a iat ts itl hahaa, a wt oft Wt dle Sy

build. the causeway if elected but after

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- kind, he should give it to the public.

‘the Liberal leader is that “the

anything of the kind. They did, how-

‘provincial Conservative campaign to

‘survey was started. But Mr. Pear-

_ gest that putting a man on the moon

the initial thrust requirements to

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What Did He Mean?

We -do know what grounds Mr. Pearson, the federal Opposition lead- er, had for stating that the people of this Province are “in for a dis- appointment” over promises of a causeway to link the Island with the mainland. He was reported to this effect at the Young Liberals Federa- tion meeting at Ottawa last week. It is, of course, disappointing that the cayseway survey report has not been announced, and there is even some doubt whether it has yet been fully completed. But that is a disappoint- ment we are bearing already. Mr. Pearson’s reference to the disappoint- ‘ment we are “in for” would. seem to imply that the report, when it does come down, will prove unfavorable. If he has any information at all on which to base conclusions of this

A further statement credited to federal Conservatives had said they’d

almost three years in power they are still saying the matter had to be studied further.” We do not recall that the federal Conservatives said:

ever, permit to go unchallenged a

this effect, and since they were act- ive in supporting Conservative can- didates in the provincial contest, they must share a measure of reponsibility for the promises made. To that extent Mr. Pearson was right, for the elec- tors were definitely given the im- pression that, with the two govern- ments in line politically, the cause- way project would be undertaken. We believe that this assurance was given in good faith and that it will be implemented. We have expres- sed our disappointment at the delay in giving publicity to the suryey re- sults, and we think it was a mistake. not to have released official progress reports from time to time since the

son’s comments throw no fresh light on the matter, and serve only to cause further confusion.

What our federal representatives should do now is obtain from Ottawa the whole official story, and give it to the public. We have waited long enough, and given the indorsation they asked for at the polls on behalf of their provincial colleagues. A sat- isfactory statement now would dis- pose of Mr. Pearson’s_ criticisms, which otherwise will snowball into something very, much worse.

Lunar Journeys

Russia’s lunar rocket has given a fresh impetus to. the - prediction that man himself will soon be jour- neying to.the moon. The prediction prozably is correct. But even though ~ space age developments are coming at a breathless pace, the facts sug- |

will not be quickly, easily, or cheap- ly done.

‘ Some of the difficulties of such a journey have been described by Dr. Lee A. DuBridge, president of the California Institute of Technology.

.Yroof over their heads,

- organizer of the 1958 Canadian Con-

‘boards, school inspectors and depart-

‘the blame and must all help find re-

‘stand up boldly as individuals”, and

ervision and support without spoon-

_ fied the world by. putting its first

Writing in Harper’s magazine, he | concedes that sending a man and the necessary oxygen, space suits, food, | water and instruments (about 2,000 pounds) to the vicinity of the moon would not be difficult; it could be achieved with a_ rocket having a thrust of perhaps 300,000 pounds. To land safely, however, \is another

matter.

The space vehicli would, for this purpose, re§uire retro-rockets. to slow it down and counteract the \ moon's gravity. This would take up to 4,000 pounds of fuel and increase | the required initial thrust to 900,600 | pounds. But to get back: to earth safely would pose a still bigger prob- | ilem. More fuel, food, oxygen and | _Tockets would be needed, boosting

million pounds or more—far be- : thrust available now from

of rockets. And want

t man could hardly be expected to make the round trip alone; a team would be required.

So Dr. DuBridge thinks that man will reach the moon in stages, pro- ceeding from one orbiting space plat- form to another much as mountain climbers use camps up the mountain- side. “The technical problems to be met,” he says, “are probably not in- suluble—but the expense and effort involved will be colossal, and it is unrealistic to expect the ‘man on the moon’ mission to be achieved in the very near future.”

Oh well, we can wait! There are, after all, a few problems left to be solved on this terrestrial globe, and many millions- who find it inhospit- able enough as a place of residence. The money required for moon voy- ages would go a long way in putting a. clothes on their backs, and food in their stom-

achs. A Sharp Critique

The “great irony of Canadian ed- ucation today” is that too many teachers are yinahle to do their jobs, says George L. Roberts, principal of Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational In- stitute, in a sharp critique in the September issue of Imperial Oil Re- view. A past president of the Cana- dian Teachers’ Federation and an

ag

ference on Education, Mr. Roberts. has taught school for 25 years...

