PAGE FOUR j‘ ' TIIE ' GIIAIILIITTETIIWII GUARDIAN “and” may (Founded In 188'!) Inesldent: Lleut. Col. W. Cheater 5- Mall!" Vloe-Prcsldcnt: J. n. Bur-um. F. J- 1- mum-y: Lleut. Col. n. A. MwKh-Mn- 9-5-9- ldlhr md Mlllllm‘ 911mb" 5- B“ Bumdt’ Ell‘ Appoints EdItm-n Frank Walker and Lleut. III! A- ’ gums“, R.C.N.V.R. (bu Active Service) g M w y is‘ Weaker Than “The Stronggse wfgkelét Ink), MONDAY, naomnun 24. 1945 Christmas 4 ‘ ' nnth, and this the hflllllll "mm- uvxli/Trlgiclisntliltieulson of Heaven's eternal K1118. or wedded Mald and vlreln MOI-her WY"- Our great rcdempllm 1mm “wve did bring‘ For so the holy $8895 0M9 did 5mg- That He our deadly forfeit. should release. “ And with His Father work us a oerpewfll peaW This is the season of sacred festival amour! Christians, dedicated to the ltopc and promise of pcace on earth and goodwill toward men. as theme evcr a ITIOIC opportune occasion on which to observc it? On this, our first peace- time Christnlas III seven long \‘€€11'_5. lrllfi flllemo" uppermost i1. tb- minds of all thinking persons is: \\'ill it cn-lurc? Can we l/zakr’ ll Plldllrti? Not the rccurriug Cllrislluzls fcstivzll, but the spirit itscli of Christmas. Can wc carry that into our daily lives? Can we make ll dom- inant in our lile as a nation and in our rela- tions with (Itllcr nations? If we can, there 15 hope for m. ll we can not—aud this applies Qfjoursg to all the uatious——then our good re- solves, our sounding platitudes, our prayers even, will be unavailing. For there is no alternative now but tlisaslcr. We see in the glare of the atomic bomb what will happen if we slide back into war. \\'e can quite literally hear the trump of our doom a5 Milton imagiued- it: “The aged earth, ugh-fist‘, In terror of that blast. Shall from the surface to the centre shake." We should be able to hear more clearly now, in the silence of the guns, the song of the angelic host proclaiming the birth of the Prince of Peace, and of His reign for evcrmore. If we can truly say we do, then it will indeed be a “lVIcrrv Christmas’ ’;lud if tbc world can say it trulv, il will be all the old world ucctls in thc wav of martial music: For if such holy song Inwrap our fancy long, Time will run back. and fetch the age of gold; ,. And speckled Vanity Will sicken soon and die. And leprous Sin will melt from earthly mould; And Hell Itself will pass away, And leave her dolorous mansions to the peering day. Yes, 'I‘ruth and Justice than Will down return to men, Orbed in a rainbow; and, like glories wearing, Mercy wlll sit between, Throned In celestial sheen, With radiant, feet. the tlssucd clouds down steer- mg: Aucl heaven, as at somo fcstlvnl, Wlll rapt? wirlc the gates of her high palace a . Employment And Farming The (Ti-llnulzttcc of Economic Development In the Unltcd States has just revealed the rc- sults of a careful study of agriculture as it may he affected by the expanding economy of the next few years. The C. Ii. D. offers several pertinent ideas about how to rcduce farmers‘ troubles. It docs not look for the main solu- tion to thcsc problems in higher exports of farm IlrOdIIClS. m‘ In a drive to improve tllc dict of famzllesof low lnconlc. It foresees, as do most 3llll1Uflll€S on agriculture, a large supply of Idle men on‘ farxus as former war workers re- turn‘ to rural areas, and as more farm machin- trv is out to work. It therefore concludes that a prunary Fllllll-‘Oll must be found in expansion of eluploynlcn‘. in fields other than farming. It favors lllv. Vlnovingbf farm workers lo iobs, 1nd the hrwgnlg of ;ob5 to rural workers In a rutcul Farm. Journal the editor, Wheel- er Xlcllillcil, cxaluincd facts and factors relat- lllg Io agricultural economy, and concludes that some of the ‘authorities’, those who want some excuses for furthcr government controls, arc llropbcsyiug too darkly." llc found