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SATURDAY. AUGUST 7. 1954

Old Home Week

From far and near, horselovers and Is- hnders and certainly the classifications are not mutually exclusive, are arriving for Old Home Week and the Provincial Ex- hibition. Coming. as it does, at what is usually the finest part of the Island sum- mer, Old Home Week can be confidently expected to have more than its share of line weather. Even if it were otherwise, the new show ring and exhibits building would provide shelter from rain or sun as the case might be.

The horse racing aspect of the Fair has been emphasized in recent years so that visitors can be sure of seeing the finest of trotting and pacing. The track is in excel- lent condintion and already those con- sider themselves old timers who were familiar with it when only heads were vis- ible from the half to three-qtiarters.

The agricultural exhibition is again be- ing more emphasized. It has taken a num- ber of years to replace older buildings and the main building which was destroyed during the war but today exhibits of cattle, horses, swine, sheep and poultry are pro- portionately as great as ever although the vhole show has vastly grown.

In recent years tlfe Women's Institutes have been sponsoring exhibitions of handi- trafts, flowers, art and cookery which iteadily attract more and more attention aoth by exhibitors and the public.

Inevitably there is the midway, giving a festival air to the whole by its noise and colour. Everyone feels a little younger when they join the crowds amid gaiety and clamour.

The First V. c.

A centennial anniversary which passed unnoted at the time is recorded in the cur- rent issue of The Legionary. This was the winning of the first Victoria Cross. The incident occurred on June 21, 1854, when a Russian shore battery fired on the Brit- ish warship "Hecla” in the first year of the Crimean War. The shell with a hissing fuse skidded across the deck and came to it halt. Seconds before the explosion, a 20- year-old Irish mate dashed forward, hug- zed the live shell in his arms and tossed it overboard into the Baltic Sea. Almost before the spray had settled from the roar of the explosion, the youth-Charles David Lucas-found himself promoted to lieuten- ant, and became famous overnight.

A London Times war correspondentis dispatch from the Crimean front first sug- gested that Queen Victoria institute a new reward for heroism to honour men like Lucas. The idea was approved in principle by the Queen who wanted a medal free from the taint of caste or any conditions other than merit.

Lucas received a tumultuous welcome upon his return to London "where he re- ceived the V. C. from the Queen on Feb- ruary 24, 1857. Before his death three iays after the outbreak of the First World War, Lucas had risen to the rank of rear- idmiral in the Royal Navy.

Today, his name is almost forgotten. I-Iis grave in' the village churchyard at Mereworth, Kent, is unnoticed. There were no celebrations to mark the 100th anni- versary of the gallant deed of the first V.C. 1,347 men since then have won the award, but it is still a rare and coveted distinction indeed. '

lonely ocean stations

A 311-foot U. S. Coast Guard cutter -recently arrived at it lonely stretch of North Atlantic water called Bravo to help carry on a prime project in international co-operation. Bravo, a bleak expanse of ' 200 square miles designated by the phonetic code word meaning B, aroused no cheers from the' Barataria's 150-man crew ,who faced three weeks of near solitude on the , uncertain sea between the Labrador coast . and the southern tip of Greenland. The crew, however, did.take satisfaction from knowledge that its duty at Bravo would

I &produce important weather and navigation

bdats for the ships. planes and meteorolog- . offices of more than a dozen nations,

says the National Geographic Society. The

Barataria was one of 20 Coast Guard cut- ' tors rotating duty on four North Atlantic muons: Bravo; Coca, 850 miles east of tmtjbr??Ilsln'aiio1-; Delta, 950 mun east of soaps; and Echo. 1550 miles off

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United states, wnose airnnes account for most Atlantic crossings, is to pay 515,000,- 000 a year.- But other countries--the Unl- ted Kingdom, France, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Nether- lands,.Norway, Sweden, Switzerland-are also to chip in. The program grew out of the war-time patrol to aid air and surface traffic. It survived the war. But in Oc- tober, 1953, the United States threatened to withdraw because of high costs. Other countries protested. The United States re-