Teachers have too little profess- ional training, too little public res- rect and too little self confidence,- says the article. These faults work in chain reaction so.that “our educat- ional system is like a perpetually re- volving door with the hapless pupils caught in the middle”. Canadian students. are “an _ extraordinarily

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HOPING FOR SOME RESULT

To Make Dental Visit Relaxing

By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D.

tant future.

You will be reclining comfor- tably-on a chaise lounge type of dental chair and your dentist will be seated beside you.

FUTURE OF DENTISTRY.

That, at least, is the way the future of dentistry appears, ac- cording to an article in a recent issue of the Journal of the Am- erican Dental Association.

The article reports the results of a four year study of some 5,000 dental patients. And the report is good news for dentists

upright, as he does in the cur- rent type of dental chair, he be- comes fatigued in from seven minutes to half an hour, accord- ing to the study.

But when lie is permitted to recline in a chair tilted back at a 50 degree angle, he suffers only minor fatigue even after three and four hours of dental work.

DENTIST WILL BENEFIT

The dentist ‘will probably bene- fit more than the patient from this new technique. Most dentists, 54.29 per cent, die of circulatory disease. :

This very well might be the result at least in part of their long hours of standing, Since there is less strain for a dentist when he is sitting, it is estimat- ed that simply by working from a chair or stool with a back rest a dentist may prolong his life by some 17 per cent.

WORKS STANDING UP The patient is required to sit

OTTAWA REPORT

A reasonable guess is that as many as 500 of these Seaway im- !

upright now because the dentist works while standing. The. study found that a patient

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NOTES BY

THE WAY

A VISIT to the’ dentist may| 4 doctor says the less cloth- be sheer relaxation both for you s you wear ny longer you live. and the dentist in the not too dis- | phere will be a fine crop of v

ce ladies fe in the future.—Br on Sun

Statisticians have _fiscoveed that people in the tMited States spend more money on food for dogs and other pets than on text- books for its schools. With a dog population of some 26,000,000 the comparison is not surprising.— Ottawa Journal

Someone submitted a white eggplant for display at the Ti- monium Fair. The display man-

and patients. ager hrown int ion. DEGREE OF FATIGUE ~ a tPhare ye eae be When ‘the dental patient sits | purple: there was no category

available for white eggplants. He was not prepared to cope with the new or unfamiliar. —Balti- more Sun

Some men wrest a living from nature: this is called work. Some men wrest a living from those who wrest a living from nature: this is called trade. Some men wrest a living from those who wrest a living from those who wrest a living from nature; this is called finance.—Irish Digest

Canadians last year spent al- most-a million anda half dollars on flower bulbs from the Nether- lands. The record order *made Canadians the highest per capita importers of Dutch bulbs in the world. Thus, Canada shared in one of the oldest and most lucra- tive branches of Dutch agricul- ture which now employs about 9,000 farmers on 20,000 acres of land. The move.also helps to ce- ment the warm relations with the Dutch people. —Cornwall_, Stand-

| ard-Freeholder.

New York newspapers report that three youths are suffering from hepatitis after having been tattooed at Coney Island. The news item comes as a surprise to the many who ‘believed that this practice — as old, aimost, as mankind — had died out.— Ottawa Journal

A few years more, we suspect, and these giant domes of the Dew Line rising wierdly above . the tundra, which onl yesterday ‘ seemed the last word in scienti- fice defense, will be tourist at- tractions Jike Fort York, or Fort Henry —memorials of a van‘shed military world. One can almost hear the voice of the guide: “And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the best preserved specimen we have of the early, or flintlock, radar.” —Globe and Mail

Annapolis Valley faymers in the Lawrencetown area are ac- cused by the president of a co- operative of “showing a lack of interest in growing apples”. The old story of growing weary in well-doing: Maybe they should turn to bee-keeping. An occas- ional sting might counteract the lulling effect of the valley's sooth- ing climate. And the enterprise of the bees would serve as a sal- utary example. — Cape Breton Post

This year, Canada’s federal, provincial and municipal govern- ments will spend $79,500,000 more on roads than they did in 1958. Yet highway officials estimate that the extra expenditure will barely help, the country keep pace with the increase in motor vehicles. As long as more peo- ple keep buying more cars, and trucks are used ever more ex- tensively, considerable road con- gestion can be expected.—Ottawa

easily becomes tense, grips the

MAXIMS

Unsightly

, But Valuable

By le Nicholson

Canada’s postage stamps have, long enjoyed a high reputation |

among collectors all over the

promising generation” but teachers | world—Informed—opinion— here

are not always given a fair chance to prepare them for the world.

