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" President. Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President. Wm. R.

Burnett; Secy.-'I‘reus., G. NI. Burnett; Editor and Manual"; Director. J. B. Burnett; Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

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

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Mr. Learifs llistory

Fcw lii:t;ri:al ortlclcs have created as much inorcst as hos the series entitled "Bedequc Unircd Church: tiie History of o Methodist Cir- cult in Prince Edward lsland," the last install- ment of which appeared in Saturday's Guardian. This is nct surprising, as the record is not only exceptionally well presenfcd and documented, but covers ci large part of the history of the Empire Loyolists and their descendants in this Province.

We are permitted now to state that the autlicr is Mr, Gczrge Leord, cf Scuris, a native of the Bedeque district, whose hobby for several years past has been the compilation of historical data on Prince Edward lsland, and especially on matters relating to his native community. He has bzen an occasional contributor to The Guardian for scrne y:ars, always modestly under the in- itials "E.S.D." The pr:sent work represents his magnum opus, which we venture to predict will be read and re-read for many years to come, not only in this Province but wherever Prince Edward

A lsland families have migrated, and indeed wherever a well-told tale of pioneer achieve- ment is of interest.

Mr. Leard's history will be published in

book form this Spring, complete with forty il- lustrations. lt will make a handsome gift to islanders abroad as well as at home, and in years to come may prove, even from the financial stand-point, a most profitable investment. For we h_ava_little doubt but that as a "first edition" it will come to rank in time among the treas- ures of Canadian bibliography.

Suburban health ‘Problem

The potential health menace from unsani- tary conditions iii areas adjoining Charlottetown continues to be o problem. lt has beerdiscussed in the press, at service clubs and in the Legis- lature. Many factors enter into q solution of the problem, and some interesting ones are dis- cussetl in the recently tabled report of the Pra- vincial Department of Reconstruction, which in- cidentally contains a great deal of valuable in- formation.

The main problem, of course, is that of in- stalling sewage and water systems. Up to this time the City corporation has been handicapped by the lack of sufficient water, but jt is under- stood that a new well is being installed on the ‘Union Road which will meet all water require- ments. However, it is not at all certain that the suburban residents would vote themselves into the City corporation, or that our civic auth- oriiies have any desire to extend the City's facil- ities in view of the high cost of installation, and the revenue that woiild accrue therefrom.

The Department of Reconstruction reports, however, that in the disposal of surplus war equipment there is available at present a com- plete sewage disposal plant at MountsPleasani airport, which originally cost $37,000 and can be purchased at this time for less than $3,000. This equipment originally took care of the sew- age of an area one mile square with a popula- tion of 2,500 persons, and it is within the bounds of possibility that it could be utilized either in the Gaytown ore_o or the Porkdale area.

Also, at the Charlottetown airport there is a well capable of pumping approximately 375,- 000 gallons of water daily. lf a line were run from this pump to the main line on the Brack- ley Road, the reservoir could be kept filled at all times and assist in the present water short- age. The equipment used for this well is elec- trically driven and in addition thers is a 50 ‘horsepower gasoline engine which is used as on auxiliary.

No time should be lost in inquiring further ‘into the feasibility of'this suggestion. The re- port above quoted states that during the past year work on the survey of the environs of Chor- lottetown has continued and is about 80 per cent completed. The field work by the engin- eering staff has been completed and a plan of the area has been dzgfted. The completion ol the watcr samples awaits the arrival of Dr. K. Sharpe, who is expected to take up his duties as engineer in the Spring following completion If post-graduate work in sanitation.

The Reconstruction Department report also notcs that conditions in the village of O'Leary and the town of Kensington are not_all they could be, and some thought should be given to health measures in these two localities. A survey would show what is necessary and from data obtained on estimate of cost could be prepared.

