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Morning Daily (Founded In I881) Alli-hat‘ an Second Claus Mall. Pout OIIIM Department. Ottawa.

Pronldent. Ian A. Barnett; Viao-Presldont, Win. It. Burnett; Seep-Trees“ G. M. Burnett; Editor unis Managing Director, J. It. Burnett: Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

TUESDAY. AUGUST 5. 1H1

Sugar And Rental Controls

Discussing the remnants of Canada's dying control organization, The Letter-Review of Fort Erie says that as fast as the old staff of the War- time Prices and Trade Board gets aut, new ap- pointments are being made, of people who then oppose further decontrol, for quite obvious rea- sons of their own advantage. There never was :i "vested interest" as strong as a bureaucracy. I

Basically, however, the King Governments announced decision to remove price control seems to remain unchanged, many of themorle illllloutial Cabinet Ministers and th-e Ministrys economic advisers having faced reality and reach- ed the conclusion that elaborate control schemes will not work in any country which refuses to) ac- cept the totalitarian syslemAConsequently it is reasbnable to expect that nolning but rentals and

sugar will remain under corirrol by nextySprlflg-j The Letter-Review thinks sugar is likely to

remain under control, 555w“ "cllnflll" l5 dPlPQ nothing to improve tho situation. The Brlllill Government, it points 011i, F 5l"'_"ll°l"19 U"? production of sugar by guaranteeing over $Zl for 2000 pounds of beers with a sugar COME"? 0' 15.5 per cent. Similarly the Government ofutlgg United States guarantees ar\_ flVBll-‘Qe °f s - f pg,‘ 2,090 pounds of beets with 16.? per cegt 0 sugar. But present ceiling prices in Carla rL-f to which a Provincial Government subsiil)’ '5 added in Ontario,—bring the price to about $l3 per ton, 16.2 per cent being sugar. lt is not surprising therefore that sugar continues to be scarce, ‘Willi’, ""4 "9°"°“5lll rationed in Canada. But the worst feature of the Government's failure to stimulate the sfugar-Eeil; growing industry, is that cane sugar: ran‘: tyime and San Domingo has to be imporl l0 l ¢ of nearly $28,000,000 in American currency per year. There is something fundamentally wrong in such a crack-pot situation. _ _ _ Quite as serious, the Erie publication thinks‘, is the rental situation. As rang, it argueryug- rentals remain under control, an increasing d b ber of the houses in Canada will be occupief Y a decreasing numbler’ 0f P°°Pl° P“ c"b'°,, 2T‘: This it claims is simple common sense, dds. Irwjmj the Government wisely decided to iimpoisa no new rental control on houses built after January l, i945, ll 5l‘°"ld "h" hcmhfe‘; moved from rental control all premises w T ghqnge occupancy by voluntary actionlon te part of tenants. This would be an excel _ent vzflY of tapering offuwilthout running up against ao much unpopularity.

Word Out 0f Season

Because human beings are built that way, it ls difficult to get most of them interestedh in next winter's heating pyoblemsat a time mo‘: the thermometer is in the eighties. If they t in about their coal bins at all these summer days, it may be only as a potentially cool spot to crawl lnto. . .

But, suggests an exchanqe, llclllllllf ""5 '5 the time householders should ‘be thinking ser- ioiisly of those bins in terms of the uses f‘?! which they were intended. Warnings are inct '8 air of another fuel shortage across Canada. iti- zens who have not been in the habit of P°Y'_"9 heed to such warnings in lire past may be gri- clined to shrug their shoulders, feeling tot somehow they have always managed to get along. What they forget is that they were saved by tlfie foresight of those who did pay heeil. iiiid w ii ordered their coal or other fuel well in advance‘.

