Publisned every week-day morning at 16 Prince

| Charioretown P_E.L, by Thomson Senenenaner fae

Ian A, Burnett, Publisher and General Manager Frank Walker, Editor

: i :

. ! ising % King Street West Toronts, Ont 6% Cathcart St. Montreal

Mai elsewhere in Precinces and United States $12.00 per annum

—

PAGE 4 HAN. The Late ‘Mr. Foster

Before the crippling illness. which

attacked ‘him in his vigorous prime, |

‘and which he bore with great Chris- tian fortitude, the late Mr..E.A. Fos- ter was one of: our most active citi-

+

‘gommunity affairs. One of the lead-

‘ing pharmacists of the Province, he |

‘established the well-known firm of E.A. Foster on Grafton Street, which is now carried on by his son. He had long and meritorious service in the City Council before taking office as Chief Magistrate, in which capacity he was noted for his courtesy and affability as well'as for conscientious attention to his duties. He was active also in social, fraternal and religious affairs, and in every way set an ex- ample of public spirited citizenship. _ News of Mr. Foster’s death will be learned with regret by a very wide eircle of friends, with whom The Guardian joins in extending sym- pathy to Mrs. Foster—herself a pat- jent in the P.E. Island Hospital—and- ‘the bereaved family at this time.

Ireland And P.EL

lreland’s economic structure is gimilar to that of this Province in that it depends mainly on agricul- tufe. The tourist business is im- portant, as it is here; but Govern. ment officials are convinced, says a. report from Dublin, that it can never be expected to take the place of farming, especially the live-stock branch, as the chief national indus- try.

The bulk of Ireland’s meat ex- ports, more than 95 per cent of them, goes to Britain, which is ready to take much greater amounts of beef, lamb, mutton and pork. With this- in mind, the Government has made arrangements with the banks for making long term loans more easily available to farmers to buy high class breeding stock.

It seems reasonable t6 suggest that this Province could do a great deal more than is being done in the way of meat production. Expert gurveys have shown that the best quality of beef produced locally is as good as that produced any- where. And, apparently, there is no question of a market for the pro- ducts, since the Atlantic area has to import large quantities of beef annually. When the Labrador area is fully opened to mineral exploita- tion, the market will expand Very considerably.

We trust that everything pos- sible is being done to assure our farmers and producers of a sub- stantial share in this new market. Meanwhile, it is plain that much more could be done towards meet- ing the needs of the market that al- ready exists. The business can doubtless be expanded. There May come a time when oil will ‘be an economic asset. But agriculture must continue as mainstay.

tourist

Economic Offensive: —

week P.E1. $9.00 per annum. Other

‘gens and took a prominent part in

| |

'

dumping. To top it all, in November ,the Russians sold a large quantity of

-benzine at prices below that quoted—

by American producers to one.of the _biggest firms. in the United States, the Dow Chemical Company. An- other American firm exchanged 20,000 tons of steel for 80,000 tons of Soviet chrome ore.

* One report says that Soviet De- puty Premier Mikoyan asked for American credit on a large scale

' to help-finance Soviet exports! He~

will likely get it, too. This might help to ease tension. But certainly it would do nothing to weaken Russia’s position in foreign mar- kets.

4d . AY: “Marching Farmers

"Western wheat farmers plan ‘another “march on Ottawa” to‘em- phasize their demand for ‘more money. Their last “march” to Ot- -tawa, notes the Ottawa Journal, was early in World War II when the Cabinet heard their demand for increased prices. They have con tinued to use the dramatic word “march” although of course their progress to Ottawa will be in sleep- ing cars or airplanes.

“And this,” adds The Journal, “is worthy of comment. Every group with a grievange-or a proposal has a right to to Ottawa and lay its case before the highest autho- rity. it can find. So the businessmen, the labor unions and the other dele- gations of. the year simply appear to present' their representations.

“But wheat farmers ‘march’. The word lends an air of fife-and- drum excitement to the occasion and Eastern Canada will watch the proceedings with interest. Interest should not be confused with sym- pathy. Until the prairie visitors prove otherwise, the feeling will persist that their problems have been no greater than those of non- marchers, including Eastern farm- ers who have no part in this parade.”

