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Authorized in Second CTaOs”;.llIi:ilWI'o-st.(')-ffice Department, Ottawa. The Island Guardian Publishing Co.

President and Assoclate.Edllor. Ian A. Burnett. Associate Editor, Frank Walker. ,

(EIRCULATION "Coven Prince Edward Island like the dew”

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"The strongest memory is weaker than I the weakest ink". 1 Tni'iisoKiTXi'.ivS;7xfi3s3

Nursing Profession l

V"T'7T 1 Whether Canada is to have national health insurance or not it is still of vital importance that the iiiiisititz pi'ol'cssioii be maintained in numbers and efficiency. 'llho proposals of the Canadian Nurscsl Associa-, tion submitted to the l-lederal Minister of Health and Welfare outline the inajor re- 'iui1'eniciits' for Can;id;i to coiitiniie to en- joy adequate llLll'SlIlL', the fact that tlicy. were submitted in anticipzitioii of a natioiiiil scheme does not affect their validity. al-

though such it sclieiuii uniilrl ':i.ive niadi the problems iiniuediiitel) inure pi'essiii:.

The brief is based on the llrovinciel Health Survey Reports which indicatcd' that the problems faceil by the nursing pro- fession are ,:cnci'.'il &l('l'U.N'S the country and

to a very considerable decree can he re- lieved by Federal action. This is despite the fact that the D(ll'tlf'lll.'1l' activities fa”. within Provinci'.il jiirisdictioii as, for in- stance. niirsinr: education and the or,r:ani7..'i- tion of home care to relieve congestioii of. hospital services.

The recriiitinent. training and utilizationi of nurses, research to advance the effectivew ness of the profession, and stiidios of uiirs- inc needs are all of national importance and can best be dealt with in co-operation between Provincial and Federal authorities. Health is of concern to all and the public is literally vitally interested in how the nursing profession is adapted to taking its part in either a national health scheme or in serving the national health without such a scheme.

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in 193?. profits of (,.'aiiadii's manufac- turing industries averaged only five cents. on each dollar of sales. This. says the 01-, tawa Journal, may surprise many. And their .s'urpi'ise may be even greater when they learn that out of this five. cents of

profit from each dollar sale only 2.2 cents y(.a,.' and Wm, 3 pmvious best of i15.5:ld

were. paid in dividenrls. the rein:-iinini: 2.8 cents put liar-k into the lillSillt”Ss. This is the. ”plutocracy" whose ”hidden hand" often hear about. .

The people who own and run these, manufacturing indiistries risked their moneyt in them. burdened themselves with work and worry. At the end of a year they found theinselves with a return of a little more than two per cent, plus -1 bit more. than two per cent which they risked aeaini for more work and worry. Yet any of these men could have put their original invest-i ment in safe izovernment bonds. avoided- work and worry. got a liigger return. 0i,i at the end of the year, they could have sold their biisincss toisomebody else. pill the cash in the bzink or in bonds. got rid of continued worry.

"Nor is this the whole picture," adds The .Iournal. ”We hear of the industries that survive. that make a profit of five rents on the dollar. We don't hear of the industries that make no profit, nor of the ndustrics that fail. Yet there are many--- many industries that just liecp their heads above water and some which don't even do hat. A ',.',lance at the record of businesw 'ailures is an enliqhtening tliinsz. lCiiIigliteii- us; about what we call our tprolat system”. out which is really our profit and loss sys- tem. Yet despite small returns, our maint-

facturing inrlusti-ies keep going. with men willing: to risk their capital jtist liecaitsv they have industry and ambition. Last

year their investments totalled 34.701) mil- lion and they employed -l.".7.0()(l people.

British Agricultural Shovis

Farm-minded Canadians in Britain for the Coronation will h:-.ve a special welcome at the counti'y's agricultural shows. The various agricultural societies are hoping to entertain many visitors from the Common- wealth and some are offering free entry to the show. free meals and free grand-stand seats. The Bath and West Show, first of Britain's main agricultural events this year, opens on June 3. The others occur at close intervals during the following weeks, with the Royal Show scheduled for July 7-10 at Blackpool-in the North of England. This is the largest agricultural exhibit of its kind In the world. In it appear the finest ex- amples of British farm livestock and the latest developments in farm machinery. Over 5,000 of the country's best farm live- stock will be entered, including about 20 breeds of cattle, 10 breeds of pigs, nearly w breeds of sheep, and light and heavy

