, reaches him in the Elysian pastures."

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Authorized as Second Class Mall Put Office Department. Ottawa. The Island Guardian Publishing Co.

President and Auoclnto Editor. Inn A. Burnett. Auocinto Editor. Frank Walker.

CIRCULATION "Coven Prince Edward island like the dew”

"Tho strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink".

CllARl.0TTETOH'N. SATURDAY. FEB. 14, 1951

Electoral Reform

Amendment of the Election Act in recentl years has been chiefly in the direction of; increasing the deposit required of a pro-i spective candidate until it is now no less than 5200. During the last election cam- paign, however, a great many candidates of all parties spoke in favour of reforming the Act and now a public hearing is to be held on Wednesday by the select standing com- mittee of the Legislature for the purpose of receiving recommendations and suggestions from interested citizens or groups.

An incongruous feature of the present law is the difference between the elector- ate who vote for the fifteen Councillors and those who vote for the fifteen Assembly- men. Fnr the latter there is practically a universal adult suffrage while for the elec- tion of Councillors we have a properly vote with the addition of ex-service men and women. The veteran votes for both one Councillor and one Assemblyman, while a property holder, by a judicious distribution of his holdings can theoretically vote for one Assemblyman and as many as fifteen Councillors.

Unlike the Dominion Elections Act, the Provincial Act does not provide for an of- ficial roll of voters. Each political party, of course. compiles its own list and stands ready to challenge those whom it has reason to believe are not "entitled to the ballot. Time, however, is lacking on election day to investigate claims and there is at least the possibility that unauthorized votes are cast because the workers at the various polls do not wish to antagonize an individual who may well take the neces- sary oath and cannot then be refused a. ballot. l

Some Prpvinces have experimented with complicated voting methods, designed to overcome the objection to a candidate be- ing elected by a plurality vote although the majority is divided between his opponents. The systems have not proved successful, however, being cumbersome and not under- stood by the voters and sometimes result- ing in the election of a candidate whom no large group wants but to whom the real supporters of other candidates have less' objection than to their respective oppon- ents. -

A curious and perhaps insular feature of the law is that it is an offence for anyone not a resident of the Province, unless he is a voter, to take part in an election cam- paign. This effectively discourages national leaders from visiting during a ,campaign unless they happen to own property here.

Horses in The News

l'he Manchester Guardian, impressed by the cable despatches that horses were out the pay-roll of the Canadian army, com-I ments that this undoubtedly proves that thei VCanadian army's system of accountancy stands in need of grooming." The pun, of course, is modified by the! explanation of Prime Minister St. Laurent that horses were. not on the army pay mill What actually happened was that any in-I dividual, now in jail. charged the Canadiam army for horses and teamsters in combina-,

tion as if they were bricklayers. I

The Guardian recalls the further in- tercsting fact that another horse "basks in the news of financial prosperity as it

"Man O'War" says the Guardian, ”died in 1947 and his late owner's will, under which about 53,773,000 is said to have been left for the upkeep of his (Man O'War's) grave and memorial, is still being disputed by the relatives." '

7-'l:lie7l(oroan Front

Commenting on reports that the United States will press its Western allies for a big- gervcontrlbution to the Korean war, the Hamilton Spectator points out bluntly that the Americans' complaints are unfortunate- ly too well founded. They have done and are doing much more than their share.

Canada has every right to take an in- "tends prideln the quality of its manhood in Korea. The 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group has the morale and the dash which come from voluntary enlistment and excellent leadership; its record is superb. But Canada. has no right: to take pride of - any not-t.ln the quantity of its manpower In

ficiency; three destroyers, however well used; one R. C. A. F. transport squadron, however startling the record flown-these add up to a painfully paltry contribution when set beside what the Uni- ted States is giving, regardless of what standard of proportionate comparison is used-whether the one-to-11 ratio of pop- ulation or the one-to-18 ratio of gross na- tional product between the two countries.

Nor is it fair, argues The Spectator. to justify the Canadian effort by comparison with that of European countries which are sharing in the Korean war. Britain has half a world to police; Canada hasn't. France has a big and bitter war to fight in Indo- China; Canada hasn't. All the European countries are trying to rebuild economics shattered by the world war; Canada isn't.

