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PAGE 6 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1963.
A Bit Of Spoofing
When Premier Lesage spoke here
onthe occasion of the sod-turning
ceremony at the Confederation F:
ers. Memorial Building site, he dealt
th the need for promct-
ing biculturalism in Canada. It fell
to Premier Shaw to thank the speak-
er for his excellent address, which |
he did very warmly. Then he went
on to note, reminiscently, how prev-
alent the use of Gaelic was in this
Province in years gone by, how de-
plorably it had been neglected
later generations, anid how needful
it was to keep in mind the heritage
of our pioneer Highland settlers.
In that half-humorous manner
which Mr. Shaw can bring to bear
so nicely upon delicate subjects, he
urged the Quebec Premier to join
him in a “tricultural” campaign for
the restoration of this grand old
language to its proper status along
with French and English. Mr. Le-
sage joined smilingly in the ap-
plause which greeted this propo.
and one gathered that he appr
ed the deft way in which the point
had been scored.
Perhaps the Quebec minister of
resources, Mr. Rene Levesque, was
equally appreciative of a letter he
must have received by now from a
New Democratic Party member of
Parliament, Mr. Frank Howard—
though his first reaction would
likely be one of complete astonish-
The ‘etter which Mr. Howard
by
sal,
ment.
says he sent started out, like most
letters, “Dear Mr. Levesque.” But
from there on it was written in
Iroquois. |
It seems that Mr. Howard had
written Mr. Levesque on June 6
in English, about some Indian lands
at Oka, near Montreal. Mr. Levesque
replied on July 8, in French. So, with
some help from Iroquois friends at
the Caughnawaga Reserve, Mr. |
Howard penned his reply. He wrote
the minister, in Iroquois: ‘“Possi-
bly if more thought was given to the
position of the original inhabits
of this country we might
to develop a truly multi-cultural na-
tion within which each of us could
be
exist in peace and harmony.”
The letter ended: “Ton sa
we va to ee,” which is Iroquois
‘Yours sincerely.”
kon
non
for
This could be described as a vit
of spoofing, but it is of the kind
that helps io restore a sense of pro
portion where it is needed.
Farming The Hard Way
It is claimed for West Berlin—-
the biggest industrial centre be-
tween Paris and Moscow—that its
tows give the best milk yield in the
world. Its 2,400 cows produce an
average of 9,000 pints each year or
a total of 11,818 tons of milk. Is-
raeli, according to the Kiel, West |
German, dairy association, comes |
second, and the Netherlands thir |
Few people in the outside world |
would think that isolated West |
Berlin, surrounded by Communist |
territory, would have many cows,
much less establish milk production
records. But there are many small
farms on the city outskirts where
farmers have an added incentive
for reaching maximum production
A large amount of Berlin’s food
must be brotight in from West Ger-
many across 110 miles of Commun-
ist East German territory. Even
with the high milk production, about
90 per cent of the milk required by |
the population must be brought from
the West, shipped in by tank trucks
and eee foreign cars.
Each of these containers is
ssopratn aempbonsdar yi pub
|
|
|
when leaving ft for West
Each searched by the police
equipped with sticks and bars on
the hunt refugees. This aeces-
sitates a second costly pasteuriza-
tion of all imported milk in West
Berlin it is distributed
through 3,000 milk dealers to the
population.
are five small villages
total of 200 farmers in West
all of them situated on the
of the city. The farm ad-
he triple barred wire fences
ast German fortifications.
mers driving their tractors
downs a potato field are within a
throw of brown-uniformed
guards and their
machine guns. Yet they produce, as
well a products, a remark-
int of fruit and vegetables.
nee West Berlin was fed
only by airlifted supplies during the
11-month blockade of 1948-49, the
cut off from its
agricultural hinterland in
is
for
before
There
with a
Berlin,
outskirt
joins
me's
st German
dairy
able ai
Ever
city has been
natural
East Germany. Its response be-
speaks the determination and abil-
ity of its people to maintain their
independence, The only major food-
stuffs still obtained from East Ger-
many, it is said, are potatoes.
The Soft Approach
One of the criticisms levelled at
former Diefenbaker Government
in which it exploit-
politically, its wheat deals with
That was how it built up its
the
was at the wa
ed,
China
strong Prairie support, they
The Pearson Government was sup-
posed to be above that kind of thing,
and to have modestly soft-pedalled
part in the $500 million
wheat and flour agreement with So-
viet Russia.
The soft approach, however,
be just as effective as the hard
sell; and t s the way Hon. Mit-
che! Sharp, minister of trade and
commerce in Mr. Pearson’s govern-
ment, the matter in ad-
its own
ean
handled
dressing the Saskatchewan Farm-
ers’ Union at Moose Jaw recently.
Said Mr. Sharp: “To begin with,
let me say this although it is super-
fluous. When the present Canadian
Government took office, it was deter-
mined to act in the interests of all
parts of the country without regard
to the distribution of Liberal mem-
bers, The fact that there are no
Liberal members from rural con-
stituencies on the Prairies did not
lessen, in the slightest degree what-
ever, our in the welfare of
this part of the country.”
Mr, Sharp went on to say: “I
might be permitted to add, however,
that it would be helpful to those
of us who have the responsibility
of governing Canada to have the
interest
| advice in the House of Commons of.
members from rural constituencies
on the Prairies who support the
Government, and with whom we can
work and consult from day to day
Of course, it wouldn’t reaily
difference! But it might
by way of consultation,
make any
be helpful,
especially to a minority govern.
ment. No crude boasting here, it
will be noted. No crude threats.