- 1 about it these days.

lpcdigree animals in the world, as well as

horses. A highlight is the grand parade 01" cattle, when about 500 prize-winning ani-ll mals from all the different breeds are in: the ring at the same time. Last year over- seas visitors from 38 countries.visited the: show, where a special overseas pavilion is provided for their help and entertainment. This year's show will cover about 160 acres,. of which nearly half will be occupied by 700, trade and machinery stands. 1

The Bath and West Show dates haciil to 1780, but there is nothing old-fashioned ()n a sliow ground of hit) acres.will be exhibited practically all breeds of British livestock and the finest

a wide range of trade exhibits. Manufac- turers will display all types of agricultiiralt machinery and implements, including the' latest inventions and improvements. On show also will be rural craft work, flowers, and ring, events. ,

Other big fairs will iiicliide the Three: Counties Agricultural Society Show at Racecourse, Hereford. at which premiums worth .5;-10,000 for pedigree livestock are being offered; the Royal Highland Show, at Alloa. thirty-four ltlilt"s nest of Edinburgh, Scotland's national agriciiltiiral festival; the Royal Welsh Show, at Pontcanna Fields. near Cardiff, speciziliziin: in displays of Welsh breeds of cattle. ponies, sheep an(i pigs. and with an S-acre area devoted to educational exhibits; and the National Poul- try Show, at Olympia. London, at which, Britain's entire poultry industry will bu i'epi'(-seiited. i

EDITORIAL NOTES

That Prince Edward Island was once- part of the mainland is the theory of the National lVIiiseum's Ornithologist, W. Earll Godfrey. What really concerns Islanders,t however, are the people who seem unawari-1, that we ever did acquire a distinct exist-L

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In The Hands Of The Villain '

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the IllSCIISSl(llI by correspondents of questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- lly endorse the opinion of uurcuponrlcnis.

'FISII PRODYCT LABELS

Sir, --The other day the honour-

CIIARLOTTETOWN

Old Charlottetown (And r. I. 1.) 7'

0RI)ERI.Y I1EP()IiTMENT "It is with sincere pleasure we announce that there are in the lntlt of this town. at the present: mo- ment, only five prisoners confined; on 1-riinli:n'. ch.iri:es, and not one)

for debt. We are also informed, on-

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Safety experts report

table member frcin Queen's

iied mackerel.

tMr. lvlcLure of Prince Edward Islandli tasked the Minister of Fislierles ill

that drivel-5 whoiit would be possible to have can-. an indifferent seller.

'creditab1e aiitliiirlty, that. in neith- er of the other two prisons of this Island is there confined one singlet ir.iiividu:il whatever. This speaks tllll:lll)' for the orderly deportmcnt. of

FROM "HORSES"

Who. in the garden pony carrying

skeps

Of grass or fallen leaves, his knees

gone slack. Round belly, hollow back,

Esees the Mongolian Taipan of the

Steppes? Or, in the feathered feet, The war-horse.

shire with plaits and like the wind the

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The Pass

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When I tire of reading about the multifarious expedients that are being tried in attempts to bring about a measure of stability in at world that has gone awry. I have recourse to some periodical published in the long ago. And I find that our forbears had ques- tions similar to our own and found it no easier to hit on the correct answers. They had one advantage. however, in that they seemed to be satisfied with less and they had fewer lethal weapons with which to threaten destruction of their civilization.

Recently I have been browsing through seine bound copies of a niagazine published in Boston in 1855 under me elaborate name "Pictorial Drawing-room Compan- ion". How well it. functioned as A drawing-room companlonil have no means of knowing. but. it. ap- pears obvious that. the adjective lpictoria1' was not out. of place. The engravings depleting both con- temporary and historical events, as well as allegorical representations, are delightful to the eye. At 1 they are to mine,

p Photography, Especially in its .in3dern near-perfection, may ,be accurate enough, but. it appears to ;lack some of the living fire that i':haract:rizes a good artist's con- traption. Like almost everybody else libescg days, magazine "set-up" men ,arc in E. state of chronic hurry. iTherc is so much to do and so lit- ,tlc time in which to do it. con. scquently, they can't afford to bother much about engravings and the like. A photngrapli or a snap- shot. docs the trick just. as well. Anyway, very few readers care very much one way or the other.