Assuming that Canada can only pro- duce the manpower for a one-division Army at the present stage of history-and it is an assumption which is hard to justify on any grounds except those of political expediency -it seems fair at least to suggest that the manpower be used where it is most needed: At present there are a brigade in Korea, a brigade in Germany and roughly a brigade. at home. In fact a tiny army is spread over a surprising stretch of the world's cir- cumference. Perhaps there are logical rea- sons for the 27th Canadian Infantry Bri- gade Group being in Germany and enjoy- ing what the men of the 25th Brigade refer to acidly as "the conducted tour." But there would seem to be far more logical rea- sons for it to be alongside the 25th in Korea, fighting.

EDITORIAL NO IES

Valentine's Day.

Tomorrow, Quinquagesima. I O 0

King's County has stepped out in front in the value of its fishery according to a reply to a question in "the House. The East- ern county has natural advantages, of course, in the way of open harbours but in particular the improved position reflects

the increasing use of modern draggers. 0

Canadian lumbermen are looking for- ward to a good year in 1953 due to the prospect of increased building in Canada. High prices have restrained intending build- ers for the past two years, but the levelling off of costs and the removal of some re- strictions should give an impetus to the building industry.

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Children today may expect twenty-one more years of life than those born fifty years ago. It remains to be seen how they will be distributed among theseven ages of mewling infant, whining schoolboy, sighing lover, bearded soldier, capon eating justice, lean and slippered pantaloon, or the last of all "Sans teeth, sans dyes, sans taste,

sans everything."

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The civic delegation which met the Pro- vincial Treasury Board yesterday is one step in ”a wide effort to rectify the financial ar- rangements between the City and the Fed- eral and Provincial Governments. There has been a growing tendency for the cost of modern public facilities "to be borne by the municipality while revenue from the area concerned goes in large measure to other

Governments.

The report to the Agricultural Council that a number of small lots of potatoes have been.brought to the Island wlihout.author- ization is very serious. As specialists in the production of Certified Seed Potatoes our prosperity depends upon maintalning a disease-free- product. Unsupervised im- portation of potatoes could ingoduce dis- eases which would deprive the rovince of its present advantage as a seed producing area.

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Captain James Cook, English navigator, died this date 1779. He ran away to sea and found rapid advancement. He charted the St. Lawrence from Quebec to the sea and also the coast of Newfoundland. The Royal Society employed him to make astronomical observations at Tahiti. pn the same voyage he sailed around New Zealand, visited Australia, New Guinea and Batavla. Subsequent voyages added great- ly to our knowledge. of geography and his accounts are a fascinating record of discov- ery- and adventure.

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We are reminded by President H. H.

Hainnam of the Canadian Federation of

and oldest forogetharvestlng machine on the market. Syhe ll equipped with n mower and grinder on,one end and o. manure spreader on the other. In between in an extremely complex and highly efficient manufacturing plant specially designed for

thnaonvenlon of large quantities of posture, -silage and my into, noturok moot nearly

brlsldti and it! -urportinr Simon xi-out tin--rlgnung .1.

perfect food-milk.”

of hours I

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rug. GUARDIAN. (ZHAR'.OTTlEiT()WN Occupational Grievance

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column In open to the dincuulon by correspondent- of question: of interest. The Gunrdinn door not necessar- Ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

NIJGLI-ZCTED LIBRARY PLOT

Sir. -- As noted recently in "Old Oharlotzteiown", in I884 were begun the beautiful gardens we still see surrounding our public buildings knomm than as Queen Square. The fulfilment. was nouns it-rest. as in the case of the Halifax Gardens on airing Punk Road which were up- held as the ideal at that time, .. "though Queen Square Garden; had its high iron fence, hath decorative and, more particularly. protective.

Never, since its erection almost twenty-five years ago, have our City Council or citizens tiakcn tahc4 slightest tzhougtht. of the outward appearance of tube Library and Gal- lery. I must. give credit to Miss Jean Gill, librarian. for the flour- ishing and attractive window boxes in the summer. But. in comvzcm-lson with Queen Square, the grounds (if one can call the small plot that) are desolate. A subscription list might well be started and our Library Committee inaugurate in transform- ation to the entrance and precincts of an institution more frequented iihan any other public building in our Oity, children and parents will be more proud and happy to call at our Public Library,

Within its small concreted con- fines the Library plot. can have shrubs and vines growing close to

get vain

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Old Charlottetown , an r. I. 1. 3, ye

MECHANICS INSTITUTE "On Monddy evening last.

At the Mechanics Institute, the Rev. John Knox delivered a highly interesting and instructive lecture upon 'Reai Education. At a meet.-

lng of the Committee, held on Wednesday evening. it was resolv- ed that Mr. Knox's lecture be published in pamphlet form, and that a copy be forwarded to every schoolmaster in the Island gratuitously, and that. the remain- ing oapies be sold on behalf of the funds of the Institute.