Many persons today owe their lives di- rectly to the ocean stations. In 1947 the flying boat Sky Queen was forced down with 69 aboard. Despite mountainous seas, the cutter Bibb, 809 miles off Argentia, rescued all. Less than a year later the Bibb picked up an SOS from the hurricane- tossed Portuguese schooner Gaspar just as the cutter was putting.lnto Argentia. All night the Bibb pushed toward the stricken ship; On rubber rafts 40 men and one dog were saved.

csntcnarlans Pollcd

Dr. Flanders Dunbar of New York City is interested in longevity. She wrote a let- ter to all the centenarians she could dis- cover in the United States and asked them about themselves and recently York she submitted a report to the Inter- national Congress on' Gerontology.

First of all, she said, there was strong evidence that those parts of the country most favorable to longevity were the very parts usually thought of as being most con- ducive to ulcers; "along the Eastern sea- board from Boston to Charleston and along the Mississippi; not the meccas for the aging, such as Florida and California." Men and women, it seems, can live longest where life is most strenuous, most exciting, and perhaps most interesting.

The one note struck most consistently -in the replies received by Dr. Dunbar was the vital necessity of purposeful activity. Indeed, on only this one matter of active employment were the old people in com- plete agreement. The doctor's letter con- tained a whole series of other points but the replies to these questions were consist- am only in their inconsistency. Some smok- ed or drank Scotch whiskey or ate apple pie for breakfast and attributed their last- ing power to these indulgences, but with equal vigor the abstainers credited their abstinence. Some had married once; many had, married several times, but few, as might be imagined, had been content to go a hundred years without marrying at all.

The scientific and sociological signif- icance of Dr. Dunbar's findings, notes an exchange, may safely be left to the doctor herself and to her fellow gerontologists. But to the ordinary citizen who has been fondly looking forward to the day when he can lay down the tools of his trade and indulge himself in a prolonged orgy of well-earned idleness the wisdom of Dr. Dunbar's ancients may prove a little dis- concerting.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Tomorrow, the 8th Sunday after Trin- Holy Name Sunday. 0 O O The British Medical Research Council has "reported progress" in its study of the common cold. That may be interpreted, as it is in political circles, that they haven't been able to get anywhere with it.

ity;

We are always intrigued by ancient placenames denoting something of the his- tory of a locality. Charlottetown is mak- ing history of that kind by naming Plywood Place, in the north end, near Belmont Street. Number one, the only number, is occupied by a firm of woodworkers.

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An American pilot has been baulked in his proposal to fly the Atlantic by Cana- dian regulations prohibiting single-engine aircraft from flying further than gliding distance from the coast. It is a pity, of course, to dampen his enthusiasm but the ruling no doubt saves the very heavy cost and risk of many ocean searches. It may also. have saved his life.

An agreement was signed at Algeclrss this date 1904 by which the powers on- trusted France and Spain with the duty of paclfylng Morocco. The conference was called becauseoftho unsettled statcof that country, due to tth'e deposition of Abd-el-Azl: by his brother, Mulal !-hfid, who succeeded him as sultan with the secret existence of Gemnny. 0 I 0

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The Canadian Legion, B. E. S. L., has from its founding interested itself in im- proving -the lot of Canadian veterans and

considered when economies were enforced. .

in New -

veterans of allied force living in this coun- I try. AB:-lush rcprnsntatlveontheEm- aimed plregcouncil of the Legion, however. has- organization to eg- .

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I - NOTES BY

Tho philosopher: my that life begins of forty. But on the high- ways it frequently ends at eighty. -Toronto Star.

A good home-spun metaphor: A: welcome as rainfall to bush fire- fighters. -Port William Times- JoumsL

It's 1 mistake to hold your head too high. You might stumble and cripple your dignity in the fall. - Brandon Sun.

Three of the swnognphen In the office are still speaking in spite of having taken their vacations together. -Brandon Sun.