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One of the more interesting en- gravings in the old periodical to which I refer is captioned "Peace and w”''- A Subject. as old as the human species and as new as this morning's newspaper. Standing in. the place of honour is R female with flowing dress and brandish- ing 8. wand. (I have never seen a satisfactory explanation as to why peace is almost. always depicted as a. female. No doubt there are good and sumcient reasons for it.) Behind her are two rather imp- ish looking angels who are prob- ably wondering why the lady is shaking a stick. In front, a. few

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PEACE AND WAR

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ing Scene

not succeeding too well. 1-... three sheaves of grain, R imko ” fruit .and rm assortment air Cit, M ties presumably containing 1m.- cider make up the balance or :11” picture of peace. No automobi” rt: television. These disturb:-rsxoc, t c .. peace had.no.t yet 1 - i,.,,,,. In the other picture, W.'Ir - other female. not nearly ashiml looking as the first, though elim- bit as determined, is angi-iii. 106:1-l ing her sister furies, iirmci-1 .51”; flaming torches, in an attack 0 a peaceful village. Tins um," Peace is sitting by the ,.,,,,dm' sobbing. A little church tCDl0lllPl' style. as befitting New Eflgllllad dignity) is burning. Mn, "and horses are all thrown tugeum. , t"-amass God's sky is still visiblp however, and I1 number of hm; 9” fllltnll around, wonrlerini; mi, doubt. what the commotion is iqnd why. ' i Add a few touches he;-tr Hm, tract. 9. few there; and the pir- tures of 1953 would not differ in any essential detail from those of 1855. Man is still wnn(lci'in:, at,- he wondered then, if war (w.-,- W” be outmoded. For some st;-am. reason, the hard looking ..-0,,,,;,, with A burning torch, in one liaiirt and R. knife inn the other mm.- of course, it would be a nnmpf thrower and an atom bointii rm, still hold her own with hflt ppm.-. ful rival who loves to wave a ham in the direction of art amt gal;-(V O 0 - t'

I thought. ns I read the rel:toi-ml comments on the two Cllnfflvlligxy how little the heart of inriii has changed in n hiuidrcd years 0,- for that matter, in ll thousand years. I thought, too, how iiim11,-,,- are our basic outlooks, our hopes and our fears, to those of our mi. ccstors. A "great." war was raging in 1855 imd, oddly enough, thi- conflict was between Russia. and the West. It. is not now the sonic Russia or the same West, but the tension is still there.

The editor laments the use of "engines of destruction more ter- rible than were ever before 1)I',K,(. ed into the service of war”. 9 gocs on to any, with fl. I'lPWffllllL as fresh as today's rain, ”thc 1.5. sons of the past. are lost upon mankind".

wake up with a snarl in the morning are more likely to have accidents than others. It would seem that a morning when one

a good occasion for letting someone else i

do the "driving. i O O O N

lfnited Kingdom exports to Canada iul April were an all-time high at L16 (3i44.8i million. This compares with El 1.3 millioni

a month averagze in the first quarter of thisi

million in July. 1951. At this rate it should; soon be possible for the Old Country to in-

W" crease its purchases of Canadian products. timm-d and cooker! has

ciiracy of reproduction.

William Pitt: the Younger. was born this date 17.39. The younger son of the first Earl of Chatham. Pitt delivered his maiden parliamentary speech in favour of Biii'ke1s bill for economic reform. lie de- clined a minor cabinet, post but accepted the chancellorship of the exchcquer in 1782. Later, in the same post, be instituted the sinking fund. lle successfully maintaincrl that only Parliament could name a regent. lie brought about the union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1800. On his death he u';1c iburied in Westminster Abbey and his debts iwere paid by the nation.

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available after a six-months postponement of publication to permit incorporation of statistics from the 1951 census. Comprising no less than 1266 pages, it synthesizes all the important reports and publications of Federal and P1'ovineial governments; it summarizes and co-ordinates statistics of physiography, demography, health, welfare, resources, productions, trade, transporta- tion. communications and finance. A suc- cinct analysis of the administrative. func- tions of the various departments of the Federal Government is also included. It is interesting to note that the value of the net production of this Province increas- ed every year since. 1944 except for 1947 and that although there have been varia- tions, in the meantime, the Province had the same percentage of the total net Cana- dian production in the final year, 1949, as in 1944.

