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Rural Electrification

The problem of rurai electrification, to those of transportation and soil maintenance. is perhaps the mast important one with wlltCll our farmers are concerned at the present tune. While huge power development schemes ure iin- rrerwqy o5 postwar projects in the larger Fio- vinces, the Maritimes, arid Pfl'l'¢l'l“l’lY_P""“ Edward Island where rural electrification is most badly needed, have been marking time in this respect. This matter has again been brought l0 llie attention oi the Provincial Government bY our Farmers’ Federation, which has emphasized the need oi immediate extension oi power lirici so meet llw eygr ‘ingrcnsng requirements of rural communities. Last March, iii its orosilittfl tion before the Legislature, the Federation dealt with this matter as loilOwSI

"Two yearsago we st-‘ESSQ need of rural ClCCfrlllCUllOn, malciiiQ SPf-‘Uul m‘ ference to both costs and time iii Pulltl"; “"5 programme into effect. It is important that our rural population receive this service within the" pgwgr to pay. We do feel, however, that this pmiedi r5 lugging somewhat and we expect that before this your is out we will see a complete rural electrification pregrairime wCll 599"" "1 phi; Province. We realize it will take considerable time before this service can be mode ed upon time before this service can be mode available to all our iurril P¢°Pl°- H°“°"°'» W“ urge that some definite action be taken iin mediately to supply rural sections within reason- able distance oi existing lines, and that an over- all programme be implemented."

lt is to be hoped that the Govcinrriciil

will slwrrly have something definite ta report in this connection. More than one expert survey of the situation has been made, but the tcibiiiig of findings of this kind in the Legislature serves no Purpose unless followed "P lll’ wllciclc N“ tiori, The difficulties, of course, are obvious villi regard tn tho financing (incl cnrrying out til any overall power scheme. lii the mcaiiti-iir‘. however, all.“ Prgvirtocs are m_ovirig ahead rind we cannot afford to lag still farther behind. O1" ‘farm organizations have shown their sympathy with rlrc Government's difficulties by the mod oration witli which they have urged their rvniiiw- merits in this respect. Tliey have waited patient- ly ovoi- rr period of years, and they are perfectly ‘yugtil-iod now in insisting that some genuine ei- fort be made ta implement the promises ireld out to them in two successive Government coc- tion platforms witli regard to eloctriwl PM" C” tension.

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The next Federal by-elcction is to trike place in the dual-county constituency oi Nicolet Yamoska, Quebec, to lill a vacaiicy created by the death of the late Independent Liberal mem- ber, Mr. Lucien Dubois, who had lielzl the scat ever since it was established by the Redistribu- tion Act of i933. Although it has been announc- ed by the constituency headquarters oi the Pro- gressive Conservative party that they do not pro pose contesting this election, owing to the ci- pectatian that a general election will be held later in the year, a by-clection light neverthe- less seems to be on the cards, owing to fl >Piti within the Liberal ranks. The candidate clrosen as the standard-bearer of the St. Laurent Gov- ernment, Mr. Poul Trohaii, was an unsuccess- ful contender for the seat iri the general election of i945, when he was defeated by Mr. Diinois by a plurality oi l,3l5 vetes. The returns of the i945 election gave Mr. Dubois 7,973 votes, Mr. Trahari 6,653, and Mr, Mondou, an liide- pendent Conservative candidate, 944. The selec- [loll of Mr. Tralran as the Government's car-di- date in the by-clection is said to be resented by the Liberals who supported Mr. DHbQIS '-‘"il oloctod him in the last three contests.

The political staff writer for the‘ Montreal Star forecasts the ptflbflllllfy of an independent liberal being plated in l-lie field to oppose Mr Trahon, with n resultant division which waixld be favorable for the enhance of a Progressive Conservative nonirncc, Wll0 might in the cir- girmgtanees capture the riding. ln view, however, of the definite announcement of the Progressive Conservative headquarters that it is not their ii".- teritian to contest the constituency till the gen- eral election, this prophecy may be discarded.

An linachronism

The New York Times advocates and antici- pates the abolition of tlie Electoral College which chooses the President and Vice-President, on the basis of the national election some weeks after it has been held. The Electoral College consists of exactly‘ as many members as the combined total of the Senate and the House of Representatives. What the people °l ll"

part of the counting. Mr. Truman and Senator Barkley got 303 votes and were elected. But this was a historic ceremony —— and a nice drif/ for it."

