TWO THE DAILY NEWS THE DAILY NEWS DAILY EDITION TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1943 Hon. Gordon Har rington . . . Gordon Harrington, former Premier of that province,, whose death is recorded, will go down in. Nova Scotia's political history as the supreme protagonist of coal and steel. He believed, with a conviction born of first hand experience and observation, that prosperity for the industrial centres, with con-sequent increased consuming and. purchasing power, must inevitably bring with it prosperity for the- rest of the province fpr the rural producer. Coupled with this conviction was a firm belief in the necessity of' equity in interprovinciat trade, based on the provisions of the Confederation pact, and! a willlingness at all times to challenge the "academic economics" which he saw as a barrier to the penetration, of Maritime products into Central Canadian, markets. Equipped with a voice of disarming pleasantness he went into debate- armed with a gift of repartee, liffhtlv ironic or blunt as- a. sledgehammer, that had m Halifax, August 7, 1883, and reared- in the- Angli can tradition. He-attended the miblic school and was graduated from Dalhousie University with the law rloo-rpp PvnpfiVp nf law iir ("JIhpp Rnv hrnnp-ht him in 1 n ... i- ... A- . . . i L 4 L s-m s ail. n n 1 nM l -viSW r" W" i problems. facing the miners of, Cape Breton in prewar' years. He studied sociology and economics, became, the legal, representative of the United Mine '"Workers of America in District 26".. He saw service- with the C.&K from 1915 to. 1918 and for- two years afterwards, was deputy minister for overseas forces under Sir Edward Kemp and Sir George Perley,, coming back to, Cape Breton with executive acumen added to his previous attainments. But he had no flair then for politics. It, was not. until 1925, when Conservative enthusiasm was organizing hi a desperate effort to qust a government of 43 years-' standing, when the' worst strike in years was on in the- Cape Breton coal fields,, that Mr.. Harrington came out under the banner- of Conservatism. He led a solid phalanx, of Conservatives from the industrial districts, and accepted' the ministry of' mines under the premiership of Hon. E.. N. Rhodes. Mr. Harrington assisted1 in bringing about a compromise settlement between the miners and the company, and went on with the business of hammering at Ottawa for more consideration for the Maritimes coal and steel. Mr.. Harrington succeeded to the Premiership on August 11, 1930, when Hon. E. N. Rhodes joined the new Dominion Conservative government. At times his emphasis on the coal and steel industries may have seemed to overshadow the other activities of the premier's office; but during his. first session at the head of affairs he guided to unanimous endorsement resolutions not only on coal-steel, but on- the ' Canadian "Pacific Railways and: the .fisheries of the province. The affairs of the shore-fishermen were-not good; The resolution, while it did, not once mention the trawler to the disappointment, of some members .called, for an. international. Conference to, discuss methods, of catch, and asked that consideration be given the industry generally with a view to improving conditions in coastal communities.. Trie premier was a staunch supporter of the move for en try of theCP.R. into Nova Scotia, apart vffom the company's operation of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. Part, at least, of this particular am? bition for the province was realized in 1931, when, during rebuilding of burned docks at West Saint John, the two railways announced a co-operative agreement covering 1Q years, whereby the C;P.Rl passenger ships called at Halifax both ways on their regular transAtlantic runs. Harrington's recreation was angling, a predilic-'tion he shared with Hon. C. D.. Richards, of New Brunswick. To his fishing lodge on the Mira River in' Cape- Breton he- went for renewal1 of strength .after weariness in his office or on the -floors of the House. Strictly abstemious- during his political career Harrington believed strongly in the system, of government sale of liquor. "My advice is do without it1," he said. "But if people must have it, I say: give -it to them; but not through the bootlegger." ACTIVITIES OF Y.M.C.A. AND Y.W.C.A. By DOROTHY GARBUTT The Hostess I've Just returned from a forty-eight' and what a forty-eight. Breakfast in bed and nothing to do but eat, read, knit sleep and eat! A 'forty-eight' is one of those rest periods e are supposed to take once a month hut manage to wangle every six months or so it we're lucky. Tuesday night, that's tonight, the Fairview "boys are holding a dance to. which Junior Hostesses are invited. Hostesses and chaperones will meet at the Y. YWCA chaperones will be 'Mrs. Teng and Mrs. Keilback representing the Queen Mary Chapter Imper ial Orders, daughters of the Empire. Thursday night there wi 11 be a danceat theHighway camp, everyone to meet at the Y, Friday .an army unit. is. holding no equal on the