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markcte(l under the label tBriby Tuna”. The Minister told him that, inasmuch as it was unlawful to sell goods under R false label,

done. Either the Minister did notknou his fish or he gate a deceptive-

answer. Here are some facts about Smnrpv MN! 1,. H 1' California. itory in New Brunswick has been ,h,,,.,.

Maritime fish:

t 1. For years :1 large canning far-l

ill hill” grocery FfOlT.'- N5

,r.-is, he said. "I caiiit imacine limv

that city eyer ranie to lie refri-

red to as 'l”oi'onlo tho llftfvri." ”

li:in.'illy." I explained, "tlw (lP4l;C.-

nition was self-applied with titles-

ttoniible tippositeness. Now, how-

ever, it is universally eonemlr-ri an

iioniral connotation." ' l

i "All the time I was tlicir." he

mitt. "I i-niilil not help lll'lllx'llll

irsentfully of Mr. l(.ii'.'Ji's rltspar-V : inzz reinarks about the l:l:iurl" - , '

l czititinnetl him :i:'iius' voiisi-'lei'-. ' int: .'Vlr. Karsh it l1.'ii'iii1ietei' of the - l'ppei' tliiiizirliaii lllPlll'llllV. Al- 4”

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though that. gentleman tusin-.: lhv!

l term loosely) is a nIitiii.iliI.cd citi-I win. the legalization of lll5- :t.itus.

IIV siii-li does not affv-vi Iii: men- l.tlll)' and tastes. VVlllt'll still have the land of Mount Ararat. Anyway. my friend was happy to get back home. and more will- befhrc to settle for

lint: than over

The Canada Year Book 1952-53 is now , the island as .1 nice film to liven,

i'l'hat's the effect t"NFlll'FInllS into itlie other Provinces

iprndiici-. Islanders whom circum-

ilinuin: the recital of his expermn-l

invaririlily

lose their enthusiastic admiration

th

hope that may loin: continue"

iizets out of the wrong side of the bed lsilihali he sugzgestcd could not be -Cs-kw-.a.s . . , for the sparlil

inliabitnizv-. and iii: stneerelyi

4" sin ti .7 state

M ,mm,si Tartar knew?

-Or, in the Suffolk Punch. spells out i. jinew

The wild grey asses fleet .with stripe from head to tail, and moderate ears?

-Colonial llerald. Dec. l'i'.l842.

int: nmnrald gleam- Guu In cram sea-donkeys, sheltering as

in: up from the waves of the of st. l.'l'.KI'PllilF. 'l'.'il(F, for int Storm gathers. .T. Unrtlnn ..v,,,,. The moiintain zcbras maned upon

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SALES and SERVICE Repairs To All Makes

MOTORS Rewinding and Repairs

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE

Repairs

Palmer Electric . PHONE 1444

itr-s occasionally from Oakl.1nrl.! , the WllrhC1'5- Throughout. her lrttersl With round enormous ears?

is a m.-iityimm; yvnglnlnic And who in thoroughbred: in stable

lcanninc and marketing small her- .,,,,,,, Hm, SIMS ,,,,,. d,.a,M,.s5 mp; 5,8”, ring under the label "Sardines". ,,,,,,m,.,,, M ,1". mi, 13,14 or hmm 3; b1az0l1pd mg, "mg"; m-deny, Many other factories have been i,,,.,),g i it-111mm-k chip the shine. In Fnlifnrnui ttin .Kl(tPS ttlny lwlThe wistful eyelashes so long and 2. "Finnan Hniirtie" is n tmde c,,,,,,,,.,.. H”. S,,,.m:,,m,.S m,,,.,. dark. name. for llllSklllllNl, inilii-salted tnlniy. and the liwinqs nynrn gut: And call to mind the old blood of smoked haddock A mlxttllr of den. hut neverthr-loss. itir piciui-pi the Barb. end. hzike nnrt hadrlork, skinned. or Pi.m-c l-itluziivl island, n:i.Xnd that. slim island on whose bare 3l7l7"il'N'1 shrirlouz: rli:'olierl luv rli:st.ince.l l"”ml3r'llHl15

iltllllllflll ,-1.-rs in Airs. (;o)'rinn's rninrt adorn-,Galloped with flying mancs.

