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THE GUARDIAN

Published nary week-day morning no 111 Prince street. Chan Iott-rmvn. P. l-I I. by The Thomson Company Limited. '(:-wen Prinu Edward lolall Lila tb- I-:d.l.ur and lllanuar. Ian A. Bunutt. Associate Editor. Frank Walker arinch officer at summvrolde. Montague and Albertnn. Ann... ind no second Clan Mall by tho Peat office Department. Ottawa. in izu-um. nuululletuwu. S r ' - mm m -. a. u m... ...i'.T."'.-'.f.'.i-'.i..'.'.i'i"...f'(l.'2T'"fT”347;. 921' IIIIIUIII.

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"Thie-If-VN.:i mCm0l'v la weaker than the weakest ink."

H'El)NF.SDAli. SEPT. I. 1954

Plowing Matolll

The heavy traffic in eastern Queens to- day is not really to or from the Wood Is- lands Ferry but to the intersection at Mill- vielv where the Queens County Plowing Nlatcll is being held. Plowing is, of course, the central and essential skill of farming as we know it. A farnler may have a thousand useful skills, but if he is a poor plowman his misfortune is plain for all to see.

The annual plowing matches, of which the Queen's County one is of increasing importance. offer the chance for one and all to compare their technique with that of eXDf'Fienced farmers and keen-eyed youths.

The day, however, is at least equally devoted to meeting old friends and enjoy- ing clltcrtainlnellt in the form of sports, music and dancing. It is ill fact the farm- holiday between his early and late harvesting. in years such as this. of course, he may not be very sure that there is an interval but ill most cases he will make one.

The great majority of events are for tractor work and this is as it should be, al- though many will regret the passing of the infinitely more difficult art of manag- ing a team and single plow. Progress does not how to sentiment, however, in farm- in: or elsewhere. Today's mechanized farmers might or nlight not be able to compete with their fathers behind an old fashioned plow but there is no question about their ability to do a much faster and usually better job given their choice of equipment.

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Prisonor Prollation

A report submitted to the United Na- tions by Dr. Max Grunhut. noted British criminologist, gives some interesting in- formation about the benefits of and diffi- culties concerning prisoner probation. The study on which the report was based had to do with methods in Britain, the United States, and the Scandinavian countries. While admitting that there in no ready made formula for deciding which prisoners in any institution are entitled to probation and that many errors are made by proba- tion officials, Dr. Grunhut says that the system is, on the whole, about 70"'n satis- factory. He points out. also the great fi- nancial savings which follow successful pro- bation of offenders; this applies not only to prison expenditures but also to the gen- eral cconomy, since a man who is employ- ed in industry is more valuable than one who is working merely on prison projects”. up The main difficulty about probation is the public inclination to regard it as soft treatment of prisoners; but this difficulty, l)r. Grunhut believes, is becoming less and less troublesome as more and more people in all countries are coming to realize that rehabilitation of prisoners is at least as important to society as proper punishment of wrong-doing. As Dr. Grunhut points out. there are bound to be miscalculations in this matter of probation, as in all other matters where the uncertainties of human judgment are deeply involved. However. chances sometimes have to be taken, and the fact that so many prisoners are being! reinstated to social responsibility is suffici- ent reason for developing the probation sys-

tem to its utmost potential usefulness.

Watoll Tilo children

Timely at. this period of the opening of the school year are the following traffic safety rules. formulated by the Ontario Safety League:

Parents should:

1. Set children a good example by cros- sing streets only at intersections, waiting for the signal. looking both ways and for turning traffic before crossing.

2. Find out what traffic safety educa- tion your children are receiving at school and co-ordinate your own instruction with it.

3. Impress upon children the danger of playing in the street or near moving traf- fic. See that they play only in approved play areas. ,

4. See that children are skilled in using outdoor toys such as roller skates, bicycles, scooters. tricyclea and wagons and that the youngsters practise safety rules when using the toys.

Motorists should:

1. Keep A constant lookout for children. Even when children are clearly in view, their actions sometimes are unpredictable.

. 2. Near school area: be constantly alert for signs. traffic police. signals. school pat- rols and for children themselves.

3 Decrease speed and increase vigilance

when driving near playgrounds and real- deptial areas and other places where chil- dren are likely to be found.