floors- of the- Nova bcotia legislature , a dance at theIr own quarters. during his years in the- nouse- as minister ami premier.. " He disliked ostentation,, never owned a motor car until his party presented him with one; and remained in the dingy little office of the Ministry of Mines, which he retained, after his succession to the premiership. This same dislike was. applied, to verbosity. The galleries remember how his. ScripturaL lore came to: the surface at opportune times, how he exhorted members, opposite, who were going through the- annual program of repeating, identical speeches three times a. session on the speech, from, the throne,, the budget and the estimates to; abjure the practice of "filling their bellies with the cast wind." Of medium height, thin faced and slender, Mr. Harrington had the look of an aesthete or or a recluse, belied by a flashing smile of cameraderie. He came to. the legislature as an unknown quantity in 1925. came to. the ministry of mines when it was in the worst shape in its history. A son of Charles Sict nev Harrington, one of the best known, lawyers at the Nova Scotia bar,, and Mary de Wolf,, he- was. bora Hostesses 'and chaperones-meet at the Y. - - - will The- well-known rule about Junior Hostesses leaving the dance hall during- dance is strictly enforced and any girls found doing so will be asked to remove their names from the list. Alt dances to which Junior Hostesses are invited are under YWCA and YMCA rules and it the good of the girls themselves. Chaperones who represent the ' YWCA or YMCA supervisors, are empowered to check up on this, during the dance. The concert at the Capitol on Sunday night last brought forth two new artists who- should be an asset to the new "Talent Pool" being formed. Pretty and blonde, little Marguerite (Peanuts) Huron sang modern songs very attractively and most professionally. This young lady is part of the Red Cross personnel now up here attached to the. Acropolis units and we hope to see and hear her often. Another who put the professional stamp to his performance was Hank George whose grotesque steps were extremely comical. He had a loose limbed lightness of foot and a way with his waving arms, that gave a scarecrow suppleness to his. every movement which delighted the audience, who. received him. with echoed applause The boy. was good. And a word' to the wise about concerts, and. the CWAC girls. These girls are up here doing a. big Job. They take their work Foe- all these dances. Junior seriously, andi to my mind it Is. very bad taste to. make them the butt .of platform patter. J. E. Unwin, who is relinquishing his duties as poll tax collector, reported to. the city coun : rili lash nlffht-. that nrrnniromonf'i' had. been made for collection by. the Canadian National Railways, of poll- taxes covering its own employees. Mr. Unwin hold ing that he was-entitled to com- does not matter whether they mission on these taxes. Mr. are at the Empress or. at. a camp w;in estimated that about THE F I SHTINS HEN LOVMm TVJMtSA l Ai IRoWtC AMA"2tKJ3 r-i M I III immM Un- $200 I think, that, should, he clear. The in small amounts around town rule Is Canada-wide and is for still remained to be collected. ' ' zffiSI FOREST 1 FOREST BRANCH. II DEPARTMENT OF I 11)1; GREEK ARMY GETS BATTLE EXPERIENCE IN AFRICA Greek troops -are manning Bren guns In forward positions during active combat They fought with, the Eighth Army troops, occupying forward positions and fighting magnificently. They will be soon ready to. take back their own country from the Nazis. Vancouver; READYFOR AIR RAIDS Sir Thousand Men and Women Right up to Job in Theory And Practice By MARGARET ECKER Canadian Press Staff Writer VACOUVER, July 6 0) - IJ death and fire ever ra:ns from skies over Vancouver, it will be the John Dees and the Caspar Milquetoasts who will save the city that Is the opinion of Chief Warden F. O. Fish, of the city's A.R.P. organization. And Mr. Fish says this goes for every frontline city in Canada, within easy reach of enemy -lanes; whether operating off aircraft carriers or airbases. Panada's Air Raid Precautions setup needs its executives he iidmlts that. But when the sirens (banshees to Mr. Churchill) wall, it will be the quiet little man from the house across the street, who looked so self-conscious in last week's practices, running about in his tin helmet, who will save Canadian homes and Canadian people. The same thing, happened In ! England, Civilian Defence start-, ed to recruit around abopt 1937. Men and women enlisted they learned fire fighting, anti-gas precautions, first-aid. They held practice alarms and rushed about feeling self-conscious in tin, helmets and gas masks. Enemy's Objectives Mr. Fish thinks it can happen here and he thinks it's important that nearly 9,000 of Vancouver's John Does have agreed with him ever since s PearLHarbor. "I'm. no military strategist," he admitted to a. Canadian Press reporter, "but I can see' how valuable it might be to the enemy to disrupt Vancouver in- the rest of