-Published every weekday morning It in Pnnes street. Cus-

T H E G U A R D I A N haps Mr. Malenkov had heard the old say-

ing to the effect that more flies can be caught with molasses than with vinegar,

l and Mr. Stalin had not. One persuasive bit of evidence against the genuineness of the new policy is the fact that every now and again Soviet rep-

Olinws. . . . .

I: Carrier: CIIQIIOIIEIUWB. Summe nu. 813.00 per annum Else resentatlves In the Unlted Natlons and """"' "' P' E" ' '9 ”"' pf,"':fmf,'n'?"'””' ""' -U A A N”; elsewhere seem to forget themselves and :lash out at Western ”imperialists and war- mongers" in the best pre-Malenkov fashion. iEven Mr. Malenkov himself, for all his 'secming guilelessness, has let the cat out of Parliament And Foreign Affairs lthe bag on more than one occasion. al- Canadai it is dean has nnderiakcn a most as if he were a little weary of the i pretencesif that is the right name for it-

number of important commitments under . i i i i the Paris agreement Covering the i.earm.ilwhich the exigencies of his first months of A It would be won-

aincnt of the West German Republic and hill”? lhl'h5l llhoh hllll- hcr atlinission to NATO. External Affairs dellful for all Collccmed if M" Nuttihgls

ivhnisini. i)i,ai.Snn has made this Cieai. in aiappraisal of the situation should turn out

press conference immediately following hisl 10 be wmhg and lhal there lsv lh factv 3 i.i,nn.n to Ottawa. The most Significani change for the better in Russia's foreign change in Canadian foreign nohcy is ihai - policy; but at the moment there is little, if Germany will become, fqllowing ratification ahylhlhgv to Wai'”lhl- any Sllch hope-

of the Paris agreement by Parliament, a

8-D Day

full partner in European defence. Of all the many special days which fill

loitetown. P E. 1.. by The Thomson Compsny Limited. tlioverl Prlnco Edwin! lsllnl LII! lhn DUI" Iiditni Ind Iilzmagcr. Ian A Burnett Assuclatv Editor. FIIIII Wslker Brunch offices ll summrrliae. Monunuc Ina Alberlon Autism ' ind As Second Class Msil by tho Post Office Depsrtmznt.

"The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink."

FRIDAY. NOV. 5, 1954

Were Parliament now in session. early 1'-'-1lifiCElii0il Oi llle Paris aglleelllelll Would the United States secular calendar, none is lllltloulllleflly be an lmD01'l3-I'll DSyCll0l0EZlC&l more important than the one coming up. factor in securing the necessary ratifica-I by pi-esidentiai pi-ooiainaiioni on Dec. 15 tion of the French National Assembly, the: it is io he oaiied Safe Driving Dsyain Bonn Parliament and other national legis- ponuiar usage, 5.1) Day, Already an ex. laturcs. As things stand. with Prime Min-I ieusivs oduoaiionai hrogi-ami directed to Ister St. Laurent having announced that service oiuhsi Civic oi.gan:zaiionSy L.hui.Ch Parliament Will be Called 85 early 8-S 1305' groups, schools, and labour unions, has sible in January. Canada will probably rate been set in motion. The hope is that on

as an "3150-Fan" in llle l'ilall.V lmlmrlalll. that one (lay there will be no traffic fatal-

