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PAGE FOUR THE GUARDIAN

Authorised In Second Clue mu Post office Department, Ottawa. The leinnd uuudion Publishing Co.

iirolldonl and Auocuu manor. Inn A. numm. Associate Editor. Frank walker.

CIRCULATION "Covers Prince Edwanl llilnd like the dew"

f'TIie Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink”.

CZHABJDTTETOWW. SATURDAY. OCT. 25. 1952

ilo General Freight Increase

There will be general relief in the At- lantic Provinces at the decision of the Board of Transport Commissioners to turn ,down

the railway application for a general in-

crease of eight per cent in freight rates. The Commissioners were convinced that conditions have not changed enough since the' last rate increase in January to re- quire another general increase at this time. A small increase, however, was allowed on western wheat.

These across the board increases have been consistently opposed by eight of the ten provinces. Ontario and Quebec on the other hand displayed no concern about them oecause rates in those provinces were kept well below the level allowed by the Board because of hi; 3' competition. The Mari- time Provinces 133;. -cl of Trade through its Maritime Traiispm-.ation Commission has played a major role in presenting the Mari- times' case in the various hearings by the Transport Board. , l I

The threat of increases is not yet re- moved, of course. Earlier this week the railways filed an application to have rates based on the capital investment owned by the C. P. R. and adjusted to give a return The eight provinces op- pose that move on the grounds that returns to the railways are already sufficient, that much of the capital equipment was paid for by the government and that the rate of re- turn asked is too high. It has been cal- culated that carrying out the railway pro- posals would permit a freight rate increase of 30 per cent.

Federal Nominations

Messrs. Cecil Miller and Neil Matheson are to be congratulated on their success in Winning over so many competitors at the Liberal nominating convention for Queen's. For Mr. Miller this will be the third occasion on which he has been chosen as standard- bearer. for Mr..Matheson the first. The real test, of course, is still to come in the general election campaign. In the mean- time the Conservatives are nominating their candidates for Queen's on November 14, with the strong likelihood of the two sitting members, Messrs. McLure and Mac- Lean, being renominated. There may also be C. C. F. candidates in the running before the race is called. The essential thing is that the will of the people, both at conventions and at the polls, be expressed freely, and the best candidates chosen in every case.

People have different views as to what constitutes a best candidate, but all are

l agreed that his first duty is to get elected.

The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but neither of these qualifications is to be discounted. A good deal also will depend upon the general pub- lic feeling at the time the elections are held. Governments for this reason choose what they regard as the most propitious season for seeking a fresh mandate. Hence we may assume, despite Finance Minister Ab- bottls recently expressed doubts about bal- ancing the budget, that tax concessions are in the offing at Ottawa, and perhaps even a start on some of our long-delayed Fed- eral projects for Charlottetown.

In any case, after the conventions are overand all the candidates are in the field, the political temperature will rise consider- ably. It is to be hoped that we shall get some light as well as heat from the energy generated by their activities during the long winter evenings.

Britain's Situation

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Britain's situation at the present time

' Aves forcefully summed up at a recent meet-

ing of the'Royal Empire Society in London by one of the chief speakers in a panel dis- cussion, Sir Clifford Heathcote-Smith, K. B. E. Fromibeing in a privileged position at the beginning of the century, almost with- out rivals industrially, with the tgrms of trade in her favour, with immense invest-

.me'nts oversoas,'and with no rival threaten- " in; either economically or militarily. Britain I . . finds

thepicture almost diametrical-

. she.-can nag longer, feed much

ofplior-population of fifty

' t9rn1i..of triide. are now

, . W of-wllet she pro-

. -he slonger . brings i -in food.

Cllfford

of food

and industrial products were so dangerous- ly threatened that we only just pulled through the starvation net closing in on us, and that with much outside help. This time, if there is another war, with our pack- ed populations, and in an atomic age, we are threatened as never before."