In a candid analysis, Mr. Roberts finds that teachers, parents, school

ments of education must all share

medies.

Teachers should fight the lower- ing of educational standards, should

should participate in community \af- fairs. Parents should not expect teachers to do the whole job in school without assigning homework, or ex- pect teachers to “mend all the ills caused by an unhappy home”. De- partments of education should not fear the outspoken teacher. School | boards should provide adequate facili- ties and offer “respect without sup-

feeding’.

Nearly half of Canada’s teachers are rank amateurs, Mr. Roberts says, | partly because Canadians are trying to buy teaching services too cheap- ly. Many school boards regard teach- ers as mere hired hands. School in- spectors tend to over-supervise. Ed- | ucational departments in some prov- inces, because of their “civil service

| through

however indicates that this re | putation will not be enhanc- ea by the recent issue of a 5 cent | stamps commemorating the 200th

stamp issuing. Officials of the’ Post Office however point out |with a certain malicious glee | | that. so long as their Depart- ment issued stamps, such care- ful, checking took place that this | never happened. But three years ago, a new contract was signed

perfections may. ultimately come | armrests and puts pressure on to light, some used and others in | the footrest. It’s far from ideal mint condition. The total issue working-conditions for the poor

Citizen

I count him braver who over- In Ottawa recently, motorist

| most

anniversary of the Battle of the | between the Government and the Plains of Abraham, a bright job | printers, under which the print,

amounted to 30,000,000 stamps. of | that design. ~

VALUE MAY BE HIGH ;

A figure of as high ass $1,000 has been mentioned for these | stamps. This is not sensational | when compared with Canada’s valuable postage stamp, is the “Twelve Penny. | Black”’ issued in 1851. In mint condition, that has fetched as much as 2,800 pounds at auction

which

dentist. And, of course, the pa- tient doesn’t enjoy the ordeal, | either.

NEW TECHNIQUE TAUGHT

I often wonder why dentists didn’t sit down on the job years ago. Many dental: students now

are being taught to work in a sitting position.

Of course this new trend- won't

comes his desires than him who cenquers his enemies; for. the hardest victory is the victory over self..

total annual income ing to one witness of $26.25. eral wit- nesses were heard yesterday be- fore the Commission to give in- formation regarding the efficiency of the line.

Jimi Lewiski was in court, ac- cused of going through a stop sign, The charge against him gave the date of his offence as June 31. Defence counsel John Mirsky moved smartly into ac- tion. “Thirty days hath Septem- ber, April, June. . .” he quoted. “Case dismissed,” said the mag- istrate. “I learned the same

be adopted by all dentists simul- taneously. Office equipment will

rhyme in school.’’—Montreal Ga-

tte ° Mrs. Mildred Craig of Bedeque | ~

nature”, tend\to play everything “safe”. One-third of the children in high school today are products of broken homes; these are the “pro- blem” students that dismay even ex- perienced teachers.

“We recognize the shortcomings | of our profession,” he concludes “and are grappling with them. But we need help. Society must do its part and give more money, more respect and more professional independence for its teachers”,

EDITORAL NOTES If anything beats the speed of

rockets it is the speed of progress. Two years ago Soviet Russia electri-

sputnik into space. Last week, the U.S. put is eleventh earth satellite, Vanguard III, into space; a truly sensational féat, since it is expected | to be tn orbit for 30 years and has | 50 pounds of instruments installed. The New York Times sedately told the news—on page five. * - *

Canada’s first) sportsmen’s buf- filo hunt in 66 years is under way in Alberta. The Federal Government has issued 30 licenses to hunt these onetime monarchs of the plains, from Sept. 15 until the end of November. Canadians pay $50 and Americans $200. Buffalo hunting for sport was banned in 1893 to prevent extinction, but now the animals have overflowed the 17,000-square-mile reserve strad- dling the Alberta-Northwest Terri- tories borders. Thex park contains 16,000 head, and there is an overflow of 2,000. Hunters are entitled to keep the heads and hides of the animals

they shoot, but they must tura over the meat to the Government for Indians and Eskimos,

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in the two colours of vomit-red | and slime - green which would rank as hideous among a collec- tion of trading stamps.

