-'3 carried an exceptionally heavy personal in-

” in another way, it now takes nearly half of 3 all thatlBr'itlsh export industries can earn .. in the midst of en all-out export drive, to pay for the food Britain must buy abroad.

A rhus some

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unouu-rion of cutting down the margin between pro- tein City 2... . ' 3;... ducers' and consumers' prices, thus reduc- 'Ai"l'P,i,',J'"'”Pl WM. 3-3; ing the burden of consumer subsidies. 1...; N" pa; N- ,,,, W 13,... As reported in The Farming News, Sir

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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink"

CHABLOTTETOWN WEDNESDAY.-l'h. II, 1061.

The Dairy Earner Pldelsli

Mr. Gilbert McMillan, president of'the Dairy Farmers of Canada, posed a question for urban consumers of farm products when he spoke to the Rotary Club in Ot- tawa recently. Noting the insistent de- mand among urban consumers for cheap- er food, especially cheaper dairy products. he asked how this could be expected in view of rising wage rates and the cost of urban- produced goods and services.

Mr. McMillan used the word "balance" to illustrate his point, and it was his con- tention that urban wages, hours of work and costs generally, were today out of bal- ance with farm prices for milk. Having to work long hours seven days a week, the dairy farmer was feeling the economic pinch to a greater degree than those in other types of food production, declared Mr. Mc- Millan. The result was that less milk was being produced in Canada, so much so that imports were now necessary, and he con- sidered this a cause for genuine alarm in View of the world situation. '

"Mr. McMillan," says the Ottawa Journal, "was, of course, pleading the cause of one group, a cause not very popular in consumer circles these days. Any price advance in milk immediately becomes a subject of controversy, although other foods have jumped in price without any similar outcry. Mr. McMillan contends that only potatoes, fish and citrus fruits, among all the necessary foods, have shown a lesser price increase than milk in the past ten years. p -

"In the controversy over milk prices one pint is often lost sight of. Economies may be possible.in delivery costs, one of the larger cost items in putting a bottle of milk on the consumer's doorstep. For in- stance there is every-other-day delivery. In cities where this has been suggested labor and some consumers have been in opposition. It might mean fewer jobs, a lessening of services consumers have come to expect.

”Meanwhile the dairy farmer is trying to settle matters in his own way. He is producing less milk, going into other lines' of farming or, worse still, abandoning his farm and moving into the towns and cities for the high wages and shorter hours now available.

"So far nobody has come up with a solution pleasing to either the dairy farmer or the people who must purchase his pro- ducts."

Arrest Forilelit

It must come somewhat as a surprise

to many to realize that arrest and im- prisonment for debt are still possible in this Province. In some cases, notably where the debtor is a norl-resident, it is not even necessary to apply for a judge's order before having the High Sheriff seize the body of the debtor as security for pay- ment. , Undoubtedly Capias proceedings were kept on the statute book in 1939 when it was. being consolidated only in order to provide an extraordinary remedy to cope with cases of deliberate fraudby keeping the debtor within jurisdiction.

The provisions of the Bailable Proceed- ings Act, however, are widel'and it is not in accord with modern ideas of the rel- ative sanctity of personal rights and property rights that being in debt should expose the individual to arbitrary depriv- ation of personal liberty.

Battle For Better Living

Britain today, and for years past, has

come tax, which takes as much as 95 cents out of every dollar of income from well-to- do people. Government revenue from per- sonal income tax. therefore, is high. Nearly one-third of total income tax revenue goes to pay consumer food suluidies, which amount to some 246 million pounds per year on home-produced food and on im- ported food a further 164 million pounds. Putting this cost of' consumers' subsidies

Ii”! HNIUPI produce halt the British peo-

Wales. Sir James was discussing what he called Britairgs "battle for better living." He was urging producer marketing schemes, which he believed to be the best method

James believed that a full use of British agricultural resources would result in in- creasing home production of carcass meut by one-third to one-half. Increasing the average milk production per cow from 6,000 to 7,000 pounds per year, would pro- duce an additional 3.75 billion pounds of milk without any increase in the number of cows. British pig production is only about 71 per cent .of pre-war, while the 1952 tar- get figure is 92 per cent of pre-war. Home

about one-sixth of total consumption, the balance being imported from the continent.