16 is it , g g . . , Haddic”. if snmked. and as ”Chic- ml with the infinitely Su'PDl md..For a King's pleasure, churning rho raft mat Plenum Macdonalds iken Hnddin" if iinsniokcd. 'l:lllvr' at mrtosii-iirtihtn ties -pins surf and send, Libwals were 1-em,-ned in Nova scotja wjthl 3. (st Ftlilc flllltatfi lllhllli kind: toll :!llilllll'?,lli(1It it llllllllllfs at-1niliiiridiispA white Arabian stud? .. I ' p flliflllh Si, 111 (BC 15 lllfll"(' Pf lltflw. to ilk? l'Lll.F or 5 (kn Pl'5 22 out of 3t seats by 50.5 pei cent of the i,,.,.5,,. and cm, and mka ,,,.,,,,” ,.,,,, ,,,.,,,. ,,,,, ,5 H ,,.,,, ..M.,,,.,.y Dorot Wellesley. popular vote will no doubt raise a few dc. lsalted. When boned and skinned I npli ntikx R V ;.,.;.... . . , - :k- . ,. l E . xi. ')l"li ' .x'.iy'l.V, , mands for proportional representation. Thepmfcdlhbji”liB2:r:C1LSS”)gf,:;.7 yi.i,....,-..i- nmnit. rail. 3 A T main thing is, however, that. the partyjmixm with rod or by itself. l --- 7----W -- -- 9 ED 1 which gets in should have sufficient strength , I M" 5”” l38i,N Mu I 1.,” LYCKY FIND H l I i . '4 I .I 'I l'l:lI 'lI .l.'l IZl:I'I1l' ,to govern properly, and that is usually H5-l1.aiii'a.stei' nus. Hospital ----a Evil men understand not Suds- - v - -. . ' Lni n. ' City, ment: but they that seek the Lord suied by the pi esent electoial system. .Nm Brunswick. FUM, LAKE Sm wry wnrk. understand an mugs ' . I wmm ' ' ' I . .. ., ill! lll his fields. frirznrr William - ktielltlh "16 10W is ll Wise will but . , ,- , , V y g , , , , Hi , 'urncd up n wallrt (v.:n- l he that is fl companion of rlolnun g The (lepttt) postmastei general it as A Lox r.i.n-.n os in-.11 in l.,,,,,,,, 5,0,, ,,,,,, Mm. mmblc M. l mu s,mm,.,h ms mum. . . p "e um litl apologetic because Canadian stamps are, Q N M; i (M I I p W I tiers lie had lost. it ill the snow i covi-reth his sins shall not prosper: . . . . , , , -"V i" i"” U” l” sis iiiniitlzs ntro but the contents but whose eonfcsseth and forsaketli hand pnmalpd lath” Fhan Dhotn en-mated p -"t'tl”.”"””'""' Ml" ,l3"l l”'" i" l”"f. ixere still in iznorl condition. ithrm shall have mercy. with the result that likcnegsps are not 31. N1 from -1 tttti 1" l'””t”''- 1': l'”- ' -' - -- --- --?- P-PT ---- N H . V . I t was his iii"-t venture I-..' the ways achieied. It is to be hoped that no ,.,,,,,,,. W. ,,,,,.,-p....... ..i ii... , change in the direction of plioto-engraviiir.:.Q””" Vi”-V lllf" l,'lW,"”l"”" ”" I A ! L 0 R , S 0 F F E R . . . le.'C'.I- . of stamps is made. The loss in quality of i:,1,.i .,:",',,p;,l,lr,i',,. ::, 1-.1.-.,,,.1.'., H." all stamps would far offset the gain in il('-il”"lfl there uriv 1-rrtiy iiruiy .IS 0 U T S A N D I N G many as in t'h:irlritteto'.vu. t'oii- .

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yards away, sits another young fe- male symbolizing ".'ii't". At the moment she appears to be draw- ing aomething or other on a writ- ing pad that rests on her lap. Her occupation with art. is not entirely undivided, however. And no won- der, for in the distance young men rind women. and a couple of old- sters, are dancing merrily on the green to the accompaniment of what appears to be H. flute held by a. middle-aged farmer who looks as if he hasn't had a. hair- cuc for more than n month.