Mon has pursued a lot of dreams in his time-the Golden Fleece, the Philosopher's Stone, the idea that the car can be packed for 1. family vacation so that only one suitcase need be brought into the motel at night. -Winnipeg Tribune.

A centenary to be marked this summer of unusual significance to the people of Britain and millions throughout the world is that of Big Ben. The year 1951 is the 100th since the completion of the works of the great timepiece familiarly known as Big Ben although, strictly speaking, this appclation should be given only to the bell in the tower which tolls the hours. Welland, Port Colborne Evening Tribune.

The young man who has been adjudged Illinois best teen -age driver gives this advice to other youngsters: "Always drive as if your parents were with you." There are parents, on the other band, who could profit from this slogan in reverse: "Always drive as if your children were with you." Or, even more to the point, per- haps: "Always drive as if your children were playing in the street

ahead." -Stratford Beacon - Herald. The following story, reported

from parts, confirms the French- man's essentially partisan atti- tude towsrds politics. A man en- tered 2. lishermnn's shop to buy oysters. "How many dozen do you

want?" the shopkeeper asked. "Two". the customer answered "And what are your political

opinions?" the merchant inquired. Astonished, the customer answered he didn't have any. and asked what his politics had to do with buying oysters. "You see", the mar- chant then explained, "it's to know in what newspaper I should wrap your oysters." -From Pour Tous, Lausanne, Switzerland.

some people claim to be phyohlc Others may be psychic and not know it. According to I writer in the Milwaukee Journal. Dr. J. B. Rhine. head of the Psychology De- partment at Duke University over: that thousands use this particular power every day. Many of those who have investigated the subject claim thntextra-sensory percep- tion is not a supernatural power or witchcraft. but I laboratory- pi-oved Ability that all of us can have to some degree. The Ameri- can Psychology Association has held s 5; poslugn on ESP and debated the experiments. The Milwaukee Journal reports the critics ended up by finding no fault. with the method but still the majority to- mnined unconvinced. Evening Reporter.

lclonco is advancing so fun that it must. often appear, to those whose mental speed is geared to the thirties or the decades before. to have entered the realms of fantasy. One wonders whether hlmaelf may not soon become of date. A group of exports It Oxford University have been db-

cuuitig recent advances in :m hbnics. Th hove discussed fantastic at to industry as 0100-5

tronlc devices that weigh loovd in bakeries; nuclunu designed to nigh bottle and stamp the weight automatically on an boars nap; nuclear instruments used in -b- focgoricicl that illlllll eighth a area on ormdoouulwlfgtlt. and and non of ultr

waves that III far beyond tho threshold of human oudlblliv- in leather tanning and min! no canoe. -Hamilton Jpcctotm.

EDMONTON. (CP) - o.ncAl' announced Toe the the wreck:

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THE -WAY

Forty thousand eggs were invol- ved in I collision of six can and trucks west of Stratford. We dont know who caused that accident, but the hens are laying for him. --Windsor Star.

A 69-year-old Virginian woo con- victed of stealing 8250.000 in cash and Jewels from his 68-year-old bride. 1-fa seems to have reversed the pledge "with all my worldly goods I thee endow," and then tak- en his misinterpretation too liter- lily. Those southern gentlemen! -Windsor Dull! Star.

In Victoria some cltlsonu wont to change the name of Johnson street because of its rowdy. rip- snorting past. They might recall that the men who celebrated in the old Johnson street bars were the men who built the railways, opened the mines, sawed the first logs. They cut out the trail for the rest. of us. -Vancouver Province.

with the discovery of I defunct sec. "monster" on the bench at Nanaimo, that section of the West Coast appears to have been robbed of a pcssiblc entrant for the an- nual sea serpent derby during the tourist season. That leaves the Okanagan with its "ogopolo" Gnfl, Victoria with its "Cadborssaurus. Nanaimo could hardly have qual- ified, however, since its dead pros- pect was a mere four and one-half feet. in length. Equipped with M1!- inch molars and protruding eyes. it has been identified as a wolf eel. Despite its fierce appearance the wolf eel seldom attacks any- thing greatcr than shrimps. ml!!- sels or crabs. -Saint John Tele- graph Journal.

