JUNE 11, 1949

j loralng Dally (laoodosl la 1M7) Aalhoolard an Second Clan Mall. Pool Oflloo nopanmoal, Ottawa. Tha Inland Guardian Publluhlag Ca.

Idltor ssnsl Managing Dlrn-tor. J It. Iluraolls

Anni-Info Editor, Frank Waller.

‘Tho Strongest Memory is Weaker Than tho Weakest Ink.” ‘

SATURDAY, JUNE ll, 1949

DHABLOTTETOWN ,

For Highway Safety

A resolution passed at the annual conven- 9 tion of Maritime Optometrical Association, just concluded in Moncton, advocates measures to make compulsory the use of polarized glass in automobile windshields and headlights. This is in line with the recommendation of traffic as- sociations and experts in this country and United States who are continually conducting investiga- tions as to causes of road accidents and suggest- ing practices that, in their opinion, would lessen the high rate of death and injury in such mishaps.

Not the least of contributory factors de- termined in accident causes is glaring head- lights, while another is the effect of blazing sunshine on the windshield of motor vehicles tra- velling against the bright rays. Both have been found to constitute great hazards for motorists and pedestrians, particularly the action of thaso drivers who, after nightfall, persistently refuse to dim their lights.

According to traffic authorities who have conducted tests, the polarized headlight and windshield would practically eliminate accidents from bright glare and blazing sun. lt is claimed for this polarized product that it permits the passage of light through specially arranged layers of glass, thus removing all glare and so making for greater safety.

lt is hoped the three Moriti-me Governments will give attention to directing o full investiga- tion of the polarized glass formula, as recom- mended. And should it be found to possess the accident-reducing qualities claimed for it, steps should be taken to im-press upon automotive manufacturers the necessity of making polarized wimlshields and headlight lenses standard equin- ment on all types of motor vehicles.

college For Homemakers

This will be of particular interest to our Women's Institutes. Homemakers from country towns and villages in Britain are going back to college - but only for four days! Even four days is a long time for such an important person to be away from her duties. To make sure that the children and the chickens will be looked after, takes some organizing. But all who have been to Denman College, run by tho National Federation of Women's Institutes, agree that it was worth the effort. At this College for home- makers, women get together for discussions and attend lectures on such subjects as cookery, gar- dening, social history and first aid. All agree that its greatest value is the opportunity it gives women of difficult ages and backgrounds to talk to each other, and exchange information I and experience. Denman is a pleasant Georgian i, house built of Cotswold stone. lts furnishings ' have been contributed by enthusiastic women from all over the country. On the floors are rush mots from Essex, shining copper churns from Jersey are filled with beech leaves, and in one room the bed covers of crisp white seersucker are a present from a women's organization in Canada. At Denman you will meet Mrs. Brown, a farmer's wife from Yorkshire, Mrs. Williams who is married to a Welsh miner, and Mrs. Drake, a sailor's wife from Devon, all up for four days, chatting to the warden, Miss Christmas, and discussing housekeeping budgets over cups of tea. They enjoy the change from routine household duties, and return home to recom-mend that every Women's Institute member should spend a few days at Denman.

IIIIT Iln The Farm

e A number of statements have appeared re- cently in United States newspapers which are critical about the use of DDT sprays in dairy barns. Some of the statements have gone so far as to suggest that DDT is responsible for "virus X" disease of man and "X" disease of cattle.

An official statement has been made by the United States Department of Agriculture, after a meeting of the principle government agencies concerned with the utilization of insec- ticides. "There is no evidence," the statement says, "that the use of DDT in accordance with the recommendations of the various federal agen- cies has ever caused human sickness due to the DDT itself. However, minor toxic symptoms may bo produced by kerosene and various solvents . used in DDT and in practically all othor insocti- .. cido mixtures." - The statement denounces as "totally with- out foundation" published reports that DDT is responsible for the so-called "virus X" disease of man and tho "X" disease of cattle. Both diseases, the Department says, were reported and recognized before DDT was ever used.

All pesticides sold in Canada como under tho provisions of the Pest Control Products Act, administered by tho Dominion Department of Agriculture. No such product is allowed on tho market until it has boon analyzed and approv- od by technical officials of tho Department.

Spraying dairy barns with DDT, particular- ly with oil solutions, say department officials, should bo dono when lho cottlo aro not In their stalls. Special caro should bo tokon to soo that milk and croam cans and milking machinos aro not touched by tho spray.