no sub- stantial llJISIS for .1 fcar of continuing burden- some farm surpluses, though uattlrzrlly lbc causes arr- crnnlplcx. llz: based his opinion m. a long- Hulgc study which shmvcd that for fill) ycarg the farmers of the U. S. have avcrzlgrd ghoul the same annual yields: that tbcy llavc culti- vated about the same number of acres, and that each ryear they must fem] 1,500,000 more persons. lhls same :Iuthority. who heads the U. .5. National Farm Cllcmurgic Council, has kxprfisscd faith ill the processes by which agri- cultural- englnccrring and organic chemistry may tum to prniitzlblc use a large part of the coon- Irys farm wastes, which now account for half the tonnage of the annual output of crops. _'l'hc Increase Ill Ihr soybean crop, which in cight years has rlscu 33o pcr ccut to make 200,000,000 bushels, Is evidence of the close linking of in- dustry and agriculture. This should in future help to wipe out some of the ills that cmuc of. farm surpluses in men and crops Man's Third Brain Maj. A. R. Lawrence, cxecutivvdirector {Of Associated Tebhnical- Consultants Limited, Illcussing the "three brains” which according jmhiujl. govern man's relation to his surround- ‘ ind his action and after a reference to Yiototle, Darwin, Newton and Jackson, stat- llit "the first or early brain ill human life ' spinal cord and the basal zanglia which y: cutmnalic action. The second brain w", “ the nmtor cortex. located in mid- l-irlvcs u: l type of action called it is betwctn the automatic . The third, the latest and J9 I‘. was the cor- " ulve: u: Yd!" ~ = ' ' untary action. That brain lies in the {onward part of the skull." Assuming that the Iheone: of evolution developed by Darwin and Hull!"- lings Jackson are concct, he said. Ilfllll ma!’ W6 reasonably conclude ?" Answermz hls Ilwflflll?‘ tion, Maj. Lawrence statfid “that mans m- stincfs are all good and nOI cvil, 8nd ma! 9M)’ include the urge to life. to sdf-nrescrvati9n. to reproduce and to urge to Imllfovc _ll1e_ 11k and the lot of another and that these Instincts are all lodged in man's first or infallible brain. Hg blamed man's third or reasoning brain for all evil in mankind, because of faulty think- ing and insufficient development; Maj. Law- rence claimed that peace and perfect health oc- curred Ivhen plan's reasoning or third mind is in harmony with his first mind or when reason is consistent with instinct. He coflcludfll that man can have faith in tllc futurc, because the process of evolution is not complete and man's third brain is not vet fullY IlBVQlWCd lvwafds the. goal of perfect harmony. !—ED\TORIAL NOTES-q Tomorrow Christmas Day——the Hope of the World. u: r w u. The footpaths and crossings require a little personal‘ attention from both householders and city officials alike. ll‘ =l< i ‘It During tho war years, 1939-1945, 90,000,- 000 tons of food were shipped to the Llnited Kiugdonl. l‘ . The lessening of the restrictions crossing the border probably will be appreciated more here. than anywhere else, as so many Islanders have located in the States, and would like to travel frequently lactwccu their new and old hOmcs. it It ll! 1r Ill Ill The enterprising youngsters who went joy- riding at car-owners’ expense, and ultimately landed in the hands of the police, were sev- erely admonished in the city Juvenile Court, and, together with their parents and guardians, warned that any resumption of such mis- demeanor would result in dire consequences. ll! 1i it I To meet the ntauy inquiries of clients for information about succession duties, the East- cm Trust Company has prepared alhandy fold- cr, containing figures and information 0n this subjcct in easily located form. This.is a real service to the trlxpayiug public, and should fill a long felt need. it i! it i During thc war 27,000 public clocks throughout Great Britain were destroyed, 0r