moods, voices, and declen- slons were merely devices for a precise and delicate expression of the ideas that arose in precise and delicate minds."

-,l1'rom'"Tbe Mantel-ta Wife" by the late sir Andrew " '- "

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The Age-Old story

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Then the Lord answered lob out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that "ax-keneth coun- ael without knowledge? . . . Where wast thou when I laid the found- ations of the earth? declare, If thou hast understanding. . . Hath the ruin a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? . . . Count thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canal: thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

Books Received

THIS IS NEW BRUNSWICK by Dr. Jessie I. Lawson and Jean M. Sweet (The Rycrson Press, Tor- onto 202 pp. 33.50, illustrated), is an interesting and very readable travelogue of 9. holiday spent get- ting to know our neighboring Pro- vince. The authors have intriguing tales about everything seen and a good eye for quaintness, beauty or drama of the modern scene. The personalities of the writers, how- ever, never intrude so that the reader finds that it is he or she and a friend who are welcomed near Eldmundston, explore the st. John River and Clrand Lake areas, the south and up the east coast to Bay Chaleur and the Gaspe coast.

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other day for tearing up dollar bills. who did he think he was - the government? - Hamilton ppectntor.

one thing the census in almost certain to show is that Brltilh Columbia and Alberta have run away from saakat.chewan' and Manitoba in the. , pulatlon race during the last 10-year period. British Columbia has displaced Saskatchewan from first place. and Alberta has climbed above the big wheat Province which led the way in 1941.-(The Lethbridge Her-' ald). '

one pftcrnoon recently the em- ployes of Colonial Airlines took time out to participate in what has become a happy annual cus- tom of the line: the celebration of safety. All along the 3,182-mile route of the line birthday cakes were cut. and large ornamental safety pins were fastened to la- pela, for Colonial had just com- pleted its twenty-first year of operation without a single fatal- ity or serious accident to passen- ger or crew member. Probably no other major form of transport can boast of such I safety record. In twenty-one years colonial carried 522,801 passengers and made an estimated 532,294 landings and take-offs without mishap. It has flown in all seasons and in just about every kind of weather. Credit for the remarkable record is due to every employe of the line.

with pehnps a special nod to maintenance and operating per- sonnel. But essentiany safety in

the operating of an airline is in- divisible. And every employe of the airline whose motto is "Safe- ty Is No Accldent"- knows that full well. - New York Times.

When the four occupying powers in Vienna rotate every month and thelrnational flags are lowered and raised, ,the1r troops salute these emblems - British, Amer- ican, Russian and French. It is only military punctllio, yet it may have some kind of symbolism at that. These salutes may prove to be the augury of some future day when the first flag in the world will be the United Nation Flag. entitled to universal priority. Neither the "cold war" not inter- national divisions can last for- ever. One day man will be a citi- zen of the world, proud of the land of his birth but owing first allegiance to a parliament of the world. -- Iondon Free Press.

If you do not like exercise and find no pleasure in it, you are

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it alone. Y probably the contamplatlvlru 1;" -Nrhalil you Ire a sage, Y2: can't be alnagc chasing a basket ibnll: urea operate from chm; land even better from couches Exercise is suffering I sharp .1, cum in prestige these dgyg 11 used to be thought that exercise would reduce weight; modem med ical opinion leans -toward the no. tlon that exercise creates a 'g(,,,; appetite. and that a good appeme combined with a low metabolism is what" makes you fat. To becomi slim you need not run about; you must eat less than you want. 11 you feel poorly, exercise may help you feel better. But most inactlvq people feel fine; it is exerctu which makes their spirits llmop Let inactive people who feel we; take comfort from Dr. nenscheili report. Gently does it. --Peterbo,-. ougb Examiner.

This is one of the points or , too-short. year at which if we d. what is asked of us we will be ful. ly occupied, busy tidying up uh while we take thought to re. malnlng on the scene to enjo. the results of our work. For gm; is both Beautification Week an; swimming and water Baler; Week. one no more deserve: em. phuis than the other. The need 01 one we see all around us, that 01 the other in the statistics of drowning fatalities which every summer season brings. If bathing is not on anyone's mind yet, boat- ing is, on one occasion or another - and there has already been one triple tragedy in local water; to drive home the importance of Ink. in; care. The answer to the con- nllcuously high df'Dil'Ilill;; (911 every year is not hard to find. A great many enjoy bathing, but anh- one in ten can swim. Any of the other nine, getting into an unsafe spot as it is easy to do, is likely to drown. The course of good sense 1; to learn to swim, above all for parenta to give their children every encouragement and oppof. tunlty to learn. There are no; many, what with Y and civic pool; for whom that is out of the ques- tion in this city. There is, lo: course, a bit more to being sat lr the water than learning to swim There in judgment in dccitlng when and Where to swim, cnrmml competence in handling bnnls.. It is a full "course" the Find Crosqol. fern in this connection. Let us hope that the efforts it has ieen making in recent yearn will begin soon to produce measurable re- sults. We are buying slimmer fun at too high a price when it in- volves nearly three hundred drownlngs. - Montreal Star.

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