But the wheat farmers, no doubt,
will get the point; and the Govern-
~ment will still have that glow of
satisfaction that comes from merit-
orious deeds unselfishly done and
without the slightest thought to
political interest. Not the teeniest,
thought, as Mr. Sharp
emphasized,
EDITORIAL NOTES
Giant Soviet turbo-prop airlin-
ers at Idlewild Airport may be the
next concrete result of the current
East-West thaw. The subject of an
exchange of air service between New
York and Moscow is understood to
be one of the items which Secretary
of State Dean Rusk will take up
first with Soviet Foreign Minister
Gromyko when they meet.
”
weeniest
The announcement of Mr, Donald
Gordon’s reappointment as chair-
man of the board of directors of the
Canadian National Railways was
made within three days of the date
when Mr. Gordon’s appointment ex-
pired, and would have to be renew-
ed. This, notes the Montreal Gazette,
is a far better record than what hap-
pened on the previous occasion when
he had to be reappointed. His eon-
tract with the Government then ex-
pired in September, 1960, and not
until October, 1961, was its renewal
announced. This meant that Mr.
Gordon was left for more than a
year as the day-to-day head of the
Nations"
IT’S THE NEW MODEL TIME
OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson
Opportunities In Canada’s Northwest Arctic
“Canada should develop an,
immigration policy to attract |
northern settlement," Mr. |
H. Badanai, Liberal M.P. for
Fort William, told me on his
return from an inspection tour
in our northwest Arctic. |
“There are tremendous oppor-|
e
tunities in our far North,”
said. “The immense resources |
there could support one milion |
residents.””
Bert Badanai, Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister of
Public Works, made a two
weeks tour by air during Sept-
ember, visiting all the leading |
settlements in the Yukon and
Northwest Territories. His pur-|
pose was to see for himself just |
what his department is now]
building in that area, and why. |
His tour took him from Ed-
monton to Whitehorse, then to
the old Gold Rush capital of
Dawson City. From there he
went to the new community of |
Inuvik, at the mouth of the great |
Mackenzie River; this is an en- |
tirely new community, buiit_ by
his department at @ cost of $43,
was gradually sinking into the
muskeg and permafrost. From
there, he went to the Reindeer
Station, where herds of reindeer |
imported from Siberia are being
raised to replace our own deci-
mated herds of reindeer and
caribou. Then to Toktoyaktuk;
then south again through Hay
River and Fort Smith to Yellow- |
knife, and thence home to Fort |
William.
This was Bert's first visit to
our great northwest. The valley
of the great Mackenzie River,
running 1,200 miles before it
empties itself into the Arctic |
i
cean, expecially impressed
him
“Along its banks can be found |
gold, silver, oil, furs and tim-|
ber, he said. ‘That valley
alone: Couldi nl pport one anil
settlers in a truly Canadian
style of tiving.””
WARM CLIMATE, GOOD FooD
I asked Mr. Badanai about the
climate. Could settlers put up
with the frigid conditions and
the loneliness? In reply he
showed me the many coloured |
photographs taken with his cam-|
era during his tour. These de-
picted fine modern two-storey |
homes, sunburned residents, the
majestic sweep of the blue Mac- |
kenzie—and in the foreground
of many, there stood the Parlia-
mentary Secretary wearing, as
he pointed out to me, the same
clothes as he wore in his office
on Parliament HIM plus his pol-|
itician’s blac!
har birt fteod) dow
North”, as the residents call!
it.
“1 saw the largest cabbages 3|
have ever seen, growing in an
experimental market garden at
Inuvik,” he replied, “Each was
16 of 18 inches in diameter. |
Such large cabbages are grown |
nowhere else. And they grow)
lettuces and beans. But no pota-
toes, owing to the permafrost |
there. Potatoes must be shipped |
in, and cost 20 or 25 cents per|
pound 10 be ship-
fa, Ra in a et come
ly than in Fort Wikiam. But)
they have an abundance of de.
licious fish, caught in the Arctle |
Ocean or in the many lakes and
rivers there.”
ESKIMO BANQUET |
Perhaps his most unique ex-|
perience during his trip was to
eat dinner in an Eskimo home.
jis was not the caribou-skin
tent which the Eskimo used to
call home, but a fine two-storey
clapboard house, erected upon
federal government,
clean well-kept modern hom ne
his Eskimo hostess served a
jcious meat of Arctic fish af
wild rice.
‘oh coun et of white baeseiynle
i Pig
Potentialities which has fired his |
enthusiasm. “Above the 60th|
parallel, which forms the north-
ern boundary of the provinces,
miles; and only” 30,000 peopte |
live there,” he told me, “There
are many Scandinavian families |
who would feel right at home
| there; there are many Japanese |
| who would make excellent set-
| tlers there. We have sadly over-
Mult, Sclerosis
By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellan
‘One of the kindest and most |
beautiful women I know exper-
ienced a temporary loss of vision
in her right eye when she was
2% years old. The blind area was
confined to the central part and,
when she looked at a picture,
she could see only the
Sight returned within a few
weeks, and the visual symptom
was blamed on an absces-
sed toot!
Two years later, in the spring,
her hands became clumsy, awk-
; ib, This disability
was, most udticosble while tp- |
ing, writing, and dressing. It las-
ted’ all summer and then
peared gradually, That wa
three years ago. More recently,
her legs were afflicted in a sim-
ilar fashion, She dregs her feet
when attempting to walk and is
IP.
