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CHARLOTTETOWN. THURSDAY. DEC. 20- 1951

"Lessons From Europe"

Today's installment brings to a close Mr. Leo McIsaac's series of articles, "Les- sons from Europe in Community Progress". which have been running daily in The Guardian since September 24, and which have created a great deal of interest in this Province and throughout the Maritimes. They will later be published in book form. Perhaps it is well to repeat that while a committee of various provincial organiza- tions have studied Mr. McIsaac's suggest- ions for social, economic and political re- form, the views he expresses are his own and are based on his experience with local co-operative and agricultural movements and from a study tour of Great Britain and Europe made on a scholarship awarded him by the Canadian Association of Adult Ed- ucation.

Already, his articles have been discus- sed from both a ' critical and a com- mcndatory standpoint. This is to be ex- pected, and even welcomed, in view of the controversial nature of the subject matter. As the author emphasizes, his report is not presented as a final blueprint but "as a basis for discussion, and as a means of pro- voking some new and deeper thinking on

some of the problems facing us.” This ob-

jective The Guardian had also in mind in giving it widespread publicity.

Apart from the issues of pressing im- portance involved, the report contains a wealth of information written in a manner highly creditable to the author's sincerity, integrity and ability. He represents the younger generation of social and political reformers whose views, however debatable, must be taken into account by all who have the best interests of the Province and coun- try at heart. '

Seven-cent Newspapers

In Victoria the two newspapers have gone to "seven cents daily, (says The Van- couver News-Herald). This is the first breach in the five-cent ceiling in Canada. Across the United States, one newspaper after another has been moving from five to seven cents.

At their recent meeting in San Fran- cisco, Associated Press editors declared the seven-cent price for daily newspapers is only transitional. The price of all dailies would soon be 10 cents, as it already is for the major Los Angeles papers.

The 15 cent Sunday newspaper, they said, was now unect--L-mic and it was head- ing for 25 cents.

Daily newspapers have been five cents or less for so long that it had come to be thought there could be no higher price.

In terms of depreciated dollar values, a ll)-cent newspaper price today would be the equivalent of less than the five-cent price pro-war. ft

A seven-cent newspaper price, as in Vic- ioria today, is actually just about equal to

. a three-cent price-or two cents below the

five-cent pro-war price.

For A Safer Christmas

It is one of life's ironies that the Christ- mas trcc, symbolic of Yuletide happiness, can when placed in a warm room soon be- come a highly inflammable clement through the evaporation of its natural juices. By having the tree rest in a vessel of water this moisture can be maintained and com- bustibility is thereby greatly reduced.

Wiring the tree safely for illumination, notes an exchange, is also important. The lighting set. should be carefully examined for any weaknesses or chafing in its insul- ation. If this is found to be damaged any- where, or the sockets are broken, the set should be discarded. Don't try "to make it do".

After decorative lamps are screwed into their sockets it is well to make sure that no live metal of either sockets or lamps is left exposed, as such parts might contact tinsel and cause short-circuits. Wire insul- ation should also be intact where the wires enter lamp sockets. Where tinsel reflect- ors are used it is prudent to be certain that there is no metallic contact with the live metal of the sockets. , V ' If a householder is making use of an ex- tension cord to carry electrical current to the tree, he wlllfeel more assured by 'm- ploying only a cord that bears the marker

of a testing laboratory. "snow"

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on trees should always be non-combustible. Cotton should never be used. Candles are dangerous. .

By keeping the floor near treesfree of tissue and paper containers, by never leav- ing the tree lighted when members of the household are absent from the room, by im- posing a no-smoking rule within the area where the tree is placed, a comforting de- gree of safety can be attained and tra- ditional joy prevail.

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Eggs and Wiltshires are to be stabilized by the Government, but not "the little man in business” by the manufacturers.

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Maritimers can still spare some pity for the unfortunate Philippinos struck by ty- phoons. A North American winter is far from the worst that nature can do. .

The new Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Ad- miral E. R. Mainguy, is getting off on the right foot with the press. "My policy", he declared, "is to give you the news as soon as it's available-sooner if possible."

0 Russian Foreign Minister Vishinsky has turned down western peace proposals as ”wishy-washy" and meaningless. Presum- ably he would like to see peace proposals that would make the blood run cold.

