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PAGE FOUR THE GUARDIAN

Autlinrlscd in Second illun Mali 9-ul Oflloo Department. Llllawl. l'lie lllnntl U-uurdlnu -ubllnlxluu U0 (.'-IBUULATION

Total City Zone .. .. lletull llradln; Zone All Others . Total Net Paid - -Editor an-i nlnnuglng Director. J- It -turns" Auoclauo Editor. Frank Wilker-

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest-Ink"

CHARLOTTETOWN 'I'HI,'RSI)AY. . PRII. .5. I951

llowtlylsm isn't Sport The people of this Province are as liockey-niiilded as those in an.V Dim Of Canada, and they are proud of the

achievements of our Island team in com- petition with the best that the Maritimes have to offer. But the display 1'Cp01'led at some of these games of rowdyism and ob- scenity is no legitimate part of any sport. 'lll(i should not be tolerated under any cir- .-umstance. Whether the games be played in Charlottetown, Sydiiey or elsewhere. the authorities who charge admission to the games should see that law and order is maiiitailicd. There is no more reason why there should be violent personal attacks and abuse on the part of players and spec- tators in a rink. than between citizens on our public streets. No action on the part of the authorities would be too strong to put a stop to such disgraceful conduct. If they fail to do so, public opinion will spoil take the matter out of their hands.

Trees

This island was "full of beautiful trees and meadows" according to the accountgof Jacques Cartier as recalled by Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell in a talk he gave 1'c- ccntly on "Trees and the contribution of trees to literature."

The choice subject matter was most timely as trees. or rather the lack of them. has becoiilc one of the foremost problems facing this llrovince. Whereas once the en- tire soil. except for natural meadows, was covered with fine stands of timber, now the clearing of woodland has reached a point where soil erosion threatens the very basis of life on this Island. Tile ”top six inches" is all we have apart from the fisheries and that top-soil will soon lie under the waters of the Gulf and Strait unless the trend to- wards trcclcssncss is reversed.

In Western Canada the farmers of the prairies whose rich top-soil is many feet thick, llzlvc foulid it necessary to go in for tree Ditllliillil so that. the face of the West has been changed. In this Province the need is much more pressing as the mar- gin between fertility and barrenness is iuirmw.

Pl'OtD('llll'.: and replcnisllillg our woods is the lnlsilless of PVNIV I5tit"d("'-

Trade Works Both Ways

'l'llc mtltllul lulvantagcs of the two- way trade in farm products between 111'? l'niterl Slates rnd Cilll-lfttl are convincing- ly set forth in an illustrated bulletin issued by the office of fol'cign lelations, U. S. De- l);llfln1()l1l of Agi'ictllttii'e. Canadian read- ers will find it of much interest, but it is partit-ul;irlv to be commended to our neigh- lwrs or s the line who, from time to time, have in-"ll clzlnlorillvz for more 1)t'0l0CIl0ll Il':illllSl Crinzitliall potatoes and other of our e.x'poi'table protlticts.

”L')()iCillL( at it from the American sllmdpoint." says the bulletin, ”ue must rclncmber that in many years we have sold the Canadians more ftirm products than we have i)0Ll'Illt from them. Person for person, each Canadian buys more than 10 times as much food and feed from the l'nited Slaiix: as the Americans buy from Canada. Our agricultural production is far e:.ter than Canada's, and agricul- tural lrrp '51:: from Callzlrla usually amount to only ,1 ol' 2 per cent. of the American output. For certain farm products, the per- centagc is somcwllat higher in some years, but still very small.

"In 1949. for example, imports of Can- adian potatoes into the United States amounted to only 3 per cent of American domestic production, but a problem arose because there was a large domestic surplus in this cpillltry. The problem caused con- cern in the northeast producing areas of the United States where the impact of these imports was concentrated, and where it coincided with the marketing season for the late crop. In this connection. though. it should be remembered that consumers in Canada's western Provinces commonly buy in the Red River Valley instead of from Canadian producers in the Maritime Provinces be- catvse of the saving in transportation.