Still Has Its Use:

(Ottawa. Journal)

Along comes the Dominion Bur-

eau of Statistics with the informat- ion that the horse population 01 Canada. had fallen below the one- mllllon mark for the first time in 60 years. Surprising thing about this is that despite the overall mechanization going on for years in both thrill and urban parts of the country the horse had held his own as well It the bureau's figures show. Intern!-1 combustlon engines to the contrary. Equus is still a. useful beast and in many parts of the land is indis- pensable.

It is true that the hnrvestinl combine has all but banished the clydesdsles. Perchei-ons and other heavy draft. animals from Canada: wheatlsnds. On the Western cat- tle-ranges his numbers have been cut down by us of the Jeep End the light airplane. On small forms at the back concessions of Quebec and other parts of Eastern Cumin.

wovci-. he constitutes the most. I poi-font factor of motive power. on roads not maintained high- way plows and for s. mull do of tasks around the small form he does the required Job more cheaply than my machinery yet devised.

In the city, too, while the horse has been supplanted by the light or heavy truck In many fields of bus- inosa. he is still king of the brood and milk routes. From present in- dications he is here to stay. A: for the aristocracy of horses-tho no- tng. trotting saddle and show type: -their numbers on not only hold- nctuolly in- creasing. They will continue to do so u longgu Consdluu love their clock boouw and feel the urge to

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afford to'"kcep ed th the Vehicles. although very neat in at. lien V'-"Ihh- rec me: a little wen- nnd tear fell to places. our gum- W Mt hlvlns -t that tima the means to procure flncy vehicles, it 1! not surprising that carriage factories did not. multiply.

Lieut. General B. D. once again renewed his P108 "III the Canadian Army strengthened. Addressing the bi- ennial convention of the Canadian Legion, BEBL. of which he is the grand president, he maintains that Canadians are not prepared to meet the "increasingly threatening crisis in world affairs". still which he advocated three years ago of compulsory mllituy train- ing of six months fcllcwed by sev- eral years of compulsory service in the reserve forces should be ad- opted. He does. however, hold that service in the active force should be on s. voluntary basis, except. in case of all-out war.

equip-mu. import.- elr carriages and slelglu from United States; and these

Ind sludy with point and

"But now the increasing wealth,

lmemsenco and tone of our

have called into existence in Oh”. lottctown four cam-ingot factox-jg. in addition to the one previously 5;. ludeci to. The consequence jg gnu the importation of carriages and

nigh: has almost ceased, and am-

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local mechanics manufacture um some articles not only ulchup ma neat as the imported ones. but also for more substantial and durable.

"To give our readers an idea of how

thlsi branch of business has pro- zmaed during the put: decide, we may state that the five factories at present in operation turn out work amounting to an aggregate average of between 50,000 and 210,- 000 per annum. and keep constant- ly employed some fifty mechlnlu. The names of the proprietors are: Messrs. McKinnon as McLean, Prince street; McPhs.il & Hunter. Kent street; Luge so I-nllai-an. Great George street: Paul McPhsll, Prince Street: and John .9: Robert Scott, Kent street."

-The Herald. Nov. 0, 1854.

Canada's Army Strength (Monctou Transcript) Canada's recognised top soldier. G. Crenr, has

should be

And he

considers that the policy

On previous occasions when the

general advanced his ideal. the Federal Government was ceptivo to them. The international situation was not consider d to be in s. state compelling any change from the policy of voluntary en- listment in any branch of the Arm- ed services. And as recently as the last. session of Parliament the then Minister of National Defence stat- ed that circumstances warranted no change in the peacetime policy which the Administration has fol- lowsd since

not re-

1945. But General ci-our is of the

firm opinion that t.he'pi-esent pol- icy "is just no mistaken as it can be". time "with the probability of war in I holriblo form coming to the civilian men. women and children of Canada", In any groimds for objectlng to the adoption of on effective system of universal mul- tory training and service.