A suggestion that the Provincinl Govern- ment take the lead in calling a meeting of rep-

" rosentatives of all parties concerned. has been

made in the Legislature, and it is ‘bnc vllliflli will likely be lndorsed by other members. As the Opposition loader. Dr. MocMiIlalI. M" l! "W rnenting on the situation, when vital questions pf public h-soltli are concerud, public health lflngis-

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parflablesobout human virtues are easy to under- stand, such as the shepherd seeking for the lost sheep, the tares in the wheat, the seed on stony ground, qnd the mills of God 'grinding slow, yet exceeding small.’ lt seems that the cities want to alter all theold fundamental things. They talk of ‘rights’ and 'equalitics‘ in fundamental things. The farmer growing a crop very sel- dcm gets his; ‘rights’. Very often he gets much more, which is bad for him,_ond quite frequent- ly he gets much less. There is no equality in natural things. There is no fairness in a life based on the soil. Equality of sacrifice and fair- ness of reward are city things. However de- sirable ihzy may be there is nothing in the world to hint that they are attainable. Perhaps, though, the problem lies in deciding what a man means by reward. The cities make all things too complicated and too simple. ‘Reward’ means money and nothing else. The money which shepherd and I get for caring for sheep for a month is less than a film star is paid in an hour. Yet l would not change my wintery hills for all the artificial sunshine of the studios. When you walk home from the sheepfold the folly of the cities seems very for away. Here it is easier to think of the Gocd Shepherd who glveth His life for His sheep."

EDHURIAI NUftb - I. David's Day, Piifroiii Saint of

Prices are reaching their level, but not all

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The blustery month, and the beginning of the Spring thaw.

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"All that was left of them," commemorat- ed Paardeberg yesterday.

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Tlfe Junior Farmers may soon equal the Jun- ior Rcd Cross in popularity and effectiveness. Organization and enthusiasm are what counts most in such success.

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Premier Jones sees little prospect of Fed- eral tax reduction because of the Ottawa gov- ernmentscommittments in sociul legislation and bounties. A lame excuse for statesmen who boost their own indemnities 59 per cent, tax free.

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The collection of taxes by one government to be spent by another is rapidly making thrift an antiquated virtue among governments. The question no longer is, is it necessary to tax the people for this thing, but rather, this looks like something we could gft nionfy for.

‘Ex-servicemen who become familiar with the work ofmodern Canadian artists through silk- screen prints in the various canteens and messes will soon be seeing them again. The Bank of Montreal has purchased a large quantity, and will soon be displaying them in its branch offices.

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The general comment on the proceedings of the Legislature is that, so for, the debate on the Address has been on a high level. The Mover, Seconder, Leader of the Opposition and the Pre- mier set a good example by their incisiveness and brevity, and those following them are maintain- ing the standard and pace. n

External Affairs Minister St. Laurent was evading the question when he told the Commons that the Geneva Trade Agreement does not it- self revoke the ban on margarine. What Parlia- ment wants to know is whether "this country has bouhd itself to revpkexhnt ban.

lt is welcome news that many historical docu- merits relating to Prince Edward lsland have been transferred to the Dominion Archives from Lon- don. It should not be necessary, however, for students to go even as far as Ottawa to study our lsland history, and it is most desirable that photos-tatic copies of all relevant documents be made available here.

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The socialization policy of the British Gav- ernment commenced this date 1946, by the no tionalization of the Bank of England, known for generations as "The Old Lady of Threadneedlc Street," whose well-stuffed stocking was always available to needy borrowers possessed of the required collateral, or other reputable credit.

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Reports that_ the First Sea Lord Sir John Cunningham has been promoted to the Royal Navy's highest rank, Admiral of the Fleet, are slightly in error. The Navy's highest rank is Lord High Admiral. It is, however, in commis- sion (The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty). The last individual to hold the office was Lord Howard of Effingham. *

Many hundreds of people throughout the Province will regret to learn of the death yes- terdoy of Mr. P. J. MacDonald, of the well known grocery firm in Charlottetown, and father of His Worship, Mayor B. Earle MacDonald _ond four sons, all occupying prominent positions in the city. -Mr. MacDonald had partially retired from business for some years, but was almost daily .in attendance at his store which enjoyed large patronage from city and country alike. He personally did not take a very active port in public affairs, but while in good health was prominent in church and social work. The-sym- pathy of a verflarge circle will be extended to the sorrowingJamily. '

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Three years ago, on March l, ‘I945, two coin ponies of the Essex Scottish Regiment launched the initial attack of what turned out to be one of the bltiercst battles of the war. Shortly after eight o'clock that morning, they moved in on German troops strongly entrenched in _the lloch- wold Forest. The officer who led one company- "C" Company-was Major Frederick A. Tllston. of Toronto. He was the firstto much the enemy position, first to take a prisoner and one of the first to be seriously wounded. In all, he was ’ thnerlii tlioatsocli and lost both lcialt offlhls injuries. For hls "calm gallant conduct and moi disregard for

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Major Tilston was awarded the Victoria Ciel.

