Q calves under 200 pounds; -newisths PAGE FOUR W W THE GUARDIAN Authorized or Second Class Mail Post Olfieo Department, Ottawa. The Island Guardian -ublishlng Co. President and Associate Editor. Inn A. Burnett. Associate Editor, Frank Walker. CIRCULATION "Coven Prince Edward Island like the dew” "Tho oirongesl memory is weaker than the weakoxt ink". CHARL0T'lIET0WN, THURSDAY. MAR. I9, 1953 Power commission The name of the Prince Edward Island! Power Commission is not familiar to Is- landers. This is hardly surprising because, although the Commission was created by Statute in 1945, it has never functioned, nor have any of the district power com- missions authorized by the Act. Now that Premier Jones is hinting that life will be breathed into the practically defunct Com- mission it may be of interest to recall something about it. It is stated to be an agent of the Crown and the three Commissioners are appoint- ed by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council. They borrow for long-term investment from the Provincial Government or for short periods backed by the guarantee of the Government. They are not subject to the Public Utilities Commission but take over that body's supervision of power pro- jects and power distributors. The Power Commission, when authorized by the Government, may generate and supply power itself either wholesale or dir- Oct to the consumer, dividing the Province into Power Districts for the purpose. It has wide powers of expropriation either to de- velop power sites and projects or to take over existing plants. It can buy and sell electricity with other producers and super- vises the local Power.Commission which may be appointed by a municipality. Rates and other conditions of supply are either set by the Provincial Commission or are subject to its approval. In supplying electricity wholesale to local districts or Commissions it is required to apply any profits to the reduction of the costs of such power to the local Power Commission or Power District. T""T1 II. S. Livestock Quotas Within a few hours of the time the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture lifted the foot- and-mouth embargo against Canadian live- stock and livestock products, President Eisenhower reimposed quotas on livestock imports which had been lifted since 1941. In the 1936-38 period, cattle under 700 pounds entered the United States under a duty of two and one-half cents a pound; and two cents a pound over 700. There was also an over-all annual quota of 225,- 000'head, including cattle from all coun- tries. On April 1, 1939, Canada was assigned 86.2 per cent of this quota, or 193,950 head with a maximum of 51,720 per quar- ter. In January, 1943, the United States and Mexico signed a trade agreement which re- duced import duties on all weights of cat- tle to one and one-half cents per pound with a quota of 100,000 head of calves under 200 pounds, 400,000 head between 200 and 700 pounds, and 225,000 head over 700 pounds. Under the favored nation clause, Canada automatically received the same. treatment. On December 31, 1950, the trade agree- ment between Unitcd States and Mexico lapsed. In the meantime, on January 1, 1948, the Geneva Agreement on Tariffs and Trade became effective, which established a rate of one and one-half cents per pound for cattle under 200 pounds going into the United States, two and one-half cents per pound for cattle weighing from 200 to 700 pounds; and one and one-half cents per pound for cattle 700 pounds and up. Quotas established under this agreement were 200,- 000 head from all countries annually of 400,000 for the mlddleweights; and 400,000 for cattle over 700 pounds, with a maximum of 100,000 per quarter of middleweight cattle, and 120,000 per quarter of heavy cattle. Never- t.heless,,these Geneva Agreement rates did not apply because the U.S.-Mexican agree- ment was still in effect until December 31. 1950, and being more favorable than the Geneva Agreement, was to the advantage of Canada and Mexico. When the U. S.- Mexican agreement lapsed, however, the Geneva rates were automatically applicable as from January 1, 1951. ' I This, then, is the basis for the quotas treferred to in President Eisenhowecfs order. The duties, have been applied right along since" Januclly 1. 