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THE GUARDIAN

~ Morning Dally (Founded In 1M1) Authorlled no Neconrl Cluaa Slnll, Pass Office ._ Department, Ottawa. ‘Ilse Inland Guardian Publishing Co. . Illlor 5nd Managing Uireetu , J. ls. Burnalts

Associate Editor, Innis Walker

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p- the Weakest ink." OIARLOTTETOWN. SATURDAY, JULY 1o, 194B

g Forestry ls Important , .

The meeting here of the Maritime section of the Canadian Society of Forest Engineers serves to emphasize the fact, to which Mr. R. C. Par- ent drew attention on Thursday evening, of the necessity for a reforestation programme in this Province on a thorough scale. The fertility of our soil is on the down-grade, and such a pro- gromine is not only vital but urgent if this retro- grade movement is to be halted. From the long- range view, nothing is more important to our agri- cultural industry.

Mr. Parent's suggestion that every school in the Province should have a wood-lot where elementary lessons in forestry could be taught, and that scholarships in forestry should be awarded, is an excellent one and could easily be put into effect. The work already done by the Illustration Stations in co-operation with the Dominion Forest Service, in survey of wood-lots at Rose Valley, Rustico and Iona, as outlined to the meeting by Mr. Norman Black, indicates the possibilities along this line. The establishment of a tree nursery through joint Federal and Pro- vincial efforts is another case in point. But a great deal more is required if our forest resources are to be brought back to economic productiv-

ity. The importance of reforestation was em- phasized very strongly by the P. E. l. Advisory

Reconstruction Committee in its report tabled in'

the Legislature in 1946. A five-year programme oflrehabilitation was recommended, involving ex- penditures of $331,160. This plan included a six weeks’ course in forestry at an estimated cost of $12,000 yearly, to be attended by sixty care- fully selected candidates each year; also the employment of four forestry engineers; a $5,000 expenditure on a stand improvement programme; the purchase of some 2,000 acres of land in the vicinity of Souris for a demonstration forest, or, alternatively, of a 1,000 acre area along Winter River, near the National Park; a publicity cam- paign at an estimated cost of $25,000 over a five-year period; tree nurseries, and a fire pro- tection fund of $10,000, one-half to be expended on equipment.

The report noted that Nova Scotia, having a forest area 16 times as great dslthat of Prince Edward Island, produces lumber of approxim- ately 50 times the value, while New Brunswick, with a forest area 34 times that of this Province, produces '93 times as many forest products dol- lars. in other words, their ratio of forest pro- ductivity to ours is 3 to 1. The other Provinces possess extensive forest areas of Crown lands, on which large expenditures are being made for protection and development.

In Prince Edward Island, of course, the situ- ation is very different. With the exception of about 1,000 acres, we have no Crown lands and practically all our forest area is on farm wood- lots and privately owned. We have never had a Provincial Forest Service, yet there is perhaps no other Province which would lend itself so well to a forestry extension programme. This should, of course, be worked out in conjunction- with the Dominion Government. It is one prob- lem which we must be prepared to face ade- quately in the near future.

A Butter Production

It is reassuring to note, on the authority d Mr. H. J. MacDonald, dairy superintendent, that butter production in Prince Edward Island has already exceeded the peak of last year's volume, despite the fact that the number of dairy cattle in production this season is below that of a year ago. Efforts are now being made, through the new feam grading regulations, to raise produc- tion standards by increasing the incentive on til. part of producers to take better care o.‘ their cream before it is shipped to the creamery. Creamery managers and secretaries are being urged ta co-operate in this matter.

Coincident with this reassuring news from,

Mr. MacDonald, comes the statement by Mr. J. H. Duplan, president of the National Dairy Council of Canada, that Canada will face the greatest butter shortage in her history unless steps are taken immediately to avert it. He" urged that the Dominion Government immediately ex- plore the possibility of arranging for substantial imports of butter and make butter production more profitable in relation to other milk pro- ducts. Our cheese contract with Britain this year calls for the export of 50,000,000 pqunds, which requires enough milk to make 25,000,000 pounds of butter. About nine quarts of milk are required to make one pound of butter, while

about half that amount is needed to manufacture’

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a pound of cheese.