Stage plays were suppressed under the Commonwealth this date 1649. Ten days later Charles I was executed although he had given away to almost all the demands of Parliament even before the outbreak of civil war.

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It is curious that notwithstanding dif- ferences of individual opinion among them- selves. all parties except the Progressive Conservatives are in favor of the Govem- ment's bill to abolish floor prices in man- ufacturcd goods. Individually many Lib- erals have told Hon. Mr. Garson that they are opposed to the legislation, but what is the odds when as party men they must obey their whip and enter'the "yes" lobby.

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Hon. Mr. Howe tells us that labour for factories had increased from 21 to 26 per cent since 1921; while on farms it declined, from 37 to 20 per cent. That is the mis- fortune of Canada, so many people rushing to the central provinces for short hours and big pay, leaving the farmers to produce the all-needful food stuffs with the minimum employees and the maximum of hours.

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A Frenchman speaking in English in Parliament is at a distinct disadvantage. Mr. John Sinnott (L-Springfield) emphatically said Canada was doing everything possible to "prevent peace". When the laughter had subsided, he corrected himself. He had in- tended to say "prevent war”. "You know", he informed the House, "there is . . .er . . . ah . . . many a lip between the tongue and

the wrist".

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At their annual festival dinner recent- ly the City of London branch of the Royal Society of St. George were treated to a 105-pound "baron of beef" (two sirloins left uncut at the backbone)-gift of a New Brunswick branch of the society. Two chefs carried it in, accompanied by an en- sign and 15 men of the Company of Pike- and Musketeers in plumed helmets and cuirasscs. Said Secretary Stanley S. Loweth, "This is the first time we have had beef since 1938."

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According to an Ottawa correspondent of the Gazette, Liberal circles report that Post- master General Rinfret has been assured of an appointment to the judiciary as soon as

sible. His father, Chief Justice heads the Supreme Court of Canada.

Brunswick riding of Gloucester. traditionally Liberal seats. A by-product of the appointments, it is anticipated, would be a striking improvement in the Liberal by-election record during the last two years.

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In the interests of rising hopes, mem- bers of Parliament whose homes are far from Ottawa should be provided with Trans-Canada Air Lines passes to better keep in touch with their constituencies, George Hees (PC-Toronto Broadview) told the Commons. The business of Parliament

ing longer. This, he said, increased the necessity of members who could not reach their homes by train on week-ends to have air passes. They should not be denied the advantage of being able to keep in touch with their business, on which they might haveto rely in event of an election defeat. If this were not done, he believed it would be increasingly difficult to get young men

to stand for Parliament

political conditions make such a move pos- Rinfret, An- other Bench appointment which is under- stood to be in the offing involves Mr. C. T. Richard. sitting Liberal M.P. for the New Both are

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This column in open to the discussion by correspondent: of questions of interest. The Guardian does not ncceusz ily endorse the opinion of correspondents. I

FLUORIDE lbll TEETH

Sir.-I beg your indulgence in allowing me space in your ex- cellent paper to comment on your editorial of the lath. December. "For Better Dental Health."

'Ilhe statements, reported to have been made by the Dean of the School of Dentistry of Moaill University on the beneficial results to be obtained by adding fluoride to the domesticwater supply. ap- pear to be unduly optimistic. Sev- eral experiments in water fluor-

idation. as it is called. are now being carried out in the United states and also in Brantford,

Ontario. The results of these ex- periments are as yet. incomplete but interim reports do indicate a reduction in tooth decay in the region of 40 per cent, not 66 per cent as mentioned in your edit- orlal.

The statement that. if the City of Montreal carries out the pro- cedure, in 50 years time d6nture's will not be necessary to the ordinary individual, is optimistic in the extreme. If there is a 40 per cent reduction, then 60 per cent of the teeth which now de- cay will still receive no benefit. Also it must be remembered that, after the age of 30. more teeth are lost. from periodontal disease- more commonly known as pyorrhoea.-than from decay. An- other limlting factor which must be borne in mind when consider- ing the possibility of its use in this Province, is that it can only be added to the communal water supplies. In Prince Edward Island only Charlottetown and Summer- side have such supplies, and only 20 per cent. of the provincial pop- ulation drink the water from these supplies. The remaining 80 per cent will receive no benefit.