1951. but What I8 re-establishment of the quotes. Thou hId,.pot been ovllltcd since 1941 V, ithcsIrlypI.rtofU. .gpcr- tlclpc; '"-in World War 1'1. tall quotas were of war emergency conditions; is the f and-mout disease outbreak from 1946 on, Mexico built large packing plants and, to guarantee raw materials for these plants, established export quotas for Mexican cattle moving to the United States when the U.S. embargo was lifted. No more than 400,- 000 Mexican cattle may be exported annual- ly with a quarterly quota of 100,000. Mex- ico is primarily interested in cattle weigh- ing from 200 to 700 pounds, whereas Can- ada finds the American market attractive -for cattle over 700 pounds for the most part. quarter for 1953 is only half as large as the quota for the last quarter of 1952 when, however, only 129,000 head were exported. The lower quota is believed to be due to a drought and to the decline in U. S. feeder cattle prices. and they have not been re-applied until thci President's order made them applicable asl from April 1. v Of further interest, notes an exchange, tithat during the Mexican foot- Mexico's quota of 100,000 head per :.C Tractor Accidents The really tragic aspect of many deaths attributable to tractor accidents is that they are avoidable. A recent survey by the Ex- perimental Farm, Swift Current, Sask., shows that no less than 60 per cent of the 30 deaths in Saskatchewan in 1951 were caused by tractors upsetting. A knowledge of the causes responsible for tractor up- sets should lead operators to exercise more care. One of the most common causes noted in the survey is the attempt to turn a corner at a high speed. Brakes grabbing on one side can also upset a tractor, as can losing control of the tractor when driving fast over rough ground. Taking short cuts over banks or, ditches is dangerous; like- wise making ”jack rabbit" starts when the tractor is hitched to a heavy load. Jack rabbit starts, or hitching to some part of turn a tractor over backwards. Several people are run over and killed every year by tractors, generally because of carelessness. Most dangerous is the at- tempt to hook up implements by backing Other dangerous practices are riding on the tractor draw-bar or fenders, allowing others to ride on the tractor (especially children) and allowing children to operate or play around tractors. An operator who is constantly aware of these dangers is much less likely to lose his life or cause the death of another. EDITORIAL NOIES Apparently you can't beat the Dutch. Despite the floods the Netherlands expect to play host td more than 500,000 visitors this year. I e I O O The island of Jamaica expects to ex- port some 320 million tons of red soil con- taining bauxite to be converted into alum- inum. It is to be hoped that no such use is discovered for Prince Edward Island soil or the Province would soon be under water. 0 O 0 l i To be able to report to members pro- duction of top quality butter in Prince Ed- ward Island for two years in succession is the proud distinction of the Kensington Dairying Co-op. Further satisfaction must be provided by having produced last year the largest quantity of butter in the cream- ery's history. 4 I I O Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian poet and dramatist; was born 125 years ago today. It is almost impossible to exaggerate the stimulus which he gave to the modern the- atre. Some of his satires istung Europe into fury. l-ie lashed out at pietism, politics, modern marriage, imprac- tical idealism, and much else, exploiting to the full the dramatic possibilities of each. Q Lines carried more than a million passen- annual report. The company showed earn- ings of 02,007,879 of which 51,200,000 went for Income Tax. Income was down 31,883,- 078 from 1951 although the volume of mails, commodities and number of passen- gers carried all continued an upward trend. . - 9 9 I 0 Much attention has been given in the dairy industry to the breeding of highly efficient stock but'relstively little to the quality of grasses and clover planted, al- though no one would deny the importance of producing the best pbssible quality and quantity of feed. New Zealand has made much progress in the matter of improved grasses, as has the United Kingdom. The proposal to test various grass seeds here for adoption to local conditions is most im- portant. to dairymen in this Province. 