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Morning Daily (Founded In ll")

President: Ueut. Col. W. Cloatar B. Mal-Ire Vloa-Proaldent: J. l. Burnett, l‘. l. l. Ieeretsr . Llcut. Col. D. A. iloolfnnnn. 0.8.0. lditor and Managing Director: J. l. Burnett. IJJ. lsaocisto Editors: Frank Walker and Lieut. Ins, A. Burnett. B.C.N.V.R. 10D Active Service)

“The Sfronpesfdlcmory in Weaker TIMI the Weakest Ink."

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Farm Labor Problem

Taking time by the forelock, the Nova Sco- tit Department of Agriculture is making a sur- vey to determine the farm labor needs of the province for the coining season, arid to deterin- ine to what extent, if any, the employment of war prisoners would help to meet them. Es- tablishment of {l prisoner of war camp in Nova Scotia was recommended to the recent con- ference of the department's extension division staff in Truro by a special committee of agri- culture representatives which studied the ques- tion. The conference decided prisoners should thus be made available for \\'0I‘l\'_Ull individual farms. They could also be used to advantage in fertilizer plants, now producing for the com- ing season, and on dyke repair jobs and other urgent projects, it was suggested. .-\t present the nearest war prisoner Camp is located near Fredericton, N. B. One of the province's chief agricultural teas probably would be selected n gitg for fig proposed Nova Scotia camp.

Whether or not Prince Edward Island may also have to consider the employment of W61‘ prisoners, there is no doubt that farmhlabor will be s big problem here this year, as it has been in recent years. With the army preparing to draft every available man in its search for reinforcements, the situation may be even worse next spring than it was during 1943 and 1944-

Prize-Winning Comments

rrize for 1944's most eloquent and accur- ate character study of the Prime Minister of Canada goes, says News, to Hon. James Layton Ralston” M. P., for comments made in the House of Commons, Ottawa, November 29th, onstatements regarding reinforcements made earlier by Mr. King. The award is for the sec- tion beginning “That is . just plain non- sense.”

Second prize is awarded, after careful con- sideration, to the editor of the lVerfern Pro- ducer of Saskatoon. The prize-winning entry is this, from an editorial of December 1'4:

“Col. Ralston did something else in his ad- dress which even at this late stage may prove of great value to his country. He completely un- masked Mr. Mackenzie King and exposed him to the nation and to the world as the slippery poli- tical manipulator that he is and always has been. He tore away the laboriously constructed facade of sham and make-believe and showed behind it the wily, unscrupulous wire-piiller caught with all his “props" exposed to view in circumstan- ces which made escape or explanation iin- possiblc. Under similar conditions any man with s. sensitive appreciation of the fitness of things would have resigned at the earliest pos- sible opportunity. But not Mr. King. . .

“The aura of fake glory and synthetic greatness so quickly smashed was long in the manufacture. It was created over the years by skilful distribution of patronage; by the shrewd. calculated bestowal of political and social favors. Yet in one short hour Col. Ral- ston completely demolished it. It was s bril- lisnt achievement.

“To welcome the by-product of the crisis is not a personal matter. It is a public, a nat- tional question of the first order. For Mr. King has, more than any other man, influenced the pattern of public life in Canada. His influ- ence has ‘been almost uniformly deplorable. Much of our present trouble stems from that source. If his power is really broken-and it is hard to see how it can survive, how even his own party will dare permit it to survive—the result cannot be otherwise than beneficial."

Community Centres For Britain

Advocates of the idea of making war mem- orials in Canada take the form of community centres, says an exchange, will have their cause reinforced by the measures which the Brit- ish Government is taking for encouraging such institinions. 'The Ministry of Education has

prepared s report entitled “Community Centres," whose main recommendation favors s large-scale development of community cen- tres on a neighborhood basis, in which men and women of all political opinions and religious‘ faiths can meet for social, educational and re- creational purposes. '

The hlinister of Education, who endorses the report, has caused it to be circulated to all education authorities and other bodies concern- ed with post-war plans for education in the widest sense of the term, and has announced the decision of the Government that the pro- vision of community centres will be regarded as coming within the scope of the education serv- ice administered by those authorities, although other local bodies will retain power to estab- lish centres for athletic, social or educational purposes imdcr the Physical ’l‘rainiug and Re- creation Act of 1937.

