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' wlut is needed. .The St. Lawrence scheme

ijtld kill the decentralization movement ' for yours to come. and sound the knell of '” . Didi!

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

OCTOBER 23. 195;

THE GUARDIAN

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CHARLOTTETOWN. '.l'l.lESDAY. OCT. 23. 1951 - , .g. ,,m

Mayor Maclloiialdls Retirement

Our citizens generally will fullydi:d01::: the sentiments expicssed in the 21.1 rise- presented to retiring M8.V0l' B- Eafef 3 Donald by the City Council and civic cm- ployees. His Worship-it is difficult to get back to calling him Mr. MacDonald.-has served for twelve years on the Council, fol three successive terms as Chief Magistrate- and has striven COllSClCfllIl0LlSly. and.suc- cessfuny to grapple with the increasingly grave problems which all civic administra- tions are faced with in these. times. He has been extremely democratic in his m0th0 5 and procedure, and at all times has been accessible to our citizens. His retirement from civic affairs is for the purpose of en- tering upon a wider sphere of public ser- vice as a member for Charlottetown and the Royalties in the Legislature. and lhe”-' is no doubt but that hisencrgy. experience and ability will prove invaluable in. .il'llb capacity. The best wishes of all our citizens will accompany him as he takes his seat there today.

No better choice of a successo1' as Act- ing Mayor could have been made than that of Councillor J. D. Stewart, whose aPP0lfW ment last evening was unanimously in- dorsed by his fellow Councillors. Since his return from overseas in the last world war, in which he won the Distinguished Service Order. Licut. Colonel Stewart has taken a prominent part in business and so- cial affairs, and proven a model represen- .tative on the City Council. He is competent in every way to discharge his new duties, which will include welcoming Their Royal l-Iighnesses here on November 9th. Colonel Stewart will remain as Acting Mayor until the general civic election in February, and. it, is a. matter of satisfaction that the change has been effected so amicably and without the necessity of resorting to a by-, election at this late date. I

By-Passing The Maritimes

One important Maritime industry whichl is being directly threatened by the pro- posed St. Lawrence scaway and power pro- ject is that of mining. As pointed out in 8. strongly worded resolution passed by Dis-

ica, the .C0llSll'l.lCil0ll of this project will re- suit in further concentration of industry in the Central Provinces; it will seriously jeopardize markets for Maritime coal in Ontario and Quebec in the resulting changeover from steam to hydro clectric power; it will curtail railway traffic in the Maritimes; it will conceivably create a dumping market in Central Canada for United States and overseas coal; it will enable the huge deposits of iron ore in Lab- rador to reach the central markets very' cheaply, thus curtailing the expansion of the steel industry in the Maritime Prov- inces. 'l'hcre is also the possibility of an ever increasing flow of oil transported by ships of other nations, delivering petroleum into the heart. of the Canadian industrial region to displace Maritime mined coal. It may be argued that the advantages to the Central Provinces more than offset the disabilities which would result to the Marltimes under the scheme. In that case it should be financed by the Central Prov- inces. As proposed, however, the Maritime Provinces would be obliged to pay their full share of the project, thus helping to com- mit industrial suicide. The Maritimes have for years been seeking aid in developing cheap and adequate industrial power and they have been turned down at Ottawa for various reasons, all adding up to the fact that our big industrial neighbors, which have the voting power and the influence. In opposed. , ' As Mr. J. Angus Macbean pointed out

mom, our industrial economy is already tapheavy and constitutes a serious weakness in the event of war. Decentralization is

of recovering the status before Confederation. 'Whfle the issue is primarily an industrial ' air when and shippers in this Prov- ” concemed,Io.s'theii- best pro-

” ucation in the drama and now seems des-

l:l)IlURIAL NUI ES

Three weeks till the Royal Visit to

Prince Edward Island. 0

Winsloe is already associated with ad-

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tined to be a centre for the developmcnt- of community leaders of all kinds. 0 I O

Edgehill, the first battle of the Civil War, was fought this date 1642. Laud, ship money and the Star Chamber had pre- pared the ground but the spark that set it off was the attempted arrest of five Members of Parliament.

Production Minister Howels admission that arms production is only emerging from the tooling stages reflects little credit on those concerned but is at least reassuring for the equipment position of our future

forces.

The Associated Press announces that no fewer than 1.100 geese from Portage, P.E.I.. waddled across the outskirts of Mansfield, Mass., making the trip to the Austin goose farm without any mishap.