EDIIURIAI. NOIES

Feast of St. Valentine. I 0 0 . A City Beautification Scheme is the right thing in the right place; at the right time. I O I On this day, to tiny lots and silvered brows, the all-important question is, ”Will you be my Valentine?" I O O The Netherland immigration delegation takes its leave today to be succeeded, be it hoped, by land-loving Dutch families. D O O

In the city street traffic would benefit greatly were the snow from the side of the streets shovelled onto the centre.

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Many otherwise uninsurable ex-service- men have their last opportunity this year to apply for veterans insurance, the dead- line being six years after discharge.

0 O I

Probably wasted were the feverish ef- forts of a few weeks ago to persuade a conquering Red China to call a halt to op- erations in Korea. The same efforts timed to coincide with severe Chinese losses might bring more favorable reaction. I 3 I

The Department of National Health and Welfare has released a number of "howl- ers" culled from correspondence received in connection with child allowances. Its English counterpart probably shows great- er maturity in making public the boners perpetrated by officialdom itself.

, O I I

In union is strength, that is in part why the Business Women's Club made such a favourable impression on the City Coun- cil with their brief. The Councillors knew all about the things contained in the brief, but it had never occurred to them to put them before the Council to be made effective. It was suggested that the recom- mendations might well be read over once every year as a timely reminder. 0 O 0

Captain James Cook, English navigator and discoverer, died this date 1778. He entered the Navy in 1755, and thirteen years later sailed as a lieutenant on the H. M. S. Endeavour on a voyage of dis- covery in the South Pacific. This was the first of three such voyages in each of which he added geographical knowledge to the powers-that-bel He was murdered in Hawaii on his way home from his last ex- pedition. ,- 0 O 0 An awful lot of travelling is done now- adays in politics, business and sport, and it is questionable if any more is obtainable from it than in the old days when the ends aimed at were reached by the old fashioned method of correspondence. People do not write letters nowadays: they telephone, or slip into a train or'airpiane and hold per- sonal interviews, all adding to the cost, but saving considerable time and bother. But it means more Help and more expense for the time being.

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A certain young Montrealer would be behind prison bars today were it not for the qdality "of a friendship, says The Ga- zette. Because he was dark-complexioned he was identified in complete good faith as the man who had assaulted a member of a religious order there. Despite denials, which were of no avail, he was headed for prison. His friend, however, had not lostfaith, and set out to do a little sleuthing on his own. Through devious means he established con- tact with a stool-pigeon who claimed to know a man who had boasted of the crime. He ran down the criminal, and persuaded police, who felt it was a waste of time, to bring him in. When the second man was placed in the headquarters line-up, mem- bers of the religious order withdrew their first identification, and pinned guilt on the second man." He confessed, was tried, and is now in prison. His only resemblance to the other was a dark complexion which would have meant years behind bars for

production of vegetables, by value, is only I

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nu column is open to no discussion by correspondent. of questions or interest. The Guardian does not uooeessr-. ll: endorse the opinion or , correspondents.

POTATO MAIKETING

Sir.-"orderly Marketing” is a pleasant sounding phrase that has been used by the Agriculture as one of the cure-slls to insure growers high prices for their potatoes.

Upon analysis. the phrase has no direct bearing on the condit- ions which govern the price paid here or elsewhere for potatoes.

It should be remembered that Prince Edward Islandr grows about 2 per cent of the potatoes grown in North America. and our volume has hardly any bearing on the net prices we receive.

Witness the crop of 1949. Prince Edward Island shipped about 12,- 000 carloads of potatoes. At pres- ent it is estimated that the crop of 1950 will total 8.000 cars. yet the not price so for is much than the previous year.

the past two years is the large volume of potatoes (52.8-10.000 bushels) grown in Long Island. New York and Pennsylvania.

As long as these areas were selling for 51.00 per cwt. FOB cars and trades within short truolring distance of the main consuming areas. it was impossible for us to move any quantity of potatoes to this or any other market. and thus your , "orderly marketing" was entirely out of the question. Our potatoes are required for food and seed in the volume and at the time the various areas want them. We are farther nway from the consuming markets than any other major producing area. and to make sales and net the best returns requires skill. per- sistance and selling judgment that onlv comes with experience.