"Temporary market gluts that develop as a result of imports should be viewed against the backdrop of our two-way, over- all trade policy with Canada. Actually. these countries are primarily partners-not competitors-in agricultural trade, each supplying the other's needs. Neither has

THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN

anything to fear in the way of any vast volume of farm products from the other flooding its economy."

The bulletin notes that "unlike many other countries who buy from us, Canada pays for them in dollars out of its own earnings and resources. It is able to do this because we, in turn, buy from Can- ada's forests. mines and factories, as well as from its farms."

This kind of propaganda is all to the good. If it were more in evidence in Europe, Asia and elsewhere there would be fewer international crises and a much more hope- ful prospect for world peace and security.

Education or Teachers

The first of the Saskatchewan College of Education Quance Lectures in Canadian Education were published last year and reviewed in our columns. The second series is now at hand, delivered by Dr. M. E. La- Zerte of the University of Alberta and pub- lished by W. J. Gage and Company Limit- ed under the title "Teacher Education in Canada.”

The development of teacher-training practices in Canada is surveyed by Dr. La- Zertc, showing that from early days, al- though Provinces did not at first provide the training they did determine the con- ditions under which teachers would be licensed and have always exercised at strong central control over teachers and teaching although leaving it chiefly to the local authorities to provide plant and sal- aries.

This policy has made for collsicierablc uniformity within a Province. a matter which the lecturer does not consider wholly advantageous, "discouraging as it ofteli does local initiative and experimentation (and preventing) progress in many dis- tricts alid inllnicipalitics that might other- wise introduce and maintain standards quite above the average."

On the other hand he recognizes as in- defensible the fact that the time required to qualify for the lowest grade of certif- icate incrcascs markedly as one goes fronl East to West, the difference being in the proportion 2:4:5:6:3:10:10:10:13i10.

This little book of eighty pages goes into a multitude of the educational prob- lems which face this country, and while it does not provide many final answers, those who must answer the questions will be helped by the clarity with which they have been stated.

One proposal. it is claimed, would save a million dollars a year, which would it- self change the whole position with regard to tcachersl salaries.

EDITORIAL NUI E3

O'Leary has collie from darkness into liglit. After being without street lights for more than a year citizens of the western town can appreciate their being on again.

0 O I l'armers cannot, of course, be paid more t'or potatoes for starch than for table stock but there seems no very good reason why either should be as low as 44 cents a bushel.

I O O

Lord Lister. l:2nglish surgeon, was born this date 1827. Influenced by Pastcurls discoveries of the origin of fermentation and putrefaction, he did important work on the cause and prevention of septic in- feetion to wounds and soon began employ- ing antiseptics at all his surgical oper- ations.

I O C

With improved roads as wintci' drops behind comes the danger as well as advant- age of more and faster driving. Accidents can and do happen under ideal conditions and the results are frequently more dis- astrous than when they result from bad driving conditions.

0 O C

A Quebec official reports that driving conditions are ”dangcrous" on the North Shore. the main highway being submerged to a depth of three feet for three miles and there being no possible detour. The danger, perhaps, lies in drivers being un- able to tell whether a broken white line or solid white line is under the three feet of water.

I I O

In the two years 1950 and 1951 cen- suses will bc taken in every country of North and South America. Canada's Ninth Decennial Census will be taken in June this year. This will be the first time that somewhat comparable data will be avail- able from the many different countries that planned the taking of a census in concert. in all these countries the census includes one or more questions on literacy and ed- ucation. The information elicited by these questions will be of interest and service to national and provincial government depart- ments, to organizations and individuals con- cerned with education. and to such inter- national organizations as the United Na- tions, UNESCO, and the Intematlonal Statistical Institute in planning their pro-

gram:

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discussion by correspondent: of question: of interest. Tho Guardian does not ncccsur II the opinion of I correspondent:-.