4. Don't compete with bike riders. ready to give them the right of way.

5. Exercise special care when backing in an area where children are likely to be playing. It is good practice to get out of your car and make sure there are no chil- dren nearby immediately before starting to back up. '

Tile Educational Dollar

While Canadians are spending roughly half a billion dollars a year on education, and in another decade may be spending three-quarters of a billion, they are not getting full value for their money. This is the informed opinion of Mr. M. E. Lacerte, research director of the Canadian School Trustees Association. In an address to the meeting of the Canadian Federation of May- ors and Municipalities he laid most of the blame on an inadequate policy of teacher selection and training.

Mr. Lacerte estimates the average cost, for the llation as a whole, at 87 cents a day for every pupil enrolled, but there is a wide divergence fronl province to province. One of the provinces finding favor with Mr.

Be

Lacerte is British Columbia, where the high i cost figure of 581.45 a day is accounted for . by nlore generous grants and higher sal- .

aries than in most other parts of the coun- try, and with this combination he finds richer academic programs resulting.

Given a choice between more money for buildings and money to pay teachers, he would choose the latter, as apparent in this observation: ”Let us not forget that chil- dren get nlore education it we have good teachers in poor classrooms than if we have poor teachers in million dollar buildings.” it may be possible. however, to obtain the desired results without going to either ex- treme. Attractive surroundings and mod- ern equipment in the school plant are an inducement to many to enter the profes- sion, just as they are an important part of the child's school life.

”The public. surely, argues the. Ottawa Citizen. "will not go far wrong if it pro- vides enough money to encourage men and women fitted by temperament to become teachers. The additional outlay should -be divided judiciously between salaries and plant improvement. for a lopsided emphasis on either one or the other is hardly likely to produce the optimum value for the tax- payer's dollar of which Mr. Lacerte speaks."

EDITORIAL NOTES Malta, G.C., 1565.

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National Day of O

The jet engine brought in the propeller- less aircraft, which is now followed. by the wingless plane, a logical but not necessarily practical extension of the trend towards merely rudimentary wings. Pilotless air- craft have long been familiar so that all that remains to be got rid of is the engine.

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It is reported that the executive coun- cil of the Maritime Provinces Board of Trade will devote much of its time in Moncton next Monday to preparations for the first meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Economic council which has been called for Sept. 28, in Halifax.

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The United States is now prepared to share with other countries, alld equally significantly with her own industry. the task of developing atorniclenergy for peace- time use. This, even more than Hiroshima, may well be regarded as the beginning of the atomic age in the world at large.

Good manners and A knowledge of the rules of safe driving are both essential to highway safety. The former are probably beyond the scope of highway authorities to inculcate but the Motor Vehicle Branch dis- tributes a manual for motorists that tell practically everything a driver should know about the legal requirements of safe driv- ing.

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Potato growing areas are constantly shifting, notes the American Potato Year- book. The early States now produce 15 per cent of the crop, late States 80 per cent, whereas the intermediate states are squeeved to the small proportion of 5 per cent. North central, States have switched away from potato production, while the East has maintained its position and weat- ern States have increased their production by thirty per cent.

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King Feisal of Iraq died this date 1933. He led Arab nationalist forces during the First World War. co-operating with Allen- by, and was proclaimed king of Syria with British backing. He was deposed by France, however, and turned his attention to the throne of Mesopotamia or Iraq, for which his brother Abdullah, King of Trans- jordan. was an unenthusiastic candidate. He was elected ,by a huge majority and the Br-itiah Government exchanged the man- date for it treaty arrangement and block'- ed Iraq's application for membership in the League of Nations. - ' -

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As i.i'l'C)illlll to be alone were nothing strange.

'When I it as young,' he said; wvllcll l was yuungf

I thought. of llge, and loneliness. and change.

I thought how strange when we're alone.

And how unllkc the meet. and talk.

And blow the candles cut. and say good night.

'Alone' . . . The word is life endured and known.

It. is the stillness where our spirits walk

And all but inmost faith is over- thrown.

we grow

selvcs that.

-Siegfried Sassoon.

OH Cila rlottotown

' no r. I. 1. vrumar PRACTISE

”On Wednesday last. the lottetown Volunteer Militia, under the command of Captain L obb a n. proceeded to Strawberry Point, for the purpose of practising with ball cartridge at a target. The evening was most delightfully pleasant, and the whole company, dressed in complete uni- form, prcsented quite a novel ap- pearance. The firing was conducted with the strictest caution. com- mencing at four o'clock. and con- tinued by each man in regular suc- cession'unt.il nearly six. After fir- inn ceased, the target was eagerly visited by the whole company, dou- ble quick. which was discovered to have been literally riddled -- one ball being put. in the bull's cyc."