task of consolidating the defences of thcliiiv anyiviiei-e in iho Counh.v free world. Moreover, debate in the House it oeriaiiiiv is an ambitious obi-ooiive Of Commons. While Offering 110 Obstacle 30 In view of the lamentable fact that one per- ratification, would have served the useful son is hiiied on America,-K highways every purpose of acquainting the Canadian pub- inui-teen minutes and one lic fully with the implications of the under-3 iiveni'v.thi-so seconds. But it is amazing takings entered lnl0 at L0IlCl0Il and P3Yl5- what a concentrated and well-planned ef- Instead, with Parliament meeting only if; foi-i can do once it has Caught the nonuiai. JE1llU3l”.V- llebalc l5 likely I0 be ll3Slb' ahlli imagination: and, while the announced goal ill-C0l'lSlfl9T9d- - lis a little too much to expect, if S-D Day M13 Pearson l5 l0 he Chmmehded for his! can serve to emphasize the fact that the contribution-which is substantial-to the ti-affiC.Safety problem is one of 1ocai.com. recent aCl'ileV6m6ntS Of Western dlPl0maCy- munity as well as national concern, it will It is all the more unfortunate that Parlia-i be of ii-omondous vaiuoi it wiii be inter, m9lll- hN'Flll-SP (ll ill? lafk Of all a'llUml'l csting to watch the results of this import- session. will have little opportunity to as-N ant piogi-sin; ii is io he hoped that, even I655 the m9l”ll-5 Of lllat 3Cl1l9Vem9llt- if they are not entirely satisfactory, they will at least give encouragement to all A Canada council those agencies and individuals, In Canada Canada is iviihont any official body as well as in the. United States, who view similar to the British Council to support and Wflh alarm the Wldesillead 5la'-lglllier Of the encourage the arts. According to the Newl hlghwil-V5 and are llollli-I 9V9l'YtlllllB they York Times, however, consideration is be- can '0 Correct lhe Sad 5llllall0"- lng given to rectify the omission. To study the matter, it is reported that the Prime EDITORIAL NOTES Minister has appointed a committee with Guy Fawkes Day, 1505 himself as chairman consisting of Cabinet. on o . Ministers L. B. Pearson, Walter Harris and The announcement by prime Minister -'l-lW- Plfkelsgllla Wlllcll Wlll ll9P0l'l l0 llli” St. Laurent that a conference on taxation Cabinet as a whole next week. Presumablyi may he heid before the end of the yoai. is legislation would be drafted for submission fair warning for the provinces to make 3 '60 Parllamfzlllt lclose study of the workings of the present Alll0llE1 ill? Dl'fllV?r hlllhllhhs Of Such 3 agreements. It would be a pity to exchange

council, as outlined in the report of llltiiihe oxisiing agi-ooniont for one which in-Ov,4clali statements and uu(litoi'S' I'D-i por 5

Massey Commission of 1949-1951, would be! ed to be isss advantagoousi

the underwriting of tours of musicians, bal- - o o

lets and scholars both abroad and in Can- "instead of putting me dangerous Ci-ini. 3ll3- ll"? 9-Vhllllllhll Oi Calltldlah all ahmallv inals in still closer confinement, we should 89ll8FHll.V cncourarze lhe fills and he 61 C-l'l'3Fs leave them where they are and take the lng house for information about Canada. It i-ofoi-nishie men out." says the magazini. could also serve as a national committee of the Canadian Vvoii-are counciii It is for the United Nations Educational, Scicn- argued that instead of a sunei.,ni.ison then.

tific and Cultural Organization. a commit- should he more attention given in pi-ob. fee which this country undertook to set up siion and oaroio services. but has not as yet. v o :-

Thc Times story hints broadly that the (jahadais oxpeiiinont in cncnnmginh,

whole matter is being kept. quiet because Eskimos in "no North" seems to he ni.ov,,

of Quebec sensibilities but A much simpler inn suooossfui. At ieasi iho Riciiviipi i-e. explanation is simply that it is not yet. a, port thai a group moved to Giisc. i.-ioni on mail” hf Ghlwhmhhl P0lll'-V- QU”l3eC;tiie southeastern tip of Ellesmere Island docs. inriecd, jealously guard its rights in and iviihin 1,000 miios of ihe poie an. the mattcr of education but it would be happy and hi-osooivous in ihoii. noiv and difficult to show A Province which is more i-iohoi. hunting ground.

dccply interested in promoting the arts. . . . Birch dieback is now blamed on higher

The only nmel'9lW9 javerage temperatures by the director of a Mr. Anthony Nuttinili Britalnls newt gedzral Iioresg patlioloszlvwlalniiatory hat Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, told he 99" 990” 5 Since 0 lh lcale l 3' a Conservative Party conference the othcrl20'Y93l' temperature aV0l'a895 have Ilse" day ihni it would ho ieoiiy to imagine ihai three degrees Fahrenheit in eastern Can- the new tactics of the Soviet Union mean ildan Thlsa ahddhtoht dllseaseforliihasgglgv Seems a fundamental change in that country's for- 0 3V9 Cause 9 055 0 w Square eign policy.' ”The only difference betweer mlles of of blmh 5l3hd5- the two policies, Stalin's and Malenkov's,”i 0 o 0 Said Ml'- NUlll"H- "ls llllll Stall" l1S9dl The Battle of Inkerman was fought this threats and Malenkov uses cajolery." Fhis;dsio 1354. The 3,000 Engiish moi nesi-iiv seems to be as reasonable an interpretation:50'0i)0 Russians in home at the iiiiis vii. Of the much Wbllclzed "haw loolf" lh Rim" lage east of Sebastopol. After brave re Slah dlplhmac-V 35 has appeared 50 fa” Olisistance, and when defeat seemed imminent, course, it could turn out to be wrong; Min-' they were reinforced by ihe icienoh and isters of State have been known to err. But” gained the vicioryi The Russian aiiemni laklhg om thing with ahmherv the View has, to raise the siege of Scbastopol thus failed