In fact he cannot at this

On that point the distinguished

soldier uld be quite correct. But it Ibo d not be overlooked that earlier this year the United Ethics revised its military program inbho light. of the progressive devolw- men: of atomic. wopons. the revision bringing a reduction in the ground forces which the Republic mdntclned.

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His first statement to, reporters following his arrival in Wuhmg- ton to t with President Eisen- hower and other dignitaries, in- cluamg former President Truman. was to the. effect that the United Nations would have won a dccisive victory in the Korean war if a certain Power-meaning. of course. the United States. had shown I "little more courage." This was dipl ” lmpudonco of the first order; but no one seems to have taken offence at it. because it rep- rucnto Mr. Rheeh i Olllnion regarding the Korean fiasco.

Jib view all along has been thht diplomatic hositancy. not military wcakncu. hpt U. N. forces from muchlnc

dcutollll t.nlng.bolIc.llttle

to the Yolu Rivet-and to complete victory. It will be re- membered that the ousted General McAnhur held a somewhat similar view. Whether it be right or wrong will have to be decided by the coui-so of events in the next few yarl o o o '

In his speech to wigreos Mr. Rhee took the some stand, except that there he laid stress on future hovel and plans rather than on put regrets. (Incidentally. the mere fact that s Korean statumon was invited to address the United states Congress is a sign of the changlns situation in world affairs; twenty years ago. or even less than that. it would have been regarded so fantastic.)

Without any hemming and how- ing, gestures which seem to go with high diplomacy, he called on the United States (not the United Nations, it is to be noted) to join him forthwith in a. "preventive" war against communist. china. And, lost. his listeners be inclined to regard the call as 5 functions diversion. he went on to explain the resources at hand. He had at his personal dlspou-l. he announced a million and I half young men "who ask nothing better than to fight." ,In addition, he could count on almost a million men on For- mosa who, ...esums.bly, have the same pi-edllections.

All that Mr. Rhee wanted from the United states was the help of her Air Force and Navy. The com-

the liquidation of the Communist

Congress has heard in I long, long time: in fact, it was the first such speech, unmodified by "ifs" and "ands" and "buts", delivered to that body by an outsider. Perhaps that was why it seemed to elicit more pi-also than censure from Congressional leaders. There is no doubt that words of caution and restraint take on a certain dullness when repeated over and over. Fighting words, when they come from the heart. as they did on this occasion. are usually sure of in good reception.

No one actually went. on record as supporting preventive war against any Power. but adjectives of admiration-i-edoububle. courage- ous. dynamic. heroic. and the like- were toned about freely after Mr. Rhee had left: the chamber. one congressman went so far as to call Mr. Rhee the "greatest democrat"

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loss alarming. about this Congress- tonal tlon for tho Prelidcnt of sou Korea. The foot that he had travelled many thousand; or mild: to tell the Americans that they lacked ccux-age made ii. tram. endous appeal to the popular lm. aglnstion. And.oftcr ill.hl.s country was not the cursor in tho xo.-. can conflict: and no one seriously believes that the Korean Armistice removed the fear of further com. munist assault against South Korea,

It is no wonder that Mr. Rhee believes that the sacrifices mag by his people were, for all practical purpom. pretty much in vain. Moreover. no one can blame the South Koreans for dreaming of .., united homela d under free and democratic government. It would com: as no surprise to he” an; Mr. R.hce'I speech has been stow. ed away in the archives among the important documents of American history.

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All the nine. Mi-. Rhee is Ilboiu. lng under an idle illusion if he imagines for one moment -that u-.9 United states, or any other ftllndly POWOI. will Join him in o prevent.

lve war against Communist alum or even in a. renewal of hostilitgs in,

Korea under conditions - Imus. The time is long ...32'.,.f:,, MI. Rhee

the beginning of the cold war and

zllosunigccted mainly on man. If war with Communist chin,

does come-no one we

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