damagcd, by ail raids. Britain's eight Horo- logical Societies arc now tirgiug that it should be illegal for any public body to exhibit a clock which is not accurate by Greenwich time. What would happen if that were law" in Charlotte- town? I u lk l. 1k It is significant that tho property votc in t-hc I943 general provincial election in Fifth Prince was: Darby (Liberal) 714, Slroirg (Conser- vativc) 80.»; total 153.2: wbcruis in the recent by-clcctiou Ihc vole was Bell (Liberal) 569, Alclfarlunc (CL-Till 5t: total 0.20. This would indicate not only that lhc Conservatives re- frained from voting, but that the Jones Govern- mcut candidate did not succeed in polling even the normal Liberal vote ‘I! ll‘ 1k i 1k 1r The grcat honour bestowed upon Archbishop McGuigan in his appointment to the exalted of- fice of Cardinal is a signal tribute to his out- standing qualifications, aud a. very high com- pliment indeed to Prince Edward Island. His Rcvereuce out only received his early education and training in his priestly duties hcrc, but takes every opportunity of revisiting us, and of main- taining his intimate connections with his native Province. *II<#>II' The matter of buttcyfat prices was debated at a recent N. B. agricultural convention at which a resolution was passed to be forwarded to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and the Dairy Farmers 0f Canada, requesting these organizations to do all in their power to have the Wartime Prices and Trade Board establish relative prices between all dairy products and to bring the revenues from dairy products in line with those of other industries. * if ‘l! Ill Ouc carmot but marvcl at the political saga- city of l\1r. lklachiaivclli Kiltg; for instance his timing of the lifting of the cmbargololt dehydra- tion, and delaying tho announcement of. the Closing of the airport at Summersidc until after the ‘by-election; thcn when that was safely Past calmly announcing there was n0 coal for de- hydration, and only a skeleton crew would bc left at the airport. The 'I‘orics were fooled all right, though not the First District ones. it >I= ,1! It Christmas live, Ivhcn waits arc supposed to conclude their three weeks of itinerant night promenading; formerly they used generally wind-instruments, and played any tunes which llaDlmlcd Io be popular at the time, calling at the hontcs of the citizens on this day or Boxing Day for Christmas donations. Down to 1820, waits had official recognition and appoint- mctlt in the city of London and other munici- Dallties, but nowadays there is nothing to pyg- vcnt anyntumbcr of such itinerant mingtrcls from plying their midnight calling, so long a: they do not create disturbances. ‘ l l i i Among the most important and successful war weapons of the Allied Armies, the British minc-locator has played an outstanding role. Whereas, however, many weapon; bgcomg g9 much scrap-iron in peace-time, the mine-locgtor can be adapted Io useful pcace-timc nervicc. It will be, used to locate nails in wood planks be- fore llle wood goes to the saw-mills. and the presence of motal wire: and pipes in walls and floor: can be Gully demnnincd. Police anrLCus- such, u gold coins, which might In m: of the wintry. ~ tom: officials are Ining the Iocatm- with success in thon- search tor hidden metal anlcleu T f“ / "rue cnaaiojfriirowuécuklzolan Notes By [The Way i}. The nun who poke: Iun at n woman trying to drive through : 13-foot gauze door usually sober: up when he trle: to thread a needla-Montrcnl u‘. ‘lhc Bootflnh Crown Jewel» whlch were brought back from the hIdIng-pllce where they have been In ufe keeping durln: the war, Ire once more on view to the pub- llc In the Crown Room at Edin- burgh Castle, The Edinburgh Scotsman reports. Included among the Jewels :hown_ with the "Han- ors" Is'th'e Jewel of 5t. Andrew- whlch has on its reverse