However. so long as these limit- ations are realized, water fluor- idation is certainly B procedure seriously to be considered. Al- though none of the experiments are yet completed. preliminary results indicate that a significant reduction in dental caries is be- lng,achieved, at least in the child populations. As .3 result a number of organizations in the United States including the American Medical Association. the American Dental Association, and the Amer- ican Waterworks Association have recommended the fluoridation of municipal water supplies where such action is supported by local dental societies. so far this has been done already in over 140 American cities and many others are considering it.

In Canada a more conservative view has been taken. 'Ilhe Research Committee of the Canadian Den- tal Association has only given I qualified approval to it because no experimental studies have been completed and additional facts might emerge which would modify present concepts. They therefore advise that fluoridation should only be undertaken with these qualifications in mind, and only on I well controlled experimental basis. The Department of Nation- al Health-and Welfare at Ottawa concurs with this but point: out that any community undertaking fluoridation will be in 3 position to make I vuluablo contribution to

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MORMON MISSIONARY

"It will be in the recollection of many of our readers that wbout six years ago I. person calling him- self "Elder Dlxonf and professing the Mormon faith, came to Char- lottetown. and succeeded in mak- ing 3 number of converts to his doctrine; the consequence of which was, that several persons, includ- ing some of the ember of the family of the late Mr. Poole. who was for many years miller to the late Hon. George Wright, left the Island to follow the fortunes of the Mormon people in the United States, and have subsequently pro- ceeded to California."

--The Islander, Sept. 21, 1849.

the evidence now available if it is on an experimental basis.

Both Oharlottetown. and sum- menide are ideally suited for this because all school children here have had detailed dental exam- inafdoma and the findings have been recorded. It is hoped that they will continue to have these examinations each year. By mak- ing a comparison of the findings each year it would be possible to estlrnate my reduction in tooth decay as 3 result of fluoridation. The experimental basis is already established.

Fluoridation would. of course. be a municipal uniertaking. The cost has been estimated to be between 10 and 15 odts per capita. per year. For this expenditure 3 con- siderable reduction in tooth decay can be anticipated without any

melons individual effort. such a preventive measure is certainly worthy of somepthought. It is for the people who. would benefit to give it that thought.

I nmnsir, etc. BRIAN J. o'MEAR.A.

Director. Division of Dental Pub- lic Health, Department of Health .3: Welfare, Charlottetown.

- MILLVALE

Sir.-Millvale and the road through it is a beauty spot that no tourist ever sees. Turning left up the hill from the Rattenbury Road. a mile from Stanley Bridge, you skirt the Mill River and if it is toward sunset and you look back down over the winding river and the two bridges that span it. you see a sight of unusual beauty. Fifty years ago this river teamed with fish, in the spring. herring. in the summer, mack- erel and speckled beauties. Some beauties are still caught but her- ring and mackerel have dis- appeared.

Millvale road is a dream of variety and beauty. You pass up the river as it winds its way toward the sea, until you come to Blackman's Island where Cup- tain Kidd hid his iron chest of shiplng gold, and there beside it. as guardian. tests the ,.bones of an African slave. All over the island you may see holes where men have dug: but no one yet has found the treasure.

At the end of the trail is the old mill. In other days it milled grain of all kind: but today it turns out only lumber.

If that weather vnno that has looked out over the kiln for over a hundred years could talk, what a story it could tell of the large community it served. supplying flour for the oven and oatmeal for the porridge poll it would tell of the shipyard acrou tile road and the noble ships built there by-'1-'ruer and Pratt. Of the song the whlpnw lung u it cut through the yellow birch and rnuplo to make planking for the ships; and how the hills around re-echoed the blow: of the horn- mcr that drove homo tho oak

pin: that clunpcd tho. planks to

hi 'ITilp'n timbers. It would tell, too, of tho Mocuillnnu. the Fru- CI, and tho Pu-Icnl -who lived around on the hills and along the river. how they cut and hauled thou themiock and hardwood logs so big that one would fill a sled from min -to intake. Hardy. hon; out man they won. '

Tho novcn-failing brook in 'Itlli than and the mill. but like many

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THE STRANGER

A stranger here, as Ill my fathers were

That went, before, I wonder to and IN:

From earth to heaven is my pil- grima-xe.