” ml l" mmmehd "' and the fortress fell about a year later. During the late years of the Stalin re- ii i .

gime the West was relatively weak, ai-

situation which made threats from th.-' A C0l0".Y Ol bee-S Placed 0" WHY 361'? Kremlin a practical political weapon. Thcl of 3 Cranberry bog lhslead of me to every Russians hoped, with historical precedents two acres lhcreased the crahbe”? -View to back them up, that if they could makel h'0m 25 l0 43 barrel-5 l" ah experlmehi "' iihoh. ihrosis in-im enough ihs. fi-Fe nations New .lerse,v conducted by at Rutgers scien- would hesitate to build up their arms and ll5l- Th? New Y0l'k Tlllles ”P0"l5 ill” make aiiiimoesl But, somehow, ihs angnv the scientist predicts that production should threats did not work out as pisnned and, eventually he raised to 100 bushels to the by the time Mr. Malenkov came to office, lCl”9- It Seems lllat Cranberry Pollen is "30 it was clear that some other scheme would 8llt'k.V "7 ll? K'alTlPd by "19 Wllld Md illal have to be tried, so it was that soft words wild bees to do the job are frequently lack- gaine, to take the piage of angry ones. Pg:-i mg. I ' ””

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l PUBLIC FORUM 'lI The Age Old Story i

this column is open so an l.Isous- i lion by correspondents nl quulinn: of Interest. The Gnsrdlsii does not nsceusrily sndorso the opinion of correspondents.

MR. SCALES AND THE POTATO BOARD

Though I speak with the tongues :0! men and of angels. and have not charity, 1 Am become as sound- ing brass, or A tlnkllnz cymbal. And though I how: the gift. of pro- phecy. and understand all mysteries. 5"-om-V W" of SWIM" 39 22?. 1'1. 'iL'.llf'35';..:F'l i'S.?.l'.f"..T, 1954, read in part, "I accuse ili.,mn" mmmiaimi imd have "M. P. E. 1. Potato Marketing Boarti'chni-"vi 1 am nouiingi with issuing annual statement. o o incomplete, obscure and at Vill- lnnce with statements made on Hon. Minister of Agriculture to the floor of the House." At as questions asked by George Kitson meeting in the Forum on the must have been erroneous: In an evening of September 29 Mr. D:in- cnilciivour to fry find clarify flu; aid A. Mat-Doiiald iuadc l'0fFI'PliL'n'Ii wrote the Chairman of the Po- to my letter and said in part ihazlfulo Board on October 19. 1954. as it "was not worthy of any l'l-'- reported in my letter in the pres: putable, citizen in this Prmxlnrei of October 27. and requested him He, Attempted to prove his stiilei in slulpply mleiwlth gllettelr tiliial ment b readin a letter he lat won permi iis au iors o is- receivedy from his auditor. H. R icuss with me the correspondent-: Doant: 8: Co. bearing the sam- which was A basis of A part Jf dine. iihe midii.gr's report. As yet lvlr Since Se tambcr 29 Mr. lVIa':--MDCDOHB has n03 8lV9n ll5 Donald andp others talking on he-i-1llflil0l' the rel-lulled PN'l1llS5l0"- luilf of compulsory marliefin,:.' Recently I have received con- hnve poi-sisicii in saying um; mgisiiicrable information in this con- aocussiion had no gonna-iiion and nccfinn from othcr sources. which. that the B.oard's financial state-l('0llPl9d Wllll "19 1391 lllal M-i monis were (run nnd uni-i-op, MacDonald has not informed me having h..i.n sudiiui by (ho ya. that he has given his auditor l.il'.' puiable auditing firm of H. R. Df'l'llll55lflll requested by 711?. Bill Deane & Co. In ihese circuiiisiai--lwllll llle la" lllal llle l30?lF'l ocsi ihe i-oiioiving ioii,-.il nuin-i withheld publication of fin.-inciai Novomhiw 2, 1954, wiiii-h si-is-sh, statements as rcferred to in lllfi for itself, is of interest: i'flifIFilCl lctti-is, has led me to be-! ..iMi-I A, A. Scalllsi , cxc fhai the answers of the lnreeiowni iltiii. MllllSl:r'?;1AgfgCDiIure were i,. E. I. u y correc . -ey eing COH"P,Cl, ii . some comments in the reports of i Mn SCMCL i the Board's auditors must then D? 9 "I" ya" it” Our rhmfn" wrong. The iihove lcttcr from H r"3:”d'"g H" rm” R. Doanc S: (0. reflects this. What 1 llJlV(' written in my. various lctlcrs has very little ta