Mr. Duplan warned that the prospective shortage during the coming winter would in all likelihood lead to the development of serious black market activities outside the regular dis- tribution channels. Production of milk in Can- ada has been showing a substantial decline, four

r to six per cent under lost year, and if the grow-

ing needs for dairy products are to be met, con- ditions must be favorable to‘ the dairy farmer. Ila added that if the lmbdrgp on cattle exports to the United States ls lifted the downward trend of milk production would probably be ac-

' tolerated.

' These statements underline the importance

If. butter production et the present time, and

gut Island farm.

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Tomorrow Seventh Sunday after Trinity. i i I i

The great and the small, the good and the bad make for Prince Edward Island these days. ‘ C‘ i "k i

The Maritime Forest Engineers are welcome visitors and are having o profitable convention. Q i i Q

The First Prince Edward Island General Assembly was held in Charlottetown this date i773.

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Particular attention is called to an anony- imous letter and comments thereon in Agricola's Newsy Notes in this issue.

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Swimming instruction is the order of the day. There should be plenty life-guards to sup- ply our bathing beaches. .

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The threatened railway strike is a menace to business as a whole, and the peace of mind of the Federal Minister of Labourin particular.

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The older one gets the less aggressive one becomes—it's youth, ambition and advertising that builds up a business or community. Lack of these leads to decay.

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The Royal Commission on Prices may prove as useful and of as little effect as the Parlia- mentary Committee it replaces. All that it is empowered to do is—to report to Parliament sooner or later.

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Postal employees who were honoured yes- terdoy may well be proud of their service. The great trouble with the Post Office, however, is that its efficiency and recurring profit have long been an argument for socialism.

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Field Marshal, Viscount Gort born this date i886. After a distinguished military career was appointed High Commissioner and Commander- in-Chief of Palestine in 1944, where he handled a difficult and precarious situation with great and recognized ability.

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As the result of the action of Mr. K. J. Mar- tin, K.C., at the Public Utilities Commission hearing, there will be no increase in electricity rates for summer cottages and tourist cabins this year. The inquiry has been adjourned till

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To maintain the policy of a "White Aus- tralia," Premier Chiefly is in London urging the emigration of 15,000,000 Britons to that Con- tinent. The Australians live in dread of being over-run by Japanese to which nation they are in comparatively close proximity.

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The U. S. Weather Bureau is distributing month-ahead prophecies on an experimental and not-for-publication basis to select group of in- dustries and government agencies. Because the predictions are still far from acceptable accur- acy, officials are keeping a tight lid on their project, says Wall Street Journal. Yet, for many types of industry, even the roughest guess as to what temperature and rainfall will be. over a 30- day period can save money and help boost profits. Undaunted by epithets heard from the opulace when day-to-day predictions don't pan out, a bold group of civil servants is squinting into the future.

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Dr. Dain, the chairman of the British Medi- cal Council, announces the number of doctors who have so far actually joined the Government medical scheme. For England, Wales and Scot- land together it was less than- 6,000. Now in the plebiscite a few weeks ago more than 12,000 practitioners and specialists voted in favor of ac- cepting the terms of service; and more than 8,000 said they would join even if the vote went against them. Clearly, many doctors who favor the scheme nevertheless hung back, loyally awaiting the decision of the representative body. They can now go ahead with a clear conscience. The British Medical Association's Representative Body has voted, by a large majority, to advise their colleagues to come into the national health service, with two provisos: First, that the min- ister of health continues to negotiate on out- standing questions; second, in effect, that if after all the representative body found the eventual terms of service intolerable, then they would follow its lead out of the scheme. The second condition keeps a weapon in reserve for the association, but one which it would not be easy to use except in extreme and iaprobabie circumstances.

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Five years ago, on July 10, 1943, the fol-

lowing announcement was issued from Allied Force Headquarters in Algiers: "Allied forces under command of General Eisenhowe. began

landing operations on Sicily early this morning." The report was of special significance to Can- adians and excitement mounted with a further announcement that the invading fovce included the 1st Canadian Division as well as British and American formations. The Canadian division's first brush with rthe enemy was on July 15 when it was victorious in capturing the hill town of Grammichele. Before the 38-day campaign end- ed, the Canadians took or helped take a num- ber of towns including Leonfarte, Assoro, Agira and Regalbuto. In the first four weeks of the Sicilian fight, the 1st Canadian Division march- ed about 120 milps through mountainous and difficult country--further than any other divis- ion in the Eighth Army. It operated in continu- ous and extreme heat and for most of the way was in constant touch with the enemy. Total Canadian casualties in Sicily, according to fig- ures compiled by the Army's Historical Section, were I73 officers and 2,261 other ranks. 0t thssel 38 officers and 447 other ranks ward killed or died of wounds. A few‘ natural deaths are also

included In these figures.