The official count gave Truman 303 votes, Dewey l89, and Thurmond, States‘ Rights Demo; crat, 39. The idea of The ‘limes is that this elab- orate, round-about way of windingup the Presi- hCflllCll election needs to be ended or mended.

./ EDITORIAL NUIILS ./

Newfoundland is already enjoying onc of tlie advantages of throwing in lici lot with Ca- nada. Yousuf Karsh, internationally known Ca- nadian photographer, is reported to be prepar- ing to photograph members of the Government (ind leading officials of the prospective tenth Province.

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Australia expects to realize some $648,000,- 000 for her i948 wool clip as compared vitli $503,820,000 the previous year and a pro-war average of about $l94,il00,000. The result uill certainly niean prosperity "down under" but it also means that woolcns will be more expensive

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Dr. A. I. Kerr, president of Dalhousle Uni- versity, is distressed at the lack of scholarships or bursaries available for talented Maritime students. The need is a pressing one, but Dr. ‘Kerr's suggestion that it should be filled by gov- ei_irment action would be hotly contested by many educators.

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Professor Harold Sanders’ short but much appreciated visit will help to stimulate the grow- iiig interest in scientific farming in our midst. He emphasized the advantages of using nef- iirol fertilizer, mixed witli the manufactured pra- iluct, restoring as it does the natural fertiiity of the sdil together with a stimulation of growth.

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Plastics are generally looked upon as rivals oi the metals, including steel. In one respect, however, the development of plastics has result- ed iri a considerable improvement in steel pro- ducts. The rise of the hot-extrusion method in the production oi automotive forgings does away vith the waste and stresses involved iri the use of conventional steel plate.

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There slioiilcl l‘l(‘ llllllilCf and to spare now for hiiildiiig purposes British Columbia's lum- lrer industry, wlricli brought in more than $300,000,000, last year. faces some tough prob- lcms in finding markets this year. B. C. Lands Minister E. T. Kenney states that there is no immediate demand for at least l5 per cent oi rhe logs cut last year.

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While plans are being made to provide cimpl-ilificrs for the House of Commons in Ot- tawa it might be worth considering short range broadcasting equipment end portable receivers sucli as that used by the U. N. so that members can keep in touch with debates even if they are called ta another part rii the building.

The Federation of Agriculture had a wel come interview with the Government on num- erous mattcrs appertaining to the development of one of our two main industries. li we are ta continue and succeed os a province the Gov- ernment and the leaders of tliese industries must get closer and closer together, and their ioint effort-s will prove effective when it is neces- sary to appeal to Ottawa for assistance and support.

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Lord Napier of Magdala, British soldier, died this date i890. He had taken part in RIGIIY wars, but his outstanding feat was the relief of Magdola. The Abyssinia ruler declared himself "King of Kings" as Theodore lll of Ethiopia. He drove all foreigners out of his state and i-nprisoncd the British Consul and his staff in the fortress of Magdala. After abortive negotiations. to obtain their release, Sir Robert Napier stormed tne fortrcss iii i868, and when entrance was effected it was found Theodore had committed suicide. Sir Robert was raised to the peerage, appointed commander-in-chief oi the lndian forces, and raised to Field Mar- shal iri i883.

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The Roman Catholic Church does riot rc- cognize tlie practice of so~callcd "mercy kill- ing,” wlrctl-er by doctors or anybody else. Rev. Father C. P. Herllhy at Ottawa told coirgrcga tions at services in the Roman Catholic Church of the Canadian Martyrs that introduction of mercy killings would be tantamount to the re- vival oi the "pagan practice." "Human lifri' is sacred because it comes from God and God alone has complete dominion over it because He is the creator,” he said. He was comment- ing on a petition submitted to New York State icgislators by 379 Protestant and Jewish cle-gy- men calling for a law to allow mercy killings at tlie request oi persons suffering from incur- able diseases.