-Royal Gazelle. Sept. 22, 1840

Plenty Of Room

(Washington Posti Tllosc who see the globe threat- cncd with R standing room only

Chair- Company of

sign may take some cheer from a recent United Nations study which shows that even cities

could provide elbow room for it long time in crime for the horrlcs migrating to them if only they were properly planned. City growth has long been largely H hit-and-miss affair, hence mucJl of the world is now faced with serious postwar hnusing problems growing out of nvercrowding. in Bombay. tenements average more than seven persons It room. In Panama as many as 20 persons occupy a room of 15 by 15 feet. sleeping in relays. in Bolivia .1 single room In a crude cabin must serve one or mo 9 families and their domestic animals. in islan- bul. Turkey. the number of per- sons per dwelling increased from 5.95 to 9.49 between 1927 and 1950.

Yet there. is really no scarcity of land for housing. points out the study. With proper planninlz. the earth": entire population could be housed at it density of 25 to the acre on the 143.000 squari- miles of Germany. The present population density on Manhattan Island ill 136. This three-year atudy list: the chief housing and land problems of the postwar world as migration to cities, with resultant overcrowding and racial maladluatmenta. slums, squatting and cost. of adequate shelter. If these problems are not to grow worse. it warns. countries will have to revise their urban land policies to cope with them.

Providing decent privacy to the planetln increasing populace it al- most as important as providing foorl. But it will require much boldness both in vision for the future and In cleavage with the past.

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A They're loll! OTTAWA REPORT

NATO Convention

By Patrick

Canada. Canadian achievements and Canadiall delegates all won

the limelight and admiration at

a ''NATO in Action" Week for young people held in England last month. Represcnzatives of all the fourteen NATO allies except Ice- land aranged to attend this con- vention. which was held at Trent Park. the beautiful home of the late Sir Philip Sassoon. Forty-f-ire delegates, all between the ages of 18 and 30, enjoyed enthusiastic discussions and energetic social events, and all for a total mat of 517 each for a week's stay in this former mllllonlaire'5 home

The objects of the Conference were to teach delegates about NATO, to provide an opportunity for those present to learn more about each other and their coun- tries. and to consider future youth

action in NATO matters. The Conference really was A huge succcs, ”I hear. from the

organising secretary, Mlsa Ann King-Hall, who is the daughter of Commander Sir Stephen King- llall. the wel-known British politic- ian and founder-editor of the wide- ly read National News Letter. "Pile Atlantic Citizens of Tomor- row rcally exist.” she aays,

just on paper or in a few 130' pics imagination, but. as 3. group conscious of who they are. At. the

end of their conference, they were so enthusiastic over the week they

had spent togetiler. that they form-

ally recommended the setting up of Youth sub-committees by each of the NATO countries national

Atlantic Committees. One or more mm encru- simlliar conferences should be held in the future. they re-

annually solved."

Canada was ably represented by

two delef-tales. These were 28-year- old Donal J. Levesque from Ed- munston, N. .B., and 25-year-old William M. Dobell, of Montreal. Mr. Levesque has degrees Bat.hurat.'a Sacred Heart. Univers- ity of New Brunswick; he admitted

he is happily surprised by the English people; he expected cold- nest and atandoffzohneaa. but finds them hospitable and friendly. The only coldness which worries him

is physical, in his not. Very cen-I

trally heated apartment. Mr. Dobell degree at. Oxford University. He

says he is lmpruaed by the much greater interest. taken in Britain than in Canada in unofficial inter- national movements, such as this

NATO Youth Conference.

Mr. Dobell himaelf took a

prominent part. in the discussions of the aubcommlttee studying the implementation of Article Two of this

the North Atlantic Treaty: is the so-called "Canadian Clauae"

inserted in the Treaty on Canada's capped persona when given the insistence, which provides for co- right. work can make a great. can- operation between the allies in the

non-military fields, and widely

heralded up the blueprint for the establishment of an Atlantic Com- munity with some degree of con-

federation.

. . The delegates learned much about each other! countrlel

through lilma, l-ecorda. and an ex- cellent cxhlbltion apeclally assemb- lerl for the conference. The can- adian atand wall greatly admired; or miniature model of the Cobalt Bomb for the treatment of cancer drawing much attention from all delegates and outside vialtoro. one result of the conference will be the launching of an essay com- petition. open to all young people in all the NATO countries. Writer: of the beat. esaayil on the select.- ed NATO topic will be awarded mixes of free trips to Paris and conducted tourll round the NATO civilian and military headquartero there. Details of this competition will be announced next month. The nonfat. laaaon from the con- ference. oayo Miaa King-I-loll. VIII the lmrnonoe gap between the dele- gates bubbling enthusiasm for

”not

from

was to the New Brunswick Bar last year. Now he is working towards another legal degree in London. on a Beaverbmrlk scholar- ship. and at the same time honey- mooning with his bride. tho. form- er Mlas Dionne who is a. school- teacher from Edmundston. He says

is working for a

For Young People

Nicholson

of it. "It lookaoaifgovernmenla are going to have R NATO public opinioll on their hands before long. commented one older and experi- enced observer.