APPRECIATION OI" SERVICE

Sir,-We are :greealbly

nur- prised this April morning with the privilege of reading this

morningls edition of The Guardian of the Gulf while enjoying our coffee.

The inauguration of delivery by plane provides it service which puts us on even terms with the citizens of Cliarlottetown and it is nppreciated by the people of this western part of Prince Ed-

illlolltlng Tlio lnillltlolliiryq iinsellllilo

APRIL 5, 1951

mMNu

I Notes By.The Wax

r'n'-"of- . u':'n'fJ'- .

The classic definition of 3 weedl hibitlon is that all these dgvl.-9. is any plant growing where it isn't ”

give off radiations which mlgm wanted. Webster puts it, "Any

. iguide enemy bcmbers to their tar. plant growing in cultivated ground I gets. - E(lmont.:n Journal. to the damage of the crcp." It is: therefore impossible to say of anyt

plant. apeclme I brought into

th , Something about Tnhltl ago"... 9 ,.s til 1: iii . I : laborabcry. "That is a weed." or fhag ,,'ie:'."f,,i,',,, Ii; hgugglidgywit ...m1s ,3 not 3 weed... Muslim: inlnessed the following: There was ; a crop of wheat would be a weed. 'sm:-" rict at the school, more nols. Wheat: in a. crop of mustard would I than trouble. A leading bustnesa be I weed. - Calgary Albertan. lnan who had no doubt suffered often there in his youth, -

Total war will really be total in Oh the brakes of his truckfaigzfg the United states if a bill the ad- t' the hcod and shouted fiercely ministration has just introduced "Vengeance! Vengenncetneath :4; in Congress becomes law. This 1. the teachers!" Having provided would give President Truman the K what suppcrt. he could he got. back

ward island. I am. sir. etc. J. A. BERNARD. Tlgnish. April, 1951.

..?'2x5(LKix5iT-C0iG9i'Q6&f'p Old Charlottetown Q (And P. E. I.)

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IIIICMAC CHIEFS PETITION

"Prince Edward Island. May. H38.

"To the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty.

"May it. please Your Majesty:

ed, a Chieftain of the Micinac Tribe of the Indian Inhabitants of Prince Edward Island. in Brit- ish North America, most; respect-

fully shewcth - "That lil former times our fatliers were the cwrlers of this

I.si:lliC and fully enjoyed their ac- quired i'cs:urces thereof, until they were visited by people of the French nation, who taught. them l-Religion and the duties cf civilized life; after which, by a treaty en- tered into by that nation with Your Majesty's Grvernment. our people became British subjects; since which. our tribe has been cle- prived of their hunting grcunds, without receiving any remunera- tion for the loss they sustained: by which. privati:n and want; have reduced our oncc numerous tribe in this Islrlncl to a skeleton of five hundred individuals. who, col- lcctlvcly, are not inferior' to any other denomination of Yclir Ma- jesty's subjects. ill a strict. ad- licrciicc to moral honesty, or in all iiiviiicible atlacliment to Ycur Majesty's person and goverri.rnent.

"That our people duly value the benefits resulting from a steady application to farniing pursuits. and a settled mode cf life; there- by have made frequent applica- tions to the House of Assembly of this Island. to obtain a grant of land cn which our people could permanently reside. without fear of molestation--a favour. though carllcsily sought, which is yet denied us: thereby our people are still ccmpelled to wander in the fsrrst as an unprotected neglected I'llL'C or the human species. un- worthy to enjoy the patronage and fzwoizw of these vested with au- thority.

"Therefore your petitioner hum- bly licseeches Your Majesty to b. gracisusly pleased to ill- strut-t Your Majesty's Representa- lives in this Colonv to procure for our perple fl permanent location on a tract cf land in this our native Island, on which we may reside and cultivate without: fear of re- moval or mclestatlon: for which, as in duty bound, Your Majesty's petitioner and people shall CIICI pray.

"Oliver Thomas Le Bone" markl

"Signed in presence of C. Little. J. Arhuc':lc, Edward Dunn."