According to Mr. C. P. Burgess, genera manager of the Western Canada Fuels Associa- tion, the danger of a fuckfaininc “Small” "m" ever. Dealers have supplies in their yards‘ now, ‘but may have great difficulty in replenishing them in the fall. This is because current pro- duction in the mines is reduced ‘on account of shorter working hours and vacations, fllld be‘ cause the railways will presently be giving top priority to the movement of groin. Th? “Wild (“my i5 especially important. Both-Canada and the United States have big crops either already made or reasonably “i=3, "l"! Wllell llle- 9m" movement gets under way there will rial l1! enough railway rolling‘ stock in these two coun- tries to handle everything the public Wi-‘liili-

So the lesson is pinin. lf everyone orders at least some of his coal for next winter now, dealers will have a chance to restock before the crop begins to move in volume. This maY We" mean the difference between warm homes and acute discomfort when the stormy northwesters do blow.

Atomic Research

The bcneficent side of atomic ‘research, in contrast to its catastrophic implications, is em- phasized in the announcement of a Medical Board of review which has been set up by the United States Alomic Energy Commission.

This board has recommended that scientists be immediately recruited whose business it will be to study the medical implications of the dis- covery. "The need tor medical and biological research an the various effects of radioactive substances is both urgent and extensive" states the Report. "It is urgent because of the extra- ordinary danger of exposing living creatures to radioactivity. lt is urgent fecauso affective meo- suros (in the military sense) are not yet known." It is suggested public health personnel should be givsrrfnppotftlnltiss to learn methods of protect- ing industrial omploysos and civilian population against irradiated gum and dust. As for Army -4 Navy Illlillaal QIIIUDIIII ilio Report remarks

that it is "imperative" that they obtain instruc- tion in the protection of troops and ships from the effect of atomic weapons.

The Report argues further that there is an obligation to share knowledge with the rest of the scientific world wherever security considera- tions permit. ln medical research isotopes or tracers derived as a by-product of atomic energy have proven invaluable, and the report suggests that "steps be taken to make isotopes available to foreign investigators." Scientific knowledge should bedisseminated as promptly as possible in scientific journals.

At present the United States Atomic Com- mission has four divisions: research, engineering production and military appzication. lt is high- ly probable that following this report a fifth, medical research, will be set up.

— EDITORIAL NOTES -

Seeing that a stringent oath of secrecy is required of all Dominion civil servants, the Navy is going to lose its distinction of being "the sil-

cnt service."

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Camp life is drawing to a close. lt has been a glorious season, and never have so many boys and girls been ablc to enjoy life under can-

vas as this summer.

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The Tennis Tournament has been an all- round success, thanks to a combination of good management and good weather. Now for sim- llfll’ success to the Exhibition and Old Home Week.

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ln most countries politicians try to remain

in power by offering concessions to the people. Prime Minister Attlee has won a vote of con- fidence by persuading the Labour members that his policy is going to be austere enough to re- store national solvency. . x

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Cars are in really short supply in Ottawa. Police have recently been beseiged by'citize_ns wanting to buy a cor ‘n which an American tour- ist is supposed to have died. The police know nothing about either the dieceased or his car.

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The decision to retain the subsidy on feed grain will be welcomed by breeders although with present western crop prospects it seems unlikely that much feed will be available for the Island.

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Now that the C. P. R. has presented Holl- lax with a I28 foot Douglas Fir flag staff we may expect on agitation to have Nova Scotids flag flown from it instead of, or in addition to, the Union Jack or Red Ensign.

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Kipling once said that Canadians did not know the night and did their best to ignore it. Tnese warm summer evenings offer a very real inducement to become acquuintd with the world

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Britain continues to train and equip the Dutch army, because when Holland was over- run by the enemy she mode a solemn undertak- iiig to do so. The old country has made it clcar, however, that she Ts not supporting Dutcli operations in Indonesia.

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What is a "security"? A Kingston magis- trnte fined two chinchilla breeders for trading in securities without registering with the Ontario Securities Commission. The securities in ques- tion were certificates of ownership sent to each purchaser of a pair of cliinchillas.