This picture would be all gloom and blackness but for one mighty factor, he added. "That factor is that the British

Commonwealth still exists; but it is only!

by ensuring a joint and, prosperous future for the British Commonwealth and our- selves that we can keep it intact. If we can do this, we can emerge secure and pros- perous and indeed.strengthened. from the unprecedented danger to our future that faces the United Kingdom in the coming years. But to do this requires an entirely new and fresh attitude towards all our problems. i

"Joint action by as many of the British Commonwealth Governments as will agree must be worked out. An overall plan for the future should be a matter of profound study and regarded as of first urgency. The economic problem, problems of finance, housing, shipping; cross section migration of the population, the manner of migration and reception at-the other ends; large scale de- velopment projects; communications; long- term measures for the closer teaming up of ourselves and our sister-states, and then others, too-these should be brought to the forefront. . . What we aim at is the ideal of the Great British Commonwealth and think its realization will mean the strengthening of the Free West alongside our friends and allies, the United States; together, defense of the Free West against the Kremlin, against Communism in general, against the tremendous pressure the countless millions in Asia may present for those portions of the British Commonwealth in the South and the Pacific. The stronger and more pros- perous we are, the more we can help the rest of the world."

EDITORIAL NOTES

Tomorrow, 20th Sunday after Trinity. I 0 O

The British House of Commons. has ta- ken a decision to unscrambie the omelette. Government plans to de-nationalize the steel industry have been approved in principle.-

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When Britain's First Sea Lord says that the Atlantic Pact Community is short of anti-submarine escort vessels and mine- sweepers it means that Canada is short of the former. This country is charged with a great deal of the responsibility for anti- submarine work in the Atlantic.

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The Board of Governors of Dalhousie University announce the establishment of the Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe Foundation in Engineering, this made possible by a group of friends and admirers of Mr. Howe who wished recognition of his services to the nation, to the engineering profession, and to Dalhousie, where he was the first head of the Department of Engineering.

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Signal recognition of the capacity of Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell is given in his appointment as Chief War Claims Commissioner. Claims for war damage to soldiers and civilians throughout Canada will have to be passed upon by him and his assistants. The funds available for those who have claims against former enemy countries are reparations made available under the various peace treaties-

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The consumer price index has various advantages over the old cost of living in- dex but one of them is not the treatment of seasonal price variations. Consumption falls off when prices are high. The new index then gives the article a lesser place because less money is being spent on it. On that basis when articles go sky high they will cease to have any effect on the tabulated price index;

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Robert Seymour Bridges. Bnglish Poet. was born this date.1844. He retired from medical practice, having ample means. and devoted himself to literature. .In 1913-he was appointed poet laureate. e is a sort of link bietween the older,and the younger schools of lyrical poets. I-iis workmanship is deft and he shows 1 (ice!) ind 3"b”913'I'; sight into human nature. Eros and Psyc 6 is one of his finest poems. He also pro- duced numerous essays of a high Order W5 a few plays and anthologies.

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A widening gap between the, supply 05 and demand for new dwelling: is revealed in the summary of housing llljC5"'id5 ff?” the -first six months of 1952. Pl'9D9-1'94 93' Central Mortgage and I-loueinz Corporotlom During niia,year'n first quarter. the not formation of families was 9.900. mm "'3" twice the level of the first three months of 1951. But completion of dwellings in the first four month: of 1952 was? per cent below the eompgibie 4991. figure. . starts in ,tl.e'renia,.p.ma.n2.--1e52.were,:1ff per cent below tiiope of 1951. .

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4'NotAThis winter, But It Is Con1ingiI"'. l

PUBLIC FORUM

. This column is open to the discussion by corrolpondentn of questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- ily ondors the opinion of wnrespondents.

TEACHING OF LANGUAGES Sir.-In your editorial columns of Friday, October 11th, under the heading "Teaching langue.ges,"you referred to the decision by many school systems in the United states to begin the teaching of modern languages in the lower grades of the elementary schools. The article further stated that Professor Thomas" Anderson of Yale University, called this a "revolution" in language learning and language teaching. Professor Anderson is also quoted as saying that "the trend toward introducing languages in United . States ele- mentary schools is snowbailing so rapidly that the question no long- er is, whether languages will be taught in the elementary schools, but how they will be taught." With reference to this. it may be remarked that this, departure in the teaching of modern languages is certainly no "revolution" in the Model school of Prince of Wales College. where. for many years, Miss Mildred Harrington has regu- larly begun the teaching of French in grades five and six with very considerable success. For several years, while serving on the teach- ing etaff of the College. I used to invite Miss Harrington's French classes to read and answer oral questions in French for the College students. I feel sure that the stu- dents of those days have retained pleasant memories of these visits. and they. no doubt, could testify to the success of the method followed by Miss Harrington. With your permission. sir. I should like to express the opinion that the method of teaching French by beginning in grades nine and Len with such texts as Fraser and squair. MacDonald. or the present Jeenneret. grammars. while it may have some merit as "mental gymnastics". as 1 means of ac- quiring a working knowledge of the French language has proved a. dis. mel failure. Generations of college students who have wrestled with these texts and have submitted to the drudgery involved in such a method, will, I believe, concur in this verdict. .