(The above petition was by the Speaker cf the William C:c;)er. in the hands of Lord Glenelg. Secretary of stage 9)? tile Colonic-'. who returned it to Lieutenant; Governor Sir Char- les Fitzroy. "Without fuller infor- mation that I possess on this sub. Ject." I.-"rd Glcnels: wrote from Downing Street, "it is impossible for me to advise Her Majesty as to the answer to be returned to this Petition. I have therefore to re- ql'”t. that you will furnish me with .l full and detailed report on the st-te of the Indians who may be resident in Prince Edward Island. Dcintlng out the measures which. in your opinion. would most. ccn. duce to. their well being. and to the improvement of their moral and social condition." Excerpts f:'-' the Lieutenant Govcrnorks re- D1)! will nppear in tomorrow's if ..I.

this

placer: Assscmblv,

SLOW BUT SURE

Though a water-living animal. the Beaver is a slow swimmer Compared with the Otter.

Y H. J. A. BROWN. R.Cp. Orthopedic CIIIROPODIST Now Located in tho NEW CURRIE BLDG.

Second Floor Cor. Kent 8: Queen Sta. Two Entrances

106 Kent - 179 Queen Telephone 140

T? - CLEAN CIJOTIIES WEAR LUNGER For Your

Dry Cleaning Needs

Phone 2387

IIITI - WAY

"The Petition of the undcrsign- i

at will

it: i

I DUCKS

When God had finished the stars and whirl of coloured suns

He turned Hts -mind from big things to fashion little ones.

Beautiful tiny things (like daisies) He made, and then

He made the comical ones in case the minds of men '

Should stiffen and become

Dull, hinnorless and glum:

And so forgetful of their Maker be

As to take even themselves-qultc seriously.

Caterpillars and cats are and excellent puns:

All God's jokes are good-even the practical ones!

And as for the duck. I think God must have smiled a bit Seeing those bright eyes blink on the day He fashioned it.

And lle's probarbly laughing still at the sound that came out

of its bill.

llvcly

-F. W. llarvey.

Parcel Fund Query

IBy Canadian Press) Premier Frost has announced that Provincial authcrlties will investi- gate operations of the United Ezrcrgency Fund for Britain. which is reported to have sent only 3860 worth cf food parcels overseas from the 5593.000 raised by public subscription.

He said that if the investigation by the Public Trustee and law of- ficrvs shows that further action is warranted. he will appcint. a Royal Commission to "look into the whole field of charitable gifts" and operations such as the Fund. The Premier replied to a de- mand by E. B. Jolliffe, C. C. F, Opposition leader, who called in the Legislature for an Illvesligu- tion of organizations which he said launch charitable appeals but whose opo:at.ions are "question. able." Ilc specifically mentioned the United Emergency Fund for Britain and the March of Dimes. The latter is a fund operated by the Canadian Foundation for Imliomyelliis, which was reorgan- ized last: week with replacement of two top officials. It appeals for u;na:ions to help fight pollomyen. ..fr. Jclllffc said his own investi-

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Ellie Age-Old Story g

;bH5

Ye shall keep my sabbaihs. and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord . . . . And I will set. my lab- ernaclo among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

gaticns suppcsted a story in the current issue of the Financial Post, Toronto's financial weekly, that the Fund for Britain, operat- e:l from 1948 until it; closed down recently spent. only S880 of the so93.00:) donated on British food .. "3815.

when the fund closed down, of- ficials said it had fallen short of its goal due to luck of adequate public support.

MI: Frost said he Mr. Jclllffe that an pezired warranted.

"I will instruct the Public Trus- t;c to look into this charity," the premier said. if think our law oi- ficcrs should also review tilts fund wi. a view to pcssible criminal proceedings. I should make it. clear we are in no wav pre-judging the case and we are quite prepared to set up a Royal Commission to consider several past appeals for public control over future nppeals.

"The inriications are that some real sincere study should be giv- en public appeals for funds, wheth- er they are operated on a national scale or provincial. In fact. the

agreed with inquiry ap-

entlre field of charitable appeals should come under complete review."