"Two votes of thanks were un- unimously adwledwxie to . Sidney Dealey, 12511., for his val- uable present to the Library, of an Encyciopaedia of Arts and Sciences, and the other to Lleut. Colonel Roderick C. Macdonnld of Castle Tioram. for the handsome collection of marine productions, sent by him from Bermuda, for the Museum of the Institute. It was also determined that a room ahbulri be obtained for the Libra- ry and Museum, to be opened daily. and which should also em- brace the character of a Reading Room. where gentlemen could spend an hour or two in reading the literature and news of tho day-n place of resort very much required in this flourishing town.”

-The Colonial Herald, July 17. I841.

...c.....j......m....... to his family: "From now on we will live by that. book." looked up at that shelf, and dllly that book rt-proved the way be

its walls with bright. flowers and -hedges in its borders. The scales perhaps, the bus-stand too; out small beginnings are best. . The patrons of the Library are all used to seeing tihinez-I neat. and attractive in their home surround- ings, so surely they will all be will- ing to help our Council and the Library Committee and come for- word with small oont.riabution.s to

remedy its present bleokness.

I am, Stir,

GARDENER

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ON GIVING

Sir.- Advice is like castor oil, easy to give and hard to take. It is surprising how generous people are in giving advice. It comes out of the goodness of their hearts. They want to help. For the touch of arthritis I have. four different home-made remedies have been suggested. one of which win to soak myself in hot cpaom salts. I did soak myself for a neck but it. did no good.

Before going to Trinidad, a kind- ly old minister. a missionary for many years in that island. Mi- vlscd me: ”Ncver go into the pulpit without. your Prince, AI- bcrt. coal." The first time I preach- ed there was in a. large crowded church and of course it was a warm night and to raise the tempera- turc the church was lighted by twenty kerosene lamps. 1 had on my Prince Albert coat, padded for winter wear in the north. I will not forget. that. experience. I hope I may never be in such to hot place again.

Minintern are very fond of giv- ing advice: sometimes given grac- iounly and with good effect. corne- tlmea incuutlously, as when the minister warned the boy: never to smoke. but on the sly he himself smoked.

Minintors ho.vc.to be extremely careful about giving advice. Lot no mlnhtar call his people to prayer unleu he himuli is definitely 1

Agriculture that "the dalrycow ii the best 3'

praying man. we are too apt to give off-bond advice. lot-getting our own falling: or taking for mind we have none. Nothing will blunt. the edge of our mu- nu like fnllncority.

Joruat words rang true. He liv , uttlrly what he prucbod. " 0 common people hurd him gladly." Ho III on dliilorsnt -from the noun Synagogue preacher who 3 even iOfldO,I"lllI advise loud

living to to . no truth of tho liblo oppoob to our mind and oonooionoo. An old ohinhv mandarin no given 1 N t. lid told it. but it

hgusc one day will be removed and.l

was living. He was untrue to his

Fellows in other jobs

their mail to-uia.gg.'

Daily he '

on Ines in

A safybki

ll loving-'

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seeing it country churchyard. when the grey

Monuments walked, I with at sec- ond glance,

Doubting. postponed the apparent Judgment day

To watch instead the random slow advance

bllng sheep,

And yet these tombs. half fancied and half seen

In the dim world between -waking and sleep,

Time headstones browsing on their plot of green,

were sheep indeed and emblem of all life.

For man grass. and grass

Grows wool and feeds The butcher's knife

works magic. and the ephemeral sheep forms pass

Through swift tombs and through silent tombs. until

the h -Aldous Huxley.

W-loft-bi.-comdb-s&rGOsj'0Of

y The Age-Old Story

- v v --as-as-so-Q-or-3-to-t-w.. This know alto. that in the int

lwiic. He was severe with his chil- drcn. lie said to himself: "I must destroy that book Or clnmgr my life.” The story goes that he changed his life.

i The Bible speaks to us out of I 'genulnc cxpcriencs and calls us to lllvc what. we know in be right.

i I am, Sir, etc.,

i w. 1. GREEN. Stanley Bridge.