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Well. the pretty eoerls have all

finished their four-year university

courses and now they can get

married. — Si. Ce-tharlnes Slen- dard.

These new supersonic planes raise the question: Would you rather travel foster than sound or stay fast. on the ground? —Chrts- tlan Science Monitor.

sh suirmrry on nuns beiiavlar says it. is most unwise to try to frustrate the modern. chlla. From our observation, it ls also a waste of time. - Kingston Whig-Stand- urd.

The stage has been pasaed when a. permit for construction of any large new store or office building should be allowed without. pro- vision of facilities for parktng of cars of tenants or customers. — Vancouver News-Herald,

“askatchewan ts a melting pot at nationalities, and, irrespective of their racial origin, all qualified so vote will tomorrow have the op- portunity to do so. Membership ln the last. legislature reveals the compound of racial elements in the mid-prairie province. Of 55 members, nine were born in the United Slates, seven in England: four in Scotland, while three have French blood, two Ukrainian, two Norwegian, one Danish, one Dutch, one German, and one Belgian. (Five of those of continental Eur- opean extroction were actually burn in the United Stalks.)

One at the nicest. tradition In Canadian cour-ts is the presenta- tion of ‘white gloves ta the judge when the docket includes no crun- lnal cases. There is nothing so immaculate as white gloves. Ask any woman. She may have on an old dress, her shoes may be half- soled she mlsy even, heaven for- bld, be wearing last year's hst. but if she has clean white gloves, she feels dressed and ready for all corners. And so with the commun- lty. When it can hand s. pair of white gloves to Hls Honor, Judge A. J. Gordon, it's an indication o! cleanliness and decency. - Windsor Star.

It occurred four, times the other day- And it ls one of the most. ir- ritating things that. can happen to any business man. The tele- phone rlngs I answer it. "Mr. Lu- abee?" e. sweet voice asks, "Yes", I say, although on picking up the phone I said my name. “Wtli you hold the wire s. moment“, says the sweet voice, "Mr. Soandso ls calling?" To me that 1s an exam- ple of one of the most prevalent exhibitions of bad manners in Lhe business world. What. Mr. Sound- so has done 1s to imply that his time ls much more important than mine. Ln other words, he cannot; hang on to the phone for the minute or t/wo that it. takes his secretary to get me, but. it. is all right for me to hang on for the minute or two until his sec- retary gets him on the phone. Of course we have all had the rm- tatlng experience of having Mr. Sooridsc ask, when he does con- descend to come to the phone, "Who ls this?" -- Printers’ Ink.

The tendency In American relall circles ls that. once more the cus- tomer is king and can do no wrong, so we are told; where he was almost ignored for seven long years, he ls now being wooed and pampered. Of course, smart. mer- chandlsers tried their best. throughout the war, in the Unloed States and here, tc maintain courtesy at. all times to the cus- tomers. But. lt. was a tough job; new customers were easier to gel; than new clerks. Now, although ll: is still mostly e seller's market, the merchandisers of the contin- ent are getting ready for I a change; bargain sales have been noted everywhere, which indicates goods are freer. Locally we doubt if the situation evcr got as hard- bclled with regard b0 customers and courtesy as ll. did in the larger centres: smaller business ts able to keep closer to the custom- er. But even here it is noticeable in many stores that the ordinary buyer walking in off the street gets a warmer welcome than, say, a year back; he ls made to feel he and his wants are important. It's a healthier state of aifarrsw- New Glasgow News.