EDITORIAL NOTES

Governor Rockefeller is adhering strictly to his policy of not accepting

| gifts. Pupils in a Long Island elemen-

chic ioninnenanaeisnesnoanensesiin enaicenst?

tary school sent him a dime with their good wishes. The coin was re

turned.

. - *

“A medical survey has revealed that more peonlg diet. because of ‘wor- ries about their health than those whc do so because of their appearance. It’s hard to believe. e

>

There are not as many black smiths around anywhere as there used to be, say,'30 or 40 vears ago They are by no means an extinct breed, however. A Wall Street Jour nal survey shows that every majo: city in the United States and Canada has a number of them. Some of them

make as much as $20,000 a year. ” . * A Georgia couple wrote to

the Province’s | Ontario’s Minister of Welfare ask

ing permission to adopt two dea! Ontario children. It was found. tha’

citizenship and immigration law: What success is the Soviet Un- | made the adoption extremely diffi- jon having with its much publicized | cult, if not impossible. Something

“economic offensive?” It is con- siderable, according to a survey conducted by New York Times cor- respondents. :

Following are some of the find- ings of the survey: In Uruguay, while trade with the United States, the Netherlands, Italy and Brazil dropped more than 50 per cent in the first six months of 1958, ¢om- pared with the same period of 1957,

should. be done to correct such foolish regulations. It is not easy to find good homes for retarded or disabled children. When the oppor tunity comes from a good home in the United States or anywhere else, it ought not to be set aside by red tape.

- > -

For many years, Canadian oil

' interests have been trying to think

exports to the Soviet Union more ‘ up ways arid means of extracting oil

than doubled. For at least half of the year, the Soviet Union was the best customer. for Uruguay’s wool, buying more than a quarter of the amount produced. :

Late last October Brazil agreed to ba 20,000 bags of cocoa for 60,000 tons of Soviet oil. In Argen- tina, the acceptance of the $100 mil lion loan for oil exploration was preceded by. an Argentine agree. ment to buy 1 million tons of Soviet oll and a substantial quantity of Soviet rails, both at prices below: those quoted by U.S. suppliers.

#

from the sands of the Athabasca area in Northern Alberta at a cost tha! would not be prohibitive. Last yea one corporation announced a tenta- tive plan to exploit the sands by \a method of atomic explosion. So far, however, the plan has not material- ized. Now, Lioyd R. Champion, a Montreal financier, thinks he has dis- covered a workable “hot-water” method of releasing the oil. Mr Champion beliéves that a ton of sand will yield a barrel of oil and that there are 300 million barrels waiting to be tapped. His plans include construc- tion of a $80 million separation plant.

-

* MONA IAL ASPECT

‘ constitution

. the gallery of the House of Com

DOWN THE HOME STRETCH

OTTAWA REPORT. |

Some Loaded Questions

‘By Patrick With Parliament assembled

Nicholson

airing. we may expect this:

| ton West, to ask a question along

here once more. M.P.'s will be| ‘Will the Secretary of State say | scratching their heads to find! whether, after the defeat of the}

pithy questions to fire at the, Administration; questions load- ed for bear or loaded for dears

acording to the political stripe of the questioner. ‘Among the questions which!

will probably be asked by M.P.’s | who have done their homework, we may expect the following:

“Since the Government -consid-| ers that its available supply of public funds is at present sub- ject to calls of greater urgency | than the purchase of works of | art—with which most Canadians | agree—wil!l the. Minister respon | sible for the C.B.C. assure the| House that his already expen-| sive charge will not at this time) be permitted to increase its cost- | lines by building the proposed elaborate head office on the ex- travagant riverside ‘site at Ot- tawa recently purchased by the | Cac? |

JOBS FOR THE. BOYS _ As patronage is getting a good

Liberal Government of Nova Scotia at the polls in 1956, a de- feated Cabinet Minister was put on the public payroll as a feder- al civil servant, either at suggestion of a then federal Cab- inet Minister or otherwise? KH so, was that person appointed as the result of the unusual! advertising and competitive examination’ for the vacancy to be filled or did that person receive unusual pref- erence in the circumstances of his appointment?” No Opposition M.P fall into the trap of «asking the same questions about defeated Conservative provincial minis-

ters, but we may hear: \Will the |

Secretary of State. as the Minis-

ter through whom the Civil Ser- |

vice Commission reports to the House, say how many officials now holding posts as deputy minister were appointed newly to the civil service by. order-in council of Liberal governments,

the |

is hkely to}

|

| economical | C.B.C. may ask the Minister of

and how many were similarly

appointed. by Conservative gov- |.

ernments? ©

SARNIA’'S ALERT M.P.