convcrsatloii i of the, Prince Edwilild 13- l land Potato Marketing Board. ido wnh the ionhcomin . ,, i , .i i g plebis- fln:ii)(u'hl Lgtliilfi-inlchnatts ftohre clclofirdiiflcim Mn" Um" L0 "Y to palm 'i ' L' 1 , I ,

iihc years ended May 31' 1952 mm out to our potato growers fhii

I953 aie wion l iorrect in tha' the Bnmldls mnnagcmom has flicv show ngeither the, corrcc: wad fmamlal hmwnmnts WW 1"

I. b.i.. U i I 1 .iccurntr: and that the reports of ill! iitics nor ic coirec siirpuwiihe Ronni-S auditor W0” Sn

'ThOllgll this matter was brouglil.

iby Us to the anemia” of thciuorilcd as to confuse the render Wiano er the correction was nail 1M smtemoms made by mm!- it d 3w' i ii i F i I uiinf the speakers appear to nave m" 9' I h "':”l ” l”f'"l 95” 0 l" no basis nn.l to ,be iinwiirrnnfcil. l:n:u'24rell3gg2S'wgl slfalggl Mr. Macl)oiiniil has suited to the Inlhe advances tum Sim subject M; effect that if the. plebiscite vote: F E in d i this dt out compulsory marketing tlIcr'.- cpaym n , an n , one a iwill no longer bc any Potato Mar-

cd June 19 1953: "the originaui. i- i-. .n i

ndvnncc of 'sio.ooo.0o is still suo f,i'i,",'r'”'inf”fi'm', ifi, "3,,r,tiiN'j::,':f"'ii'i'j

-lcfl l" "l"'-V"l9'"'” cnnncciihn with the Board shoulfl Wml ”'l9”?"('" 1” H" '"'l”'"'l i:ic compulsory m:ii'i:cllug fcalurc

0' ml" I"-ll" "I 5"F'l""'h-"V 2" ilP vnicri out nnil flint wlfiinull

19.14. to the liianazer of iiir Pu-ihim inn”, hmnm he 5! Fina ii

into dM:"kc""i3liB0"r.d' iliVl'm' "f”iilil.1rkcting Board? Then I wonder Oevrcr: vnzrhsi Tnihljrolhnnrie i:?rh”i:'xv'lint, would happen if in fhc mid -w'is rend l)v D A ililIFiJ(ln'?li:' smS0nMnr nhionhipulsiniy immikPli";l hi: his "dd"”.'5 l" H": Fh”"" ilst(i:1Ic lnrcapacll:ifrfi'l'ia'fhcsi1:D?sdslim: iv: :i','3e ;l""il" IT"-lwnlgenillglleidlilrliau A thin: as taking oncls self loo . ' l . gvel llhd l-ll” W” hllh '19 shuhtllschltoug yrcccnt public meeting Mr. "55 (”r m" smiemhhl in n"Li3I(.'iSllliL' slated that the Potato