The idea that is put forward whereby others must have our potatoes at our price is entirely

false. and can only lead to dis- llsler: as good potatoes are avail- n-blc throughout North America frrin a number of major produc- ing areas. we are. Sir. eic. POTATO DEALERS ASSOCIATION. Charlottetown, . s

Feb. 13, 1951.

'l'HE RING ROT LEVY

Sir,-We note in your issue of February 13!-h certain allegations regarding the paymen-t , of Rinug Rot Levy, signed by ilhe Potato Dealers' Association per G. Elliott Full. President. We welcome this opportunity to place this question before the judigm-zint of the potato growers of Prince Edward island. We have not paid all our levy for the 1949 crop year. The rea- son svho-uld not be difficult for these potato dealers to under- stand. The amount we owe is less than 10 per cent of the total owed by the members of the Poia-lo Deaiers' Association. When it be- came evident that so many Island dealers were going to oslhirk this obligation. our organization de- cided io WlilI'.ii'.'l0ld payment as a considered stop in focusing attent- ion upon this evasion of respons- ibility to fammers and potato grow- ers of P. E. I Not wishing to go fsrifielr than this. and realizing ihat i.'h-is producer organization would shortly be singled out for unlfair criticism, we have paid all the levy for the i950 crop year. Now we do not propose to go into any lengthy discussion of grievances as to this Ring Rot tax. so. to settle this matter, we are pleased to submit a fair propos- ilion to the Potato Deale1-s' Assoc- iaion. We shall be pleased to pay the amount of our balance owing -wlhioh, remember, is less than 10 per cent of the toial unpaid balance of this Eund-just as soon as the members of the Potato Dezlci-s' Association pay iihe other 90 per cent of the outstanding levy. We will go even farther ihan iihis. We are ready to post I cheque wiuh tilie Marketing Board, which cheque shall be payable to the Ring Rot Fund just as soon as ilhe members of line Potato Den.iers' Association pay their outstanding lev . ' - If the President of the Potato Dealers Association gets his mem- bers to pay their outstanding levy. then this matter is closed and settled: and there is no need for further ridiculous protestations through the press about "favour; ed and soclallstic organizations who do not pay their levy- We have not mentioned any names. nor do we propose to do so; but we feel that the President of the Poiroio Dealer-s' Assocllliioll has made an unprovoked attack upon Island Co-operative Services. We trust that this letter will Show him the way to set his own house in order. As soon as he sels hi- members to ply Rind 34” I-WY. then all of this much needed Fund will automatically be WW0 '"”' able for the protection of the D0- ta-lo giiowerssiof E. 1- sm r ..

'.mno1vu: O'BRIEN. Manager, island Co-op Services. Charlottetown.

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The factor which controlled the price on the Atlantic seaboard for

An inventor claim: he has per- fected an automobile brake that will stop a car going 70 mnes an hour i-n a distance of 2.0 feet. 'Dhe claim may be valid. but we dislike thinking about how far it would take occupants of the front seat to stop and what condition they would be in. - Kingston Whig.

It was with some question as to its success that the London Public Library purchased a bookmobile and decided on the policy of bringing the library to the public. The city is growing and there are many districts for from either 0 main library or the br:mr:';.cs. The Library Beard did not have the funds to erect new libraries and was not sure of the best locations. And so with some hesitation there was inaugurated the bookmobile. it has been a success beyond the ex- pectations of the Library Board. January was the first month that the bookmobile was tried out. It was staticned one day a week in outlying districts. 'Ilhcre were more books circulated liirnugli tile book- mobile for the month than in the south or southeast branch librar- yles. The total library circulation -for the month showed a large in- crease. It was the children, whose parents probably feared to have them travel so far to existing lib- raries, who took the chief advant- age of the bookmobile, but older people are more and more using the travelling library. - (London Free Press).