We may expect Mr. J.W. Mur- phy, Conservative M.P. for Lamb

these lines: ‘“‘Has the Secretary of State for External Affairs re ceived a satisfactory explana- tion from the Auditor-General in respect of the apparent disap- pearance of $30.500 of. the ‘tax-

payers’ money in” connection

with the purchase of our Ambas- sador’s residence in Brazil?” | This information was sought in vain by Mr. Murphy several | times last session

Some M.P. conscious of the un. operationse of the

National Revenue: “What was) the cost of the recent C.B.C. television programme on which Blair Fraser of Ottawa interview ed the hailed New York column- fst Marie Torre: How mhch travelling was necessary by each of the participants, and does not

the C.B.C. retain a representat- ive in New York City who, could have carried out th interview without travel ami hence at a much lower cost to the tax- | pavers?”

On Parliament Hill

By

The opening of Parliament is | always an interesting and plea- sant event. In our democratic countries we lack the pageantry | which is made such great use of in some of the dittatoria! | states where huge military ral- | lies and widespread use of uni forfits is the order of the day. | In democratic lands we too have symbols but they are not always so obviously displayed ,One of the most significant of these is in | evidence on opening day. Open ing day brings a reunion of mem. | bers and senators from ai! parts of the country and a happy spirit of comradeship prevails

The Governor-General, resplen dent in his Windsor Ainiform, re- presents Her Majesty the Queen and symbolizes that we are a monarchy and proud oor long association with and! derivation from the British Crown. In ear- lier days there were some who believed that monarchy and de- mocracy were incompatible but in Canada we are-the heirs of British constitutional democracy which has developed as a parlia-

mentary monarchy. Not only did democraéy survive within the British Kingdom but it was exported to the far corners of the earth. In the states of the

great and far - flung Common- wealth there are replicas of the British Parliament and in “many other countries, including the United States, the influences of the British pattern of democracy are clearly seen.

The mbdnarchial aspect of our is' revealed in ‘the role of the Governor Genera! in the opening ceremonies. It was also underscored by the presence of severa)- lieutenant-governors and we were particularly happy to see on the Senate floor our own distinguished governor, the Hon. F_ W. Hyndman.

The Speech from the Throne is read by the Governor General in the Senate Chamber as in West- minster it is\ read in the House of Lords by \ier Majesty. Many years ago the British sovereigns desisted from entering the House of Commons after the ill - star red monarch Charles I rag inte trouble when he invaded the con fines of the Lower House.

It is recalled that an early Governor General of Canada de sired to have a special box ir

mons from which he might kee; an eye on the work of the mem bers. The then Prime M.niste: Sir John A. Macdonald, prompt) advised the Governor Genera that such a procedure wo¥)d not be in accordance with tfe con stitutional realities of the situa tion, and the Governgr quickly

forsook bis ide*

Heath Macquarrie, M.P.

Thus while the members of the House of Commons” may stand uncomfortably at the bar of the Senate as they listen to the Speech from the Throne their presence there demonstrates the Position which their House has attained for itself ‘in respect to the chief executive.

