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Seeking Homes Here

It is because they “would not settle for any other way of life than farming" that upwards of 1.000 fam- ilies of French people, repatriated from Algiers, are being assisted to locate in Canada and make new homes for themselves among Our people. They have been generously aided by the French government. and every cooperation is being af- forded by the provincial and feder- al authorities to expedite their settlement.

: In big industrial centres there is no. difficulty in attracting immi- grfsnts, but the case. as we well know, is different in rural commun- ities; and this migration to our shores, of people anxious to share our way of life and become inte- grated as Canadian farmers. is an event to be welcomed.

This was how our pioneer fam- ilies came here in the first place. and in more recent years we have benefited from the acquisition of farm settlers from Scandinlavian countries.

It has been indicated that up to 100 of these families could be settled in Prince Edward Island without difficulty. and two officials of the French government have been here this week discussing the matter with our agriculture and farm establishment board officials. Available farms here are within the financial reach of the settlers. but itjwill be left to them to make up their minds as to where they wish 't0jl0cate.

‘ In any case. the Canadian gov- ernment would encourage them to work for Canadian farmers for a yar before settling on their own farms. thus enabling them to be- come familiar with Canadian meth- ods. It is expected that a delega- tion will arrive in Canada about Easter to examine the proposed farms. and the settlers will begin arriving in the country about July.

‘ We trust that a substantial num- ber of them will find in this agri-

V cujitural province the opportunities

they are seeking. 3

? Maritime Grievance The executive secretary of the

-Port of Halifax Commission says I that every time he complains to the $~ federal transport department about government icebreakers being used I to» aid ships in the St. Lawrence. he

gets the same answer: The icebreak- ;erf “just happened to be there"‘— intentional assistance was being gilven. It was "just clearing a chan-

'- no] for flood control.”

- But the vessels which become stack in St. Lawrence ice are play- iii? it cute. They know the ice- rbgeakers are continually breaking 2 achalnnel in the river; all they have Ito} do, when they get stuck. is wait , fdr the Icebreaker and then "nip

' oét smartly and get behind it." They I

Juirw one is bound to be going past. l 5; Why is this is source of com- plgint by Atlantic port authorities?

._.-‘Because. whether these government

Ioibreakers are aiding ships inten- lly or not. the fact that they

Atlantic ports to overcome disadvantages of "distance"

. same as it is helping the

w Lawrence River ports to over-

_ -» their disadvantage of ice.

_ Ships are risking the hazards of _ Lawrence ice because of more - freight rates in the river

I the rates were more equit- . In no mess...

FRIDMTTANUARY 3!. 1954.

It is as simple as that. Maritime ports want. an even chance to meet competition from Quebec ports.

Meanwhile we note that "after all the expenditure lavished'on the St. Lawrence Seaway. there is con- cem about the failure to approach the estimated tonnage forecast for its first five years. Tolls are failing by far to meet operating costs and debenture payments. Although grain shipment to Russia last fall gave traffic a boost. the general ac- ceptance of lake shipping as a boon to the area has not been substantiat- ed.

There is complaint now about undercutting by U.S. freight rates. also that some influence has kept U.S. government traffic from using Seaway ships.

Whatever difficulties the Sea- way operation runs into, it is to be hoped that it will not mean more discriminator-_v action against our Atlantic ports.

The Tory Leadership

Tory newspapers which abandon- ed the Diefenbaker cause at the last election, and which welcomed the announcement last October that the question of the party leadership would be submitted to the national convention in January. are showing surp1'i\ingl,v little enthusiasm now that the convention is on the eve of being held.

It seems In be taken for grant- ed that .\lr. Diefenbaker will sur- vive this leadership test. whether or not a secret. ballot is taken. The fact is that he seems to have no potential successors. Those with the most persuasive cIaims—-Mr. Hees and Mr. Fulton——have disappeared from the federal scene. Mr. Hark- ness has been almost isolated and is not considered a serious contend- er. Mr. Balcer is still little known outside Quebec. Mr. Nowlan, though popular. has health probems and has. in any case, shown no dispos- ition to challenge a chief who re- mains very much in the field.

In this situation speculation has centred on three successful provin- cial premicrs. But the record shows that in nearly 100 years only two former premiers have become prime ministers and in each case by in- heritance. Both ocanie from Nova Scotia. Sir John Thompson died af- ter an extremely brief tenure: Sir Charles Tupper was defeated at the ensuing election.

One of the shrewdest. commen- taries we have seen on this subject is from a Liberal journalist in the Winnipeg Free Press, who points out that for the immediate future. the advantage lies entirely with Mr. Diefenbaker. Those who are not for him may be against him, but that doesn't better their chances of de- posing him unless they can hit on an acceptable replacement. So far he has taken the initiative and the bat» tle will have to be fought on his terms. Any challenger who appears in present circumstances is bound to meet the reproach that he is dividing the party and thus jeopardizing its chances in the next confrontation with the Liberals at the polls.

Summing It Up

Note of our Charlottetown Con- ference cenlenary is taken in a re- cent booklet published by the Can- adian Historical Associatlon. which sums up very appropriately the significance of the anniversary we are celebrating this year.

“The Charlottetown Conference," it says. "was only a preliminary to the greater exertions of the Quebec Conference: but the Que- bec Conference was also the con- clusion of the important beginning made in Charlottetown.