slde a miniature of Maria Clementlnu Bobleakl, the Polish princess who was mother of Prlnce Charlie - whlch is the Boverelgrfs Badge of the Order of the Thistle and has been worn by the present Klng Ind by Klnx George V on cere- monial occaslons at Holyrood House. The total intrinsic value of the metal and jewels has, as far ls Is known, never been comput- ed, but some years ago the Crown was valued at £5,000. Lord Belvorhrook has Ivan the Rev. Dr. R. F. V, Seogtt, mini? later of St. Columbia's Church of Scotland. Pent street, London, a cheque for £25,000 for the rebuild- lng fund of the church, which was destroyed durlng a bombing raid In 1941. This gift raises the re- building fund to £105,000. The Iota] required is £150,000. - Edinburgh Scotsman. ..Extenslv9 use of paper para- chutes In Sweden to distribute uir malls, unbreakable merchandise, and newspapers ls predicted for the future. Such parachutes have been used successfully there dur- ing the last two years for various purposes, including the delivery of provisions to Norwegian: near the Swedish border and the trans- portatlon of mllltary goods. The paper parachute can support a load up to 132 pounds, -Foreign Com- merce Weekly. When the oclentlsls gathered In New Mexico to test the first atom- ic bomb, they \veren't entirely sure just what would happen, says Time. A few suspected that the nuclear chain reaction mlght spread from the bomb's uranium. flash around the world In_ the ulr and burn every living thing to a crisp. One enthusiastic physicist, named Enrico Fer-ml, casually oi- fered to bet his associates l0-to-1 that It would. He got no takers. From the great mass of figures presented to the food production conference one thing stands out- that Canadians are eatllll: today more of almost everything than they did before- the- war, and this despitg rationing. In other words. considering the country as a whole. rationing ls no hardshlP mil ll l5 an effective means of even distri- butioIL-Ottawa Journal. Lord Baldwin. many occult will be glad to hear, Is bocmnmt! l0 plck up some of his old Interests alter a prolonged hibernation. cov- ering practically the [whole of Ill!‘ war, ln Worcestershire, says u wrlter In The London 599M510?- Hls vow “not to speak to the mun‘ at the wheel 0_r spit on the deck has been punctlllously honored, fJl‘ the former premier has hardly made a public spoech_lf m- deed he has made any F" Bum" written an artlclc since I939. Now he has come up 1° L°"‘l°"i he“ seen a good deal at the Alhmuvum. taken the oath in the House of Lords, attended a nioctiul: 0f Ilw pllgylm Trust, and l.'ll9Il(‘lS Io d0 his duty as Chancellor of Cum- brldge University. All _llll5. I should guess. “M19815 1° hm‘ mllch more than polltlcs. A mummy cqmpany ‘In England runs what Is called a whiten/fish special?’ it carries no passengers. and every time a bumP l5 hll- E splash of whitewash is dropped l° mmr the slaw for H "W"- fmf; If such a machine were Pl! l“ some of our war-neglected II Izh- wnys there'd be one long Sllellk of whitewash. The Kingston WhIIZ- standard comments. No man can become a skilled workman In a few months‘. B PM‘; pentcr who has had foul‘ Y9K"; upprentlceshlp is lust beglnninlz m be capable of flood work. and brlcklayln! takes lust l“ ""8 ‘° learn. Boy! m"! yflufll! "w" “°,“'“‘ days do not want to take the t-mc to learn trades, at low wanes. may do not llke the discipline which learnlng a trade Involves. Appuemly they would rather be unskilled workers. sublflvl 1° he“ ery layoff and whlm o! late. l If! skilled workmen who u.e ulwzws sure of jobs, —Peterboroush EX- amlner. Th; gumyurd holds a frlondly welcome as day ends. The country- rnan, In from repairing a_ broken fence or cutting timber In ‘he woodlot, Is reassured by his clus- ter of buildings. After the 115"?