I am, Sir, etc.

.1. H. BLANCHARD

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"The telegraph offices M. Capes Tormentine and 'rrevene will be opened for business in a few days. Mi-..Sing1eton Miuncey is to be operator at Cape Tormentine. end Mr. Leslie. of the summerside of. flee. is to be operator at Cape Traverse. Circumstances favor the expectation that the cable across the Straits will not be disabled during Ktho winter new setting n. liar two seasons put in success on the cable become useless for the transmission of messages, but it is to be hoped that P. 1!. Island will enjoy this one mode of qulcli communication during the winter, fled from interruption."

-The Islander, Doc. I2. IDQ.

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IN E RECORD

Memories Of,

I have often been asked if I am Lcenedian. The question no long. 91' Bllrilrises me. I realize that gihen I speak of Canada it is as

Ollqll I spoke of "the promised Land . You see I am remember- lns Prince Edward Island, as 1 knew it thirty years ago. For purposes of identification, may I say that. I am an American citizen by birth. It was my father gvho was lucky enough to have

con born on Prince Edward 13. land. Mother was born in thg northern part of New Brunswick. We used to visit. there too, but somehow memories of Prince Ed- ward Island are stronger. .I first visited the Maritime Pro. vlnces when I was two years old, in the company of my parents, We came frequently after that, and Usually stayed at Uncle Ma- .l0r's (my father's oldest brother). Uncle Major was a prosperous l31'YMl'. llvlnir 3. mile outside the Vlllkke of Bireedeibene. Uncle Ma- g” 151111 Opened 9. new world to

e. i . There came a wonderful even- lniz when my cousins told me I might try milking e. cow. They let: me sit down by Old Bess who. psychologically speaking, was nown as a cow with e. sanguine temperament. Grasping the pull firmly in hand. I set to work. As might be expected there were no results. Then suddenly and un- expectedly. perhaps because I re- laxed and didn't try so hard, milk began coming into the pail. Ev-' erything happened at once after that I. save a whoop on delight. Old Bess gave a startled look be- hind her. kicked up her heels, and away went bucket and pail. Bess went. in one direction. and I in another. (We were milking out in the field that evening). It was some time before cow and child were rounded up, and each re. turned to her gpi-oper abode.

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Besides having a large farm, Uncle Major had a large family, which was quite customary in those days. Two of the older girls had steady beaux. and I'm sure that at times they wished their American cousin'might drop out of sight in the Dunk River (a stream of water well known to that locality). I always managed to be around when Dawson and Ira. arrived. There were two good reasons for this. In the first place.

(in my mind at least). Tee was served early. and chores were quickly done on these special nights. Just. about sunset 3. shout would go up. "ljiere come the boysi" I would dash to the win- dow to watch both teams race down the lane. ,Uncle Mejoi-'s house set; back some distince from the road. and it. gave the boys a good c once to bring their teams clown n ck and neck. 'On they came through the gate. flung open by one of my boy cousins at the last. minute, around the cor- net of the house on two wheels,

breath taking .fiouriah. .

A eecond'z-eeson for being on hand at such times was that both In and Dawson were very,genor- ous with little brown begs ' of candy, which, they carried in their cost pockets. These bags of candy were given to the 'en tote".

ed Mercury hastening to deliver their manages; Iomotimes there would be A brief delay in debut-

I remember as hazing curly hair. Ind e cop uua .to-take me up end on knee.

'reihoulbor one summer having

him an, gtxerl which began, 2., Uncle

"Deer

B! Evelyn Mum: Duke. New Hemlllhin, U. l.A.

their arrival was a. thrilling event. to

and up to the front door with o 1

and Iimmpdietely become a wing-.

um. At such times Dawson. whom iv ln

There was 17 when become his object sieve. I one. 1?-Mhorioilllf-w'roiio' '

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100m. Uncle Major was sitting at glge bottom of the bed pi-ying 9W9” J0Y”- (I can still hear him beating out the time with his 3:;-ilr I Slit Ill) in bed entranced, P 4 "W hlmdl. and keeping time to the music. I new Munm; !:,:i' 1:: did 8 quick dive under cwgm on fcotvei-s. Uncle Mqop in th in , and like the Arab; hm fl; Poem of long ago. he folded file (instead of a tent) um quietly slipped away. 1 dam know what Memme uid to Uncle Major she said plenty to P13; '