of the reports to the c,ffcct fiini- , i in” Pnmm Ma"kMl"g Bmrd hmliii?IljhcwFhirihillhglgofphlhiiiilzimfitli inuthorlty to spend the 510,000.00 iiwiiiizm. niiwiwscs im, ihe grow, borrowed from the Potato Pi'o- ing of nothings. i am inhornwd motion Committee in fhc mnnnci ihni smh n msiiei. hiis not )..Ii stated in that report. That the hccn niswssen in any Mgninriv 303"! had ”"'h '"'”'"rl'-V W”; culird meeting of the Potato Mai implied in the m"' dlllhd Jul” Ni kc-ting Board. Miiy I usk there- l952' I" "la wards: ilhe BC”"1:forc. the origin of Mi. AicIsnai:'.; may charge against thcsc nmouil'”Vinfoi-nmtion? If the Potato Boiirl promotional expenses which tiv.-ihns nni Hi ,sei.ionsiy discuss” Committee would otherwise spent: such n mniier ii unncurg W” l”'-'”- Wh” We ”l'd l" mhvl” irregular and improper to intro- was information to the effect the” duct. ihe nnnini on ihe Hi, ni iht ithi-, accounting staff had insfruc-inininsciin ' lions to charge such expenses tn- -I-hi, nnirkoiing oi pninines re 3 5"p'”"”' 5'C('”""'' quires sound jurlgmcnl. and tha- "We trust that this will asslsiininm Mnhrinnce the but". i inn. lh "l""”5'l"? the mlm" l” 5'"”'i sure that few will take issue with "”5'"c””hi' line when I sav that neither Mr "Yours V('f truiv,- ; i la. -. - ,.i1i.”:.:';"i3...:.:;.it:..r;::r::..":; in mg shove quotgd Ieupr Mjthe marketing of this product. it me please note the. auditors sayilhenmwllilililllt bi?! lmiwrllnt and mi that: visa e A t e management hire (A) "Your claims that Il1ti5"m9 5llllP0!9dlY C0lllD9l9lll- PN” ,BoArd's financial statements . . . 5071 01' ll9l'S0llS illll lime (ll-ll'lTlis iara wrong is correct." ithe, shipping season. Should the I ,b) The auditor hrouqhiii ihistn Board have these. nclihcr iln ithv,-, attention of the nnai-rtk present Mnnniter nor Mr. Mt: manager who did not correct th-2 Isaac would be in II Doslilon 10 statements. ildetcrmine whether or not nucl- tc) The Auditor's letter rend by P.mDl0)'G9! W9"? efflclenl. 110'- ivn-, Manna.-ma in the Forum on knowing the business themselves September 29th was misleading. Relative in Sound iudilmenl. Ono Hence the Board's awn nu.-lito.-imust take into consideration psst confirms the Accuracy of mv experiences. It is generally can qutpmsms. To Mr. MacDnn1l'i ceded that the Manager rlld not. and any oih-rs who claim-cl ihallusl it vluring the season of. 1932- I was in error l-t m.- .--.y' it mites: Th-re II isirnnz evicl-.rv:c customary in matters of this nu-ilhat he did not use It In the fail hire to try in make Amends hyai of I953 resultlnl lll ll" dl5!DDeaI- spolozy in the press. once of about 117,000 bushels of Recently I pointed out In my potatoes. letter in the press that. sccoi-din; It must not he forgotten that o some comments made by the quite, satisfactory Arrangements auditor in his reports on the were msde by our potato denier-'

. WAX”:-eslFeREMcii; I-ff: Yeas-snort sfssu POSSIBLE...

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-iluccrs, in A year of overproduc-

ior HILV YCRF operate

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In. "file Milkinoi ? &wm

BEFORE DAWN

A slow wind moved like A thief be- hind the hedges; And the water. veiled in moonlight. turning smiled: Every twig was held; like .1 finger hclii To the lips, the whispering. hesit- ant lips of 8 child.

each twig.

Muffled in falling flight. A. bird came-

A swift, winged hunger of the night.

And passed where the slim waters moved like a questlonn A shadow between A mean and A i moon's light.

ww. l-I. Been: in John O'Londoci.

our surplus potatoes before the birth of the Potato Marketing Board. I make, reference to that quite satisfactory Federal assist- ance in placing large quantities of our potatoes on the English market. in starch factories, etc. Since the proposed ccimpulsorv marketing scliemc does not guar- anlec to market All the produc- tion of our growers, some pro-

lion. niay be left without A mar- kct noiwitlisfanding Mr. MacDon- :iIrl's personal Assurance other- wise.

The compulsory marketing of our Island crop through on: nzcncy is not necessary t.o realize the Ii:-ncfits of the MArke,tln,,z Act. Again, should the growers of this Province not come under the Act during the current sea- son. it does not dehaii them from coming under it in any future ycnr. Further, any organizer! group in this Province can this under the Act. It is not required that Al' proriucrzrsljoiii such A group. I am sure that none of our producer; has any objection to Any group marketing in this manner.