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Mr. Jolliffe, referring to the Ft- nancial Post. story, read figures purporting to show that of S593.- O00 donated to the fund since 1948. 5880 was spent on food parcels. 3183.365 on salaries: 5188.530 on ad- vertising and publicity and 578,- 000 on travel. some o83,000 was paid to a publicity office operated by one of the funds officers.

The Dominion Government, in- fluenced by names of prominent sponsors, had even donated 630.- 000. he said.

(In Ottawa. Federal Govern- ment: officials said they could not recall any &30.000 grant having been made to U. E. F. 3. They said they would undertake tomorrrow, a detailed search of the books to see if any grant. had been made.) Although the fund's original goal of t'1.000.0oo had been reduc- ed to 55,000,000 and then lower, expenses had nct been reduced.

SPECIALS still.

Men's Boys' Clothing

when this goal appeared hope-

MEN'S

A large and ccmpiete stock of men's and students' fine quality suits-All new-All poular silod-es

SUITS

and styles-golr

sliodes-Shown in goboniines, condoloys, etc. Prices from

HAMBLY

166 (it. Gum: St.

ordines, worsted: and serges-guaranteed quality and weorobility. Priced as low as t e 0 0 o MEN'S GABARDINE up TOPCOATS . . . . . . . . d O O Q 1-

Men's Spring and Summer Jackets. All new

0 Q 0

Men's Spring and Summer Pants-A line assortment ciioosc from-worstcds, gobordinea and 7 UP flonnels-All silodcs-Prices . . I O Q

Q 0 I

Also a complete range of Boys' from 6 years up.

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l.odies' and Men's Suits mode-to-meosim nmi-road-y tailors. See tile new spring samples today

At

MEN'S oml IOYS' WEAR

materials and

5.95 ”'

sotins

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to

Suits-Jackets ood Pools

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by Lowndu and

& INNIS

Phone 2754

power - in the event of t.hre:iteii- ed air attacks radio and television stations

signs. certain types of

Loans on City and Farm Properties. I50 Richmond Street Charlottetown. P. E. 1-

FREDERIC A. LARGE. K. C.

Barrister, Solicitor. Notary Royal Bank of Canada Bulldlnz Charlottetown. P E. I. LOANS ON CITY AND FARM PROPERTIES

Marheson & Peulre

A.W. MATIIESON. K.C. A.Il. PEABE. B.A.. LLB. Barristers. cw. Collection: - Money to Loan

90 Great. George street Charlottetown .

Chas. R. Mcfgluoid

ll. A. BARRISTER, SOLICITOB. NOTARY. Elo.. Eastern Trust Building CHARLOTTETOWN Phone l1ll

Dr. W. R. Carson Chiropractor Palmer Gndulle CHARLOTTETOWN ltll Prince 8!. Phone I07:

M. Albon Farmer

B. A. LL. 3. MONEY TO LOAN Charlottetown. I'.E.l.

Joseph R. MocMillun. LL.B.

BAIIBISTER. SOLICITOR. cm 75 Queen direct PROM 170

to shut down Woman 01

trlc equipment, including elevators.) , automobile ignition switches. Neon 3 gmafmc bl'”t-99" d3-Wed 00 the Electronic 1 middle of the cookers -- and even electric razors?! The theory of the proposed pro-

lesa, the fund changed its opera-iljke tlon and set. up a commercial sub-,Four minutes 12 seconds later he slcllary called Czinaid, which nctcd

u a shipping agent for individ- uals. sending focd parcels Britain.

linbo the truck and drove off. A 40 8PPHred for dinner

andlat the leading hotel dressed in to ban the use of a variety of elec- 5"93kel'-5- mldfm bathing suit and

tsable coat. At the boxing matche,

ring and "You have been very patient; All night you have waited for a on champion to box. Well. here I oml" At. the bell he roared out swinging

the windmills of I-foll,m1.

cried.