Mamme wasn't I ' disciplines-lan, no;el.':K' the mm the time she was full of fun. I remember one afternoon we were all alttlns around in the kitchen, Talk dwindled. and everyone not in a thumb twiddling mood. Mem- me. walked to the window, and stood looking out toward the road Suddenly she whirled about ma" Iild. "Let's race to the road and back". Quickly we lined up The men and boys were out in the field haying. but I ,had lots of girl cousins. Aunt Annie hold the stop w”c,,h 9" "5- "Away with you gal” 5119 Wmlld B8y.'Me.mmo ran

9 E deer. and was out, to the road and back. while my much younger cousins came huning and Pumnz and laughing behind. They were all sitting around the kitch. en tabla having a cup of tee when last and least I came eteg.'. Bern! in. zreeted ith h friendly derision. W. "m 9' They Wed, to hovel I lot of spruce trees on Uncle Major": farm. Mammy. was 3 cbmeued spruce gum addict, and initiated 39- Not long ago. my husband,

e children and I, were plcknicg. mg in 9- Wlloded stove near our home. .WheniI discovered there Were Spruce trees all about us. I set the family to work gathering Spruce - sum. meanwhile telling them of the wonderful spruce gum I used to get in Canada. long ago. The children came hurrying back, each one bearing e generous por. tion. Thoughtiessiy I rammed it all into my mouth. then suffered ngonles trying .to.pry it loose,

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Aunt Annie had e. nice little garden of herbs down back of the barn. It "was there her gooscberry bushes erew. To set into the gu- den you opened a small white gate and went through, being careful close the gate after you. lest the geese get. in. My father-in. law out in Illinois wrote me re- cenily that he was growing 1 eooteberry bush .-this year. and hevinz pretty good luck'with it. How easily my mind ammo to A little Canadian garden of long a. where gooseben, bushes also rew. .

It was an exciting occasion when travelling stock companies came to the small country town: to put on shows. It was 1 one night. stand. and rum families filled the Town Hall to capacity. Lremember the time we all went o bee "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at Breedeibeno Town -Hell. Momma dressed me up in my boot bib and tucker, which unit. that time . con.

sobbing uncon-trollobly walled,

limp, ;vo.".. "Poor mm

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T091 shark”. I. gigantic

. in the history of boxing, in... terod I Sen Francisco old. feeble and

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others g who thought victories youth and strength would forever.-Ottawa Journal.

one of the best examples Northem Ontario co-operation in getting things done is the year- oid dairy industry at Hearst. started by eighty farmers who pooled their knowledge and resources and rgahized the Re- gional co-operative Dairy. The dairy is now selling eoo quarts of .mllk daily in the town of Hearst and is producing milk at the rate of 1,500 pounds daily. the bulk

he charged, pewlng the ground with his boots, then tossing his need wildly about. some of the kids were crying. I wasn't crying. I was too scared. Eventually he remembered something else -he was mad at. and went tearing off down the road, roaring and bel- lowing with rage.

It was during this school session that I studied about Lord Kitch- ener (I'm afraid I'd flunk a test now). We had big copy books to write our lessons in, and I brought some of these back to the states with-me. I thoroughly enjoyed sharing my new found knowledge with the other children at recess time. Finally this all came to the can of my teacher. and she asked to see the copy book. she read it, but she just. said ”1-Iumphi", so I never did know what she thought of it.. .

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The following summer when we cum to The Island we lived in the Station House at Brcedelbene. Uncle Pomei-oy was the station agent. and lived across the tracks in the big white house on the hill, where my trandmother and grandfather lived. It was treat fun living in the station House. I've not been inside it since, and my memory may be faulty. I remem- bet a. pleasant kitchen, with a large wood burning stove. Momma was brought up in the country, so she knew how to handle the stove. There wen several windows in the room, and lots of sunshine in the mornings as we sat. around the kitchen table. The bedrooms upstairs were furnished. At least we didn't bring any furniture with us. so it must have all been there. Living at the Station House was most. exciting as night, when the last train to so throuzh. CHM thundering down the track. This was the ten o'clock Express, and was known as the Boat Train, bxmging passengers from Borden to Charlottetown. In those days auto travel wasn't. so common. and people visiting the Island mostly came by train. We. could hear the train when it blew at. Emeral-i aunction. Thdt just gave time to blow out the lamp, rush to the window and throw it. up. I could hear the raiis.hu.mmln8-