‘ ness of the flelds, the barns and shed: have a comforting quullly- To the north. the trees of the wind- breuk chow their stark skeletal beluty beneath Ihe darkenlng sky- Putlently, like a horse In the ram. they wult for s rlng. Futtenlng steer: move dell rately 115°!" thelr feedlot, Their manly @9515 glve them a Celtic flavor, reminis- cent of cattle on u harsh Scottish Ille. The ltnck of straw looms huge behlnd them. lnalde the barn, where the farmer stops see thlt all I: well, the warmth from anlmul: envelops hlm. The dusty mall o! rIcII clover hay. "w :hnrp aroma of nleage becpeak the homelrown plenty of the place. At the chicken house. nctlvltle: are :IIll In full IWlIIB- I" "W llshls have 3on0 on with sunset. CJIPK- ens nrutch In. the bright straw lltter Ind wurlly watch the visitor. Near the houle, newly sawed fire- wood I: plled haghuzardly. The kltchen range m the 0t h" furnace wIIl be well wpplled. soul- wu-mmg Ilgm uhlne: out from the Im-hahlwodpzztlgidpgvufiifoldlggvr- n; e mowy - the farmer I: lulled by "lhflll-‘ht! of flu plunnt releue when he remove: hI: heavy boots. H0 Imu- cI to: the aroma of new pork and f: ed a ple: whlch he know: uwnlt Mm. unlng I: tho klndllut of 1h Journal. e day. — Mlnneapoll: Christmas In Othor Tim-es And Cline: i... Generations come and no“... one Christmas follows another In Seemingly rapid successlon. . . and the same Ghrlstmas hymn, the old- est Chrtlstmas hymn n the world, is sum! year after year by Chi-Iot- Inns throughout the world. Thls IS _"Corde Natus Ex Purentbz" which was written In the fourth century, and translated Into Eng- llsh In the last: 0f the Father's love begotten, Ere the world: began to be, He Is the Alpha and Omega. He the source the endla He, Of thg thlngs that an an: have een, Andl that. future year: lhlll see. Evermore and CVGFIIIOTC. The author of the hymn wa: Pru. dentlus, a B anlard, who was born of a noble amlly, was highly edu- cated for hIs day and who even!- ually entered offlclal life. He lost the Imperlal favor, however, and retired to a monastery where he wrote religious poem: "and stoned for "a mfapent‘ youth." "For they uld It was a mama to quarrel upon Christmas And so It wan! God Iovo It, so lt wnsP-Churlen. Dlckfns, Klpllng was thlnklng of the English “ex1les" In Indla-“the grlm stepmother of our kind" — when he wrote of “Chrhtma: In Indla." But today,-wlth :0 many recent memorlu of Clnndlan‘ sold- iers In the nrmle: of the But, Kipling’: Icturc of thl: lnnlver- sary I: stll peculiarly delcrlptlvo. Dim dawn behind the tamnrlsku- the nky I: saffron-yellow- As the women ln the vlllale grind the corn, And the parrots seek "the rlver- sIde, each culling to Illa fellow That. the Day. the staring lnltern Day, I: born. O the white dust on tho highway. 0 the stenche: In the bywlyl O the clummy fog that hover o'er the earth? And at Home they're mlltlfll merry ‘neuth the whIIe and mule! berry~ What part thel: mlr It I: not the Chrlltml: almon- phere u: we know II. liven to thene who (Ind Ihemulvo: nlll farther south ... In AI-Iltrllll Christmas Day will ucm junt strange. For wIth the leuon: "reversed" they wIIl probably no nvlmmlng, . . ' “Glory to God In the hllhent, and on earth peace. loud will Io- wurd men." hlvq Indln cxIle: In th? ' ‘ Chrlntml: Day ha: not nlwuy: fallon In Docember, I‘ celebrate the twanty-flfth n: the onnlvernry of Juuv bI pen‘: that w: do l0 by 000M I» that the rennin! £35 P” "l" wh ph Mn ll d“! wi-nfbfnfl‘ Inch wanna I B01091! render : dmlnct nrvlce I9 hu- zmlnjclnd, y may be Inclined a nnIl In talent“. amuse-moat ouw olfllllll Inca nrom Ic lffllr: from men author! but the prohlnn: prenatal v o w Iolthoa who nk o an my how much My. and comm-t huve coma o o. m Inch ggfhemww +1 on to,“ I, ltd l VII lfilfllfll WIN? " Id" cull rm re that ienvhilb-cfil“ lflibffilsllfl: vnrlth the wnth r ' "A nod :cl e I: ncohtlnunl ......