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The Suinnierside Flying Club is receiving enthusiastic support despite the fact that as yet students are not allowed to take off or land on the club's own flying field. Difficulties exist to be overcome, seems to be the motto.

It is only justice that Ottawa should now be increasing the amount of pensions for ex-servicemen. It would have been most unfair to have increased general ex- penditures on pensions while permitting the value of war-earned pensions to be cut into by price increases.

Rationing of milk seems inevitable in the near future (says Letter Review), if human population continues to rise, and cow population to decline. Number of dairy cattle in Canada was 3,609,000 a year ago.

seven months of 1950 was 9.8 billion pounds, as against 9.6 billion pounds in first seven months of 1951. Meanwhile, consumption of fluid milk rose two per cent. O C W

Another financial gift to Western farm- ers. A Federal-Provincial plan to help pov- crty-stricken western farmers pay for such things as seed grain and animal feed has cost the Federal Government 3308.354 in the first nine months of 1951. A Resources Department return tabled in the Commons estimated Federal loss on advances to farmers in Manitoba as 551,711; Saskatch- ewan, 3109.700; Alberta. 3i196,782; Brit-

iish Columbia, 55262542.

Egypt's attempted seizure of the Sou- dan recalls that the great Christian soldier and hero, General Gordon lost his life in attempting to hold it at the time of the Madhi rebellion. In 1884, he had retired from the army, but at the request of the British Government wentto the Soudan to arrange the withdrawal of the Egyptian garrisons in danger owing to the rebellion; shut up in Khartum by the rebels, he brave- ly defended the City for a year, but was treacherously killed two days before the ar- rival of R relief force under General Wolse- icy.

Whatever failings Premier Duplessis may have he always looks after the farm- ers. He refuses to allow competition of imitation with the dairy products. "I know". he told the electors, "that some people in the cities think it unjust, and specially so when the cost of living is ris- ing. 1 ask the people in the cities to be reasonable. People in the rural parts are making sacrifices for the welfare of the province, and we in the cities should recog- nize the difficulties of the farmers by per- mitting them to exercise their profession, and let the people of the province have a Quebec product instead of an alien product which would ruin agriculture."

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A new sartorial vocabulary. Writing to The Times, London, Mr. J. Clay says: "Re- cently I received from a well-known firm

which read: fTo Drab Shell' and there followed I price. This excited my curios- ity, and I called at the shop to discover what apparently I had purchased. An at- tendant whom I consulted confessed his complete ignorance of 'di'ab shells' but later, dfter telephoning to some mysterious department, asked me if I had bought n raincoat lining or I jockey's cap. I had not, so further inquiries were made and at length -we discovered that 'in the trIdc' a 'drab shell' is the alias for I grey top hat. Advertisements invite us to believe that the road to success is not trodden by I man without a hat. but surely one must be It I disadvantage in I 'drab shell'. and if that be the maker's description of an ele- gent grey top hot. what must they call the

Q our own Maritime

homely 'deerstalltei" and humble 'pork ple'.

is now 3,541,000. Milk output during first 5'

of London tailors and outfitters an account -

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NEWSPAPER ITEMS

From The Islander of Friday, Dec. 2l, 1849.

Tliursdny. the 20th instant, be- ing the duy set upart for a Gen- ernl Thanksgiving to Almighty God for his having averted from this Island that dreadful disease (cholera) which has visited many places in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world during the present year-the shops were iut. business was suspended. and Divine Services were performed in St. Paul's and St. .Ismcs' churches in Charlottetown. and in the different. Established Churches throughout the Island. Collections were takcn,up for the poor, at both services. in St. Paul's Church. His Excellency the Lieutenant Gpvernor has been pleased to ap- Dolnt. Henry Fitzgerald Jarvis, EKL. M.D.. medical attendant at Queen's County Jail. in the place of Lawrence Trcmaln. Esq.. M.D., who has left the Island for a similar appointment It the Alblon Mines. near Pictou.

A number of persons favourable . the promotion of the prin- ciples of Temperance met in Mr. John Bovy-er's large room on Wed- nesday -"Veninc. with Captain Oi-lebar, R.N.. presiding. It was decided on motion of Hon. Chas. Young. seconded by John Arbuckle, Esq., "that I Society be now formed, under the name of the Prince Edward Island Temperance Union". Capt. Oriebar. Messrs. l-I. Hsszard and James Moore were appointed R committee to frame rules for the Union, and to re- port at the next meeting.