The policy of the British Government con- templates that, while the purely social activities of the community’ centres should have prece- dence, they should also he tirade to serve some educational purpose. hut that there should be a careful avoidance of anything like an institu- zional attnospherc. It is also proposed that after thc cmniiitinity centres have been erected by public funds they should be made self-support- ing financially through each person who makes

compatible with his means. The guiding prin- ciples which the.British Government has laid down for the establishment of community cen- tres seem sound. They could be profitably fol- lowed in Canada. ‘

-EDITORIAL NOTES-

This is the time when the City should be preparing for the naming and numbering of the streets. Repeated complaints have been made of the present unsatisfactory condition, character- istic of s “hick” town. 4 a a a

Finance Minister Ilsley and Reconstruction Minister Howe have informed the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities that cities will have priorities in the purchase of A. R. P. equipment, pumps, rubber coats, hoses and other items, nliow owned by the Dominion.

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Ten thousand bombed-out people from Lon- don's blasted, congested East End areto be offered homes in the fashionable West End, Re- construction Minister Lord Woolton announces. Houses suitable for quick adaptation as apart- ments had been listed in the city of Westmin- ster, and in the boroughs of Marylebone, Chel- sea and Paddington to carry out his rehousing scheme, the ministir said.

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A British method of colour-photographic record, used for the first time in medical his- tory, has given vital help to plastic surgery and influenced the whole development of skin path- ology. This method has been developed by the British colour photography specialist, Mr. P. G. Hennell. a a a a H. R. H. the Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria, died this date I820; the Earldom and Dukedom of Kent are titles held at various dates by Plantagenets, Hollands, Nevilles, Greys and by members of the Royal family; Edward Augustus, Victoria’: father, was born 1767, the fourth son of George III; a soldier, who served in Canada, after whom Kent street here is named. n u s- n- In its plans for post-war regulation of in- dustry in Britain, the Trades Union Congress proposes a “Control of Engagement Order," which shall, on the one hand, make provision for the worker to appeal against direction, and also lays down that any worker who unreasonably 1e- fuses employment when directed by the Min- istry of Labour, shall not be eligible for un- employment benefit. u a a Old sweats will be glad to know that thanks to a new system, Canadian troops in slit trenches along the Maas River have been get- ting a change of socks every 24 hours. Clean socks come up with the rations and the soiled ones go back to the divisional mobile laundry. Moreover, troops coming from the line for brief rests go directly to bed and when they awaken next morning they find their uniforms have been washed, dried and pressed and clean shirts, socks and underwear are ready for them. n- a u- w-

What a present help in the time of an elec- tion is that Mackenzie King left bower, order- in-council. Anything the government and its friends think would be beneficial to them on election day can be made effective by order-in- council, having the effect of law. Disability pensions for women members of thc armed forces have been increased to the same scale as those for men, it is disclosed by publication of an order-in-council. Previously they were on a scale equal to four-fifth of the pension for lneii. The differential which conformed to the differential in rates of pay for men and women now has been abolished. m m a a

“The martyred city of Caen remains a 11101111- ment to the sacrifice of the French people who. without a murmur, paid a terrible price for liberation,” writes Ward Smith in London Call~ ing. “Over 1,000 people were killed in the bomb- ing and shelling there. But perhaps it is not of bombs and death that the townspeople will tell their children, but of a burly colonel, a legend- .ny figure in a kilt who, braving shot and shell. used to tour the shelters. . . . Among some fifty graves by the road to Argeiitan there is one that hasn't a cross and hasn't a name-only a rilsty rifle stuck into the earth, a faded label that says "An unknown Canadian," and a sweet tin with a piece of shrapnel on top. We shall never know who he was or whose heart breaks for luck of him; and yet, as I stood by the lonely grave of that unnamed stranger \vho died that freedom should not perish. I seemed to hear a whisper on the yvinil: IThaFs O.K. by me."

In s letter addressed to the Mayors of the different cities and towns of Nova Scotia, At- torney General MacQuarrie says: “There seems to be a widespread but mistaken belief that raffles, lotteries and other gambling practices are not illegal if used as a means of raising money for patriotic or other philanthropic ob- jects. The sponsoring of illegal practices. however, deserving the object for which it is desired to raise money, definitely menaces good citizenship and sets a bad example, particularly to the youth of the Province, and particularly where such illegal practices are sponsored by responsible and well-known organizations, com- posed of citizens who are otherwise law-abid- ing. Msy I urge on every city and town its duty to see that all laws in force within its jurisdiction are enforced and obeyed, and that such illegal practices are stopped, in the inter- est of good citizenship and sound civic govern- ment, and that every city and town take ag- gressive action with regard to the enforcement of law in the area under its respective iiiris~ diction. It is highly desirable that civic gov- ernment and citizenship be not undermined, but strengthened and improved, and it is an imperative necessity that both meet their re- sponsibilities in regard to such illegal practices. I would appreciate your bringing this matter once again to the attention of your Police Commit-

uv. of them paying some annual contribution

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Noting that a planeflowfrom Ln- bradoi- to gcotlsnd 1n slx hours, ‘roronto Star's Columnist Jones ob-

he d er than evcrP-ottswa Cltlsen.