The Speech from the Throne.

| which this year was one of the i longest ©n

record. forecasts the legislation likely to be put be- fore Parliament by the govern ment. The Speech also looks

| back upof the events of recent

months, noting for instance cur- rent developments in the (er national field such as the Prime Minister's Commonwealth tour. One thing which seems clear from this year’s speech is. that the second session of the’ Twenty- Fourth parliament is bound to be

} a long one. Over the vears the

duration of parliamentaty ses- sions has been increasing an & the M.P.’s must spend more and more of their time jn Ottawa. The second session of the First

«

Parliament met from April 15. | 1869 to June 22. 1869 | 1937 SESSION

In 1937 the session ran from

January 14 to Appil 10. The ex- tension of parliamentary sessions is not surpNsing in these days when more gnd more activities are coming under government control operation or regulation. The wide range of governmental concern in the economy is read- ily seen from the scope of sub jects covered in the Speech from the Throne. ‘There is little pros- pect of any early shrinkage of governmental activities since groups and individuals from all sides now turn to the goeverpment for action or restraint of action. How far we have “moved from thé laissezfaire concept of Adam

Smith and the idea that govern-

ment should keep out of the econ- omy as much as possible.

Today our country faces im- portant economic problems which require action by the federal and other levels of government. In this situation Canada is not alone since other nations like the United: States, Britain and other parts of the free world face sim.lar difficulties. While t he re- cession in Canada may not be as acute as in other countries it would nevertheless be naive to regard it as anything but a seri- ous ‘matter. When unemployment strikes a home that represents something of real concern to the people involved.” When it hits a community the situation becomes acute FURTHER MEASURES

In Canada today there are areas where unemployment is high and in these cijes and com- munities the Dominion Govera-

| ed to come in the months ahead

ment and other bodies are bend- ing their efforts to bring about amelioration. The Throne Speech forecast further measures of this

kind and the government has | pledged continued assaults on the- problem

Unlike the depression which engulfed the world a generation ago the recession of today is be ing felt in an era of prosperity As the Prime Minister said: “‘Ca- nadians worked more, earned more, spent more and saved more than in any comparable year in the history of this count- ry.”

No one, regardless of politics would derive anything but satis- faction from such improvement as has already come in our economic condition and is expect-

PUBLIC FORUM

vhie column w open to the discus

sion by correspondents of question «

interest. The Gverdian does not nesee

sarily endorse the opinion of corres pondents

THE MUSICK FAMILY

Sir,- it may be of interest to the readers of your paper to learn of an early settler of Prince Edward Island.

I refer to Peter Musick who settled at what is now Earns- cliffe. His grat is*now occupied by his great-great-great-grand- son, Alfred Cavanagh.

My brother and I are the only ones left as far as we know to carry on the name.

Peter's grandfather was kill- ed by the Indians in the south ern states. Peter's wife was Kate Smith of Philadelphia.

At the time of the Revolution, one brother.fought for the U.S.A. and Peter fought for Britain. Peter was a Sergeant in the. King’s ‘Rangers for over five years. 2

Peter's wife and one or two children settled in Nova Scotia.

At the end of hostilities, Peter and his family went in a row boat to P.E.1l. where his battalion was disbanded and the Loyalist soldiers were given grants of land.

Peter had seven children who intermarried with the Beers, Gays. Nelsons, Carriers, Mel- lishs and Haydens. All \the famil- ies were Loyalists.

The lAst son born to er was Charles about 1820, had a quarrel with is folks, and one morning when his fath@ arose he found a note.on the table from Charles saying. not look for me, I am going West,’ and he was never heard from after.

It is thought that Edwin Ohar- les Musick, the Samoan Clipper pilot who was lost over the Pac- ific, is his descendant.

My sister contacted his wile

| seemed strange to her that. Ed-

unemployment and new. indus- | tires needed. Visiting my. old home district of Bristo) last

a few years ago and she stated

ee ee, eae ee ee

i

Two ounces. of meat patty about |

2 inches in diameter and -inch

Two ounces of whitefish about inches square and ‘42-inch

;

y, about 1 leg, or 1 thigh or 2 slices of breast. —

Two ounces of Cheddar cheese, about 2 thin. slices, 4 inches square. :

Two ounces of cottage cheese, % cup.

FAT EXCHANGES

Fat exchanges also are impor- tant to most diets. In this re- spect; each of the following is equal to 1 teaspoonful of butter or margarine:

Bacon, crisp, 1 slice.

Cream, light, 2 tablespoons.

Cream, heavy, 1-tablespoon.

French dressing, 1 tablespoon.

Mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon.