Mr. Stephen Rice, hnviniz been duly empowered by Sir Graham Montgomery. Bai-t.. Robert Mont- izomery. and James Montgomery. Esqs.. to take charge of their pro- perty in this Island. notifies the tenants and others on the above townships. indebted to these gen- tlemen, to make immediate pay- ment to him, who is alone author- ized to receive. and give dis- charges for, the lame. Offices at the house of Mr. Charles Drew. north corner of Queen's Square.

Lottery tickets on the blood horsc Salodin are advertised for snlc-onc hundred tickets for 409. ouch-at the store of Mr. A. H. Yates.

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By-pessed by all the mlrscles of speed, Forgotten but

and toad. A prisoner of neglect in chains of weed. Half lost to green profusion lies the mad.

No longer Lrcveled now, I useless thin

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K To new- designs Ind engineering ski It. listens. hIlf expecting Wheels st

118 Where wr-zons once had rumbled to the mill;

or ci-eskad . beneIi.h I foul of ceuoncd hIy Town-d some neighboring born long since torn down.

Demanding chenu. uprootln; till It lut.

Only the 1004 II living in the put. '

-Vlney Wilder in the New York Times.

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The United States Office of Price Stabilization instructs Ill automobile dealers to post lists showing the make of the cars, the factory price they paid for them. and the separate taxes on each model. as well as other charges. If this system prevailed in Canada, purchaser would know how much of the retail price of an automo- bile wnslsts of taxes. He would al- so uiiderstand all the other ele- ments which separate factory and retail prices. Windsor Daily Star.

State Health Commissioner Al- bert. E. Heust.-ls wants the people of Michigan to return to the old- fashioned practice of eating big breakfasts. Instead of I quick cup of coffee and a. cigarette, the good doctor believes Mlchiganders can attack B day's problems better if they stuff themselves with bowls of hot. cereal. platters of ham and eggs and piles of wheat. cakes. Maybe so, but with all that under one's belt. nobody is going to be in the mood for the traditional l0 olclock break for coffee and doughnuts. If Doc I-leustls' advice is followed, it's going to put, I lot of lunch counters out or busi- ness. - Detroit Free Press.

We imagine flint Ionic of the world's less scrupulous pollticall bosses will be following with in. terest. the case of Stanley Wil- liams. of southend, England. Mr. Williams found himself deban-ed from voting in the coming British election because someone inacl. veriantly marked "deceased" af- ter his name on the electoral reg- ister. As I remit. he is legally dead as for II the returning officers "6 001109?-Bed. and nothing short of an act of Parliament can bring him to life. --Epldmonton Journal.

A morning pnper story Iboul. the state dinner in Toronto on Saturday night tells of I woman in strapless evening gown tucking maple sugar, candied fruit. and biscuit into her pearl-gray hand- bag. and adds: "It. was going on at every table. Many I formal even- ing bag and cost. pocket were sticky today." If that is true, if guests were really acting in that way "at every table." it is a. startl- ing indictment. of Toronto mm- ncrs. But. this may be I case of It- trlbutinx to the many the actions

like the Royal visit, with masses of T ,' grouped outdoors and with consequent jostling to obtain I better view. does bring out the selfishness which dominates so many lives. Spectators in outdoor crowds who pushed toward the front without regard for others were not advertising their man- ners. But I state dinner with I selected guest. list is surely In oc-

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sexvimce of good taste might. have been expected from all. - Toronto star.

A CInIdlIn Pi-cu report of the visit to Otiaws described the Princess as sometimes looking scared, hesitant and shy, Ind "forgets to smile." "God Save the Princess!" If she is expected to wear an artificial unile from morning till night. she'll be driv- en crazy. When she has to drive slowly for miles through the streets she would require to wear 9. Bends mask if she is expected to be seen smiling all the time. Sometimes, we fear, she feels more like crying. And we do not think the reporters, even in that: uni for what. is called "human inter- est" angles. should watch every movement. lllco I cut watching I mouse. It isn't news. we suggest. that the Duke rubbed his chin. or fllcked crumbs off the table. Nor is it news that the Princess hitch- ed up her shoulder strap, or wip- ed B. flock of butter off her finger with I aerviette. Woe betide if the goggle-eyed newshawks should catch her in the momentous. but perhaps necessary not of blowing her nose. Having such I. full sche- dule we hope the Royal visitors have not had time to read some of the pitifully small stuff that has been written about them. - st. Thomas Times-Journal.