DDT in ail solutions may bo dssorbod through tho skin of tho animals, thoy point out, and will bo found In tho milk and in tho ani- mal fat. But thoro has been Iittlo or no dif- ficulty in spraying cattlo thomselves with DDT wlron wottoblo powders aro usod in wator, since tho wator spray, doos not ponotrato tho skin and tho rosiduo ls not absorbed by tho tissues, it ls stated. lut tho Dominion authorities point out that ovon with wator spray, caro should bo taken

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Tomorrow Trinity Sirndhy.

the men in air force lue. t G‘

would provide a corrective.

stimulated in recent years by

the cultural life of this country. I I fi

Convention

and Thursday the l5th and

to hold him down. i G I

‘Britain is establishing

mit instructions to the pilot.

needs-—and the Liberal Party matter—is Regional Publicity

pertly handled to be effective. Q i i

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Nova Scotia to his support, the

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to soo thatmilking utensils do not cosno in olrsst contort with tho rrrls- ~

U U Seventeen morelldays till the election. I ‘I Q

This is Air Force day across Canada and al- though the Island has already been to tho pre- mier performance we join in wishing well to

Discipline in the Royal Canadian Navy is giving concern to Canadians ashore as it must to those in the service. Perhaps the use of a purely service base comparable to Scapa Flow

I I C The habit of reading has been greatly the development of attractively bound and printed cheap editions. At any corner store one may usually pick up out- standing works on almost any subject. * fl i

Although there seems to be little point to the omnibus Royal Commission on Arts, Letters and Sciences, there is something attractive about a forum to which all may bring their ideas about

visitors are now beginnug to make their presence felt. The Canadian Manu- facturers Association will be here Tuesday 14th, and the Postmasters Association on Wednesday 16th.

May the

What the Progressive Conservative also for administration. The direction of propaganda from Ottawa or Toronto fails to take into consideration the par- ticular Federal needs of the respective provin- ces. Local publicity committees, of course, should be available, but rarely are there at their dispos- al propagandists capable and willing to their services and time at the disposal of the Party. lt is an expert's job, and must be ex-

Premier Angus L. Macdonald reaped popularity and votes what Defence Minister Ral- ston sowed. lt was the latter who dissented from the war policy of Prime Minister King, and Nav- al Minister Macdonald backed him. This brought the whole of the loyal and patriotic people of consequence being there was no alternative but to vote for him and his supporters when he later took a bold stand for Maritime rights in the Federal- Provincial dispute. The new Conservative lead- er, Mr. Robert Stanfield, deserves the credit he is receiving for restoring the party to a substan- tial existence, even though final victory has yet

weather be all that could be wished for on their behalf; the warmth of the welcome is assured.

F C ¥ Gustave Lanctot, former Dominion archivist, has done his country a service in locating the remains of Jacques Cartier in old St. Mala. His good sense, however, does not match his enter- prise when he suggests removing the explorer's bones from France, or failing French consent, "they may agree to a split-half in Canada and half in France." Cartier had better turn over in his grave now before he has two headstones

air corridors ten miles wide. They will form a system of aviation highways at heights of between 5,000 and 11,000 feet. This will ensure safer flying and prevent collisions between aircraft even in poor visibility. Both civil and military planes will be expected to conform to this new form of traffic control. The movement of the aircraft will be organiz- ed from ground radio stations which will trans-

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Mrs. Humphrey Ward, English novelist, died this date 1920. Born in Tasmania, she was grand-daughter of Dr. Arnold of Rugby and mar- ried Thomas Humphrey Ward of Oxford, trans- lator of Amiel's Journal Infime. Her first novel Robert Elsmere won immediate popularity; later wot-ks include, History of David Greene, Marcella, The Marriage of William Ashe, Fenwick's Career, Lady Rose's Daughter, A Writer's Recollections, and Harvest. Mrs. Humphrey is recognized as one of the lost of the great Victorian novelists: "Con- viction is the conscience of the mind , . . All things change, creeds and philosophies and out-