1. the tractor other than the drawbar, can. the tractor, while standing on the ground. on civilizatiotf For the first time Trans-Canada Air. gers in a single year it is revealed in their ' THE GUARDIAN, Ci-IARLOTTETOVVN, Possible Unforeseen Developments onlg two cases oi: , uvmecessarg horn plowing were heard last gear .' be the police .5.-f.?1”' PUBLIC FORUM x This column is open to the discussion by correspondent: nf questions of Interest. The Guardian does not necessar- lly endorse the opinion of correspondents. A FARMEWS REFLECTION Sir, - In your Widely read paper appears day after day a column en- titled "Strange But. True." written by that very interesting writer. F. H. MacA.rt.hu.r. In a very recent msue he departs from his usual in- termting facts and gives us a vivid picture of somekof the -farm homes one sees as we drive over parts of this fair Province. And his picture is very true; alas, too true; neglect- ed homes where once everything was tidy and shipshape. Why the exodus to for distant places if this such B. wonderful country to live '1 In H. small district near ours and within a radius of two and one-half or three miles there are eight homes that once were thriving farm homes, closed with the exception of two, and those are occupied by a lonely male on each place. Even the school is closed. Is it because the younger generation are no good? or is the lure of good wages, shorter hours and better conven- iences, the reason for this decoy? I read in your paper a. few days ago where over in Newfoundland a mall was offering 59.00 per day, Do you think the farm can compete with those wages, although in a re- cent issue of The Guardian the Al.- torney General of the Province says he met a man, once a debtor, and in his pocket book were three sl.000 bills beside a roll of 8100's. Per- haps ho was on his way to buy a car and leave his bills unpaid. gTben, our Premier draws atlen-' I.l0ll to further signs of prosperity When we spent for strong drink 318,000 more this February than we did last year. I am glad he men- tionod that the farmers shared ill this Prosperity: it's high time they were able to go to town after a hard day's work. take in a movie or hockey game. or get a few shots of the good stuff they sell at the Gov- ernment stores. Now if there could be a place opened in the citygvhere. when one met a friend, we could go into a nice tavern run under strict regulations, and sit down in a clean place and be served by a friendly, nice person at the price tin the States) of ten cents a glass, would it. not be a whole lot. -better than going into some of the dens found in the city and playing from fifty to sixty cents a glam? I was on a bust in the States this past summer for a month or so and on it hot morning I took in. walk to a tavern and there. I could sit down in comfort and. they! did I enjoy snuggling mv nose into n foaming cool glass of beer or ale at 10 cents per class. Well dressed men on their way to their ---:-:-?-?-:.-m,j..C. ., --a-:-to-stoog--to-qua-com-All The Age-Qlil. Story 4-! 'f - 1Vz00-QI-iiD(-CIPN'-f4O'iWvx But one of the young men told Ablkoll, Nubolfs wife, laying. Behold. David sent messenger: -out of the' wilderness to salute our master; and he nllod on them Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do: for evil is deter- mlnod uulnsi. our ” . and when Ablnll luv David. Ibo hul- ed, and lighted off the on. and foil before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground. and fell at his feet, and slid. Upon me. my lord. upon me let. this inl- qdcy be: out um shall be no grief unto thee. nor offence of hurt unto my lord. either that thou hast shed blood conscious, or that my lord hath avonnd himself: but when tho Ianrd shall Inn dull well with my lord. than remember thine hondnnu. And David said to Ahinil, Blanca be the Lord God of lanai. which Mo blamed be than. which hIlC,hcllI mo this,-day from coming to shell 8 end from noticing myself uilno own hand ... THE INTEIIPRETER In the very early morning when the light. was law She got all together and she went like snow, Like snow in the springtime on a sunny hill. And we were only frightened and cant think still. I ' We can't. think quite that the kstydlds and frogs And the little crying chickens and the little grunting h-ofzs, And the other crying things that she spoke for to us, Have nothing more to tell her since it happened