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Notable Anniversary

All our citizens will join in spirit imiiiy in observance of a memorable nriniversary. and in honouring a grand old gentleman who is the living embodiment of our pioneer Virtues and until a few weeks ago was still active in the profession to which he dedicated himself seventy years ago, We refer. of course. to Dr. Roderick J. MacDonald. of St. Peters, who is ninety-nine years of one today. It is pleasing to report

than

that he is enjoying his usual good

health and spirits.

Dr. MacDonald has lived through many revolutionary diSCOV9rl9S in medicine. and has himself kept well abreast of the times in this respect. But it is as the old-time family phy- sician that he is known and beloved throughout the Island. His career has been an inspiration to genera- tions of professional colleagues. and he has been honoured at home and abroad on many occasions, notably by the Medical Association and, in 1952. by the Vatican in his appoint- ment as a Papal Knight of the order of St. Gregory the Great. Many times, it is said, he had thought of retiring: but there was always the last-minute urgent call upon his ser- vices. and always the warm sym- pathy for human suffering and readi-

ness and ability to respond in all seasons and at all hours which kept

him going and has been the secret of his amazing vitality throughout the years.

The Guardian joins in extending felicitations to Dr. MacDonald on this occasion. and in paying tribute to his qualities of mind and heart which have been conducive to so much wellbeing and happiness to his entire community.

Garden Seeds And History

Hopeful gardeners, busy with spring projects for growing young onions, fresh green peas, and tender sweet corn. are planting history with their vegetable seeds. A 800d deal of geography also is involved. says the Nation at Geographic Society. For behind the common vegetables coming up regularly from backyard plots and t'arms lie adven- tures of world-wide travel that Marco Polo himself might envy.

Take. for instance, the bulbous onion, one of the pungent and less ornamental members of the Lily family. The common variety (Al- lium ccpal originated in middle Asia, along with leek garlic relatives. That the ancient Egyptians liked onions is proved by tomb drawings and carvings showing the vegetable in everyday use. The Bible tells how the Israelites. wandering in the wilderness, yearned for "the fish, which we did eat in Egypt . . . the cucumbers . . . the leeks. and the

onions." By the 1st century. onions were planted widely and in many

forms-red. yellow, and white; long or round; strong or mild. Reaching the western Mediterranean. 1; o m a were carried by Spaniards to the New World, where colonists intro- duced them, with other products, to the Indians.

In turn, the Indians passed on their own native foods. And in time. tmly American vegetables. such as potatoes. limo beans. snap beans. peppers. and tomatoes," were scat- tered toiother continents, swelling the endless procession of plants fol- lowing man along his travel lanes. .. inglud.

and cabbage - are traced to the -i East. From India came block- ', peas. eggplant. Ind wcumbers. okra and

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seed form was known to Swim lake dwellers some 5.000 years ago. "Green peas" appeared only after the Norman conquest of England. The term "English peas" came from fine varieties later reproduced there. In 17th-century France. garden or Smell Peas were considered a rare delicacy. The habit of eating them at all hours' became so prevalent among ladies of the court. accord- ing to Madame de Maintenon. that it was "both a fashion and a mad- ness."

Locating plant homelands is a de- tective job that may involve not only botany but archaeology, language study. history and exploration; and it is fascinating work in any or all of these departments.

Joint Meetings

Justice Minister Garson's accept. ance of a challenge to debate the controversial pipe-line issue in open meeting is one of the few excit'ng jncidents which have been reported so far in the current campaign. It recalls the time when joint meet. ings, marked by much arguing back and forth, were interesting high- lights of political contests in all parts of the country. we under. stand they are still honoured in a few places in the West, but down this way they seem to have gone into obsolescence. Indeed, on this Island it would appear as though candidates go out of their way to avoid encounter with their oppon- ents, almost as if each one were a little afraid of presenting his case in the presence of his rival. In some instances they prefer to hide in a radio b oo t h. presumably because they would rather be heard at long range than at close quarters.

There was something about those ioint meetings and the heated argu- ments they produced that was stim- ulating not only to the audiences, but to the debaters themselves. They also produced a good deal of diver- sion and amusement which did no one any harm and in many instances added a touch of colour to otherwise drab and over-solemn proceedings. They were valuable, too. as convey- ing information on public questions to voters who may not have had the time or the inclination to ponder national and local problems on the basis of circulating reports.