The woods arid held in the new distance were bathed in a see of moonlight, The night air was quiet and soft. In 3. field At the side of the station house A horse was tethered, and I could hear the steady -rhythm of his chewing, as he chopped the grass. Below on the station platform, there was s. soft shuffling of feet, and the murmur-of voices, as people wait- ed to greet.,thclr relatives, or just stood round to watch the train go through. Suddenly, the quietness was broken. "There she comes' someone from down below said. and at that .moment. the tracks were laid bare in e. blinding swath of light. With is wishing sound of escaping steam, the Iron Horse plunged by my window. snorting to an indignant stop. a short; distance up the track. Car doors were thrown open, and as passengers came down the lief!!! they were eagerly greeted. and of- ten told, "I've got the team hitch- ed out back of the station". It was never a. long atop. ooh the engine gave a warning toot, then the brekemenm voice came, loud and clear, "All Aboard!" As the train began to stretch and strain forward the bobbing light. in the brekeinen'e hand seemed to so! to me1.l""Good night little girl. Sleep we .

hospital, , lonely. Born in 1373. he fought his way to A for- tune of s250.000. but of leto' he has been in poverty. his portion no better than that of so many

last

of

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The agricultural p.:p.l.2';n',?fJffi for the district. Raoul Poi-ceienc” is justly proud of the echievemen? and points out that the demand, ltmfy esllgredo the supply. - Sud-

"0ornooho." it .. first converted ih't.'o”furfIu.i't:1' mm mm adlponliriie. and finally me." nylons." Now that you know Lb: P100665. Kirk. you can mnke' '4-m yourselves. Ottawa. Citizen.

Thooo who nniun be ten. I question the fact that .i.i..,','.”",,,',” chmxlnz rapidly mizht dtlldy ...., items: For,-the first time in his- ;-0l'Y. women have been listed .. ul'0!'I'-- ormin 16

the total list of go: n'::.e.”ft ”' womgn liln .t.hg till! i ow to pl-5,01 There is no reason why a woman should not be as wise a juror 0, ,, good a shot. as I man. Men no.) have to accept them no marks- women - and u arbiter: 01 um fate of accused persons, They 1,” better; some or them are excellent shots.-London Free Press,

Fish In caught And kept nnz only in llleeni numbers. but by ii. legal means. The Barrie momma. says editorially that "we ug ,n were that the anearlne of fish is quite predominant here, but mm seems to be little done about rem- edying the matter." The retention of undersized fish illlnother vio. intion of the law which tend; .., deplete the supply. and mm... fishermen do not take the trouble to wet their hands before handling fish that are to be thrown back. and do not exercise care in. ex. tractlng the book from these. Then they are surprised, in :01- lowing years, that fish are not so plentiful.-Toronto star.

llurlne the put Summer much criticism was directed at, a party of United States visitors who ex- ceeded iheir quote of piclrerel. rm. criticism was deserved. for these people had acted in the manner of "fish hogs" and were punished .3 such. We think it is all the more disgraceful when Canadians make fish hogs of themselves i.n their own land. If a. man cannot resist the temptation to quit when he has reached his quote. he is a dis- grace to himself and his fellow fshermen. Gluttony is never an admirable trait, in fishing or any other human activity.-North Bey

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H v EECESSIONAL

Now along the solemn heights Fade the Autumn's altar-lights: Down the great earth's glimmering chancel

Glide the days and nights.

Little kindred of the gran. Like a. shadow in a glass Falls the dark and falls the still-

ness; We must rise and pass.

Little brothers of the clod. soul of fire and seed of sod. We must fare into the silence At the knees of God. ”

Little comrades of the sky. Wing to wing we wander by, Going, gains. going, going, Softly as it sigh.

Hark, the moving shape: confer. Globe of dew and gossamer. Fading and ephemeral spirits

In the dusk astir.

Moth and blossom. blade and hes. world: must go as well as we.

In the long procession joining Mount and star and sea.

Toward the shadow brink we climb Where the round year rolls sub- lime, ' Rolls, and drops. and fails forever In the vast. of Time.

--sir Chas. G. D. Roberts.

(To be ncluded)

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