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lt may be mildly amusing to see the C. C. F. Government in Saskatchewan in the role of the "big bad corporation" negotiating with its strik- tng employees. lt is not so amusing to reflect that the said employees have no disinterested body to which to appeal.

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There is a very exclusive police court in Lethbridge, Alberta. The magistrate barred both R. C. M. P. and a detective-inspector of the city police, then ordered o reporfeflout of the press room in the city building for publishing o story that the R. C. M. P. should acquire a court-

room of their own. .

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The First Atomic Bomb was dropped on Hiro- shima, a Japanese base on this doe i945. On the 9th the second aloriiic bomb fell on Naga- sulzi. Each bomb was more powerful than 20,- 000 tons of T.N.T., and had more than 2,000 times the blast power of the largest bomb ever

used in warfare.

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It is better we should have no illusion regard- ing our relationship with U. S. A. The Arch- bishop of York, Dr. Cyrii Garbctt, declares: "Am- erica is only likely to come to our help if she is convinced that she shrill survive as a great pow- er-and at present she is very doubtful about this." Writing in his diocesan leaflet, the Arch- bishop continues: "We must not deceive our- selves by wishful thinking. ln that great coun- try, there are large numbers of people who are "riendly to Great Britain and anxious to help us, but there are also many who dislike us and wish to see us weakened. Moreover, the political and economic policy of the United States is largely determined by hard-headed men of business who are not prepared out of mere sentiment to throw good money after baJ." '

Alas, there is now only wishful thinking in the minds of informed British people over the economic situation there. The Spectator, Lon- don, one of the most optimistic ol the British weeklies, says it is regrettable that more im- mediate use could not have been made of the Economic Commission for Europe which met at Geneva, and at which Canada was represented, but the speech made by the Russian delegate at its opening session showed how impossible it would have been to have had the European plan discussed by a body several of whose members had rejected it. "As things are the hope Mnl Marshall has inspired must be sot against ths sombre reflection of our own economic candl- tion inspires. On balance the hope decisively

outwsiahs the alooin."

|‘ Notes By The Way

j According to World Report, to offset. dependent-e upon n costly

and uncertain supply of U. S. coal, ‘

Canada ls embarking on large-scale iaevelopments of her water-power resources. By 1950, new installations wlll add an additional 1.280.000 lhorsepower to Canada's generating beginning lf the coal-power ple- yture 1sn't rosy. -Hamllton spee- lator. '

I Of all metals known to mun. gold |ls believed to rank first or senml

la the length of lts history as a "used metal," says The Toronto

gold or copper was first employed, but both o! these metals came lnto use before lron. One curly stage of human llfe ls spoken of as the Bronze Age. Bronze 1s o mixture of copper and tlri. usually having nlrie parts of copper to one part of tln. Along with copper anzl bronze tools, golden ornaments have been discovered in graves and elsewhere. Gold ls a rather soft metal, and its shape can be chang- ed without much trouble. ~

Solld carbon dioxide. more com. monly known as "dry Ice," has been used for years by dermetologllto to remove warts and other small non-mallgriant growths, says u New York Times science writer. Drs. Rah L. Kile and Aston L. Wela find liquid oxygen just as effective for the purpose. They used 1t. success- fully ln cases of leulolakla (whlte

superficial lesions. Llquld oxygen ls easier to handle than carbon illoxlrle. The doctor has only to dlp n llltle cotton ln an applicator ln- to the liquid oxygen and press 1t

' on the growth. The Instant cold

does the rest.

Probably the time Io coming when forest. flres wlll be fought mainly from the ulr. The helicop- ter- lends itself to detecting Incip- ient bush fires and dropping flre fighters and necessary equlpmert near the danger spot. Now the lat- est innovation ls the water bomb. The U. s. Army Alr Force has been experimenting with such bomibs 1a a‘ national forest In Montana. Fires have been preset, then 15-29’: and P47 pursuit planes fly Over the area and drop a pal:- tern of bombs such as ls done ltl actual warfare. A veritable ava- lanche of water ls loosed. The idea. seems practical. - Kitchener Rec- 0rd.