Canada. Vancouve QUITE, A, "DRESS" AFFAIR! I THINK JTCS AMAZlNcJ StJCH A HERO. CAN BF SO MODEST 1" The Say Experts - - - Ideas for houswives garnered from the experience of home economic experts:- UNWELCOME PESTS To make .available window, door and verandah screens "go around." H. IL Foreman, admln istrator of fabricated steel and non-ferrous metals for the prices board, suggests that householders mend and reinforce their present equipment Small holes can be re-woven with stray bits of- wire Warped .retaining slats can be replaced to keep sereens-from fraying and make them fly-proof, and varnish will preserve them. Every screen, saved is a guarantee of more fresh air and fewer files. SAVE SHIRTS One way to get an extra three or four months wear out of men's shirts is to re-cut the fronts, worn thin by the friction of coir lar points, and raise the entire panel two Inches. To- lengthen the life of. trousers, a. felt strip or length of strong tape should, be sewed Just Inside the bottom of the trouser leg, where it gets the friction of the shoe heel. FRESHENING FOODS When the thermometer soars and you feel it's, really too hot to eat it's time to turn to foods which, by their suggestion of coolness, tempt fickle appetites, One of these is an all-green salad, suggested by Laura Pepper, chief of the consumer section, Dominion Department of Agriculture Lettuce, spinach watercress, chives, parsley, thin slices of cucumber (with the skins warden himself. They have to know just about as. much us he knows how to message catastrophes and casualties to the central depot, and how, to man -)ustry and cut the city off from the- stirrup pumps if necessary. is- a city of wooden houses obliging as to it wouldn't take long to set it when the men on fire." So that baptism of fire that may happen, here is what Mr. Fish and his wardens are preparing for. And it's no glamorous job, the chief warden is the first to admit that. "It's amazing the way our wardens have stuck," said. Mr, Fish, For three or four nights a week, since A.R.P. was organized here they've attended lectures and drills. But Mr. Fish Is proud that he still has 6,000 carrying on. "They have to have the courage of their conviction," said Mr. Fish. "The men know they're sitting on a keg of dynamite, but it's hard to keep up Interest, if they don't realize things may go off here anytime. And If It does these men will save the city." Women Husy Too Working alongside of the men wardens are about G00 women ! auxiliary block wardens, I stooges and understudies for the V me Japanese may be so un- Dm- V-JHY. MAC.VOU'RE AL.UI PUPFED-UP ABOUT CZ choose a time of the city are at work,, for their first raid. Some Vancouver citizens don't hold much truck with all this A.R.P. business and. they have hard things to say about the chief warden and his workers. 'They're the foolish ones," says Mr. Fish. "The average citizen the little people,, they know what A.R.P. may mean." t 50M ETHINd , 7 VMHY . . i ' i- 1 r .hi. c.'tA il left on), shiny rings of green pepper, peas and silvered greerr beans may be used either raw o,r cooked. Any or all of these vegetables, with a little French dressing, makes a' salad which appeals to the eye and palate and is a veritable tonic. STRAWBERRY TIME Here's a fact whbh relatively few pecple know about strawberries locally-grown, sun ripened ones take precedence over even tomatoes, and citrus fruits, as a source of vitamin "C". An average serving of strawberries, fays Marlon Harlow of nutrition services, provides most of an individual's dally needs of this Important vitamin. BEAN STEW From South Africa comes a recipe for a bean stew which requires two coupons for six servings. Stewing lamb, boneless, stewing beef, flank or round may be used. The recipe requires IVi pounds, ot boneless lamb (front quarter), three tablespoons flour one tea-spcon salt, a dash of pepper, two ; onions, sliced thin, four cups of j boiling waiter, three cups of "Veen beans and six medium. potatoes, cut in halves. Cut the meat into one-inch pieces. Mix flour, salt and pepper and roll meat in the mixture, coating it well. Brown the onion lightly in a little hot fat In a heavy, skillet Add meat and; any flour which has not clung to the fat; brown well. Add boiling water. :over closely and simmer for about 45 minutes. Add beans, cook 10 minutes longer, then add. potatoes and continue cooking, until meat and vegetables, are tender. ' Mrs. S. D. Johnston left thU afternoon for Vancouver and. Victoria where she plans on spending the next three months. J. L Curry (Late of Yukon) Chiropractor Westholme Rooms Permanent He sure and get your Next Permanent at ANNETTE POWELL'S BEAUTY SHOPPE Fourth. Street across from Post Office Pbone Blue 917 for Appointment SOLD FIFTY DRESSES ( TUESDAY JULY 6, For Income Tax RETURNS SEE R. EL MQRTLMEU Phone 88 321 2ndA,J Fresh Local Raw and Pasteurized MILK i VALENTIN Dairy PHONE 657 itM.MnancK.r.:, J.M.S. Loubser D.C; U.A. Chiropractor Wallace IMock Phone Cll! 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