Edna Dicfenhaker will the friend of all the House of Commons. She was in the gallery day after tiny during long sessions and her in- terest in the discussion of public affairs never flagged. She was known to everyone who worked on The Hill because she had, in full measure, the Western gift of friendship. So much a part of the Ottawa scene, it was difficult to

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FATHER MAILLARD

"it is impossible now to ascer- tain by whom the Micmacs of Prince Edward Island were first converted to the Christian faith. But one fact .whlch the student of their history cannot fail to dis- cover is that Rev. Father Maillard did more than any other to keep alive the holy flame enkindled in their hearts by the first ' at-ies. with true apostolic charity he devoted himself to their wel- fare, lived amongst them. shared their privations, sympathized with them in their sorrows and partici- pated in their joys. He mastered their language that he might in- struct. them in their own tongue. and after the lapse of more than a. century, the effects of his dis- interested labours are still dis- cernible amongst them. . . .

"Yet perhaps no figure of Cans- dlan history has received a great- er share of silence than Father Mnillard. No chiselled urn marks his last; resting place, no sculp- tured marble nor lmperishable brass records his virtues. He died at. Halifax in 1762. and was laid to rest in a Protestant cemetery. as there was no burial place for

Catholics in Halifax until years after his death." -From "The Early History of

the Catholic church in Prince Ed- ward Island." by Rev. John C. Maclliiilan. 1005.

I Notes By The Way I;

realize that when the House was not in session she 'had another home and another circle of friend- ship in Prince Albert and in Sask- atchewan generally. she was a school teacher before she married Mr. John Diefenbaker, one of the outstanding figures of the Pro- gressive Conservative party and a prominent lawyer. She was in ev- ery sense a. good member's wife, accepting with cheerful grace the task of having to care for two homes. one in the constituency and one in Ottawa. She was cheerful always, well-informed on public at- fairs, loyal and tolerant. Site has been taken by death before she became old, and in sympathizlng with her husband Ottawa mourns the loss of a happy traveller who had done her modest part in pro- moting goodwill and understand- ing in a far-flung country.-(Ob tawa Joumnl).

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FROM 'THE CHURCH PORCIT

Resort to sermons, but. to prayers

most; .

Praying's the end of preaching. 0 be dresi.

Stay not for th' other thou hast lost

A joy worth worlds. doth jc

Away thy blessings. and extremely flout. thee.

Thy clothes being fast. but thy soul loose about thee . . .

pin; why Thus hell

Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge: .

If thou misllkc him, ceiv'st him not.

God calleth preaching folly. Do not grudge

To pick out treasures from an earthen pot.

The worst speak something good; if all want sense.

God takes a text and preachcth patience! -George Herbert (1593-1633).

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On the formation of the Math- ieson Government. I became a member without portfolio. The following composed the Govern- merit:

Hon. John A. ldathieson, Prem- ier and Attorney-General.

Hon. Murdoch MscKlnnon. Com- missioner of Agriculture.

Hon. James McNeill, Commis- sioner of Public Works.

Without Portfolio:

Hon. John McLean. Sourls.

Hon. John A. Mcbonild. Card- igan. ' Hon. Harbour. I-ion. W. S. Stewart, Charlotte-

town.

Hon. Murdoch Kennedy. Bread- aibspe.

I-ion. A. E. Areensult, Bay.

The first thing of major political importance undertaken by Mr. Mathieron after he became Prem- ier wes the drawing up of a brief for presentation to the Borden Government in which arguments for additional subsidy were care- fully prepared.

Premier Mathieson was accom-

Albert Prowle. Murray

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panled to Ottawa by the Hon. John MaeLean and myself. After a full presentation before the

Cabinet. Mr. Methieson asked that a select committee of the Privy Council be named to so into more intimate detail respecting Prince Edward Island's claims. Sir Robert Borden, who had led his Party to victory the year before. agreed to the Proposal for the appointment of such a committee and named himself, Sir George Foster. Sir Thomas White. Hon. Mr. Pellet- tier. and possibly one other as the members. 0 I I

In the meantime. while We were waiting for a further conference. we spent our time in soliciting the favour of each member of the Government on behalf of our cause. I remember quite vivldl)' that after an especially lonil ill" terview with Sir GOOFSE Foster. he put his arm over Mr. Mac- Lean's shoulder as we were leav- ing liig office and said. "John. my heart bleeds for Prince Edward Island.” We felt much encourazt-"0 by those words for Sir George had the reputation of being very cold and not easily moved. If he was so much in sympathy Wml 0"? aims then we felt the others would be also.