Hair-raising flctlon wlll be the "hlef sufferer from the debunking job performed on qulcksand by Prof. Phlllp C. Rutledge, North- western Unlverslty engineer. He points out. that, since the human body is lighter than sand and water. it just Isn't. possible to slnk out of sight. as horror-tale vlllalns often do when overtaken by retri- bution. It could hardly be less dll- concerllng to learn that a ghost 1a lighter than alr and hence couldn't descend without lead shoes. Ghosts wouldn't llke lead shoes because they pull ectoplasmlc legs out of shape. If 1t now should turn out that the blte of the rate East In- dlan asp ls a good source of Vita- mln A, and that an lclcle bullet really won't penetrate flesh. the mystery wrlters are ln a bad way. As it 1s, qulcksand wlll slow up a character. but it. won't dispose of him. He'll have bo go on for un- other chapter. - Chicago Dally News.

The tendency of people past. the age of 40 yours to put, on weight, may not be a sign of continued good health. but. health authorities warn that only a physlclan can be sure on that point, so oar-e should be taken ln any program for reducing ivelght. For instance, 1t 1s not n.1- ways safe to indulge ln strenuous exerclse_ all of a sudden, to take off the extra pounds. If the ex- cess weight has been due, as 1t. may be, to some organic disease, such exercise may only make this dis- ease worse. In thls.'as ln all health matters, national health authorities advlse-"See the family docwin" Middle-lagers should resist the temptation to Indulge ln violent. physical exertion on their annual holidays. Health people at Ottiwa warn "Those who llve sedentary llves can't suddenly become Zsports‘ with safety. particularly lf they are past the playtime of ilfe. Tho family doctor familiar with their normal types of actlvlitflshould be consulted about the type of recrea- tion which wlll benefit them and not harm them." _Brandon Sun.

There la a klnd of champion who comes along now and then to hlnt that lf you really want. to reach the heights you have to show that everyone‘ ls out of step but you, comments The Hamilton Specta- tor. Like Bobby Locke. the golfer. who finds American pros a ilttle balmy ln the head and rubs lt in by taking several thousands of dollars ln prize money In his first jaunt on U. S. soll. Bobby ls un- orthodox ln a lot. of ways, we are told. In the first. place. he comes from South Afrlca. which seems like an unorthodox place for o golfer to come from; he uses his ivoods from 300 yard out. because an lI'Ol'l uses too much energy. and lastly (which appeals to us) re gives a loud guffaw to the their; that practice makes perfect. Hero lr how he puts 1t: "I don't. won't to leave my game on the practice tee. as I figure n golfer has only so many good shots ln his system. Why not save them for the actual round? I am amazed at the way American pros use up energy 1n practice, for that sort of ordeal would wear me out physically and mentally. To mo. It. smacks of flruiigery, and 1f golf Isn't. a game nlavod for fun, then lt becomes hard work. That's my philosophy, anyhow." There ls a sort. of charm- lnz unfsmlllar Oriental touch a- bout this thesis. To the duffel- crowd it wlll he some source of consolation tin know that all our load shots were used up 1n o

capacity, and this wlll only be 1'

Telegram. No one knows whether‘.

patches on the tongue, gums and ' and “vb “T111188 0f the cheeks) and other l mjmcje,

IJUBLIC FORUM

Thll column II open w tho sfllounlon by corra- lpondoutl of questions ul Inloreot. Tho Charlottetown Guardian does not neocons- lly undone the opinion of correspondent.

ATI T§ ANOTHER CONVENTION?