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Science has let down it! hair and admitted it can't. give goal.- a personality. The changeover, ll: seems. ls coniplleaueil by too many gnlffs, ands and butts. - Windsor

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A long time ago someone saltl "things are never so bad that they couldn't. get worse." We agree _but we never did like that. Pol- lyanlia twraddle that insisted on smiling through a catastrophe that. burnt the barn. kllleclTirandpa and soured all the mllk, simply he- euuse lt. didn't. step the bread from rising. -- Kingston Whm-Stamb ard.

Once a bathtub was supposed to be a sign of civilization. Now. ac- cording to an observant plumber, it is fast vanishing -—llke the buf- falo -aiid may soon be extinct. shower-baths are the cause, he says. They are taking over every- where, snd lt. is just. a matter of time when the tub will become u relic. Most of us can say, anyway, that we have seen the rise and fall of the bathtub all within a lifetime. - Boston Post.

We have often thought that there are too many organizations in Cn- iiada, that they hold boo many meetings, and that. they hear too many speeches. People might. be better off lf they listened less. and thought more. They might be better off lf they studied thltlgi for themselves, instead of expect- ing somebody else to do the study- ing for them, and condense lt. into a twenty-minute oration. - Calgary Herald.

The church ls human! Yes, but. the very men who disclaim most loudly against her defects take greatest care to plant. their homes beneath her shadow. The church is the greatest protector of human life and libertly that the world ever knew. The church ls the greatest friend of humanity that. exists in the world today; and even her blttereat. enemies would probably not remain long in a communiuy in which the church has been bon- lshed, Yet men will today find great exdoyrnent in telling of the church's faults; and tomorrow in selling their property they vvlll take pains to say that. lt. is near a church. Strange, isn't it. strange? Chstbam News.

The Women's University Club of Winnipeg has taken steps w preserve the memory of Rev. Char- les William Gordon, better known to many thousands as Ralph Con- nor. It. has purchased the home in Winnipeg where the famed au thor-clerygmun spent. many years and dld such fine work. A plaque is being erected there by the gov- ernment. When the people of Wlu- nlpeg do tlils, lt seems strange that. Glengarry county. immortaliz- ed in some of Connor's beoks,‘has no memorial of any klnd to his memory. Cornwall Standard- Freeholder.

Brltlsh educational and scientific experts are wondering what the future of Carol Gallacher, a seven- year-old Glasgow girl will be. Her father ls an engineer who has tra- velled much“ abroad and has ol- ways taken his wife and Carol n.- long with hlm. At. two years Carol startled her mother by singing a verse of "La Macselilalse" 1!! French. At. four she was reading "Vanity Fair" and other classic novels. At school she is always first in every subject lri a higher grade than she should be at. hei age. She has read Plato's "Repub- llc". Dante's “Dlvlnc Comedy’ Darwlns "Origin of Species", More's "Utopia", Marx's "Dos Kn pltal" and Tolstoy's "War and Peace." At present. she ls reading Shakespeare's works. Out. of soliool she plays with dolls and with he.

school friends. She goes to sleep iii the movies. — St. ‘Thomas Journal.

The red planet Mars — named after the Roman deity‘ who stands as the symbol of war -ls now ris- ing to aswiiriency in our tlunuary sky’. Astronomers gazing lnto illP. interminable neutrality of the heavens tell us this mysterious planet. about which so much has been thought and written, Wlli grow brighter until at last. he out- shines. his two rivals in the nlgthr/ show-Saturn and Regulus. Wltri three such performers lrrtlie sky, star gazers who brave the zero nil- will be rewarded with a brilliant picture. Saturn glows ivlth a gold- en radiance; Regulus gleams like e diamond. But lt. is ruddy-faced Mars which holds place of honor in this slderlal theatre. And Mala is the mythical god of war, ano this ls a year pregnant with huge uncertainties and unknown events. -London Free Press.