Sometimes, of course, heckling in- terrupted the smooth oratory of the speakers. But that, too, had its value in that it showed a healthy, though perhaps over-zealous. inter- est in what was going on. Today's one-man meetings are usually order- ly to the point of sameness. Speak- ers present their own views, or the views laid down for them by party strategists - more or less intel- ligibly: but in most instances. for all the interest they arouse. they might almost as well mail printed mes- sages to the voters and save them- selves the bother of travelling around from one place to mother. There is nothing like ready at hand opposition to give a speaker sparkle and a touch of verve.

EDITORIAL NOTES

For a bit of diversion Chancellor Adenauer of West Germany is tell- ing political audiences that he plans to take over the Presidency of the Republic when the present incum- bent of the office, Theodore I-leuss. retires. Dr. Audenauer. 81. is several years older than President I-Ieuss.

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Commenting on his trip to Middle East countries, Mr. James P. Rich- ards, President Eisenhower's special ambassador, noted that he wasn't. quite sure whether he owed the good reception accorded him in most of the countries to his anti-Communism mission or merely to the fact that he had 3200 minim to spend. Ap- parently, Mr. Richards is a man who doesn't jump to conclusions. Almost anyone would say that the money was the big attraction.

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THE TURNIP MARKET

Sir. - In the recent issue of the Press there appeared a Report of the Federation of Agriculture' news where in it stated that our turnip market is almost exhausted and that dealers have lost money both this year and last year. and if we do not work out some plan where- by we can put this product on the market as represented, our mar- ket is completely lost; which is a tremendous loss to the farmers of P.E.lsland - particularly Queens County, where most of our Island turnips are grown.

There is a cause for the loss oi this market both by the farmer and the loader. Here is what hap- pened a your ago last fall- A great many farmers were caught with their turnips in the field when winter set in-and re- sults were thst they were covered up with snow and in the month of January when the snow melted those turnips were pulled and found their way on the market with the result that they completely mined our market. With turnips that had suffered severe frost in- jury, the question in-How did they get into can without the In- specter: detecting them? Very of- ten the Inspectors are never shown those turnips: sometimes they are hidden in can or warehouses and it turned down are hauled to mother warehouse where they find their way to the market in spite of inspection and farmers and loaders both try to saddle all the blame on the Inspectors.

. in most cues tho Inspectors are innocent and so the careless load- or for the sake of a nickel a bag along with the farmer who sold him the turnips which was of no value. complotoly ruined our mar- ket for that you: and the price of turnips dropped Si cents a bushel

over night. resulting in a hard Job i

to M" good turnips at half the price they were before those frost- od turnips went on the market. we are still fooling tho effect: this your of last year's crop; further the round of use was not a good one for turnips. with the result that about half our crop was below the size of our medium grade turnip-which calls for four to six Inch turnips free of mag- got and other defects. But this small turnip which did not fan into our b one " grade has also found its way into the American market-which does not want small turnips-and with the result at the present time that our turnip market in almost a thing of the put-which careless farmers and loader: an respon- sible for.

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i-iori-IER CANADIAN ABROAD”

Probing Prehistoric Craiei

By John E. Bird

Canadian Press

New tests by the Dominion Ob- servatory prove almost beyond doubt that a huge meteor plunged to earth some 500,000,000 years ago 100 miles southwest of Ottawa. dis- integrating in a ball of flame.

Dr. C. S. Beats. dominion astro- nomer, said in an interview that cores of rock removed from the crater at Ilolleford. 0nt., about 20 miles northwest of Kingston, definitely indicate that the pre- historic pockmork is of meteorite oi-gin. '

The rock cores were taken from the crater last fall and examined in recent months by observatory scientists. No meteoritic material was found in the crater but exam- ination of the cores established that there could be no other known explanation.

SPOTTED FROM All!

The I-lolieford Crater, now filled with rock and earth. was Ipottcd by observatory scientists a year ago during study of aerial photo- graphs taken from RCAF planes at a height of 10,000 feet.