Sir,—-Ma.ny letters have appeared ‘ 1n the Public Forum of your paper recs-ally re. litre Liberal convention at Braiiislbane. It. ls qulte evident that there was something far from rlgitit ln connection with it; as there may not be an election for a ‘ year or so, why not. scrap that con- vention business anil have another convention when the business may be done decently and in order? Wihal say Messrs. W. F. A. Slew- art and F. Large? ~ I am. Sir, eta. AN OLD LIBERAL. (Patriot please copy)

Lovesome, Loathsome

(Globe and Mall)

The garden, it ls sald, “ls a love- some thing." and “the purest of human pleasures." The poet (who obviously llves ln an apartment) writes of the heavy scent of love- 1y blooms, the light, damp klss o! dew upon the earth, of "thyme nncl bergamot. dark-splked rosemary

{and myrrh. lean-stalked purple

lavender." The seed catalogue se- duces with rich, beautiful prose color plates of botanical fat cabbages and golden beans. And so annually, 1n spring, his pockets flllecl with seeds. shoul- ders bowed under the weight. of implements. the gardener goes forth. confident and unafraid, the black earth to till and tame.

In March_ through the disappear- ing snow, he tests the raw, wet earth and goes indoors to reread the seed folders and draw brave diagrams for the rows o1’ string beans and hills of squash. In Ap- rll he cleans the yard of broken twigs. winter-stained newspaper! and the forgotten trlvla of the previous November. In May he turns the expectant. fruitful soll. adds shore-bought fertilizer and rakes 1t Into order. With metematl- cal preclslon he lays out. the whlte strings that mark the carrot and the radish rows. In June. he knows. the seeds wlll germinate (it says so an the package). and 1n even ranks of varying shades of delicate green the little plants wlll march up to the back fence.

In May and June. loo. he ten- derly lays in the bedding plants. Now asters, balsam. canterbury bells; then cosmos. rlelphlnliim and eschscholtzla . . all the way down to verbene and zlrmla. The lawn, if course, receives cllnlcal attention. It ls scraped. raked. rolled. weeded and seeded. This. indeed. wlll be the hest year yet. -

Bub why ls lls. just: as the palri of old wounds 1s forgotten with pass- lng time. the amateur gardener, the elmpletori. so blithely forgets the Horrld Things which pop. sprout, crawl. climb, dig and chew. Surely. ln his nalvety. he does not believe for- a moment that the outworm. the aphid. the caterpil- lar, blight, dandelion. chlclrweed and twitch grass of previous sum- mers were passing phenomena. Yet. he ls always surprised to flnd that. the rzrass grows with enormous vlg- . or on his driveway and amid the beet. sprouts, but dries up and turns brown on the well-watered lawn; that somehow the radish got mlx- ed with clover seed. or vice versa. arid that there are soon great holes ln the bean leaves.

By July the battle has been join- ed; by early August 1t. to at its height. Behlnd hls bowed back the weeds pop up llke jacks-ln-the- box. The tomatoes nod wearlly to- ward the greylng earth. and the corn 1s scarcely as high as a span- lel's eye. The rose plants are sticky wlth mlcroblc creatures. the nellzh- bor's Airedale has uprooted the nnsturtlums and the children have broken the hinges on the snap- dragons. Naturally. by this time. the lawn 1s covered with little plies of sand. stocked with lovlrii; care by a hundred mllllori black ants that appeared overnight. The alr ls thick with nicotine sulphate and loud with the snapping of pruning shears.

For all this. the amateur garden- er (who 1s also an amateur fisher- man) wlll tell you that his vege- tables are bigger, his roses are full- er and tits sweet. peas sweeter than ever before. A garden he flbs. "ls a lot of fun." secretly resolving to let the whole business go to pot next year. But. comes spring again and he wlll be back. prodding through the snow. at the raw, w». earth. A garden. you know, "ls a lovesome thing . . ." former incarnation and that the woeful lack of results from prac- l-lclng and becoming more imper- fect. prove It. And, after all. If It takes hard American dollars 1n the bargain, the Idea has every- thing.