But of course it is the St.-Law- rence Seaway commemorative stamp which 1s attracting the headlines now, owing to the dis- covery of several specimens whose value has.been consider- ably enhanced by a printing er- ror. It is a two-colour stamp, with an allegorical design in blue, and lettering ip red.

According to a esman of the Post Office Department here, it is likely that_a number of sheets were taken up for exa- mination after the first pinting, and then replaced in the pile up- side down before being run the press for the se- cond printing.

This is the first known occa- sion when an issue of Canadian stamps has contained a printing error of this, kind. doubt col- lectors all over th ‘orld will be delighted at this dilatory rectifi- cation of what the connoisseur would regard as a serious omis- siog in Canada’s 108 years’ of

ers now issue sheets of stamps direct to the. various post offic- €s across Canada.

|HOW MANY ERRORS? ..

While every collector would like to awn one of these errors, their value will of course depend | upon their rarity.

These stamps are printed on large sheets of paper, with 200 stamps to a sheet. It is believed

printed, which would mean that 1,000 of these “‘errors” were printed. However, quite a num- ber were spotted in the hands of the printers and in the hands of the Post Office before they were sold — after the error had been | publicised. These have been de- stroyed. It is certain that a num- ber were used and then thrown away and destroyed without their \rarity-value being appreciated by those through whose hands they passed. But how many no body knows. To date, these im- perfections have been reported as occurring in Winnipeg, Vic- toria, B.C., Ottawa and wictan, Ontario.

‘in England” recently,

here that five..sheete were mis- |

have to be remodeled_or .replac- ed‘ and the dentists might have to do a bit of practicing to be- come proficient in this new posi- tion.

equivalent to $7,560. This high valuation of | course depends upor the pre- isumed scarcity of that stamp. It would plummet if it were sudden- | But the results, it appears, will |ly discovered\ not to~be so rare be well worth the effort.

as is- believed. This might hap- | QUESTION AND ANSWER

| pen any day if confirmation were | F P.: My son, 14, has been obtained of a report which I|\toiq he has flat feet. Can this

heard at a stamp - collectors’ condition be corrected? | meeting -here three_years ago, Answer: Flat feet can be im- |that an Ottawa business holds proved by the use of properly

an entire sheet of 100 specimens | fitted shoes with the required ‘of this stamp in mint condition, promdl: corrections.

| has returned after an enjoyable

vacation visiting her sister in Chicago. While there she attend- ed the Railroad Fair and on her return trip she visited Toronto to attend the Canadian National Ex- hibition.

The Age Old Story

Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and “all these things shall be added unto you.

IF YOUR GUARDIAN

locked up in the office safe. In the unlikely event of 100 stamps of that issue, suddenly being dumped on the market, its | value would fall to about ‘one- quarter of the high price recent- ly realized at auction.

way imperfection will come stabilized until some idea can be formed of the number of épecimens in collectors’ hands. Meanwhile, if you receive a let- ter with the Eagle and Maple

Scaway stamp, save the enve- lope for your grandchildren.

Eisenhower Must Act

By Ken Smith Canadian Press Staff Writer

Pressure is building up on President Eisenhower to inter- | vene in the stubborn United States steel strike.

The effects of the strike, now

in its 74th day and the longest

steel walkout in the U.S. since 1920, are being felt more and more throughout the country. And the pinch of steel shortages is going to increase at a rapidly | accelerating pace as_ stocks dwindle.

In addition to the 500,000 steel. workers involved, a total of 160,- 000 workers in related industries have already n laid off be- cause the shutdown has affected their business. The threat of fur- ther shutdowns, especially in the auto industry, grows heavier daily.

-| COMPLETE DEADLOCK

Ancther reason for intervention is the deadlock in company-union

negotiations. Spokesmen for both |

parties have been meeting spo- radically in New York, but neither side has indicated any- thing approaching imporfant progress.

Eisenhower has _ repeatedly urged—indeed, almost pleaded— that both sides get down to se rious bargaining. The negotiators replied Friday by breaking off their talks indefinitely. :

It is this bitterness and no-give policy, however, that appears to be a factor in Eisenhower's wish to keep out of the dispute for as long as possible.

AGAINST FORCE

He has been reported to feel that, until company and union show signs of being ready to seek a settlement’ earnestly, any move by the government to inter-

‘fere would drive the two sides

farther apart and solidify their différences, If a settlement were forced on

-them, Eisenhower is said to be-

Jieve, it could cause lasting bit- terness that could harm relations for years.