This girl has multiple sclero-
sis (MS). but, despite the als: |
ease, she continues to be n
cheerful, and hopeful. Her story
is typical of one way in which
“Ms begins. In addition, there
are neurological findings such
as changes in the reflexes and
spinal fluid.
Improvement occurs period-
feally because the disease tends
heal and others form, Ulti-
mately, the malady may prove
incapacitating, although some
victims live out their life sp an
Naat anshe Ten active yes:
MS Is a fairly common neuro-
logical disorder, There are sald |
¢ 250,000 victims in the Uni-
ted States, and six out of 10 are
women. It favors the young
(ages 20 to 40), with the peak
around age 29.
We do not know why these
widely scattered 1slands or
plaques of diseased tissue deve-
lop at random throughout the
| the nerve is destroyed leaving |
\a
|
brain and spinal cord. Early |
[lesions may be reversible but
not after the insulating sheath of
scarred areas. The result is a
disturbance of nerve function,
which leads to a wide variety of
| looked for too tong the great) neuromuscular symptoms.
possibilities of our rich north- |
looking for a job, I woul
| there at once, confident that Hl
would make a good
| and never lack for work."
Gifts For
Galleries
Montreal Gazette
It might seem like having the
best of both worlds to be able
to buy a work of art donate it
to a public art museum, make
an immediate deduction from |
| income tax, then still have the |
work of art in your home to en-
| joy as long as you live,
‘This has been possible, under
the tax laws of the United
States.
But the Ways and Means
Committee of the House of Rep-
resentatives in Washington has
been reconsidering this law. It
seemed rather too great a con:
oa, to the taxpayer.
the committee decided that |
law should be abolished.
The committee, however, has
now reversed its decision, Tine
jaw. will be allowed to stand.
‘The reason for this reversal
was quite clear.
The committee was told that
if this tax concessions were re-
moved, American museums and
| art galleries would lose thous-
ands of gifts of art objects.
In Canada, the director of the
National Gallery, Dr. Charles
Comfort, has urged that a sim-
| ilar law be adopted here.
Here anyone may donate a
work of art to the National Gal-
lery and deduct the cost from
| his taxable income as a “gift
to the Crown.”
But he cannot keep what he
| sives.
How little inducement thore
is for such gifts is seen in the
fact that 99 per cent of the con-
tents of the National Gallery of
Canada have been purchased
with public funds, which the |
taxpayers, of course, provide.
Canada has long been a coun-
try with a striking contrast be-
| tween the wealth and variety
art in private collections and
limitations of the public gal-
=
Reasonable tax concessions
would greatly enrich Canada's
Public collections, while also
giving private collecting greater
purpose ing than jit
has
Private collections could ve-
come public collections in the
making.
Uniformity Lags
London Free Press
The British North America
Act that firmly placed education
solely in the provincial jurisdic- |
tion has scored another road-
block in progress toward a more
uniform Canadian school sys-
tem. The provinces’ education
ministers abandoned the attempt
toward uniformity of curricula;
instead they will work gradually
toward this purpose, textbook by
textbook and course
The need of more uniform ed
cation Pah. (eabnine Revi
Proof comes from young resi-
dents who are requited to move
from province to province and
find their progress hampered by
different syllabuses. It seems
that provincial objectives are so
varied the assimilation cannot
now be possible.
Another step was taken by ed-
ucational authorities who ap-
proached Prime Minister Pear-
| son with the suggestion that a
federal education office be “set
| up in Ottawa. They belived their
proposal will receive considera-
j tion. They knew that while pro-
vineial autonomy remains this
office could not be directoral but
suggestive. Yet it might guide
the provincial systems more
| closely together.
nly a couple of days earlier
Andre Marcil, Montré finan-
| cier, berated the effect of the
BNA Act as being a reason that
a bi-cultural commission is need-
ed to study the Canadian
scene, He insisted provincial ed-
ucation variance was the cause
ng Frenchmen could not
move successfully | from, thelr
own province and 5
Neither financier ‘or provincial
other than working through low
and difficult co-operation b e-
tween the provincial spheres.
Convention On Air Crimes
International Civil Aviation Organization
An air law conference conven-
ed by the International Civil Av-
iation Organization in Tokyo has
adopted an international conven-
tion covering crimes commit-
ted aboard ft and acts en-
dangering the safety air-
craft or persons
board. This'is the first venture
at codification of international
law on the subject of crimes
aboard aircraft; the new con-
vention will come ogi} agg
when it is ratified by 12
The convention lays in an
form rule that the state of na-
tionality of the aircraft !s com-
petent to exercise jurisdiction
over offences and acts comimit-
ted on board. This rule is spec-
international
Neither they, hoy
the arrived sett .
0 nsider coming “Up
South’ ‘he told me,
But it is that huge expanse of
empty country with its great
ality of the aircraft.
An article in the convent {on
concerns “‘hijacking” of air-
craft, This provides that, if a
person on board unlawfully and
by force or threat of force seizes
the aircraft or wrongfully inter-
feres with the control of it in
flight, all parties to the conven-
tion shalt have an obligation to
take all appropriate measures
to restore control of the aircraft
to its lawful commander of to
Besserve hie control of i
roe conveqsion, pies’ 21k ¢
acts" committed on board
which may endanger the safety
of the aircraft or of persons or
Property therein are within the
scope of ar eat ae of the aircraft
en ce Re ret
These per:
idee, Tek. eantaetion te tak
reasonable measures — in
life there | city:
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|
|
«|
The onset is not. always as |
there are over 1,300,000 square | land, If I were 20 years old, apa | mild as mentioned previousty. |
| Tt may start as a paralyzing dis-
order, leading to severe incapa-
or it may come on more
slowly, without periods of relief.