was colder than a dead squid, when brought to, he jumped up

toland bellowed. "I'll be lots bemu-

.next week." Explained his mum-

Casb donations received in Mont- titer: "we have to keep him ilk.

real for the United Elnerlzeneyjkered up to keep him brave. This Fund for Britain were sent cllrert.- I time We Overdld it". - James A, ly to Toronto and all expenses in. Mlchener in Holiday Magazine. cldental to the upkeep of the Montreal office - rent. salaries. etc. - were paid by the Toronto office, it. was learned here inst

I ht. T ' ' "8 . . . . helrigeratlon

Toronto. March 29 - tCPt mi 'eopold Mucaulny, K. C.. chan-- SALES and sggnvjcm (nan of the National Executive ..ommitt,ee of the Canadian Red Repairs To All Makes Cross welmmes Premier Fl:'osl's

sriuiiice that future chnritv ap- peals would l'Ct't?ll'C (I51! scrutiny by the Ontario Government.

The Canadian public has every - - right to expect the same protee- Rewinding and Repair. tion and safeguards in its gifts to ELEOTRj(',AL charity as it has in its speculative and commercial investments, Mr. APPLIANCE Macaulay said.

Sir Ellesworth Flavclle. former R098"! head of the United Emergency Fund for Britain, said that the or- - ganizatlcn was liistrilmentnl in forwl" ”15: to Britaili food and clothing worth about si.noo.noo. y-HQNE 1444

"We knew of no irregularities" in the operations of U. E. F. B.. Sir Ellesworth said.

Bell. Morliieson 8: A. Woltlien Guudol. ' Foster LL.B. Barristers. S0ltcltors. etc. 35'7-R'sP'l":::- 5g:lllI3T03- I"- R- Rs 53”" KC" Ill o.'l”m. sci-'e'es D. L. MATHIESON, LL.B.. KC. Mo C t L C n " G. R. FOSTER, LLB. n y 0 on o on on.-

Dr. A. L. Moclsocc

DENTIST Denial X-Ray

GLORIA BUILDING I79 Grlflon St.

Phone 18)

J. S. TAYLOR

Optometrist Eyes examined, glnuu mud.

Corner Kent & Queen on. Office Phoro I958-lloulo 1019

Palmer & I-laslaln A. J. IIASLAM. B.A.. I.L.I. Barrister. Etc.

Bank of Nova Scolln Gui-nlnrl Charlottetown, I'.I'.'.l.

MONEY T0 LOAN t

J. A. McGuiqan BARRISTI-II, SOLICITOII, lla- NOTARY, ETC. BARRISTER. SOLICITOB CURIKIB BUILDING

John P. Nicholson. LLB.

BARRISTEII. S0! ICITOB.

Etc.

154 Prince sl., Phone 283!

Clrtown

Gouda! 8: Howard GIDBERT A. GAUDET. n.A., u. I Barrister: and eollcllon Money to been Canadian lhnli of Commerce lldl

MocPlico ll. Iralnor

H.l'. MIGPIIEE. B.A.. ILO. B. SOMSILBD TIIAINOR. I A.

Money to Loin (lollccilnw - I

IYIIOI J. lillllll 0. II. ommmm, g .1. A. oAnnIlnmns i2tiV.l lent Street -

Adjoining I::'r(l)ltNllIn'17e!itcan Hotel oPr0ME""sT

PHONE 2312

. 123 Kent Street (NEXI in Simpson; Annoy)

curm Bin. Charlottetown

Mr-.DONAl.D. CIJRBIE 0 00. (7llAI1'l5llltlI AUUOIJNI Alflil

MOnII'nl"QII!hOo. Oman Ionmlo sum John uhcrbroou.

Vancouver. Kirkland lino. Mnucton. llmnllhn. Chovlmuoown. '

Bonluen. . to.

ii"'ii'i"'""""' II. It. pump o ()0.

' " (Ilium,-red Au-uuntnnlo us Great acorn some, 1: ouemvn N Rnmlnln W. Manning, 0. A.

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