Oil or cooking fat, 1 teaspoom

Peanut butter, 1 teaspoon. NO ADDITIONS

The American Dietetic Associa- tion. af Chicago, to which we are indebted for this breakdown of substitutes, emphasizes that the | re substitutions, not additions to | your diet.

If, four example, you use a teaspoon ‘of fat to fry an egg. “then you should deduct one tea- spoonful of butter or margarine from your daily allowance

I'll! have more substitut.ons for you in a subsequent column.,

QUESTION AND ANSWER _M.R.P.: My tongue burns as wel! as my lips around the in- side. What causes this?

Answer: This may be due to , many causes including certain | types of anemia or other blood | disturbances, vitamin deficien- | c.es; metabolic disturbances such as diabetes, and other systemic disorders, as well as dental and nervous conditions.

A complete check-up is neces- sary t determine the source of the trouble.

that Edwin's father had been de- ceased for some time and that it

win knew nothing of his fore- bears. only that his father's’ name was Oharies, which would have been his great grandfather as to Peter. .

The Musick name is quite com- mon in ,the Southern. States where the first immigrant land- ed on the Virginia coast in: 1629.

The legend is that he was a waif rescued from a shipwreck off the coast of Wales and the | family. who took him in, seeing he was. so fond of musick, as it was spelled then, gave him that name.

My grandfather was born in Montague where he dealt in lum- ber and he had a wharf called Musick’s wharf. No doubt the name on the Island is now extinct but it had much to do in the set- thing of it

There are no doubt many de- scendanis through intermarriage or tne Island who will be inter- ested in this little history.

I am, Sir, etc., GORDON L. MUSICK Lancaster, Mass.

‘PS. T am the son of James who had a brother Lemuel. who also had a son Gordon.’

LOST INDUSTRIES

Sir,—Every day we read about

week to look around the old home and down memory lane, I saw the site of the old Bristol Mills, operated years ago by the late Hammond McEwen following is the steps of his father. There were the lumber saw mills, the shingle mill, grain crushing mills, flour and feed mill., where wheat was ground and the carding mills for the wool and yarns—all at one site and driven with water power from the old pond called the Mil! Pond site. This pond also supplied scores of fishermen and sports with trout, eels and other fish that came up the outlet streams. Those mills gave a lot of em- ployment in’ one way and an- other. A very short distance a- way we visited the site of the old Bristol starch factory also oper- ated by water power from an- other pond near by, and a steam boiler and drying plant. It took a lot of water to generate ‘the heating plant that operated day and night. This plant gave a lot of employment in the fall and often in the spring, not only to the scores of men on the crews but to farmers and others haul- ing “spuds” to the plant and starch to the special railway sid- ing for car loading. There was a lot of money changed hands here. This industry is also “gone with the wind”, but many of us can recall the lines of wagans and ee to weigh ‘in and crews going and coming from the factory with their lunch ans. Then we visited the Harbour section, less then two miles a-

| were opened by Mrs.

| ernment to look into the

COUGHS:COLDS

way, where the lobster factories

Ad

tf

z§ | bi

OUR YESTERDAYS (From The Guardian Files) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Jam. 22, 1934)

About 7 o'clock last evening the western train proceeding to Summerside. was derailed at Traveller's Rest. Two passenger cars and three-freight cars went off the track. An extra car was sent out from Summerside, and the passengers for points west were able to proceed after a de- lay of about two hours.

The Canadian Airways Dragon, pilot Saunders, completed a round trip to the Magdalenes yesterday bringing one passen- ger from Grindstone on_return, who continued on to Moncton. The trip took a little over an hour each way.

Past «

TEN YEARS AGO (Jan. 22, 1949)

More extensive use of Island grave! and other deposits suit- | able for road construction and | improvement purposes is likely to result from a survey made last_year by Mr. R.H. Picher, | Ottawa, as part of an investiga- | tion by the Federal and Prowvin- cia! Governments on the mineral

| resources of the Province.

On Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Vail were delightful- | ly surprised when a number of friends called on them in their

‘| new® home on Spring. Park Road

and presented them with many beautiful gifts. After the gifts Harold Partridge. the verses were read by Mrs. Jack Ready. Mr. Vail on behalf of Mrs. Vail aad himself thanked one and all for their thoughtfuliness.