Several of our contemporaries have engaged 1n mild discussions la to when a woman should be called a lady. Without. wishing to enter the discussion, we would like to tlrsw their attention to one wo- man's uallflcatton for lsdysblp, aclvanc by herself. Mrs. Bernice Fnnelll of Chicago accused her estranged husband of

: "I am a perfect Before I hlt him. I told him he had better take hls glasses off.” —-K.lngston Whig-Standard.

If present plans are carried out (and there 1s no thought o1 alter- ing them), the deudwelght ship tonnsae built 1n the United States during the war wlll total 50,000,000. And from the present outlook most of this will stlll be on hand when pencecomes. says the Baltimore Sun. 1111s mammoth tonnage ls more than we will have any need for. Yet to keep what we require and throw the balance on the mar- ket would raise havoc. Various schemes have been put forward to meet this problem of excess ton- nnge. But now the Maritime Com- mission offers a plan 1n the nature of war “insurance? It culls for the maintenance c1 an idle fleet of Liberty ships, always ready for a recall to service l1 conditions war- rant a recall.

The Unlted Nations will not do business with Mllltary Japan again. After the years I have spent ut- temptlng to safeguard a free Am- erican economy against the poten- tial workings of a Japanese military economy, I am relieved to think that We shnll never try again to preserve the pepce and our rights by dealing with a Japan which pursues the coure of a. robber-state. The financial system which Japan has created ls one which violates all concepts of honest. dealing — irrespective of the particular epDoh or system. It 1s the mere musk for s. predatory military ollgarchy which neither comprehends nor approves the principles of honest exchange. of stable money, and of tnternailmal good-wllL-sloseph C. Grew, Former American Ambassa- dor to Japan.

Strangely enough, peanuts have something to do with the cigarette shortage. Experts say that a ma- Jor contributing cause ls that io- bacoo acreage has felled to keep pace wit}. increased demands. says Newsweek. (Tobacco consumption 1s up per cent from 19-10 and some nlne per cent from 1943.) 'I‘-.hey point out that. 111 the last three years tobacco growers. part- ly because of n worker shortage and partly because of government», encouraged peanut planting, hairy lug come within 100,000 acres. on the average, of production even rile allotted quot-u. Instead. many have been raising qneanuts for which the Government has paid a high guaranteed price to insure an adequate supply of vegetable oil, :1 critically short foou. Acreage planted to peanuts has almost, doubled since 1940 harvest. The 1045 tobacco acreage allotment has been set. to 1,767,000 acres. an ln- crease of about three per cent over 1944 and seven per cent above the 1936-39 average before crop con- trols were lntroduced. And 1t 1s not at all certain that growers will meet the 1945 allotment.

I wonder whether this stocking- less fashion-for the summer at least~won’t persist even after silk and nylon become plentlful. .1. seems to me to be ln accord with n. trend of 1on8 duration nimung both sexes. Progresslvely fewer and lighter clothes. scuntler bathing- suits for the women; for the men, a steady 1f slow revolt against gar- ments thnt oppress and constrict. For a generation, here 111 America, the soft-collared shirt has been gradually supplantlng the hard col- ar. In 1920 soft collars were worn mostly by young men and men on holiday; by 1930 they were almost universal except among the elder- ly and those tn Wall Street and other centres or respectable busi- ness conservatism; now they nor- slst only among a few cllehards- except for weddings, funerals and other occasions of pomp and cere- mony. The garter (or sock-sus- penders. 1f you prefer) has llke- wise been abandoned except by a minority. Men go listless in sum- mer 1n increasing numbers. For a decade or more, too. eacii suin- mer has brought out more and more sport suits consisting of an open- collsred, short-sleeved shirt with trousers to match. These curious outfits. developed, I believe, 111 Hollywood, have become almost standard warm-weather wear among millions of men though they are still considered a little odd on Park Avenue 1n New York or Michigan Boulevard 1n Chicago-L. Allen in Transatlantic.