The Zdconvenlenee to the house- wife whose wash was in the tub or whose iron grew cold under he: hand was a minor source of complaint. More ex , airing view of prevailing prices was the plight. of the housewife who had a cake in the oven. Really serious was the unheralded interruption of industrial operations involving losses which may recoil upon Rv- dro in the form of damage outta. Only one instance need be oltoit of anon ‘a elm tooéllustrate the gra ty o cu rig er with» out warning. A mob?” places its loss at @000 when an

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, Guardian does not moir- tly endorse the opinion oi cv-relpoudoista.

+0000+0+<+o04 000004 v w" EDUCATIONAL REFORMS

Sir, - 1n your Public Fprum of Saturday last appeared a letter

parent, wish to endorse ln every particular. Within the last. few months, in the public press and over the radio, the public has been treated to a surleit of visionary proposals and will-o'~t.lle-\vlsp plan's for what ls culled “Educa- Lioiial Reform". Many think it ls lilgh time that w; come down to realities. -

This week we are to have the be- ginning of a series of broadcasts on the subject "Let's Look at Our Schools" by people who are sup- posed to know what they are bulk- ing about. Let us hope these peo- plg will securely keep their feet on "terra firm-s", avoid the usual bal- ly-hoo", and eschew glittering gen- eralities and lnocuous platitudes. There should be no soaring into the clouds, as has too often been the practice of many of our self- uppolnted "educatloriisls". No glosslng over of the facts with re- spect-to our present sch00l defle- lencles should be tolerated; the public needs the plain unvarrilsh- ed tale; bluster and burying our heads in the sand will be o1 no uvall. Much more than that; ls re- quired. People will expect. concrete suggestions on ways and means of securing and holding competent teachers for our coccrrion scliools.-- which, as everyone conversant with the situation must know, is the one outstanding pmblcim pressing for solution before anything worth while can be accomplished ln any other field.

Ouimcommon schools are the schools of the vasL majority of our children; if these full, all ls lost. Here's lioplng that. the speakers will not fall to impress that fact upon the public during the next few weeks.

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__..___-_.._.__ MR. GILLES REPLIES

Sir, — Press reports of the final meeting of the Provincial Federa- tlon of Agriculture held Friday morning last, indicate that the Livestock Marketing Board came under fire and I note that a com- mittee was appointed to look into the business of the Board, said committee to report back to the directors of the Federation.

Well, Sir, they might as well save themselves shoe leather, as the Livestock Marketing Board wlfi not, under any circumstances. vouchsafe any information to any committee appointed by any Fed- eration or other organization to secure information about our bus- iness. to be relayedt» such an or- ganization to satisfy their collect- ive or individual tnqulsliiveness or possible ulterior motives or both, as the case may be,

The present executive of the board of directors of the Fedefa- tlon of Agriculture has been antag- onistic to, biased, and prejudiced against the manager of the Livo- stiock Marketing Board for some time. This executive is made up mainly of urntoloyees of the Depart- ment of Agriculture of a Govern- ment. that. controls the operations of the sex-Canada Packers packing plant at. Charlottetown, -— who are our clilef competitors in the field af assembling and marketing farm- ers‘ hogs in the Province.

I wonder what. they think we are?

But I'll tell you what we will do: Tim manager of the Marketing Board twill meet. the directors of the Federation at any time, ln any place, for discussion, providing the Press is allowed to be present. and it, make a full report qr proceed- lnrzs. We think this stipulation only fair, and is counteraction to any possible injury that may have ac- crued to the Board. by having its affairs discussed ab a public meet- ing by biased individuals who. judging from their utterance, did not know what they were talking about, and without giVln: _ the Marketing Board manager even llie courtesy of an opportunity to be present and defend his organ- ization, if defence was needed.

This is all for today. But now that the Federation of Agriculture has precipitated this discussion I will have more to any. with your kind peiuilsslon, in a later issue of your valuable paper, which I hope will be both interesting and lllum~ lnailng.

I am, Sir, etc, ' LA. GILLIES Manager Livestock Marketing I Board.

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