_ MAXIMS

It better to debate a question without settling it than to setile a question witheut debating i.

operated in: the spring months; and one could look east and west and -see the smoke from the stacks of many other piants a short distance away, where hundreds of young and old were employed, and cook houses ser-

| ved four meals a day to the help.

and five to the fishermen who went to sea with a morning juncir in the can. This industry is also gone from here, like the salting and drying of cod f.sh that was

| carried on all summer and into

the late fall. This is all gone and the jobs with them. -

We visited the site of John O’- |

Brien’s old blacksmith shop where the late Mr. O’Brien, with John Lapierre, and Cephus Davy were busy, and a line of horses stood around the forge carts and sleighs were also built here for farmers. Several other biack- smith shops a mile away in Mor- ell village were also busy. The late Adam Jay. and four sons were employed in one shop a- lone. This industry has also dis- appeared. :

Hard liquor, first class, was

sold in many places then and goose dinners were served at | Parties for 2 cents a plate. It

is all gone now! This is just one small place where industry and employment’ have faded away. We may not want the old days of hard liquor drinking, open voting and bare-knuckle fighting back again, but we need a Gov- limbo of the past and see what can be done about many of those plants coming back again and scores of lost jobs.

We need a man with the brains and energy to. come forth and tell us, “I am the one who will look not into any crystal ball but into the limbo. of .a lost horizon, into the fog of the past and see again the things we lost only a few decades ago: We don't need Mr. Zig Mouth or Mr. Blabber Lip but one with vision, one who has seen those industries drift away while we slept, and has the initiative to restore them.

I am. Sir ete.. WALTER A. O'BRIEN Charlottetown, P.E.1.

DON’T LET

ROB your LITTLE ONES OF NEEDED

REST

When such fast relief comes with sip of JACK & JILL COUGH SYRUP, fies’ very own remedy. it tastes hey lick the spoon. Clears up those peshy oughs so fast that it is cherished by de oted Mothers in every Province. Contains

the first the hid 30 good.

“The percentage of single mes who run afoul of the law is al | most three times that of marrieé men,” says a statistician. Tt seems to be a human weakness to abuse freedom.—Kitchen-Wa terloo ‘Record. ’

The “great” beaks are not |

“great because someone names them so but because they con tain lessons for all times. A great.

. “touety-—}

sympa and there, but to a whole world.—Roy at Bank Letter, — :

Vocth Cr

SOUTHEY AND CHARLOTTE.. Charlotie Bronte wrote to South-

As_a neophyte, Asking his opinion: Could she really write?

Z Southey wrote to Charlotte ‘How nice of him to do it): Women were not meant to write And she should eschew it.

Let her mind her needle,

As a woman should;

Let her stick to household tasks Which she understood.

Charlotte was submissive,” Though she loved her pen; She agreed that writing Was better left to men.

Still, in spite of everything, She couldn’t quite forgo it, So she wrote a book or two— (Southey needn't know it!)

Southey ig forgotten now;

Charlotte, she is famous. One who gives advice is apt To be an ignoramus.)

—Nora B. Cunningham In the Christian Science Monitor

The Age Old Story

Ask for the old paths, where ts the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest,

aaa Ae

CS EE EE

AOU

ie

er

' ' ' |

i >

NEW : ENITH QUALITY “Challenger”

EYEGLASS

HEARING AID*

@ ideal for use in both temple bars, to give the greater depth and real- ism of both-ear hearing,

@ Lightweight ...no cloth ing noise or dangling cords! :

@ 2 complete hearing aids to give you stereophonic realism. Only $300. Cheok and compare.

@ Variety of colors!

10-DAY MONEY- BACK GUARANTEE

1-YEAR WARRANTY

5-YEAR PROTECTIVE SERVICE PLAN A

Complete line of Zenith Quality Hearing Aids priced from $50.

You purchase lenses and frame of your choice from your ows Eyeglass Specialist. CALL YOUR ZENITH HEARING AID DEALER TODAY . FOR A HOME

He's listed ia the “Yellow Pages.”

hat all-important Vitamin C that kiddie reed more of in feverish conditions.

JACK~SILE Sones,

sveue| WITH VITAMIN ¢