thus. She never is around for any one to touch, But of ecstasy and longing she knew too much . . . And always when any one has time to call his own She will come and be besde him as quiet as a stone. -Orrlck Johns. offices stopped in for a glass of beer. Drunkards? Not at all. Now there is such a furore in both Houses over the further in- crease in freight rates. It is only .1 short while ago that a 12 percent boost. was given. Where is this in- tolerable condition going to end? In the July 7th issue of the Fimm. cial Post: A record of the average earnings of. the railwaymen of Canada, is given. These wages were before the last. increase: passenger engineers 36.335, freight engineers 55.485. firemen 33,670, conductors 35.415. baggagemen 34,385, tralnmen 34-285. yardmen 33.185, sleeping car conductors 33,780. porters 32,940, station agents 33,740, office boys 82.300: and the tips of porters equal to one-half to three-quarters of their salary. Not bad wages with the resulting pensions, etc, acc;-u. ing therefrom, These high wages are paid by the consumers and tax- Dallers of Canada. I wonder if a young man starting from scratch on one of those poor neglected, run- down farms. in a long lifetime of hard "work, would ever be in such A position? It makes one wonder. Most of us will not be much good when our little pension of forty dollars rolls around. 01 am. Sir. etc. GEORGE Msc!.'WEN. St. Peters, 17.12. I. THF. FIITUILI-1 18 WITH DISCIPLINE!) PEOPLE Sir.-I heard this in a sermon recently. I wonder how true it. is. The Communists are becoming I' thoroughly controlled people; thought, word and action are be- lllit brought: into subjection to the Purpose of world domination. The man of steel believed that if enough people got this idea wrough into their minds the world would his. Half the world is afraid of this lilussian discipline. It. in narrow. selfish and truculent. It in rank tyranny. We instinct.- ively turn away from it. in loath- ing and fear. This is the discipline of force that crushes freedom'imd stunt: personality. but there is I. whole- some. mtursl dllclpilne -that cul- tivnies freedom and rounds out Personality. Jesus said: "The meek shall inherit the earth". The meek are the people who are dominated by the spirit of Jesus. the per- feotly dhclpilned pattern for man- kind. This is one of the most. marked futures about Juul. He was never in a hurry. no never lont His head. In the most threat. ening circumstance we as Jesus in perfect control. it will lake 74 very long time but followers of such I leader will yctlnhorit the earth. this il, dominate it ll Janus moon: with potions lava. Nothing ll lmpoltibld to this fol- lowm of sum. Paul an exam- blo. In amiamnr o u-your and founding churches Paul did on work that is still sum-icing the world. He said "I can do all things 1 A.- ..- Old Charlottetown mu 2. I. 1. I. - A LESSEB EVIL "We observe. the repoft of this Island and Nova Scotia being about in be united under one government, alluded to in the London papers. It is satisfactory. however, to find that there is no foundation whatever for it. We see it for the first time stated in these papers. that Instead of this island being annexed to Nova Scotia. as we always understood it, that the reverse was the case. and that the Government of Nova Scotia was to be annexed to, this. This would not. be quite so bad, but we would rather. upon the whole, that things remained just as they are." -Royal Gazette. Jan. 29, 1833. Boots For Everest (Ottawa Citizen) British climbers have their sights set on the summit of Everest again. By this time they have a species of vested interest in the mountain. which however shows no sign of acknowledging it. Everest is impartial. It treat: all comers alike, British, Swiss and Sherpas, and whether they approach it from Tibet or Nepal. This is perhaps the most inhospitable aswell as the highest peak in the world. Undaunted, however, the latest party is busily and happily as- sembling lts gear for the assault scheduled for this spring. The climbers know I. good deal about the southern route. thanks to the two daring but unsuccessful Swiss expeditions of 1952. They also have the additional advantage of superior equipment. The Swiss were proud of their light. oxygen containers and other: apparatus, but. the British have worked out some still better wrinkles-so