A tedious way for flesh and blood to go. .

0 Thou, that art the way, pity the blind,

And, teach me how I dwelling find.

-John. Amner (1615).

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the stones that once ground grain

may Thy

that fed a whole hungry com- munlty. Of those splendid men of a

by-gone age it may be said in

the words of Thomas Gray: "'

"Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield,

Their furrow 'oft the stubborn glebc has broke;

How jocund did they drive their

team afield! How bowed the wood beneath their sturdy stroke."

Their children, like so many others in P. E. Island, finding their living on the farms and .in the woods so difficult and uncero tnin, have gone in search of shorter hours and better pay; and who can blame them? But often they must tire of the confusion and noise of the city. and wish themselves back in the quiet and beauty of Millvsle.

W. I. GREEN Stanley Bridgz.

uvmo IN Hm PAST

Sir,-I read with intense absorp- tion and keen interest the intellect- ual dissertation courageously, lglt innptly signed "Old Timer." Many people would connect this gentle- man with 8 product of the Guy Nineties, considering the .cog- nomen alone: but upon due re- flection of his "advanced" theor- ies, they are forced to umoot him from that limited society and transplant him in an environment which would more directly pro- mote his progressive ideas.

Would not this environment be found long before the Gay Nine- ties? Perhaps even in the Stone Age this gentleman would ap- pear very much at home scraping his ideas on the walls of some brilliantly lighted cave; where parking meters were few and traffic lights shone but dimly in the distance. offering no "added obstacles" to his freedom: where

a finely polished flint axe, and where no Marketing Board as- sisted his neighbor in procuring u just return from the sale of Icalps. -

Doubtlessly in this environ- ment of unrestricted trade this gentleman would advance to a more modern era and would amass sufficient wealth to pro- vlde himself with the luxury of better transportation. He now rides in state In a two-wheeled cart drawn by a "well polished" steer. The absence of traffic light: impede the progreu of the lens wealthy travellers. To him this chaos presents no. cbltdclo. By merely waving a red flag be- fore ihe beast his acceleration in increased sufficiently to overrun and " any obstacles. Thus he is enabled to pm with only the nlyhtelt discomfort of I few loft 1 ill. .

Because the waving of I "red flag" bring: order Into this chaos. must we conclude that our freedom is thereby restricted.

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Mnrltimc Level

(25) Labor Orgnnlzntlonl-prw vinclal or Maritime trade union organizations which would have facts available to show costs of production in each trade. and would develop and maintain I general understanding of problems of other groups.

(26) Fun: Grgnnlutlonu-Pro- vlnclal Federations of Agriculture in four eastern Provinces.

(27) Maritime Cooperative Ser- vices-based on consumer cooper-

could be central marketing agency for livestock and perhaps eggs. would also foster Maritime Coop- erative Insurance Company for the present.

(28) Coopcntivc Servlco.Assool- otlpns-Provincial or Maritime ser- vice organizations such as cooper- ative housing ' tions, cooper- ative machinery groups, commun- ity centers associations. etc.

(29) Separate Maritime Market- ing Boards-for fish. dairy pro-

try. and livestock would be set up after at least three-quarters of the producers concerned requested such a board by secret ballot. In addi- tion to producers there would be representatives from the consum- ers nominated by Maritime labor and I representative from Marl- tllic Govemmentfs-preferably an e c o n o m i s t.-on each marketlm: board. Complete control of and responsibility for the marketing and distribution of each of those food dt-”u-- would rest with the respective boards.

(30) Maritime Power and Hydro Commission-u Crown corporation operated for and by the three Maritime Governments to develop new sources of power and extend elictrlc lines all over the three Provinces.