It is my understanding that the advocaics of compulsory market in: expect to improve the aver- age price to the producers bv cllminating competition among oursclves. If such be An evil. fhcrc, are timcs when, Apparently. ii is to it relatively small extcni. it must lie taken under serious consideration whether or not it is wise to allow our whole potato crop to he mnrkr-,ted by inexperi- cncctl people who have no invest- mcnt in the business and, hence nothing to lose in order to try relatively mino- evil.

Again And Again the When Marketing Pool of the Western Provinces has been referred to in A sound reason why we. shoulti have compulsory marketing of pi- mines in this Province. It is quite evident that not All wheav growers are in favour of the Pool. The, fnct that there has been some measure of success in the Pool marketing of the wostren u-limit is no index that there car hc any measure, of success in the Ponl marketing of potatoes. To compare wheat in the west with N perishable product like potatoes appears to be A great wsite. of time. ,

An oiiisfnnrlinz evil of a single mnrkcflmz agency is that A pro- ducer of potatoes will never know whether or not he 1-,ts A fair price. 'here being no other buyers with which prices can on campared.

I do not want to be misunder- siond. Our deAie,rA' system is not entirely in my liking. It. how- ever. is. in my opinion. much bet.- ier and safer than the proposed compulsory selling. If one has been selling potstot-,9 through An honorable. denier, stay by him. if the dealer has not been honor- Ablc try snother. In many sec- tions we hAve. co-operatives that Appear to he doing An excellent job. In such sections one can market "ca-op” And be sstisflmi that there Are no middlsmlnii nroflfl. There in no evidence that inn ca-operatives, As A body, Are uipnnrting compulsory selling.

It is my considered opinion that ii Iii not wise to eiimihate oui existing sales outlets for- single selling Agency. with All us re- spect to Mr. MAcDoi'Is'ld, 1'. Me

I NOTESBY

With the -may llIIDf0""'"" in Automobile tires. 319796 I 39" ious dsnzcr of s nl19"ll0" 01 him being bi-ought up without the educationsi sdvsntsza of havil-18 listened to other chanslna A illi- -I-Ismllton Spectator.

Serious crime is incrcuinl lhII'P- ly in the United States. up elzhl 9" cent. Already over the some D0l'l0d A year ago. Daily sveruze 10? W54 to date has been: murdcrl. thirti- five; Assaults, 252; "Del. (WW- eight; cars stolen 608; robberies. 191. Experts disagree on the rea- son for this trend. It is contrary to normal And it is described by the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion As "Alarming". Hen so in

.. some other characteristics the Ca-

nadian scene differs from the U. 5. Although comparable statl-ll-ics are not yet available in Canada the general trend of crime has been down steadily since the end of the war and when figures Are com- piled for the current year it is believed that there will be no significant change. - - Financial Post.

if he is frank. But one should vote for the Marketing Board. By all means vote. Should Mr. Mac- Donald reslzn in the event of compulsory marketing being voted out, surely he can be replaced.

In the above I hAve expressed my own thoughts. It is the read- er's privilege, As A free msn. to dlffei'.

The latter part of this week I shall be leaving the Province for About ten days. This must neces- sarily be the last of my series. the plebiscite being history on my return.

I Am, Sir, efc.. AUSTIN A. SCALES

Freetown, P. E. 1.

BOARD SUPPOBTEWS REASONS

Sir,-I have learned that there is some talk going around the country to the effect that'l have received some, compensation from the P. E. I. Potato Marketing Board in settlement of losses iii- curred by me during the 1952-53 marketing season. It has also been said that this is the reason that I Am supporting both the Potato Board and Selling Agency I wish to state that there is no foundation for these statements.

I Am supporting the Potato Board in this Plebisclte because I am disgusted with some of the tactics that are living used Against it by some of the oppon ents. particularly At the public meeting in the, Charlottetown

Forum And at seversl other mecc- ings since held. I Am, Sir. etc, MURDOCK DAWSON Albany, P. E. I.

MB. McI5AAC'S FIGURES

Sir.-On Wednesday Mr. Mc- Isaac published A set of figures. part of which may be, correct and the balance is only 8 guess. We are surprised that A former em- ployee of the Selling Agency should use And publish such fig- ures as they have not been plac- ed before the Marketing Board or published with the.conse,nt of the Board.