they think. In particular, they have I. new kind of high-altitude climbing boot. How this footwear behaves will likely be of interest to others besides Himalayan mountaineers, because boots are fundunentol to through Christ who strengthens MARCH The Passing Scene ....6G'm auras It was carelessness. not lack of respect for St. Patrick, that cous- ed me to let the 17th so by with- out so much as mentioning that great mm to whom Christian civ- tlizatlon owes so much. I hope that in their charity my Irish . friends will forgive me for this obvious sin of omission. Historically, St. Patrick belongs to the world. He is one of those mn- estic and, heroic persons who are 0 noble and of too great. spiritual stature to be confined within the walls of any particular national- ism. Most of the historians, I be- lieve, say he was a Scotsman by birth, but some claim he was 11 R0- man patrlclm. What they agree on is that he did his great mission- uy work among the Irish. That. after all, is what made his place in the -human story. That is why his memory will live and be held in honour so long as heroism. de- votion, and deep spirituality are numbered among the supreme val- ues of life. I As in the case of most. distin- guished characters in history, the life of st. Patrick contains some alleged incidents that are purely mythical. For example, the popu- lar story of how he drove the snakes out of Ireland can scarcely be true in fact, for as far as any- one knows there never has been any such animal in that part. of the world. And that. incidentally, helps to corroborate the testimony of good Irishmen ievtrywhere that nothing vicious or unlovcly was and as flagrantly as tho men. The myths concerldiigt 3:: gods seem crude and sormtlxne; extremely foolish to us, but. there is at least. a possibility that um. played some part in the gradm unfolding of 0. higher concept 0, the divine nature and purpogg o 0 o ' Who can read of the remote. in... jesty of Mount Olympus withom pondering on the many stage; in man's ceaseless search for knw. ledge concerning forces far bevond his reach and understanding. Who can think of the Elxsiaii Plains. that mythical land of 1,1. fer blessedness, without going om. in his mind that inborn hope M Im.m0l'i.&IItylWh.iCI) in some form and in some measure has been .1. most universally demonstrated since the beginning of manis lite on the earth? The story of Pandora's 30,, bringing "death into the wol'ld ..n.i all our woe," was one ancient fnyth. ical way of explaining the grim 0. W11. I. sublecl: which has intrigued philosophers and mystics and or- dinary pcople in every age, 1; ml, too. that all the characteristics of a seemingly well-balanced person- ality are not always d-.-lone. against tragedy that lurks in up. suspected places. Then, only I-lop. remains to sweeten the common ways. It. seems tncrldible to us rt... men should ever hare 'WOi'3Ilipped the sun. moon, stars. earth, rm wind, water, and almost. ' 13- In ever given room to grow in good earth of the Emerald lsle. But. the fact that the story probably mythical does any means thing as man's attempt to reach maturity I O C n'lOf6 one IO ments of the ages. There was a time when lightened precision inatlve sense. people Ire legends. What; would the world's poems? Myths they were. simple, der and do cruel things so many enterprises. at any rate. of being almost. cmc only finished off with exhausted men. weather is bearable. Everest that respect. ' me". Paul, by the grace of Jesus, changed the moral character of th. Roman Empire. The day will surely come when God will come down into His Church ,.....cr and create men and women. discipliusd by the power of the Holy Spirit; and through these disciplinedt people great changes for the better will come over our world. Fear will give place to confidence and peace. The problem of drink -will be let.