(31) llolpltnlintlon-health ser- vices. on which board there would be official representation from the various sectors of the population including labor and agriculture. (32) Maritime Research Council -2. Government supervisory board or council established jointly by the four Governments as a special arrangement for keeping a check on activities and trends of mark- eting boards and cooperatives. It could be an official of this council which would represent Govem- ments on those Maritime market- ing boards and this council would be the Government agency to which all cooperatives and mark- eting boards in the four provinces would have to report regularly. (33) Maritime Cooperative Union -11 Maritime union of Cooperative and Service federations including provincial farm and labor organ- izations, c0nsumei's' cooperative wholesale. hospitalization. power and hydro. etc. This same board of directors would be responsible for publishing a Maritime weekly newspaper, in both English and French which would be the offic- ial organ of each and all of the affiliated organizations.-labor. az- rlculture, fishermen. and cooperat-

I am, Sir, etc. lvea in the Maritlmes. A technical

cooperative journal for officials and stuff of the cooperative and mark- oting organizations is necessary and could also be published by the some press. With colleco extension departments, this M.C.U. would be responsible for coordinating the adult education work among the members. and for some general rc- senrchr work.

National Level

(34) Cnnndfnn Chamber of Com- merce-lepresenting private busin- ess in the fields of nuance. distri- bution and merchandising.

(35) Canadian Congress of Ls- bor-representlng all labor organ- izations in Canada. could have a. youth section.

(38) Cnnudlan Federation of Ag- rltcrliltnro-representing all provin- c.a.

farm organizations across Canada: could have a youth or- gnnlzatlon.

(37) Coopentlvc Union of Cun- nrln-representlng all branchesand

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Fhlfvel of. the cooperative move. meat in the country.

(38) Federated Women's lnm. tutor--the notional federation or rural and urban Women's Instit- utes across Canada. They would represent the voice of the women and housewife consumers on in, national level.

(39) A National Federation of Primary Producer: Mai-ken... Bonds-representing all agricult- unl. fishlnz. mining. and forestry marketing boards, in the country.

(40) Cnnndlnn M hcturerp Association - representing prlvatg and corporate business in the fields of processing and manufact-

ring.

(41) Dominion Government Econ. omlstl-representing the Depart- ments of agriculture. labor. finance, trade and commerce.

(42) National Cooperative Credit Society-a central finance, ex. change and credltKorganlzatlon for all cooperative credit and finance institutions across the country. (43) Inter-provincial Coopcnt. Ives Limited-repreentlng Cooper- atlves in the fields of consumer processing. manufacturing and dis. tribution.

(44) Cundlnn Leadership cop lcge-to be set up especially for the further education and training of officials. fieldmen, research workers. managers and secretaries. who have had some years of ex. perience in cooperatives. trad: unions, marketing. etc., and win: were selected from shorter provin- cial courses because of their spec- ial abilities. Courses should be at least of two years' duration.

(45) National Price Regulating Commission--Government appoint- ed chairman, members of the com- mission to be appointed and paid by their own organization. Prices to be regulated according to a formula based on cost of nroduc- tion of food products. "Cost of Production Units" to be establish- ed in each industryiby respective organizations and scrutinized for economy and efficiency by econo- mists and experts from other in- dustrieu. Inspecting staff would be maintained by this national com- mission which 'would be financed by Government and industry

TERMINUS

Although wording of parts of this report may suggest tlcfimtr rccommendatlons,lt is offered only as a. basis for discuuion, and as a. means of provoking some new and deeper thinking on some of the problems facing us.

There is much to be learned from a. study of the experiences. the successes. the failures and tha techniques of people's organizations with considerably longer experi- ences than ours in eastern can- nda. One difficulty is that much of the information which has been published about those groups is so full of "window dresslmz" ihnt it is almost imnossible to discern-than basic facts. "It is hoped that some writer who has a broad conception of the background and practical experiences on which all those or- ganized efforts are based will com- pile a brief but factual history of those developments all over the world.

The short international review in Part II of this report is quite incomplete; also incomplete is the appraisal of local trends and con- ditions. Although incomplete, it is hoped that those surveys and sug- gestions may be sufficient to war- rant some further research which will result in actual improvements. In this report, based on my ex- perience in Europe and an IP' uraiaal of conditions at home, I have endeavored. with all hnmillir. but yet with ardent convictions. to sketch out roughly a general blue- print which may merit considera- tion. constructive. criticism. and unbiased discussion among our Maritime people.

May I. in closing, suggest that those who undertake to criticise or reject any or all of the points raised. for the bineflt of readers or listeners, do so constructively hv proposing safe and reasonable :1- ternatlves by which our people may reach the educational, social, econ-

omic. and spiritual goals which all are desirous of attaining.

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