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Changes in the regulations governing the taking of clams in some Nova Scotia areas have been made' by the Federal Department of Fish- eries. The quantities of clams which may be taken for export from the Sissiboo River area in the County of Digby, N. S., in the raw state now shall not exceed 600 barrels of two and one- half bushels each in the shell. A similar limit has been set in the quantity of clams which may be taken for canning purposes. Tho previous quantity of clams which could be exported from this area was 1,200 barrels, with a like quantity for canning purposes. These limits, however, wore found to be depleting clam stocks in this area,

and prohibition is being enforced certain

Tho high income tax tends to mako mil- lionaires in U. S. A. and elsewhere generous with gifts and donations. Dr. Selman Waksman, tho discoverer of streptomycin, had royalties amount- ing to nearly a million dollars last year. but, almost casually, Dr. Waksman has assigned $1,- 000.00) to Rutgers University to establish an Institute of Microbiology, $250,000 for operating expanses, and with tho further provision that ad- ditional proceeds shall go into fundamental ro- soarch. New York Times doubts that Dr. Woks- man gavo much thought to tho fundamental de- cision. Research had producod tho monoy as a by-product of tho growing conquest of man's ill- nossos and the scientist's viow would bo that of moro trustoeship over dollars to be directed back to tho beginning point; perhaps with tho idea

that it was bottor that way than going for In-

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THE WAY THROUGH THE WOODS

They shut the road through the woods ~

Seventy years ago.

Weather and ruln have undone It. agaln,

And now you would never know There was once a road through the woods

Before they planted the trees.

It. Is underneath the coppice and heath,

And the Lbln anemones.

Only the keeper sees

That, where the rIng-dove broods, And the badgers roll at. ease, There was once a way through the woods.

Yet, If you enter the woods

Of axsun-uner evening late.

When the night-air cools on the trout-fringed pools

Where the otter whistles hls mote. (They fear not men In the woods Because they see so few)

You will hear the beat of a horse's feet.

And the swish of a. sklrt. In the dew. Stendlly canterlng through

Th0 misty solltudes,

As though they perfectly knew

The old lost. road through the woods . . . But there ls no road through the woods! —Rudyurd Kipling. 4

Old Charlottetown (And r. r. s.)

GULF FISHERY SCHEME

Opportunity was an early knock- er at the door of Prlnce Edward Islnnd. A case In point was the scheme of a century and a quarter ago to make this Island the prln- cipal station of an English joint stock company for carrying on ex- tensive fisheries in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the employment. of steam vessels. The proposal was outlined as follows In the Londtm Courier (England) of August 23. 1827:

“The Gulf of St. Lawrence and its vicinity abounds with flsh, namely, cod, herring, and mackerel; this ls elucidated by a fact. well established. that on an average, 2.- 000 sail of American shipping. own- ed and manned In the United States, resort annually to these shores for the purpose of catch- lng cad fish, to which, as a matter of trade. they confine them- selves. These are vessels of 100 to 150 tons burden, well equipped, and with crows on an average of at least ten men each, making a total of 20,000 men. They prefer this station to the Banks of Newfound- land, thus establishing the superior- Ity of the fishing ground—-they come through the Gut of Canso, and proceed along the north shore of Prince Edward Island, by the coasts off the Bny of Chaleur. Gaspe, and up the straits of Belle Isle, along the coast of Labrador. somewhat to the florthward of these straits-u distance of 1,000 to 1,500 miles from their own homes. "They are precluded by treaty from drying their fish an our shores, and therefore carry It. back for that purpose to their own. split and salted, and from the great dis- tance cun thus make but two voy- ages In the season. They carry on their business scientifically and well. and the whole crews are gen- erally partners in the fate of the lrlp, and are thus bound by self- intcrest to strenuous exertion. Thus far for the conduct and mianage- menf of the fishermen of the United States, and as It ls their constant annual practice, It may fairly be presumed to be profitable.

"As to the British side of the question, It is suggested that Prince Edward Island, situate In Ihls Gulf. and distant about 100 miles north of the north entrance of the Gut of Canso, rind I0 to 30 miles north from Nova Scotia, would be the most advantageous position for the gcncrnl, or principal establishment of such a Company.

"This Island abounds with fine harbours, and an nmple supply of wood for ship-building. and for all other purposes connected with the fisheries, and the shores are ad- mirably fitted for all the necessary buildings and appendages for dry- lng the fish. It Is completely In the vlclnlly of all the fIshIng grounds named. Labrador, the most. distant, may be from 100 to I50 leagues; there the fish. In the months of July and August. are un- r-caslngly abundant, und an exten- sive catch Is regularly-tirade.

"In addition to the Cod. Is the herring and mackerel fishery, for pickling and barrelllng. Al. Prince Edward Island and some of the ad- jacent harbours, herring arrlve In immense shoals In the month of May, to spawn In these harbours, where vessels could be euolly lood- ed with them. And at Fox Island. near the south entrance of the Gut of Canso, mackerel arrlvo In slm- Ilar quantities In the month of Oc- tober, so much so that floh equal to 1,000 barrels have occasionally been enclosed In ono oolno.