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They continue to go ahead with national-za- tion of industries in the old land. Nationaliza- tion of chemical industry, some branches oi in- surance and the distribution of agricultural pro- duce may form pert of the Labor Party's draft program for the i950 general election. A sec- tion of the Labor Party has been seeking the in-

INTERBOGATION

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“We beg to acquaint 0\ll‘_ rend- ers. that a iielilioir to the l-lan. flic- llouse of itssrrmbly praying for aid l0 ereel a svlirirf at lltP end of Great Gearize Street. iii Charlotte- town. is now alien for" signatures at Mi". 'l‘ lTesBrisayKs" Drugstore. and sui-li of tlie inliribitarits as are intereslriil llrnreiir would do well to cull and subscribe to the same. "The petition sets forth the ad- vantages af the Sllf‘ for‘ a wharf off thr- end iif Great George Street: First. lllfll it is the centre of the iorvii: sovonrlly". tlirit it'vi"ill fact‘ ilir~ new Uiiliiniril liiiililirii: nrid .s iri flll"‘l‘l t‘t_llllt\lllll|I'i‘lllUIl \\itlr llre ‘Wrilriirqiie illlfl Siiiiil Peter's Hands. \\'lll\‘l\ leriil int-i lllt‘ iiiasl populous llftFlS of tlie lslrinil; and thirdly, tlint ll is ni-nrly opposite the new \\'lllll'f iroiv helm: t‘l‘(‘l‘l(‘ll on the op- prisite .\ll0l‘t‘. ill Minehen} Point. of \\liii"l\ :i Portion Bridge or bridge nl ltO2Il\‘ i-aiilrl \'0l’lfl[‘('l one wharf \\llll tlie other". illlfl tliiis n bridge voulcl be formorl nitrous our" harbour iil. .~-n_v. llllll‘ rwperise."

'l'lii~ lhlitllflOl". FPlYy. 10, 1843‘. t'l‘lir"ciiii:lr nri error in yesterday's rirlii-lir rin iilrltime blnrell by the lfllf‘ Mr ll. f). hill-liven it “in .\lfll(‘(l lllfll "country" houses were biit n feiv rriiles irnrirt. and tlie," rill solil ruin." 'l‘|ir~ statement sliriiilrl llil\t‘ rend “country rotul liirthes". ‘i

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‘the i\lfil'l'..llf5 have a particu- lnr llllffl‘l‘>l. lll any problems a1‘- lCVllllg Lflllllfllllll trade with the Wes‘. lrtflls. when the commer- c-inl trrrrii" viilh the Caribbean Isles Wllo concluded, Qanadlari Nu- tioiinl Str-iiiisliips undertook 1e provide ilic p.i. eirgei" and freight services lJf‘1\\Cl‘ll ihe Dominion and the Iiflllzll r-olc-nies iii the western Ailaniii- llllfl msisted greatly in building up trading relations. Com- ing of Worlrl Wui" ll. however. nee- essitirtcd iilini eventually became aii almost lCiZIl lapse of these sieamshlp VflllllfPllfilli, Bu! in the it'll ilic familiar "Lady

Rllll t‘. .'\'. S. freighter. zigriiii zippcared ari the l'tJllll'.~ riiicl are prtrforning a splen- tl.i| SCHIH’ 'l'li<~ .\'l.ll‘ll'<lll‘ ports iil llalifnc :\ii.l Slum: liilrii ilerive much bent‘ fl: iron lllt‘ \'/.i.i Indies service-s e!‘ the C. .\‘. H. illlf.‘ and will wel- come the anircuiieemont of the cas- iiiq of i"e.t. tons on Canadian e\:- pari~ lll the (zirzbberin. 'I'I"iis nus I!fl"’.‘fl ihi-uiiiih release o.’ l rlwllnv. from the sterl

|)!lf)l irir B. W l. nur- itl is ii.iliii":illv of CD00“?- Z‘fl\'i"llll"(‘ to this i-oirnti-v Wliilw \'t'rst indies i-mnorls are .\llll iii be liiirrtecl for" those Car.» ziilinii llf'.‘.lll‘i".s llllll(‘l'lO barred out- l‘l'.:lll oi gliili" restricted the movi- ~-li.:iilil l‘."°l‘ll ‘ii n definiti- lhaiiizii iiiutleiurle brenclenin" of the volurri-a at our" lfilciv iii tho Caribbean.