The main point in the letter is lPDAi-ently the flat that it cos; the, taxpayer About .29c per bushel for every bushel handled last year by Messrs. MacDonald And Macisaac, and we Are suppos- ed to consider this A blessing.

We do not want our crop of 1954 and the crop of our custom- ers to have, to Accept the heavy losses in handling that were in- curred last year ilnd to us are automatic with A one desk Sell in); Agency. These losses covei large, shortages, heavy demurrnge accounts. hundreds of can ship- Ded on Consignment-the terrible sltuation when the N. B. Pool was authorized and the general reaction to 8' Pool by the liuylng trade in the, U. S.. Ontario fll1'l Quebec; All of which reiiily built up most of the .29c 8 bushel loss

Today the P.E.I. farmer is re- celvink more for H5 patnioes than the grower in Maine, ME, Quc,., or Ontario in spite of the la" lllht we are the fIil'UIOS' from the market. This is bf?Cl'lilS' our quality and starch content Ic excellent and our salesmen Ar: on the, job. Let us keep it that ivny.

Our only interest in this uliole campnlizn is that our own crop which is about the same As Ins. your and the crop of our custom. crs shall receive the highest pox slble net returns And we are posl. live that R Cumpulsory pom no. not give it.

We Sir, om. O E. IUL. .

SIMMONS L Marl-UilRL;lNg H. B. WILLIS INC

Tm: wniaa-T POOL coiuramsoiv

Sir:-Mr. Di mmon-'2 letter in hour issue of the 2nd iiiat., should Ave Attention. In A light vein, we lullest that ewn Mr. MacDonald, :gumV;ll:lnl'n"iPli',l:lse lfrom Jwhiitever we come uat ,

might. balk It. being comparegozvo A bulldomr. The Aimiie has no lg:-rlniz -on the subject right rough. He want: A "stabilized market". and quotes as An example the western Whest Board as con- l-l'0ll0d by the Federal Govern. l'll0l'll. It the request of the Isr- merr. We would Appreciate having some knowledge of the perspective mm which Mr. Dnimmond so llibly point: to the happy Hiatus of the farmer in the West. Did he ever farm out there? was he eve,- even out there on I visit? is he 0'1 UDOIHHI of corresponding gs. lllllintance with more than an, Western fsrmer? His letter dis- Dlllya such lsok of knowledge of mun conditions In the ii.-um.

lily of the above L1

be Answered Afftrmghausm mum " -ml" "MOVE. Mr. Editor, wLsh

In informed opinion mm on An.

ltmllllns in the west under A

Isaac and their supporters. one

Board's financial statements. the In conjunction with our Depart-

shouid not vote for compulsory

vstive publicsti . The conditions

replies in the; Legislature by the merit of Agriculture to msrket marketing; he will lster regret it existing under the monument of

"lint count-ry. thlt we doubt. if me

ihentic sourre. of conditions now of rest and comfort. NI-W

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The lost! pencil is 400 yen, oh, And in an this ume nobody ha; been Able to understand how 1;, was srrsnged so that they Are al- ways clesr scmu the room when gnu want one. -Winnipeg rm. une.

Hurt dlsesse should not neces- sarily keep persons from work- work- Dr. Leonard Goldwater professor of medicine at Columbia' University, told the International Association of Industrial Accidem Boards and Commissions at Que. bee.

Old Charlottetown

and P. 1 1. STUFFED nnm Exiimn

"We were, yesterday, shown s variety of fish-eating birds, select- ed by Lieut.-Colonel Duvar, as part of the Island exhibit at the London Fisheries Exhibition. They consist of gulls (great and small. loans, fish-hawks, kingfisher-s. etc, They were stuffed by Prof. Earle. and their p r e A e n t Appear-am-,' shows that he is A taxidermist of superior taste. We regret to Ieain the selections made by Col. Du var are not to form A separate exhibit or the fish, fish-eating birds, shells, etc., of the Province They have been ordered to Hall. fax and will be forwarded from that place in form A part of nu Dominion Exhibit at London. Had Prince Edward Island been allow- cd to have A separate exhibit. we feel sure that under the supervis. ion and with the careful selection of Col. Duvar, our little Province- would occupy a prominent pnsillnn in the great London Show." -The Examiner, Nov. 28, 1-332.