Relapses usually follow sit-
uations that bring on stress,
including, pregna
FOOT AND LEG PAIN
EV writes: Could pain in the
calf of the lege ba ce to fallen
| arches? If so, ean anything be
fone about it?
REPLY
. this 1s one cause of leg
RABBIT RAISING
Mrs. S.F. writes: Can any
| disease be contracted from ral: |
sing domestic »abbits’
REPLY
Not if the animals are’ properly
| eared for in cages where they do
| not come into contact with other
animals. Tularemia usually at-
fects wild rabbits
2 rie
case leave a defo
EP.
Not when recognized early and
treated properly. The condition
is not as common today as it
was in the past because of more
stringent laws to wipe out tuber-
culosis in cattle.
BRAS AND NATURE
E.AS. writes:
that it 1s dangerous to wear a
Does P Pott’s dis-
rity’
tight bra. Is there eny harm in |
wearing none at all?
EPLY
No, considering this is the way
nature intended
TODAY'S HEALTH HINT—
A child imitates those he loves.
Our Yesterdays
(From the Guardian Files)
1938
Dr. IJ. Yeo, president, Simon
W.
| TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
‘tol
Paoli, vice-president, and
Matheson, secretary, were re-
elected at the annual meeting
ani
| last night of the 6th District Li-
beral Association of Queens
County.
Little Marie Gallant, Char
lottetown, victim of a railway
accident | about three months
ago in which she lost both feet,
yesterday was able to walk a
short distance unsupported. She
has been fitted with artificiat
limbs,
TEN YEARS AGO
October 8, 1953
Miss Kathleen Archibald
“Miss Canada’ was given a cl-
vie welcome by the mayor and
City Councillors at a brief cere-
mony in City, Hall yesterday
morning.
Nineteen Red Cross workers
met Monday night at Horne
Motors Garage for a demonst
first aid facilities
tion of the
provided by the panel truck
which is used by ti Blood
‘Transfusion Services
SETTLERS FINED
COCHRANE, Ont. (CP) —
Three settlers charged with po-
session of offensive weapons
following the shooting deaths of
three. strikers during a north-
ern Ontario logging dispute Feb.
11 each were fined $100 Mon-
day by Mr. Justice J. C. Me-
Ruer of the Ontario Supreme
Court. Charges of non - oe
murder were dismissed agai
the WireePal oui wie
| bert Murray, and
fe 17 other teulere 2 atk
week.
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| NOTES BY THE WAY.
peer recently the an-| According to her own a
omnoeanent of a great number | count, one of the Mcaglcrs Amer-
of twins being born, The only \' fotn gossip columnists jetted to
reason I can come up wi
| at under the present cond |W oa
tions, they're afraid to nny ra meats, duck, guinea fowl and ca-
| to the world alone. — Larry viar, watching two movies and
kins, in the Dane County Fan | chatting with a Park Avenue
| florist sooringsnthe by a poodle
A Montreal corporation has | Deep research into jet timeta-
experimented with courses in bles reveals to us that during
| French conversation for its per- | this time she passed over the
el and found them “‘specta- jewfe land,
be Atlantic “Ocean, reece
cular.” Any course that worked
would be a spectacular contrast England and Frence without no-
ticing them, And travel, they
to the teaching of French in
most Canadian schools. — Fine | used to say, broadens the mind.
— Vancouver Sun,
ancial Post
| New Gaullist Ardor
lan Harvey
Canadian Press Staff Writer
cakes which they finally de-
Poslied before diners at a side-
alk cafe, the winner being the
cote completed the journey
Jn the fastest time with the few.
est
competitions included a
|_A television program is
prance: 's latest play to sweeten
anco-German relations.
copes new arrangement,
the show will be expanded from
a domestic competition between
French cities into an interna-
tional affair pitting Gaul
+ Teuton in amiable riv-
alry.
Other
icabiard match with Wve real
ie players, a race to
rescue ails trussed atop castle
towers and a palsies cage
enlivened by charging bi
‘inning city in this eae
championships was Tarbes,
| It sounds innocent. Everyone
rejoices to see Paris and Bonn
replacing Kicks | with | Kisses.
What worries a suspicious few,
jowever, is the purity
French motives in wooing the
| Rhine maiden just when a new
master is moving into the
| manor house.
In other words, are Fran
and Germany getting a tile
| too cosy? As some see it, Presi-
dent de Gaulle is odd man out
in the West, a defiant, go-it-
|.alone opponent of all plans for
a
community in the Eastern Pyr-
enees, The cther finalist was
St. Malo in Brittany.
Apart from the vedios ~
gram, the plan for close
o-German links includes
the. “twinning” vas, eX-
change of teachers and stu-
dents, correspondent friend-
ships, and business contacts,
wish for rapprochement
is undoubtedly strong. It seems
unfortunate that this primary
emotion should be complicated
by differences at higher politi-
cal levels,
| unity.
| Without support from the fed-
| eral republic, it is, argued, his
| intransigence could con-
tinue. Hence the new Gaullist
ardor, now that his ally Chan-
cellor Adenauer is finally bow-
ing out; he must make friends
with the new men in Bonn.
At the ordinary-man level,
the TV program should indeed
be helpful. Called “‘intervilles,
| it matches one city against an-
other in a series of original and
amusing activities.
in one contest, rival sa
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PAGE 6 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1963.