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“To embrace thoso ablects It 1| submllted that steam vessels of 300 to 400 tons bus-than would prove a doslroblo medium. The grout accommodation ouch vessels would afford on deck. for catch- Ing, cleaning and splitting tho floh. and oovlng tho all-their oopoclous stowage below-theft eooy draft of water-tho fuclllty wlth which they could be moved from one flshlng ototlon to onothor—tho enoo wltts which they rldo at sea, and also with which they‘ can approach their destined harbour when load- ed, and agoln loovo It evon ngolnot adverse winds. by all whlch great dispatch would bo enlurem-oro ob- jects of oerlous magnitude appolod to the dlfflcultles suffered by loll- Ing vessels.

"They would also offer grout ad-

vwts. BolLD rr IF we Monrcimirlcs comments Foerv

might be properly prepared (at these seasons of the yeorb, cured and stowed In bulk In thelr holds. by their crews, who would re- celve them from the small boats. and then carried to Halifax In a few hours, there harrelled, and shipped for the West India and other markets. Fuel Is cheap. Caals at Plcfou Mines 12s to 15s per ton.

"The markets for cod-fish would be Spain, Portugal and the Medl- terraneun, the West Indies and South America. Ireland also im- ports considerable quantities of this article, particularly the southern parts. as well as herrlngs. Experi- enced hands could be procured eas- Ily from Newfoundland to super- intend and assist In the fishery, and a few men from the United States might he employed, to instruct In their knowledge of the fishing grounds. and their system of catch, which ls superior Io ours. “A company to curry forward such objects, It Is presumed, ought to possess a capital of at least £30,000 solid; but one-fourth of this sum might be sufficient for a par- tIal trial-say one steam-boat, with the necessary supplies of salt. seiner, nets, &c., provisions and supplies for the men, and other re- quisites, In temporary buildings on shore for necessary accommodation In the process, and should the speculation be found not to suc- ceed. the property so vested would be, In a great degree, tangible, as for as regarded the steam vessel. which could be sold or converted to other purposes.

"As to the building of steam ves- sels, It Is probable that nearly half the expense that Is gone to In Eng- land might be saved by building In Prince Edward Island-the copper-

Ing, carving, and high flnlshlng of the Interior would, for such purposes. be quite unnecessary; all wanted would be for the pur- pose of active effect and plain ac- commodation. and It Is presumed they could be built there. copper fastened, for £6 to £7 British per ton measurement, of the best Am- erican materials.

"On the'whole. It‘ ls thought that the project ls well worthy In- vostlgnllon. The speculation ap- pears xvldely different from many of those recently entered Into, un- der the uncertain protection of Far- elgn Governments, whlle this may be considered a fair one and, con- templating objects of commercial importance, home profit, speedy re- turn, encouragement towards the progressive improvement of our Colonies In America, a great nurs- ery for seamen, and thus In a cle- gree rivaling those who nre, In our own waters, milking soft, but, sure. strldes upon us In this serious par- tlculur.

"It may not be Irrelevant further to observe that the employment of steam boats may not be confined to the fisheries alone. The carry- lng trade to and from Halifax. New- foundland. Cape Breton, Gut of Cnnso, Nova Scotln shore, Prince Edward Island, Mlramlchl, Gnspe, and up to Quebec, ls great and In- creaslnj frelgbts are constant and reciprocal, and are of u liberal cast; and the facility which steam would

cldorl preference. Nnlhlng of this klnd at present exists on thIs llne of coast.

"Should emlgratlon go forward from Ireland. to, under the old of Ills Majesty's Government. of which there appears some proba- blllty, It would tend greatly to odd to these advantages, and rapidly extend the agricultural pur- sulto of Prince Edward Island, for which Its soIl and locotlon render It well adapted.“

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vantages In the ‘herring and muo- korel fllhorlos-oo their eorgoos

afford must. naturally ohtaln u de-.

Selling Good Case Poorly

(The Globe and Mall)

Three weeks from today the people of Canada will have chosen a new Government. The cumpmflil Is now well beyond the half-way mark. Each of the party leaders has toured more than half the nation and the tempo of the cam- paign has qulckened as their tours progressed. It. Is of value to look back over the oampalglt to date.