Cabinet Ministers and other politicians here have long been conscious of the urgent. need to launch in NATO information pro- gram, so that all Canadians may learn about the opt.l.mlstic possib- ilities of NATO and about the positive steps already taken to lower the barriers between the :1- lies. such so the opportunity for workers to exchange posts with workers in certain other NATO countries, group travel arrange- ments, and collective paaspprta. Present. unhappy developments in Europe make this immineritly ea aential. '

I Help Handicapped To Help Themselves-

(Galt. Reporter)

Tile value of the contribution which handicapped men and wo- men can make to Canada's econo- mic progress is being cmphnalzed in a number of ways. A national committee on which federal and provincial governments, employer and employee. and social welfare organizations all have representa- Llon. has stressed the importance of helping the handicapped to help themselves. The great. majority of the provinces have now signed agreements to co-operate with the federal government in rehabilita-

Recently a course of national importance on rehabilitation and counselling of the handicapped was held at. itho University of Western Ontario. The majority of students were key officers of the special placementa diviaion. tionol Employment Service. Th Department was also represented. For a month these student; llatened to lectuxeo by profeooora on the otaff of Woot- ern and other unlveroltica concom- ing the nature and manifestations of various diseases and diwbllltleo and how they affected the employ- ability of those who had expat- lenced them,

Tile course was oponaored by the Unemployment Insurance Commis- sion which adminlotera the Na- tional Employment Servlce. It war a co-operative effort on the part. of the Commiaolon and the Uni- veraity. and its value will become more and more apparent. In time goes on. The special placement: division of the National Employ- ment Service la concerned prim- arily witrh assisting persona luf- ferlng l-ram handicap: of varying nature in find work which will be suitable for them.

More and more, it. in beoomlna apparent that the handicapped in- dlvldual atando a better chance of living a reasonably happy and ouc- oeaaful lilo if employed where no or ohe can do useful work than othenwlnc. More and more it has also become apparent that handl-

tribution to the economic life of the country. The not world war demonstrated their valuo to their country. It ha been found trm. a handicapped peroon properly plac- ed oornetimeo dooo work superior to the oo-called normal individual.

Tho fmportanco of finding the right. work for oada handicapped individual immediately becomes an-

paront. That to tho Job of the nuclei placement: dlvlolon of the National hriployrnenk Service. It In oanatlmoa I dlfloult em, but

boon

romorkoblo ou coon bu

achieved. nnploym m now be- of the value of

comlnl aware handicapped workorl. In

cue: they are on-ovmtlno Vhbles heal-tadlr knowlno that by no do- holp both the handicap-

tbomae .

in: ii! pad I lvlduu and Ive-

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More than half of all the canned chicken in Cannon lo-proeeuea l.n

Pr-lnco Edward Inland cannula INIIGUIINT IAIIII

sll try more than half. of Ca - 'h of manual

ada'a ou

rs-lento cornea -from Ontario. the

NATO and their acanty knowledn

rut fr-om. Quebec and ICC.

No-

of Veterans Affairs

I NOTESBY

of friends-othoro just in clrclea. -Kltchenor-Waterloo Record.

A Detroit hull! land to aban- don their home when bat: moved in. With some families we know. if they moved in the ban would move out.-Chathun News.

ltoouldb0rlaLvtotollawo- man oho looks perfect in the new Dior Ityle. Flat but not neces- sarily flattering.-Br-antford Ex- poaltor. .

The political "leader who ahootl hlmoelf. an did the depored preli- dent of Brazil. eliminate: also a number of other complications.- Port Arthur News-Chronicle.

t'.l'ho other day United Staten senator-o paaoed 4'! bill: in 10 min- utu. It's likely that any of them L5 as prompt in dealing with the other kind of bill. -Brantford Expositor. '

On the Quebec old; of the Unl- ted Staten border Mounted Police seized a truck with 400,000 "omuga"-and I smug. for the benefit of law-abiding people, is a

smuggled cigarette. - Ottawa Journal. one of the worst feature: of

civilization ll tho increasing noise it produces. If Ma Nature were on the Job as she should be. she would be evolving earlids for hu- man beinzs. - Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

During the int. year book-oellera say there has been a strong trend in fiction toward space travel stories and that is not surprising, remembering all the space given to flying saucers and to projected

- trips to the moon and to Mars.--

Niagara Falls Review.