The crater is about 1V4 m ll 21 in diameter and has a depth of some 100 feet. The hole left by the exploding meteor is filled with paloeozoic sediments at least 500.- 000.000 years old.

Dr. Beais said cores of rock were removed from three holes drilled into the sediment filling the crater. They established that the original crater was saucer- like in shape, with a depth of some 750 feet at the "centre.

The cores of rock removed from the crater showed that the sodi- menta were formed over the pears in even layers. However. cores from below the door of the crater consisted of broken. gianulotcd and powdered rock. weakly ro- cemented.

TERRIFIC IMPACT

Dr. Beals said it is apparent that the pulverized rock on the floor of the crater was caused

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we could put up a quality product as each club would try to put the best availdzle-perhaps then the Government would be good enough to give us some assist- ance. if they were shown that this was one way of winning our markets back. Again if we follow me some old system this year on last year, then we need not go to the trouble of growing turnips again as we will have absolutely no market. Perhaps it would ” to see different places in the turnip grow- ing area to see what can be done. Thor: are many things I would like to suggest. but space won't

be a good sug- " called at

permit me; rather I would sug-.

gest that someone has to educate the farmers. encouraging them to use only the best of ued avail- able. work the soil right, always putting up the best type of drills and treating the soil properly against diseaoou. maggots. etc. Too many of our farmers are too carelou in these respects. Lost your 1 know one farmer who grew moo bushels of beautiful turnips

kot calls for. I auto in the "Guardian" latoly when Ir. Hessian in the Ilouoc.

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when the meteor plunged to earth with terrific force. burning itself out. The even formation of the layers in the sediments indented that they had been formed after the meteor had crashed.

Tbs evidence. together with the fact that no volcanic material was found, clearly shows that the crater was caused by a meteor. Dr. Bcais said. He added that it is not unusual that no metcoritic material was found because the meteor would have disintegrated after impact.

"The general similarity which the Holleford Crater shows to the well-authenticated Barringer Me- teorite Crotcr in Arizona. both in its general shape and in the not.- ure of the material below the floor. is quite striking." he said.

"This analogy suggests meteor- Ito impact as the mot probable origin of the liolleford Crater and I0, far no satisfactory alternative explanation has been found. The cores are being searched for meteorltic material but the statis- tical probabiilty of a find would appear to be sl ht."

At the time the Holloford Crater was found observatory scientists also discovered one near Frank- town. about 30 miles southeast of Ottawa. The Franktown Crater is about thrde-quarters of a mile in diameter but the evidence of meieoritic origin there is not so strong as at Holleford.

There are four other craters in Canada believed caused by mo- teors. They are the New Quebec Crater in Northern Quebec about 130 miles south of Hudson Strait. the Hebi-on Crater in Northern Labrador. one in Algonquin Na- tionni Park outside of Brent. Ont. 50 miles east of North Bay, and the Deep Boy Croier at the south- east corner of IAko Reindeer in Northern Saskatchewan.

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OUR YESTERDAYS

From the Guardian Files

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS lAGO.. (May II. in!)

Plan: for the new Prince of Wales College have been receiv- ed by the Provincial Department of Public Works. and tenders are being called. Mr. Maranl. Toron- to srchitect. was here last week in connection with the delivery of the plans. it is intended to speed up the work on quickly as possi- ble to proporo the way for con- structlon.

Wednesday morning the dwell- ing house and barns of Mr. John Macbou of Body: were com- pletely estmyed by fire. The fire was caused by a lantern being knocked over in the born by a horse. The fire spreld so rapid- ly that only a few household ef- fects and some farm machinery were saved.

TIN YEARS AGO (May 10. I941)

The Canadian Legion Hall was filled last night at a meeting spon- oored by the School Improvement League to hear an expression of Sutton on the question of esta-

ishlna 'a comvoliio rim school in Charlottetown. Mrs. J. Gor- don MacDonald. Piesidcnt. out- , lined the reasons necessitating the

immediate erection of such a

powerful allies.