this board, Are definitely And de- monstratlvely. the worst one could conjure in his wildest fantasy. They are in such A mess that the farm- ers are in despair. Gruiiaiics. schools, homes, skating rinks. and anything and everything that has A roof over it. and can be rented is plugged to capacity with whrat: this year's crop. last. years rim and the crop of the year before are an inconglomerate muddle of misdirection, mismanagement. ' poor ' dgcmcnt, inexperience, indiffer- ence and incapacity. The Western farmer is fast using up his ll-”-l egg in the banks if he had our. his credit is exhausted in stow: aud banks, and he is SIl1Dlili'l'Li with his own wheat in s world that is starving for bread. If cur farmers wish to parallel that mn- dltlon with our potatoeara much more perishable article of fund than wheat. infinitely more diffu- ult to store.-then All they ham to do ,is to vote In I compulsurv Marketing Board, and A one deal; selling Agency, with Mr. McDonald at in; head on Nov. 10th. In 1912 we worked on I1 we-sie:ii farm, in fact. on quite A few of them. as second boss on a thresh- ing outfit. There was a iabor Pic- biem. It was difficult to get. sui- ficient help tothandle. the crop. which ran on high as fifty lJil5ll.'l! per acre. There was no disposal problem. With A free hand to ti-aiis.- iict. business the wheat. dealers and so-called speculators. anxious to do A profitable business. And with keen competition as A spur. scour- ed the markets of the world, at- tained and maintained coiitzuctr. and huge elevators CDIll.lllu0llSl,V cast. their shadows over mile-long frcuht tiralnl. creeping forward slowly as car After car was filled with the llfegivlns wheat destined for the hungry mouths of Email?- Desplte the fact that they uric making Independent fortunes and in A few years many of them were able to retire to Brandon, Real!”- Calgary. or Vancouver. and lift comfortably for the rest. of their lives off their savings. the type ill unrest t has BIWBY5 lilld cl" afflicted me farmers crcill lll They should be transacting llll” own business. So they orgaiiizcd voluntary pooh, which with soul! government backing. coiiiiucmi business successfully and ilfllicliblj alongside commercial independcuu. However, having emerzed lml" pioneer status. and stimulated in early success, some of them d'3tr-- mined that none other Lliallilllli farmer in their composite soticu should share one nickle of the produce of the farm. and H30; should transact. all their oil business. Accordinzly ll!” Alli broached their represeilllllm "ii, succeeded in having lEill5lBll0" llilfri ed giving them Absolute C()lll..0i The result is the worst ms-Sufi murketing in the history 0l in world. one farmer nnmcd his Stnnko. farming in I1 ll””,;: southeast of Iiethbrldgc, Itlrlllluli 2,200 acres, carried over fifty lliitllin sand dollars worth of unsold ii I 1-1 from the 1952 and 1953 crops. Hal” when he gets his 1954 crop i”; In some kind of cover if he cnii lim- Any. he will have over olleull” red thousand dollars wor iirm wheat on hand. This Bllloimm board, comparable to the lilwmm msrketing board. Will 99”". ii; let. me repeat that perm" illVl":ioi. sell three hundred and fit ymmgi liars worth of his total lio ha" this year,-enough to Pay 0'lfl5nn:, dsy'A operstiiu com. Di”? mud tion is rife. Olld lTumb”Mi5nnei'i on All sides from the very” in be. who Allowed s noxious hi and”. come law and create suchlc mm ions.-A lsw enforced Wlll mi. and real-i'lCl.i:XlS and other DC ties for its mic. V , . Befors this Article iii was published we SP0” blifi him, the meeting in Sourla. Gilded in. the wheat. board was lafhani M have by Mr. Thou. Kicn W vwi .. Is an exarnDl0 W lg 0 i;b0l'(' brought Attention to leconnhii conditions in the We!l- in we conditions cxiltihihh ihav. wheat country ll"-id” hi i,...me before the wheat l7'"”'m ,i.ari'- absolute. Then the l”d'"i,, ,. M.- his money and Hill" ch, in: ht

little or no credit at Will” '"

Federal Wheat 0 nt. I so . d I ms. and ii ll" lllmlld rend Mi-.0 n'3a :::I(:"i;::.iiP:e:I'slcCI:l; '”vm5 "W. Article in MscieAn's Mnlllllle. 009 leave his pniirle he of our most reputable and conser.- an the weight of

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