The most obvious way-for Eis- enhower to step into “the dispute would be to involve the Taft- Hartley law. This provides for the strikers to return to work for #0 days, while the dispute “‘cools

| off” and a fact - finding body

studics the issues, But the strike can resume after = 8-day pe-

ant

Eisenhower, however, has made it clear that he does not want to use the law, partly be- | cause he appears to think that a

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cooling-off period will accomplish nothing unless company and un-

ground for. working out a solu- tion. At the moment, this com- mon ground is not in sight. He has said repeatediy the dispute

| Should be worked out by collec- |

| tive bargaining.

Like A Weatnercock

The Times, London

The Duke \of Marlborough is, it is reported, getting rid of | the weathervane on the roof of |the Great Hall at Blenheim, It is a weathervane in the heavy- weight class, being made of iron, standing about 12 ft, and weigh- ing half a tom with a spearhead above the cardinal points of the compass. A domestic fow! of sorts is. usually seen perched up on these contraptions and pointing the direction of the wind, hence presumably, cock, although those who have never written treatises on the subject remain in bland ignor- ance as to why this bird should be chosen for what does, after all appear to be a symbol ofi in- constancy.

OPINIONS VEER

inions veer like a weathercock can hardly be construed as a com- pliment, although every now and again a note of sturdy, defence of the right of a man to change his mind is heard. ‘For will any- body here come forward and say ‘A good fellow has no need to tack about and change his road?’ "' demanded the rector of Little Treby in Felix Holt. ‘No, there's not one of you such a Tom-noddy. What's geod for one time is bad for another.”’ The Reverend John Lingon was an honest and forthright man and his sentiments seem to have gone }down, well enough with the elec- ‘tion mob.

There is something and -lacking in “calculation § in those considerable numbers of people who are influenced by whatéver thé last person has said and who find themselves »w ng- ing from one extreme ‘to another, blowing~hot and —— to talk in language the weathercock un- derstands, east and>west. It is otherwise with the turncoat. There is the sense here of something eonsciously. and. delib- | erately planned in the cause of

innocent

the name weather- |

To say of someone that his op- |

| self-interest. The turning of a coat, translated into literalterms, is, in truth, a process calling for care and a not inexpert technique, and so it is when the phrase is used metaphorically, whercas the weathercock sways and swings without premeditation and, in | deed, in spite of itself.

| REFUSE TO BUDGE ..

Perhaps there are weathercocks | which, like Rupert Brooke's | clock at Grantchester. refuse to budge from one. chosen position and will continue to pretend that

!a soft Shellyish south-west breeze |

is blowing when actually Boreas is surpassing himself, and far from having his origin in the | azure Azores is storming in dir- ect from Siberia.

In genefFal, however, instru- ments concerned with the wind would appear to be more reliable than those whose business is with

“ne, at least so far as the public

riety of the latter is concern-

1, for it is seldom that two clocks

any one nie can be found to

sreee. The cocks, the spears, or iatever it is seen aloft on roof- ‘4p or spire are usually in ac-

The market value of the sea- | not be- |

Leaf upside down on the 5 cent |

ion have at least some common)

You might consult an ortho- pedist for examination and ad- vice as to the proper correction.

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ABBEY

| No time is kind to walls of stone,

The skeletons of man’s construc- tive art,

Though standing with a splendor all its own

AT TINTERN

stay,

It bids the pilgrims and not to part; For beauty in decay !s beauty |

still, seeing eye

To think of saintly hooded monks | until

goes by.

OUR YESTERDAYS

(From the Guardian Files)

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

(Sept. 28, 1934) Chandler was elected of the Charlottetown

| Russell president

ithe annual meeting held last night. Other offigers include first vice-president, J. P. Hillion; retary. J. S. Walker; | committee, Dr. McKenna, J. J. Perceval and Sylvere DesRoches.

The dwelling heuse of Mr: Roy Reeves. Norboro, was total- ‘ly destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire. which, it is thought

| started from a spark from the

| flue, spread so rapidly that only

a part of the furniture was sav-

"ed. It was only with difficulty ‘hat nearby barns. and other buildings were saved.

TEN YEARS AGO (Sept. 28, 1949)

The Public Utilities Commission | special | shareholders of |

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