- iled. Men and women will put the good of others before their own pleasure. - "Such a time will never come." cries the pessimist. It will come. It must. come because Clad is here, and He is here for this very ur- poso Ind will not be thwarted). It is true then that the fixture of the world is in the hands of disciplined people. men and wo- man disciplined by the spirit of God, not to the ambitious hustlers who ride roughlhod over their neislrbousp. cgrrdm. sir. etc. . W. I. GREEN. Stanley Bridge. P.ill. I. Gander & I-Icszurd Barristers and solicitors Money on Loan Malhoson. Peaks 8: Nicholson 'A. W. IIATIIEBON. Q13. A. II. PEAKB. B.A.. IQHN P. NICHOLSON. LLB. Bsrrlslprl. Eh. the is not by detract from its impor- tance, for at myth is not the same an untruth. Historical facts are not the only instruments that have been used to advantage in the long and troubled story of - and confusion he called upon his The more one thinks of it the inclined to believe that myth has occupied a place in human life seco dary only to that of religion itself. Indeed, there are some traces of it in many of the . . . great: religions that have created or influenced civilizations and giv- en strength to the forward move- the world lived by myth. in this Cn- age. when mathematical is prized for above imag- inclined to disparage the simple credullty of the ancients. Nevertheless, our cultural and literary herltages owe much of their richness and .splcn- dor to the symbolic meanings and significance of ancient myths and litera- ture be like without the, Homeric pure and but one finds too. 3 down- ing doubt in the usefulness of gods who could lie and steal and plun- as readily These boots. have uppers of kid leather which has the advsntaze waterproof and v light. On the other hand. it easily, but the Evercsters ask that their boots, designed for use above 23,000 feet. hold to- gether for 8. very few days.' Inside is I. lining of waterproof fabric. ma also six layers of knpok as usl perception since then. liven developed for olrmen's survival now. though, there are many suits. The inner sole is felt and questions for which he has no the outer sole 3 rubber mixture answer. with tiny air bubbles to give maxi; --- m1i.?;1limtii::d”alrE:i?eul:teh i.3””u?. IN THE RED climbers. and the whole nflair ls MEDKEINE Amq mpw extremely simple fastening: for the convenience of Thus shod, the eleventh party of Everestcrs hope to tackle soon those last few thousand feet. But the best equipment ever devised will be of little avail unless the is keeping to itself its intentions in PROFESSIONAL CARDS GILBERT A. GAUDET. B.A-. LLB Clnldiln Bunk of Commerce Bldg. ev . thing else in natures unlverseeric must. however. be remembeml that primitive man had no one to instruct him in the ways of natnr. sl forces. Anything he could not understand he clothed in the gar. ments of deity, and there was lit: and personality in all the inani- mate objects that came across illi untutorcd vision. In times of sum Rods. and when one sod turned out to be capricious or unbending there was aways another in 7.. serve. of course it was all Very crude. but who will say there was no manner of good in it? The beauty and glory of some oi the more understandable mytlu have continued to this day. They seem to find A responsive chord in every soul that. allows mom for imaginative thought. We know how the earth travels on its up. pointled course. what makes tho sun shine through the clouds. and why the rainbow appears after showers. We know these thing; in.- cause the scientists have explain- ed them and our faith in science knows no limits. At. the same time our imagina- tions can sympathize with those people in the long ago who pic- tured the coming of light. after durimss as the kindly gift of I beautiful-goddess and the rainbow as the many-coloured robe of another. And we do not blame them overmuch for imagining that the sun-god drove his chariot of fire across the sky every day ex- cept. when another god, more pow- erful at the moment than he, slop- ped hls progress with black cloud: and violent storm That was their way of express- ing the thought that good is some- times thwarted by evil, temporar- ily at least. Man has advamcd it long -way in knowledge and spirit- Currenl. reports showed the cltyfvl Medicine Hat ended the year 1907 with B denclt of 35,728. City con- troller n.'r. 1.6888 said it MS 0"" hops the first deficit in upwards at 23 years. Chintz was originally callrn 01 cotton fabric from Indian lilitll cell piece was called a "climl - MucPhee & Truinor I). F. lllucPlll:.'E. B-A-. '-I-G F. SOIIIERLED TRAINOII. B-5- Ixu-rlltcrl. Soc. Rggg”g.gg,,.., Dr. K. A. Muciuclmll DENTIST Dental X-III! - Above (lhnrioticioun HI--Ir p :02 Queen so. I'ImIw " 2::-2- Dr. A. L. Muclscoc DENTIST llentbl X-II-H! 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