A Bit Of Spoofing
When Premier Lesage spoke here
onthe occasion of the sod-turning
ceremony at the Confederation F:
ers. Memorial Building site, he dealt
th the need for promct-
ing biculturalism in Canada. It fell
to Premier Shaw to thank the speak-
er for his excellent address, which |
he did very warmly. Then he went
on to note, reminiscently, how prev-
alent the use of Gaelic was in this
Province in years gone by, how de-
plorably it had been neglected
later generations, anid how needful
it was to keep in mind the heritage
of our pioneer Highland settlers.
In that half-humorous manner
which Mr. Shaw can bring to bear
so nicely upon delicate subjects, he
urged the Quebec Premier to join
him in a “tricultural” campaign for
the restoration of this grand old
language to its proper status along
with French and English. Mr. Le-
sage joined smilingly in the ap-
plause which greeted this propo.
and one gathered that he appr
ed the deft way in which the point
had been scored.
Perhaps the Quebec minister of
resources, Mr. Rene Levesque, was
equally appreciative of a letter he
must have received by now from a
New Democratic Party member of
Parliament, Mr. Frank Howard—
though his first reaction would
likely be one of complete astonish-
The ‘etter which Mr. Howard
by
sal,
ment.
says he sent started out, like most
letters, “Dear Mr. Levesque.” But
from there on it was written in
Iroquois. |
It seems that Mr. Howard had
written Mr. Levesque on June 6
in English, about some Indian lands
at Oka, near Montreal. Mr. Levesque
replied on July 8, in French. So, with
some help from Iroquois friends at
the Caughnawaga Reserve, Mr. |
Howard penned his reply. He wrote
the minister, in Iroquois: ‘“Possi-
bly if more thought was given to the
position of the original inhabits
of this country we might
to develop a truly multi-cultural na-
tion within which each of us could
be
exist in peace and harmony.”
The letter ended: “Ton sa
we va to ee,” which is Iroquois
‘Yours sincerely.”
kon
non
for
This could be described as a vit
of spoofing, but it is of the kind
that helps io restore a sense of pro
portion where it is needed.
Farming The Hard Way
It is claimed for West Berlin—-
the biggest industrial centre be-
tween Paris and Moscow—that its
tows give the best milk yield in the
world. Its 2,400 cows produce an
average of 9,000 pints each year or
a total of 11,818 tons of milk. Is-
raeli, according to the Kiel, West |
German, dairy association, comes |
second, and the Netherlands thir |
Few people in the outside world |
would think that isolated West |
Berlin, surrounded by Communist |
territory, would have many cows,
much less establish milk production
records. But there are many small
farms on the city outskirts where
farmers have an added incentive
for reaching maximum production
A large amount of Berlin’s food
must be brotight in from West Ger-
many across 110 miles of Commun-
ist East German territory. Even
with the high milk production, about
90 per cent of the milk required by |
the population must be brought from
the West, shipped in by tank trucks
and eee foreign cars.
Each of these containers is
ssopratn aempbonsdar yi pub
|
|
|
when leaving ft for West
Each searched by the police
equipped with sticks and bars on
the hunt refugees. This aeces-
sitates a second costly pasteuriza-
tion of all imported milk in West
Berlin it is distributed
through 3,000 milk dealers to the
population.
are five small villages
total of 200 farmers in West
all of them situated on the
of the city. The farm ad-
he triple barred wire fences
ast German fortifications.
mers driving their tractors
downs a potato field are within a
throw of brown-uniformed
guards and their
machine guns. Yet they produce, as
well a products, a remark-
int of fruit and vegetables.
nee West Berlin was fed
only by airlifted supplies during the
11-month blockade of 1948-49, the
cut off from its
agricultural hinterland in
is
for
before
There
with a
Berlin,
outskirt
joins
me's
st German
dairy
able ai
Ever
city has been
natural
East Germany. Its response be-
speaks the determination and abil-
ity of its people to maintain their
independence, The only major food-
stuffs still obtained from East Ger-
many, it is said, are potatoes.
The Soft Approach
One of the criticisms levelled at
former Diefenbaker Government
in which it exploit-
politically, its wheat deals with
That was how it built up its
the
was at the wa
ed,
China
strong Prairie support, they
The Pearson Government was sup-
posed to be above that kind of thing,
and to have modestly soft-pedalled
part in the $500 million
wheat and flour agreement with So-
viet Russia.
The soft approach, however,
be just as effective as the hard
sell; and t s the way Hon. Mit-
che! Sharp, minister of trade and
commerce in Mr. Pearson’s govern-
ment, the matter in ad-
its own
ean
handled
dressing the Saskatchewan Farm-
ers’ Union at Moose Jaw recently.
Said Mr. Sharp: “To begin with,
let me say this although it is super-
fluous. When the present Canadian
Government took office, it was deter-
mined to act in the interests of all
parts of the country without regard
to the distribution of Liberal mem-
bers, The fact that there are no
Liberal members from rural con-
stituencies on the Prairies did not
lessen, in the slightest degree what-
ever, our in the welfare of
this part of the country.”
Mr, Sharp went on to say: “I
might be permitted to add, however,
that it would be helpful to those
of us who have the responsibility
of governing Canada to have the
interest
| advice in the House of Commons of.
members from rural constituencies
on the Prairies who support the
Government, and with whom we can
work and consult from day to day
Of course, it wouldn’t reaily
difference! But it might
by way of consultation,
make any
be helpful,
especially to a minority govern.
ment. No crude boasting here, it
will be noted. No crude threats.