Brit ll is \'.Cll to keep ‘in mind that sctlncliy‘ tunelionlnzz trade Ts a two-way street. and that the 0t.- Pfll'll_\' or the Vvrst indies or airy other" l'llilCl'|l(l' arerr is dictated inrinrarilyr by llS ability to make (lOllfll‘~(‘l<1l‘l1lll;' shipments of its ptfitluvls la iiir= Dominion. in the case at the West Indies, their fa:- elgii l7ll)‘lllfl strfipe is also governed bv the overall dollar" resources of the exchange pool of the United Kinaclc-"ri and other sterling area countries. and the extent. to which

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Protection For The Tenant

tEiiiest \\'zill<in.\t I Siiii-e tlie war rilmast every couri- try in tlie world has been facin: the some p|‘f\l)1f‘l’l'l->Sl'lOl'lfl§C of living accommodation. Whether‘ tlie anus:- hzis been zicliinl destruction during the war" or" aii increase in| population r-otiplccl with a decline in the rate of house construction. the result bus been the same. Too rriahy people are looking for tooi few houses. (lire answer to the problem is the building of new houses. Another nspr-i-t of it is more r-oinrrlex: \\'l\r'll (‘illl be don“ lci ensure fairness" iii the letlirri: of horlsrs llrnl nlrerrrlyi exist. The Llir- iled kingdom Government lrus re-l cently intrarliieerl into Pirvlinrnerrt ri Bill erillerl the Landlord rind Ten- nnl tRr-nt Controlt Bill. What is it I designed to do? How does it pro-l pose ta rlo it? l There lift‘ about thirteen million separate dwellings iri Britain. Some = are owned by the family that lives l iri them. Same are owned by loezil l authorities rind let off to l(‘l’lill'll5.l Some. nrr- rnvneil by priv-ilr- inrliviq rlurils arrrl let off to tenants. 'l‘lier~ l are no complete statistics of llii- numbers in ezieh (‘HlPlZOI‘_\'. but a rough estimate would be lbnt about lialf of the rlivr-llirigs in the (‘OUTI- try are owned by inolivirliirils ris iii- veslments nnil let In tirnurils who pay vent for yvhnt they oeeiipv. Anrl. of course, the vast majority of rents are today siibjeetta some sol"! of control-that is. the owner of the property is not free either to turn his trirarit out. or to increase the rent which the tenant has to pay to any arbitrary figure which he may himself fi..

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Some form of reiil ("antral has" existed since I914. Under the scheme as amended by the Aet of 1920. rents of smaller houses could only be increased by small and fixed percentages of the rent pay- able at the outbreak of war or at the east nf improvements. unrl the tenants of those houses could nnt be dispossessed af them while they continued to pay their" rent. That. control was continued with various modifications throughout

tribunal will have similar powers where a tenant has paid a capital sum or" premium ta obtain the tenancy. lf tlie tribunal eon- siders that loo ltirzh a payment. has been demanded. the excess can bi.-

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Another purpose of the Bill ls to strengthen the laws protecting ten- ants of houses or apartments which are let. furnished. The Rent Can- trol Acts of 1914 and I939 only gave protection to tenants of prem- ises which’ were let unfurnished. No protection was given ta ten- ants of fiiririslit-cl DFPlNlSPh iri Eng- land rmil Wales until i946 (Jan- iiriry 104-1 in SPOllZlIIIll. lir 1946 nri Art was passed under" \\'lll(‘l‘l spec- inl tribunals were set up iir mast districts. charged with the duly of fixing a fiiii- rent. for furnished lol- tings. Any tenant ("an apply to this ("oiirt ~50 inn n lCWill authority. Rut if lllf‘ lrlliltllfll rliies l'l‘tlllf‘r‘ lir.- ll‘l\fl|1l'.\ writ, it rgiii only r:i\r~ lriiii bf‘\‘llt‘ll,\' ri-s ii lrrirriiit for llirbir niorillrs. At tlie r-iiil of the llll'f"i" months lll!‘ lnirillard can give tlir- tenants notice to quit. recover pos- session. riiitl re-let the rooms but only nl lllf‘ new rent. Under" this: Bill. ii tribiinirl r-im extend tlris lieriorl of three inaiillis indefinite- ly but only by three months at u time rind iii onc-b ("use \\'itli a fresh beririni: before them. _