. Princess Ellnbcth II cnnxfn; in a pleasant diversion which has I firm, grip on travelers on this continent. At her various Cana- dian stops sides purchase. picture postcards, which she sends to her childrcn in England. if these curds eventually find their way into In album. and are treasured down the years for their sentimental worth. it wouldn't. be surprising It all. It; has happened here. In foot. in the antimacassar use it sue the fashion to pus the postcard album (usually an ornamental job complete with I formidable clasp) to I visitor. This social tour ovcr the pastcboai-ds was one way for stay-It-homes to travel vicar- iously. But this custom has pret- ty well died out in Canada. As for Princess Elizabeth's new hobby, perhaps she should be warned that Canadian postcards are de- ceptive things. Those who print and distribute them sometimes seem to have no conception of time. The unwarned purchnsor who buys street scenes willy-ntlly may find the curb: clutteicd up with Anpcrsona. staniey steamers. Gray-Doris. Incl perhops I few merry Oldsmobiles with curved dnshu, Why this dated photo- sraphy should still linger with us, we don't. know. But it does, where

culon cat. which -uupulous ob-

it sets half I chence. Princess Elizabeth's shoppers should be forewarned. -- Windsor Daily Star.

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from Eastern Cieymmy. I -met one lady who spoke perfect English and had I Ph.D. in economics. she was doing research lvork for one of the University Institutes. After travelling together Ill one day Ind getting Icquolnted,shc told me her story. She was married to I Rus- sian and lived under the Com- munist regime for several years. shortly before the outbreak of war. her husband for some minor offense was Irrested Ind never heard from Iuin. she. with her daughter. escaped through Poland and eventually got down to France where she stayed during the Ngzl occupation. Quite often, she is in touch with some friends behind the Iron curtain and she told me that practically all the intellectual or educated people who could have been leaders of In internal rebel- lion hIve given up hope. let: the Russien zone. and hsve come to West Germany or some other country.

Children are now taken from their homes and parents at In early age for school Ind there are lndoctrinnted with the Marxist philosophy. There Ire all kinds of

- restrictions plnced on the practice

of Chi-istlIn religion. All the weak points. the scandals, the exploit- ation and practices that en be sifted out of the American system and western capitalism are played up to the youth Is In example of life in the western world. The youth program Ire Ill directed by

Communists. 0

Any political offenders are Ir- rested Ind deported to hard labor ln the mines of the north country. It is Ilweyl In-Inged that there will be enough offenders to keep those mines filled and producing. My informant said: "There is plenty of food and no unemploy- ment. but there is Ilso no prlvnte ownership or fnmily life. There is In old Ige pension policy for wo- men It sixty Ind men at sixty- flve, but. very few live to see this age. 0! the working people, the men It forty-five, because of war- ry. insecurity and mass dli-ecnon look to be sixty-five."

I asked what. she thought about invasion or another war, and she stopped. "They are not foolish in Moscow," she said; "they fooled

have to wage wIi-. is going on now. internally and in many countries. especially in Am- crlcs, making more progress than you think". As for the time ques- tion. she said. "It is nil in their fever. The more solidly they cIn get the youth of the countries they now possess. lndoctrlnIl.ed with their own philosophy. the more difficult it wilrbe ever to conquer them or teach them the truths of democracy Ind Christianity." 0 O t

Then there wu the well-educIt- ed Journalist from Berlin, who had been in Britain during the war and for some years after. Last winter. he went. back to see for himself what was going on in Ber- lin. only to find theta his sister. seven-Il yeiu-s younger than him- self. WI: I. leader of I Communist youth group in the eastern section of the city.

He ,Iri-Inged to get. in touch with her Ilone, determined to talk with her so that she could Ii-nose to escIpe. But she did not wont to; the more he talked with her of freedom and I philosophy of life. about the end for which we were In crested. Ind the possible Irgu " for democruy Ind free- dom. thc more solid reuonii Ihe gave him why it. wIs he who wns cm the wrong track.

He said. "she had In answer for every question I put to her. and for every possible question that might come into the mind of I young person who wu fnclniz and considering the problems of life thIt lie ahead. she had learned the catechism of the Communits and in it had found In answer sufficiently sound to convince her. in spite of mix contrary persuas- ion, thIt in I long run, Com- munism is the only way out.” This is I greater force, be said, than my Irmy or sir fleet or atomic bomb Ittack. with which we may have to contend.