But the wheat farmers, no doubt,
will get the point; and the Govern-
~ment will still have that glow of
satisfaction that comes from merit-
orious deeds unselfishly done and
without the slightest thought to
political interest. Not the teeniest,
thought, as Mr. Sharp
emphasized,
EDITORIAL NOTES
Giant Soviet turbo-prop airlin-
ers at Idlewild Airport may be the
next concrete result of the current
East-West thaw. The subject of an
exchange of air service between New
York and Moscow is understood to
be one of the items which Secretary
of State Dean Rusk will take up
first with Soviet Foreign Minister
Gromyko when they meet.
”
weeniest
The announcement of Mr, Donald
Gordon’s reappointment as chair-
man of the board of directors of the
Canadian National Railways was
made within three days of the date
when Mr. Gordon’s appointment ex-
pired, and would have to be renew-
ed. This, notes the Montreal Gazette,
is a far better record than what hap-
pened on the previous occasion when
he had to be reappointed. His eon-
tract with the Government then ex-
pired in September, 1960, and not
until October, 1961, was its renewal
announced. This meant that Mr.
Gordon was left for more than a
year as the day-to-day head of the
Nations"
IT’S THE NEW MODEL TIME
OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson
Opportunities In Canada’s Northwest Arctic
“Canada should develop an,
immigration policy to attract |
northern settlement," Mr. |
H. Badanai, Liberal M.P. for
Fort William, told me on his
return from an inspection tour
in our northwest Arctic. |
“There are tremendous oppor-|
e
tunities in our far North,”
said. “The immense resources |
there could support one milion |
residents.””
Bert Badanai, Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister of
Public Works, made a two
weeks tour by air during Sept-
ember, visiting all the leading |
settlements in the Yukon and
Northwest Territories. His pur-|
pose was to see for himself just |
what his department is now]
building in that area, and why. |
His tour took him from Ed-
monton to Whitehorse, then to
the old Gold Rush capital of
Dawson City. From there he
went to the new community of |
Inuvik, at the mouth of the great |
Mackenzie River; this is an en- |
tirely new community, buiit_ by
his department at @ cost of $43,
was gradually sinking into the
muskeg and permafrost. From
there, he went to the Reindeer
Station, where herds of reindeer |
imported from Siberia are being
raised to replace our own deci-
mated herds of reindeer and
caribou. Then to Toktoyaktuk;
then south again through Hay
River and Fort Smith to Yellow- |
knife, and thence home to Fort |
William.
This was Bert's first visit to
our great northwest. The valley
of the great Mackenzie River,
running 1,200 miles before it
empties itself into the Arctic |
i
cean, expecially impressed
him
“Along its banks can be found |
gold, silver, oil, furs and tim-|
ber, he said. ‘That valley
alone: Couldi nl pport one anil
settlers in a truly Canadian
style of tiving.””
WARM CLIMATE, GOOD FooD
I asked Mr. Badanai about the
climate. Could settlers put up
with the frigid conditions and
the loneliness? In reply he
showed me the many coloured |
photographs taken with his cam-|
era during his tour. These de-
picted fine modern two-storey |
homes, sunburned residents, the
majestic sweep of the blue Mac- |
kenzie—and in the foreground
of many, there stood the Parlia-
mentary Secretary wearing, as
he pointed out to me, the same
clothes as he wore in his office
on Parliament HIM plus his pol-|
itician’s blac!
har birt fteod) dow
North”, as the residents call!
it.
“1 saw the largest cabbages 3|
have ever seen, growing in an
experimental market garden at
Inuvik,” he replied, “Each was
16 of 18 inches in diameter. |
Such large cabbages are grown |
nowhere else. And they grow)
lettuces and beans. But no pota-
toes, owing to the permafrost |
there. Potatoes must be shipped |
in, and cost 20 or 25 cents per|
pound 10 be ship-
fa, Ra in a et come
ly than in Fort Wikiam. But)
they have an abundance of de.
licious fish, caught in the Arctle |
Ocean or in the many lakes and
rivers there.”
ESKIMO BANQUET |
Perhaps his most unique ex-|
perience during his trip was to
eat dinner in an Eskimo home.
jis was not the caribou-skin
tent which the Eskimo used to
call home, but a fine two-storey
clapboard house, erected upon
federal government,
clean well-kept modern hom ne
his Eskimo hostess served a
jcious meat of Arctic fish af
wild rice.
‘oh coun et of white baeseiynle
i Pig
Potentialities which has fired his |
enthusiasm. “Above the 60th|
parallel, which forms the north-
ern boundary of the provinces,
miles; and only” 30,000 peopte |
live there,” he told me, “There
are many Scandinavian families |
who would feel right at home
| there; there are many Japanese |
| who would make excellent set-
| tlers there. We have sadly over-
Mult, Sclerosis
By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellan
‘One of the kindest and most |
beautiful women I know exper-
ienced a temporary loss of vision
in her right eye when she was
2% years old. The blind area was
confined to the central part and,
when she looked at a picture,
she could see only the
Sight returned within a few
weeks, and the visual symptom
was blamed on an absces-
sed toot!
Two years later, in the spring,
her hands became clumsy, awk-
; ib, This disability
was, most udticosble while tp- |
ing, writing, and dressing. It las-
ted’ all summer and then
peared gradually, That wa
three years ago. More recently,
her legs were afflicted in a sim-
ilar fashion, She dregs her feet
when attempting to walk and is
IP.