m ship's company are busy mak- ing toys for Greek children. We happen to know a wretohedly poor Greek convent. where eighty small children, all orphans. arc cared for. The very best. that can be done for them is done-but 1t amounts to practically nothing-they are more than half starved. Many of the babies are red raw-b the have to be washed 1n sea water, fresh water being so precious that It can only be spared for drinking. None of them has even known a sweet or seen any sort of toy. The proud possession of the children was a small ring of steel which could be rolled along the floor- not even a tln to best with s. stick

cooking utensil, and all sticks are fuel. A naval officer I know hap- pened to have a wooden yellow duck on wheels on board-it was an 1n- toaded Christmas for a niece 1n England. He wesented 1t to the convent. It caused stupefsc- tlonl It was received with wide- eyed silence and gaping mouths- and then solemnly led by a daring four-year-old out. lnto the street. In absolute silence all the child- ren followed 1t, and soon a regular procession was started, with old men and women. soldiers, priests, everyonkan they all followed the

the town. Someone found a Unlon Jack and hoisted 1t on a pole. A tattered, dirt drummer appeared from scmew ere, and s

played, almost unrecognlzably, ‘God Save the King." And fine was n- sllykleldkollke the Trojan horse,

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LETTER rnoiu ms. 01mm‘ n11 sumo LICENSE rises

3113-1110 ‘ollow item a pear- ed 1n a Charlotte wn page: of January 20th:

"Twelve operators of radio re- ceiving sets appeared before Sti- pendlary George J. Tweed here yes y and pleaded guilty of operating their sets wthcut s license from the De rtment of Transport. The pens ty for each defendant was 85.00. Inspectors from the Departm t of Trans- port said that mor cases are to come up ln Court both ln Char- lottetown and 1n Bummerslde."

I think. to be correct. the D611- alty is $5.00 and costs. and that the cost alone generally averafles more than the license fee; so here 1s ls tip for all of us ln King's County. to save $5.00 and costs. and a lot of remorse and inconvenience. The inspectors are now hunting 1n Charlottetown and Summerslde, where they can easily get around wltti their car. and no doubt, as soon as the roads are passable. they intend paying a visit to Kings County; so let us all get busy right now, and get our receipts forour radlo license. at; the nearest Office or Bank. It makes 11o difference whether we own the radio or not. If 1t 1s “hooked up" 1n our home, we are liable. and there 1s nothing anyone can do to prevent a fine and costs, if an inspector drops 1n and finds us without a receipt for our radio license for the current year. It 1s one of my fondest hopes that this year will be a "closed season" for radio inspectors in Kings County. I am, Slr, etc.,

TIIOS. V. Montague. Jim. 22. 1945.

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THANK YOU!

S11',—I should like to blikblfdlli opportunity ,of thankful! ‘MY!- Reader" of Summer “' , for the magnificent compliment she 11B! paid the bards of Prince Edward Island.

It. Ls not often that; Drill-QB C0111“ our way; because the lzrellli masses of martiiklnd t‘he pstteegfplggxi-

asse . a ens - haéoigtrv ls really the oldest form of literature. dating from time; prior to the invention or use of wrltlng. rind derives its chief charm from its peculiar figures 91

We are told that the Hebrew

those days were commit; to memory 10m: DQ555885- and then sing the words 11B accompanylng music o1 harp 0!

re. T0 my mind poetry has, throu l1- out, the ages, expressed the 10ft "~19 thoushts and hopes of the human ruco. ‘The story of our best and noblest. achievements have been wrought on the poets imvll. I But today's verse 1s 000111118111 with the homeller aspects 0f 1118. with simple stories and will} 311b- jects classed as "vfdlfllifl". and little of lt. 1s enabling and uplift- 111g enough to survive for 1on0- 1 do not believe the poets are entirely to blame for this drifting away from lofty lde ls. The verse writers of today receive little or no recognition. and certainly hardly any rewards for their eflortfr-Bnd “H1555 you are a genius 1t takes hours and often weeks 01 81-1111!’ and toll to maulcl your thoughts lnto decent verse. I hope in the post-war years W see (tie writers of 800d verse sult- ubly rewarded m. thelr Prsdils- tlons. In the meantime. we W110 occasionally play with the Muse, can not help slnglfltsi "If any lit‘... word of mine. Can make a life the brlshter, If any little song of mine Can make a heart the llshter‘. God help me speak the llttle word. And take my llfe o1 slnslllll And drop it 1n some pleasant: vale To set the echoes r1n8l11B. I am, Slr, etc,,