Like most types of dtaeue. cancer of the tract is usually PIN?" 5 ur lulu. ..

sihce the ymptonu are so lllhl and con! III. 019 IVQHW 9'' cola um they lost aren't worth hotherlns Ibollh MALIGNANT TUMOBS

As a result. untortun-tel! many victims donlt seek treat- ment untu it is too late. Milli- nant tumors In the digestive tract cause nearly half of all cancer deaths. Yet. if treated inytlrne. a number of the victims can be cured.

For this reason, it is imprtont that everyone. especially men over consult a- p, clan quickly upon any Indies in of

this dread digoativa the

trouble. no matter how slight.-

anywhere from the gullet toithc rectum. WATCH FOR SIGNS

The American Cancer Society advises that you be especially alert for any of the following symptoms:

I-A slight difficulty or stick- ing sensation upon swallowing food; a sensation of fullness or heaviness behind the chest bone,

2elndigestion or a vague un. easiness in the stomach after eating a normal meal; distaste for certain foods. particularly meat: stomach ulcer pains that do nut clear up rapidly under a diet prescribed by your doctor, Onset of persistent indigestion after the age of 40 may be espe. clally serious. ,, FATIGUE OR ANEMIA

3-A vague feellnx of iassitude. fatigue, or anemia which 1. marked by a deficiency of red blood cells. Such a deficiency probably will make your skin 5 pale color-

4-Changes in bowel movement: or habits, either diarrhea or con- stipation; an explosive quality to the bowel movements: increasing signs of gas.

Se.-tppenrance of blood in the bowel movements or occurrence of black or "tarry" stools.

6-Loss of weight.

One more word of caution. Remember that indigontiomond bleeding are the main signs of cancer of the digestive tract. if you have either for more than a few days. see your doctor. QUESTION AND ANSWSR

M..I.S.: I am concerned about an enlarged liver. What treat- ment do you advise? .. Answer: An enlarged liver comes from many causes. such as infections of various types. ma- laria. typhoid fever, tumors. gall- stones or congestion due to poor condition of the heart.

An examination is needed in every case to determine the exact cause for the difficulty. Whether or not the treatment will clear up the condition depends entire- ly upon what is producing It.

The Age Old Story

For the eyes of the Lord are over the Hghteous. and his ears are open unto their prayers.

MARITIME COAL

Nova Scotla coal production of 5.769.000 not was in I956 was 39.- 000 tons higher than! he previous year.

is 'a he isn't new o'fufnIl::on"bdnu:.h.-xncbuu-It uirioo Record ' (:4 ":1 h m. and formerly " born" in

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sic. It is lovely to look at - but on-

tlab. .000. - Christian Science within ton yuan poverty win Monitor , have din and” in United SHIN.-PG unln"

Uafortanatoly for itself. the toil- llum has a peculiar characterist-

ly as long as it is left alone. Once the flowers are picked. the plant "had it," because when you pick the flowers you pick the caves. and without the leaves the bulbs dies. It takes six to seven years from seed to bloom stage.- Brantford Expositor

story from Indiana in about a red hen that lays green eggs. What's so strange obotu that? Black iiens lay white eggs. More- over. there are hens that lay different color eggs at different seasons. It seems there is a pig-

ment in the body that goes into the egg shells and. when a hen lays CAL heavily, the pigment is used up. Rep”?!

so that the shells tend to become paler in color. Likewise the yolk of on egg varies according to food available, especially the amount of grass which tends to a deeper color.-Port Arthur News-Chron- icle

Refrigeration Bepalra To All Makes

APPIJANCES SALE 8 SERVICE

Morons Bowlnding and Baepalrl

Palmer Electric

Phoaoalut-out

TRANSPORT

KEITH MacKlNNON.

Will open at cm. and close at 4 p.m. in order to give early morning service until further notice.

FOR SERVICE TO: SUMMERSIDE, MONTAGUE, SOURIS, HALIFAX, SAINT JOI-IN. MONCrON-

om.-.4343 or 5342 ouonnorrn-rows

NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES LONG DISTANCE EURNITURII MOVING

quested to attend.

United Brotherhood Joiners of America.

Special Mooiing of local 2268 i In St. Paul's Hall. Summorsido FRIDAY. MAY 17 - 3 P.M.

All carpenters and woodworkers ro- Saoakors: Visiting Ex- ocutivo and General o rosontatlvo of tho carpenters and

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