In liriies of senreily" it is ahviivs rllffir-iilt tn hrilrl ri bnlririve fairly between tlie l'll‘lfllftl'll and tenant. ll l" "(ll mil.“ lll!‘ liinrllirrrl ivliu attempts lu benefit from the short- age. 'l‘t-rinnl.s" (‘llll Eltltl do as well, sonic-limes. by letting off one room furnished for‘ ront which will pay the Whole of the fixeil slim they rive flUl‘ to pziy to the owner" of tlie whole bllllfllltll. ‘Flris Bill is ziii ril-

ilompt to set up llltlfilllflfll‘)! capable:

of making an impartial assessment of rent between both sides and of seeiiririi: tlrrit (but sum, no mar-o and no less. shall be paid in fu- lure.

'Can Be a Killer (Saint. John ‘felegrapli-Juuriiul)

Na one linmvs lrovv many meri die in New Brunswick every Win- ter because they throw themselves too \\‘llfllf‘l'l(‘tll‘l0fll_\' into slrovellln: away the miniature mountains ot snow on their siQwnlks, paths and garage approzieires. We know lio\v many people lose their‘ lives iri druwriirigs. iri fires. ll'l automobile

the periarl between tlie wars. The main change mnrie in that period wns llint pibtnelioir iziven to n terr- nnt only continued for tlie benefit of zin individual who oerupierl the lioiise in 1914. rind for his widow and r-liilclveii after‘ he died. If a ten- ant willi protection vacated :i haiise. lllf‘ house wps nntomntieiillyl released from c-aritrol rind the own- nr" i-oulrl re-let it lo wlionrsoever

en ilil obtain.

n 19.39, Prirlirinrr-iit pass-nri nir- othoi" Act very like llrnt passed iii I914. It fixed rents for thr- vns‘. majority of houses tlreri li-l nt. the figure which happened lo he the lerxril rent an September I30. 1930. The result ivns n f‘\|l‘lO\|$ |1ftlf'll- work. The legal rent of tlie house depended very niiielr ori its l1lSlOl‘_\' ——-when it had been let. and at rvhzit rent. Some houses were still sub. Jlect to the control imposed by the 15114 Act. An identical house might have n higher legal rent simply- because it bad become vacant in between wars and had been let n! that higher rent. But the combined effects of these Acts did give pro- tection to the majority of tenants

the B. W. I. can tan that pool to arising

ta cover the most effective way la- improve the West and their absorb more Canadian products ls to step

who occupied houses in 1939.

Britain has been building houses fast since the end of the war, but she still has not built. enough to provide ‘a separate dwelling for everyone who would like one. As s relult many people. particularly young men and women just. mar. ried. who never had or needed a homo of their own before the war. have been seeking houses to rent. Sometimes tn their anxiety to get. a home they have islreed to pay rent: higher than a property's:

lit‘ likerl riiitl rit. whatever" rent hi.’ t

accidents. bill nri statistics (‘an he kept of the dentlis indirectly nitri- buletl to over-exertion \\"illr n snow shovel. Yet there nre plenty of them Wperhqps more rlr-rilhs than are due to some of tlie other‘ nnrl more spee- tneular causes. like going through the ice in a var or" truck.

The first big snowstorm of the serisnir is the mnsl dangerous time. lVllrltllrr-ciaeil nnil OIKIPI’ men. \s'li-) hrive llflfl ria (‘XGITlSC rit rill since they piittererl iri tlie airrilen last. ysllllltflfll‘. x16 rlll'il\'f'l_\’ rinrl (intermin- erlly sloshing out in the glenming snow \\'lll\ n heavy coal shovel over .llir-ii" slrntilrlei". ririrl lZ|('l(l(‘. the task ywlllr enthusiasm. Arlnionitinrrs from .llf‘lllllllnl‘.< to trike it eiisy only slur: ltlienr on to IllUFl‘ strenuous effort» ‘they wriiit lo show tliril they've not iso old ns they lilulf~—ltllll they work until they feel n sharp stab o!‘ chest pain or realize they have sud- denly beeome so weary that the