The term: of the agreement are good . . . The Persian conflict has been a sorry tale. The best way of celebrating its end la to draw the moral, reflect upon it. deeply, and hope that it will help to prevent us from blunderlng into disastrous

disputes in the future. -Man- cheater Guardian. The completion of A national

system of Trans-Canada azrways. the development of great networks of communication. and the build- in; of modern highways have help- ed to bring the John Dora and Bill smiths-yes. and the Joe Leblancs, the Fat 0'Rileya. and Angus Mac- Donalds. and the Mike Rozccka of Canada that. much closer to- gether. -Hcalth Minister Martlri

News photon-aphen have an ex- tremely difficult job and must possua both ingenuity and llliative in order to carry out their assign- menu. some of the more ambitious camera cllckerl. unfortunately, carry things too far and thus place all news photographers in a bad light. -Cornwall Standard- Freeholder.

Mldnight. movie: Ihould be ban- ned in the best: interests of citizens. The mid-night. movie does a lot more harm than good . . . The atmosphere . . . is not good from a moral standpoint. They also create disturbances after the show is over as the throng cornea out on the street. This must. be a source of irritation for thoae who reside in the vicinity of the theatres. - Kitchener Record.

If you've been wondering about increases in the price of coffee. as many householder: have. you may have been intrigued by an Associated Press story out of Rio de Janeino. It said the Brazilian Coffee Institute officially estimat- ed that the nation would finlsll its coffee year, June 30. with 700,- 000 more bags of coffee than it had anticipated. Will this bring the price down? From this dis- tance. it appears that it's likely a to. at some future date, but don't hold your breath.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.

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THE WAY

111! hnruooll odno

burgh has drawn in a opec:,gcu1., manner tho attention of Can- .adlano, Great Britain and the world to the striking development which is taking place in Northern Canada. The world knows now um Canadians are pushing back the map of Canada to the Arctic and finding a new Eldoi-ado. -London Free Proaa. '

A abort oouno in tho pr-ocedun. of Canadian Government for all now citizens would enable them to fully appreciate the land which they have taken as their own and provide them with some under. standing of the regulations ,whlcl-r they must oboerva on citizens. It would certainly enable them to uaumo the raaponalbllltloa of their citizenship with sound judgement

and fuller appreciation. -Rod. hey, Ont... Mercury. Farouk, the former king or

Egypt. got. lnto I buff and wnddlgd out: of an Italian night. club the other day because he dldntt. want to pose for a picture with J. Fred Mugga. the chimpanzee. It'll just as well he did, because it. could have developed into an awkwam situation for Mr. Muua, who, in television personality appearing on the screens in millions of Ameri. can homes, bu to be pretty care- ful about. his reputation -To. ronto Saturday Night.

To settle a. dlacusslon a corres- pondent of an Ontario newspaper asked when, if at all. it. is correct to applaud in a church. The editor- pointed out. no applause ohoultl occur at a church service but that it would be acceptable at meeting; other than religious onu. It. is rather a good thing church al.- tondnnta do not applaud. If they did they would also be free to show displeasure and in either case the unseemly conduct. would wake up those who were quietly sneaking in 10 winks after Saturday nights high-jinks.. -Kitchener - Water- loo Record.

Since the than of Mothulellb... and perhaps before- mankind has sought. the secret of prolonging life. At last there seems to be some hope that he is succeeding. although comparisons with other periods in hlatory cannot. be made because of faulty vital atatistlca and the hearsay of olden times. Until recent years old age almost. inevitably meant an easy chair by the fireside and memories: there was aomethtng not. quite respectable about a apry old per- son. Now this attitude hu been swept. away. The cause of longevity is a mystery. For every centenar- lan tllat. ascribes his long life to his having drunk half I gloss of neat. scotch and smoked a black cigar every night. before going to bed since he was fifteen years of age, there is another who proudly claims never to have amoked tobacco or touched alcohol. The secret obviously has elsewhere. - Hamilton Spectator.

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i RURAL ELECTRIFICATION NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the proposed rural electric extension to serve the Colville Road area has been approved for construction.

Residents in this area. who have completed con- t tracts for rural service with the Maritime Electric Company Limited, are hereby notified to wire their

Any complaints or disputes regarding the placing of poles on private property or otherwise.

referred to this Commission through the local com- mittee before 15 September 1954. The committee representing

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