This girl has multiple sclero-
sis (MS). but, despite the als: |
ease, she continues to be n
cheerful, and hopeful. Her story
is typical of one way in which
“Ms begins. In addition, there
are neurological findings such
as changes in the reflexes and
spinal fluid.
Improvement occurs period-
feally because the disease tends
heal and others form, Ulti-
mately, the malady may prove
incapacitating, although some
victims live out their life sp an
Naat anshe Ten active yes:
MS Is a fairly common neuro-
logical disorder, There are sald |
¢ 250,000 victims in the Uni-
ted States, and six out of 10 are
women. It favors the young
(ages 20 to 40), with the peak
around age 29.
We do not know why these
widely scattered 1slands or
plaques of diseased tissue deve-
lop at random throughout the
| the nerve is destroyed leaving |
\a
|
brain and spinal cord. Early |
[lesions may be reversible but
not after the insulating sheath of
scarred areas. The result is a
disturbance of nerve function,
which leads to a wide variety of
| looked for too tong the great) neuromuscular symptoms.
possibilities of our rich north- |
looking for a job, I woul
| there at once, confident that Hl
would make a good
| and never lack for work."
Gifts For
Galleries
Montreal Gazette
It might seem like having the
best of both worlds to be able
to buy a work of art donate it
to a public art museum, make
an immediate deduction from |
| income tax, then still have the |
work of art in your home to en-
| joy as long as you live,
‘This has been possible, under
the tax laws of the United
States.
But the Ways and Means
Committee of the House of Rep-
resentatives in Washington has
been reconsidering this law. It
seemed rather too great a con:
oa, to the taxpayer.
the committee decided that |
law should be abolished.
The committee, however, has
now reversed its decision, Tine
jaw. will be allowed to stand.
‘The reason for this reversal
was quite clear.
The committee was told that
if this tax concessions were re-
moved, American museums and
| art galleries would lose thous-
ands of gifts of art objects.
In Canada, the director of the
National Gallery, Dr. Charles
Comfort, has urged that a sim-
| ilar law be adopted here.
Here anyone may donate a
work of art to the National Gal-
lery and deduct the cost from
| his taxable income as a “gift
to the Crown.”
But he cannot keep what he
| sives.
How little inducement thore
is for such gifts is seen in the
fact that 99 per cent of the con-
tents of the National Gallery of
Canada have been purchased
with public funds, which the |
taxpayers, of course, provide.
Canada has long been a coun-
try with a striking contrast be-
| tween the wealth and variety
art in private collections and
limitations of the public gal-
=
Reasonable tax concessions
would greatly enrich Canada's
Public collections, while also
giving private collecting greater
purpose ing than jit
has
Private collections could ve-
come public collections in the
making.
Uniformity Lags
London Free Press
The British North America
Act that firmly placed education
solely in the provincial jurisdic- |
tion has scored another road-
block in progress toward a more
uniform Canadian school sys-
tem. The provinces’ education
ministers abandoned the attempt
toward uniformity of curricula;
instead they will work gradually
toward this purpose, textbook by
textbook and course
The need of more uniform ed
cation Pah. (eabnine Revi
Proof comes from young resi-
dents who are requited to move
from province to province and
find their progress hampered by
different syllabuses. It seems
that provincial objectives are so
varied the assimilation cannot
now be possible.
Another step was taken by ed-
ucational authorities who ap-
proached Prime Minister Pear-
| son with the suggestion that a
federal education office be “set
| up in Ottawa. They belived their
proposal will receive considera-
j tion. They knew that while pro-
vineial autonomy remains this
office could not be directoral but
suggestive. Yet it might guide
the provincial systems more
| closely together.
nly a couple of days earlier
Andre Marcil, Montré finan-
| cier, berated the effect of the
BNA Act as being a reason that
a bi-cultural commission is need-
ed to study the Canadian
scene, He insisted provincial ed-
ucation variance was the cause
ng Frenchmen could not
move successfully | from, thelr
own province and 5
Neither financier ‘or provincial
other than working through low
and difficult co-operation b e-
tween the provincial spheres.
Convention On Air Crimes
International Civil Aviation Organization
An air law conference conven-
ed by the International Civil Av-
iation Organization in Tokyo has
adopted an international conven-
tion covering crimes commit-
ted aboard ft and acts en-
dangering the safety air-
craft or persons
board. This'is the first venture
at codification of international
law on the subject of crimes
aboard aircraft; the new con-
vention will come ogi} agg
when it is ratified by 12
The convention lays in an
form rule that the state of na-
tionality of the aircraft !s com-
petent to exercise jurisdiction
over offences and acts comimit-
ted on board. This rule is spec-
international
Neither they, hoy
the arrived sett .
0 nsider coming “Up
South’ ‘he told me,
But it is that huge expanse of
empty country with its great
ality of the aircraft.
An article in the convent {on
concerns “‘hijacking” of air-
craft, This provides that, if a
person on board unlawfully and
by force or threat of force seizes
the aircraft or wrongfully inter-
feres with the control of it in
flight, all parties to the conven-
tion shalt have an obligation to
take all appropriate measures
to restore control of the aircraft
to its lawful commander of to
Besserve hie control of i
roe conveqsion, pies’ 21k ¢
acts" committed on board
which may endanger the safety
of the aircraft or of persons or
Property therein are within the
scope of ar eat ae of the aircraft
en ce Re ret
These per:
idee, Tek. eantaetion te tak
reasonable measures — in
life there | city:
\"s
|
|
«|
The onset is not. always as |
there are over 1,300,000 square | land, If I were 20 years old, apa | mild as mentioned previousty. |
| Tt may start as a paralyzing dis-
order, leading to severe incapa-
or it may come on more
slowly, without periods of relief.