UNI-ZMl'l.0YF.D PLOIV , OPERATORS Sir, . . We often hear people con- "demning our Government. and its ldlfrcrent. departments, some with

!;;ust. cause, and name without. But. I, the Department of 1 live on, than to have to pay all U181

lreally think Public Works now comes in for crit- iclsm Willi regard to our snow- plow operators. 'Ilhe.sc men are ex- ,perlc-nccd mulntaincr and plow op- iernlors, and when the first snow ,cnrnc this winter, they were ap- lpointcd and all went to their jobs. some of them driving miles nlgilit. and morning. Most. -plows are kept at. garages in some town or i'll34.'lgc on the Island: so, 'to eliminate this long drive. they rented rooms or

ncnr their plows.

As the weather has been very unusual, there has been no snow to plow. Therefore the men were paid the large sum of 32.00 per dny. what. the Dcpartmcift called "stand- by pay.” Take a man's rent. food. clothing, etc... out. of this, and what mu he? Also please keep in mind that this amount was paid to men who have worked for the Depart- ment. for years. The money was paid until January lbllh. at. which Mme they were told they should add their names to the long list of unemployed, and drinv unem- ployment insurance. which would pay them off with approximately M00 not thy.

How does my department 00" Government expect to get hold of palm: or mdlntzolnor , t who are really good men. with ouch mdnucrnlnt. ll Nut? Good mlohlne operator: are rm plentiful. and thcyoonrntlodmtoopaatonplml or mdlntioinor in 310w hour: or (Inn. To prove this all anyone has todoiotskooa-ivonltoroome covers Anowotorrn, and take notloe of the plowing of different. notion: of road under dicta-ont. operators. The name applies in the ounmar rnontlu to tho nu-oping of roads. Demo operators may as wall be borne loopinl. for all the good they do on the roads.

Lot us this into consideration that cost of operating all plow: and

cw Tsunami up on the kltdhon shelf and told

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rnnlnulnm in me event of I norm,

;homes for the winter months to bcl

(lays perlloun time: shall come. . . flint continue thou In the things lwhlcli thou hut losrnod and um ,ln-on assured of, knowing of when thou but turned them: and that from,-,3 child thou but known the holy scriptures. which are able to mnlm thee wile unto Inlvuuon through faith which in in Christ Jesus.

paying a draw of men fighting snow. day and night, not 'ncludlng the extra expense of fuel, oil, parts nnd maintenance of all machines. Let us ask all fair-minded taxpay- ers of the Province, would it. not be chenper to pay uheir pioyeea I weekly wage, at. lean enough to

lcxpensos of fighting snow, as these men cannot. take a. job elsewhere lfhd report. back to work for every snowstorm?

It It is a cure of being tlm-ifty, wlvy did -the Department convey coal from Ohnrlobtetown. to all these garages from Kenalngton to Tlgnlsih, by truck, with coal dealers in Kenxington and summerslde only too ready to supply and deliver such corfl?

How can the Department expect to get. machine operators and hold them under such treatment? What do our local representatives think? Do they thing of President. Eisen- hower's nlocan. "Time for it change", would be 1 good idea?

I am. Sir, etc..

I DIBGRUNTLED LIBIIRAL. Kemlnaton, P E I FESTIVE DAY,

KNOXVILLE. Tenn., (AP)-Prh dry the lath, was a iutivo day in the John Borden houuhoid. The Bordenr two children oblotvod birthday nnnlveruriu. Daughter rrnncu in 17 and son David to la. The Bordon were married Much II. 1988. Furthermore. the was born on July II and he on June II.

OOMPLETE VISUAL namaprion AND ANNALYSII o. r. HUTCI-IESON

g. son I

Optomotrilto B8 Grafton Street

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FEBRUARY 14. 19

Time is one of phone" intangible things in life that are not easily defined. About all we know about it is that it comes and noes we uomotimeo apnsk of having "time on our huids". but that of course is A mere figure of speech and not a particularly intelligent one at that. Wlhnlever the essence or time may be, there are only two things we can do with it. we our use it or waste it and, as in the case of a lot of onliec intangibles, time wast.- cd is in total loss.

"Believe me when I toll you. wrote Gladstone. "t-halt. tihrift. of time will repay you in after life with s usury of profit. beyond your most sanguine dmuns. and

i that waste of it will mute you

dwindle alike-in intellectual and moral stature beyond your darkest reckoning", That. this is true enough will be accepted by my thinking person. and yet there is probably nothing with which most of us are lam thrifty or more wasteful.

If we were able to compute the time we have wasted one way and

I another. the figure arrived at would

be almost. imboilevablc. And ohnt would be true not only in the cue of me dhronlcslly idle but also in that of tihe hwblbually busy. The foot, that It man is nl-ways busy about something or other is no indication that he is making good use of his time. . .

Tb the very young t-ime travels slowly and leisurely. This may be