-.....n. . I00 “W. mu- cuuom: Ind Jtman-‘I- v1 not mfifllvlw N "" . for l»!!! m; . May the Christmas Carol cheer your heart . . . . May your day be joyous from the start . . . . May the Season bring you gladneaa, tOD-nca. May God bless you nowpmi FROM “IIYMN 0N THE MORNING 0F Cl-IBISTS NATIVITY” It. was the wlntar wild While Ilhe heaven-bean ohlld All meanly wrapt, In Ilhe nxde manger ln.-s- Naturie, In awe to Him, doffed her trInI. lzrcelt aster so to sym- lt was no oedson then for her To wanton wIlIIh Iiho Sun. her lusty pea-amour. gy wllthspeeuhlesfalr woestlh comm romucnefoulrvrwmwlmm- » Polllufdlwlth sinful blamlee. y I The saintly .. vedlofmaldm whMc Omlfotmdled Should look :0 near def . But He, ha: felts to cease, Saul down the Dav. H“ ... m. .....~nl.-..=...... ..... we , Sh: dbl-Ike: a. a through sea and land. —John Milton. and was wldely used for decon- tlon. The llghtlng of the Yule L03, once such a common custom In England. Is an Inheritance from Lithuania mytholazlcal lore. The custom of gIvIng gift: dates from the Roman days. Even tho actual date of Chrlltmul, It I: belleved. was chosen because of the “Roman festlvul of the Wlnte Solstice. celebrated an ‘Def. '25." '0 lIttle town of Bethlehem! How stlll we lee thee Ile: Ahovo thy deep and dramlea: ee The diam‘: nor: go by. . .. Ohrhtmaa, :0 generally regarded a: n happy uason of the your, ha: not ulw : been a futlve one. In tho thlr century, Dlocletlnn. on IeunLI-lz that a “ n! CIu-Inlln: were gathered to ether In a plrtlmillr bulldlng "cc ebrlf- In: th: unnlverlury of the Founder of their rellglon." had the church Ignlted. and all the worlhlpper: perluhed In the tlunel. uivow: l8 ouuvrm or whllc we A t. F. Ilutcliason. a IIIII orronuvam": A Spoclnlhto In}!!! m- ' Ilqllof Illllfi for l”, . of hula! In t m}: bur Maker's eyes l i" Won f uI ' all your through. l ' Professional Biardsi sunnr Exclusive our isms _-._ i _' n mama wan: o3?" Ashe: of Bone: Wflnut Chopin. Skylark Wnlnut mah- Hnlllnnnl Walnut Chub. nor-n Wal- nu: 012m“! $8.00 to I18. 1nd Ell! Bnuhel- ‘huoo GIft lei: Ila to M00. Pa“! lap GIII Sch Liflvigrybouu m: m: c» 81-50. Lldlol Minor x BIIIIILCIIII (I m: aoodliuffo. Wrl fibula-Chub 18-00.!" Wfl P . I0- ...“ cum ' NumcrouothulI-flldeu. moplnlaluoonrlnrli dhplayoffllftlugguflonl. TIIE 2 "MAGS u: u...» our» am» 1 v .“ 1' a 24.» 1945'“ 2m. P". its = 3% Neil W. Higgins Chartered Accountant 144 Richmond St. l Tel 5S9 Charlottetown P.O. Box _ W-Pfi-‘Jflfifl-NENNKN i Morrell and Company Chartered Accountlnfc ll. F. ARBIIIBALD llllern Trust Bullullnl Ch-rlottetown fififir\%\ul"d\fi'u'flfh'h$’ saves- Public Stqnographer lmmwlllllhlnl curds and circular _ . MONTREAL Dec. III-(CP)- Edsel Harris, l9, charged wlthlho murder of 08-year-old Alderlc Bro- deur who dled followlng an at- tack wIth n baseball but In the med of hI: northend hcmc hers Iut mouth, wa: coinmltted by Judge Omar Legrand today for trInl before the Court of King’: Bench when he appeared for vol- untary statement. , it t» correspondence, Iyulng and honkkecpinx. MISS HELEN GIDDEN Telaphono IBIIO-J. P. 0. Box 452. __ Cmunugh: Apt: No. I. I II. n. IIIIAIIE a co. Chartered Accnunlafll $8 Grafton Strect. Charlollrown Phone 20M Blminlph w. murmur. II- A llox 24' ' ,_,..-r.c~~ McLeod 8 Bentley w. u. uuumulv K 0- :. a BENTLEY K. 0- 1km: Ind l'l""'l"'" t on . 1M Prlncs Street ' a ulfil“. .~ ~ 31L": _-. ~14 s‘! i This is the Season when IheJoyous Sllllll of Cln-Iatmu I: abroad; a time of /cheer tmtl good will to all r What ‘more lpproprlate g/Ift than a life or endowment pulley‘! It aurvlvemthe lapse 0f time and give: column ovldcnco of the affec- tIon, wlillum, and forcthou ‘The lovc that never dies. . glut ' of the Riv"- Th: Great-Welt LIIe whhe: you; B MW’ Chi-Inna: ml :_H:ppy New Year,“ , llynllmll "£00.. llmlud u-uululm man _ Products], Manager: ‘penal-i l" ".......=q.a..muvl=~'l* I I a v r I I