The nsost chaste, unadorned, flatly antiseptic room in modern houses ls the bathroom. Then is nothing to look at of any in- terest but oneself tn the mirror - no pictures, just bore wells. Some people may believe that a bath- room should be solely a sanctum for mediation and that Vllllfll pleasures should be excluded from it. We are of the opinion that this point of view is dull. A treat. for the eye can be an aldbu think- ing, not s distraction. Further, the best. plsce in the house for looking st pictures ls the bath- room. In that. room people spend more time in waking solitude than ln any other. It. ls the only room whore they can look ss well as thlnls without interruption, .We, therefore, suggest that. paintings, prints end pleasing calendars be hung ln the bathroom. It. need not be overdone —o couple over the bath, one beside the shaving mirror, mother tn line of vision for people who are neither shav- ing nor bathing. We have been tn the bathrooms of JQVGIII flne un- repressed homes where hygienic arldltywand humidity) was con- fronted by pictures, and IGIIIY,IO have been quits charmed. These bathrooms were not merely utili- tarian chambers devoid of pleas- ure. A rustic. landscape an one well, a Venus on another, s Prsnon poodle romping in the lore do Boulogne on s third-bow de- llghtfuil-Pefarboaeugh humil- u. ov.. . '

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resonates AND orrrronu Martians

Blr, -- I rend with interest n few days ago a letter written by a school principal of ‘Traveller's Rest, and written in reply to a series of letters by; writer who signs himself or herself es "Par. ent", advocating a more uniform nrethod ln teaching and grading ln the various subjects of the public school course. In fact, it would really seem by Parent's let- ‘ters that he or she insists on an absolutely uniform method of teaching which attitude would seem to presume that there is such s. thing as an absolutely correct method, and only one such; and

her letters that he or she has this method prepared and all ready to fit on to every teacher on Prince Edward Island as readily as a. tailor could fit a. uniform on to each and every teacher's beck. Surely such a conception of ed- ovation ls in the nature of a gross error. But. if on the other hand Parent insisted merely on "a unl- form system at education on broad but well-defined liners, we could find little objection to this prop- osition, otherwise than to ranlnd Parent that our Province already has such a system. But a uniform system ot edu- cation and a uniform method of teaching s subject are two entire- ly different things. Having taught tn the public schools of f‘ node for a 800d m"? years and under rs goodly number of ‘ ‘ I of teachers, otherwise horned inspec- tors and supervisors, 1 can rad- ily sympathize with those teachers vrho in respect to proper meth- ods heve s mind of their own, or as least think they hoye. Such teachers, no matter what time- honored or recently approved me- thods they may have been taught vrlll nevertheless acquire fn due time a method to some extent their own. Tlhls ls not to say that such teachers will be indifferent to approved methods. Such on st.- tllrude on the part of the teach- cr indicates of course undue stu- Pidlly. or else undue egolsm; but the ideal teacher will nonetheless have in his method a touch or m; orwn personality, and the ideal supervisor will put a premium rather than a discount. on this touch of personality. Uniformity! Uniformity! It is mot just naturally g, bad ward, and we must have a. measure of it ln all dellartments and walks of life. But- the word has by times sc- qulred in some departments a bed flavor, especially in forms of re- ligious worship, and it can easily become a. dangerous slogan in ed-' ucatlon. Perhaps new, those teach- ers of teachers, including "Par- ent", who have an undue liking for the word might find instead of their present. occupations a more congenial one In a cheese and but. ter factory. But. even In the man- ufscture of cheese and butter, old domes may differ on points o: un- lformlty. Perhaps then the uni. fcrmists might ultimately find their most c a '1 occupgflqn in a brick yarduor in n standard- size bolt and nell factory. _ I am, Sir, etc" EETIRED ‘IEAGHIIB New Haven. '

‘Milking Cows (Windsor Star)

Mr. E. U. Allard, head of Que- bec's municipal mllk inspection system, makes a suggestion which could revplutlonlze the dairy farm industry. It will rst. least give dairy runners something to think about.

Generally, Ontario dairy farmers have done rwell. but many agricul- turists shy away from this type c-f farming. one of the principal reasons is the early hour at which dairy farmers have to arise to feed and mllk the cams. They have t." gel; up al'.'4.30, tlve or six. o'clock to get. their milk ready for the trucks to pick up to take to the city. » hi: Allard’: remedy ls simple. Ins ed of having the cows tied in stalls, he would tear out all the stalls and mangers, simply place the fodder in the corner of the stable and let the cows come and get it‘ when they're hungry. Se, the former wouldn't have to_get up early to feed them.

As to the milking, he cites the example of Holland, where there are journeyman milkers WIIO_IO from one barn to snother, mllklng as many es 290 cows each morning. The owners of the cows can sleep in as long as they wish. The journeyman milkrers travelling tn a jeep, make good money from their work, snaffle farmers get their sleep.

If some such system can be de- vlsea in Ohtsrlo, lt would take the curse out dairy fasenfng.

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