Relapses usually follow sit-
uations that bring on stress,
including, pregna
FOOT AND LEG PAIN
EV writes: Could pain in the
calf of the lege ba ce to fallen
| arches? If so, ean anything be
fone about it?
REPLY
. this 1s one cause of leg
RABBIT RAISING
Mrs. S.F. writes: Can any
| disease be contracted from ral: |
sing domestic »abbits’
REPLY
Not if the animals are’ properly
| eared for in cages where they do
| not come into contact with other
animals. Tularemia usually at-
fects wild rabbits
2 rie
case leave a defo
EP.
Not when recognized early and
treated properly. The condition
is not as common today as it
was in the past because of more
stringent laws to wipe out tuber-
culosis in cattle.
BRAS AND NATURE
E.AS. writes:
that it 1s dangerous to wear a
Does P Pott’s dis-
rity’
tight bra. Is there eny harm in |
wearing none at all?
EPLY
No, considering this is the way
nature intended
TODAY'S HEALTH HINT—
A child imitates those he loves.
Our Yesterdays
(From the Guardian Files)
1938
Dr. IJ. Yeo, president, Simon
W.
| TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
‘tol
Paoli, vice-president, and
Matheson, secretary, were re-
elected at the annual meeting
ani
| last night of the 6th District Li-
beral Association of Queens
County.
Little Marie Gallant, Char
lottetown, victim of a railway
accident | about three months
ago in which she lost both feet,
yesterday was able to walk a
short distance unsupported. She
has been fitted with artificiat
limbs,
TEN YEARS AGO
October 8, 1953
Miss Kathleen Archibald
“Miss Canada’ was given a cl-
vie welcome by the mayor and
City Councillors at a brief cere-
mony in City, Hall yesterday
morning.
Nineteen Red Cross workers
met Monday night at Horne
Motors Garage for a demonst
first aid facilities
tion of the
provided by the panel truck
which is used by ti Blood
‘Transfusion Services
SETTLERS FINED
COCHRANE, Ont. (CP) —
Three settlers charged with po-
session of offensive weapons
following the shooting deaths of
three. strikers during a north-
ern Ontario logging dispute Feb.
11 each were fined $100 Mon-
day by Mr. Justice J. C. Me-
Ruer of the Ontario Supreme
Court. Charges of non - oe
murder were dismissed agai
the WireePal oui wie
| bert Murray, and
fe 17 other teulere 2 atk
week.
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| NOTES BY THE WAY.
peer recently the an-| According to her own a
omnoeanent of a great number | count, one of the Mcaglcrs Amer-
of twins being born, The only \' fotn gossip columnists jetted to
reason I can come up wi
| at under the present cond |W oa
tions, they're afraid to nny ra meats, duck, guinea fowl and ca-
| to the world alone. — Larry viar, watching two movies and
kins, in the Dane County Fan | chatting with a Park Avenue
| florist sooringsnthe by a poodle
A Montreal corporation has | Deep research into jet timeta-
experimented with courses in bles reveals to us that during
| French conversation for its per- | this time she passed over the
el and found them “‘specta- jewfe land,
be Atlantic “Ocean, reece
cular.” Any course that worked
would be a spectacular contrast England and Frence without no-
ticing them, And travel, they
to the teaching of French in
most Canadian schools. — Fine | used to say, broadens the mind.
— Vancouver Sun,
ancial Post
| New Gaullist Ardor
lan Harvey
Canadian Press Staff Writer
cakes which they finally de-
Poslied before diners at a side-
alk cafe, the winner being the
cote completed the journey
Jn the fastest time with the few.
est
competitions included a
|_A television program is
prance: 's latest play to sweeten
anco-German relations.
copes new arrangement,
the show will be expanded from
a domestic competition between
French cities into an interna-
tional affair pitting Gaul
+ Teuton in amiable riv-
alry.
Other
icabiard match with Wve real
ie players, a race to
rescue ails trussed atop castle
towers and a palsies cage
enlivened by charging bi
‘inning city in this eae
championships was Tarbes,
| It sounds innocent. Everyone
rejoices to see Paris and Bonn
replacing Kicks | with | Kisses.
What worries a suspicious few,
jowever, is the purity
French motives in wooing the
| Rhine maiden just when a new
master is moving into the
| manor house.
In other words, are Fran
and Germany getting a tile
| too cosy? As some see it, Presi-
dent de Gaulle is odd man out
in the West, a defiant, go-it-
|.alone opponent of all plans for
a
community in the Eastern Pyr-
enees, The cther finalist was
St. Malo in Brittany.
Apart from the vedios ~
gram, the plan for close
o-German links includes
the. “twinning” vas, eX-
change of teachers and stu-
dents, correspondent friend-
ships, and business contacts,
wish for rapprochement
is undoubtedly strong. It seems
unfortunate that this primary
emotion should be complicated
by differences at higher politi-
cal levels,
| unity.
| Without support from the fed-
| eral republic, it is, argued, his
| intransigence could con-
tinue. Hence the new Gaullist
ardor, now that his ally Chan-
cellor Adenauer is finally bow-
ing out; he must make friends
with the new men in Bonn.
At the ordinary-man level,
the TV program should indeed
be helpful. Called “‘intervilles,
| it matches one city against an-
other in a series of original and
amusing activities.
in one contest, rival sa
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