"The Charlottetown Conference agreed upon the main principles of Confederation: the Quebec Confer. ence was to fasten down the de- tails.

"The Charlottetown Conference gave Confederation in the Marltimes something of the impetus it already had in Canada: more important. it gave the delegates themselves a sense of common destiny, 9. devot- ion to is cause greater than their own local loyalties: indeed. it swept some delegations out of their in- sular identitiea altogether."

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THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

THE CANAL ZONE

The current crisis in the Pan- ama Canal Zone comes just. 50 years after the festive opening of the Canal.

The l0-mile- wide strip of land bisccting the Republic of Pan- ama is a continuing source of contention among Panamanian nationalists who object to the United States holding a perpet- ual Iease on the Zone to guaro and a('il'I‘l‘.I’IlSIPI’ the Canal.

T-lowevel‘. the 553-square-mile Canal Zone is North American in r-haractssr. The United States acts as employer. landlord. doc- tor. butcher. baker. and laundry- man to some 42.000 residents. TEN YEARS TO DIG

The Canal itself is vital to Panama. the National Geograp- hic Society aays. A third of the Republic's income derives front employment wages trade. and fees generated by the strategic waterway.

American steam shovels be-

gan scooping out the Big Ditch justm years ago. Some 40. workmen—— American technicia- ns. Spanish and Jamaican lab- orers. Chinese launderera. Greek cooks. and Sikh dilch- diggers Irom India—- battled mountains.. mud. and mosquitoes for 10 years. Nowhere bad man used so much concrete. built a bigger artificial lake or a larger dam. One olxserver compared it to er- ecting the Pyramids.

On August 15. 1914. the Pan- ama Canal opened its locks to global shipping. The 50- mile- long ditch from deep water in deep water sliced 8.000 miles of!

e New York-San Francisco sea tr‘ .

Among Maritime nations to- day. Panama ranks tilt in gross tonnage. Yet. surprising» , . few Panamanians own ships. Most ships flying the coynI.ry's red-and blue-starred flag are owned by n a t i o n ills of other countries. They switched to Pan-' amanlan registry for economic reasons.

Called the bridge of the world. Panama bestrides a snake-ahap-

ed isthmus that links North and

Central America with Sout n America. P a n a m a‘: 29.306 square miles make it about the size of South Carolina. Panama ranks as the young- est American republic. having achieved independence in 1903. it e site of the oldest Spanish colony on the mainland w World. Columbus reached Panama on Christmas Day. 1502. Balboa first. glimpsed the Pacific from P a n a m as mountain backbone In 1513. MEANS MUCI-I FISH Today. one- fourth of Pan- ama‘: million people live In two cosmopolitan cities-— Panam City. the bustling capital on the Pacific. and Colon on the Atlan- lc.

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Panama‘: fertile valleys and mountainous plateaus grow rice.

”A Continuing Source Of Contention”

National Geographic News Bulletin

corn. and coffee. Offshore wal- era teem with shrimp. tuna. and mackerel. "Panama" an dian word for "abundance of fish." ,

Jaguars. ocelots. agoutls. and primitive tribesmen roam ama's interior jungles.

On the San Blas islands off the Atlantic coast. Cuna Indians live much as they did before Colum- bus Women suggest Christmas trees in their rainbow- hued blouses. wrap-around a kl r ts. ankle beads. aaucer- shaped ear- rings. and large coin necklaces. A solid gold ring through the nose sets off the ensemble. Men, in contrast. go nearly naked.

But civilization has arrived. the Cuna Tribal Council allows the Indiana to charge 25 centa to pose for tourists. '

Highest Pciid Help

Wlnnlpe: Free Press

The highest paid union mem- bers in the world are not airline captains after all.

They are the Janitors off schools in New York City. 29 of } whom last year earned more. than $30,000 and one made 553. . 0000.

Under 8 law passed In 1915.; janitor services for New York‘ schools are provided under a‘ "custodial" system by which individuals do the work under contract. hiring others to help‘ em.

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The system might have work- ed if it had been competitive. but the custodians decided instead to form a union and bargain coi- lectlvely for their contracts.

Local 891. International Union of Operating Engineers. today has 800 members earning an av- erage of $17,000 annually.

Its president does so well on his own ($31500) that the local doesn't bother to pay him a sal- ary. Many members have sec- retaries.

All this might have gone on quietly were it not for the fact

Mohican Indians called‘ "Manah - hatln." “Island of Bills." But in 1664. 300 years ago. British troops raised the Union Jack over Nieuw Amster- dam and called it New York. The new name honored the Duke of York who. incidentally. never set foot on his island as tale

The New York’: World’: Fair of 1964 marks the sooth anniver- sary of the use of the eity‘a

name. SOLD TWICE

Dutch fur traders lived on Manhattan Island as early as

sea captain found "four rude houses and a pretended Dutch Governor who kept trading boats and was trucking with the In- dians."

Peter Mlnult bought Manhat- tan in 1020 for the Dutch West India Company. some historians say Mlnult. not the Indiana. was hoodwlnked when he doled out $24 worth of beads and blankets to Canarsies Indian Irons Long Island —tor they had no proper- ty rights on Manhattan. The rightful owners. the Msnhattoes. 1 a hunting trip. and the it-ate Minult had to buy the Island all over again with another

of Manhattan. The settlers ate gardan- grown beans and peas. picked wild fruit.

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up you-[eon lathe Hudson lIvst11ieIrmost.drsadeduo- I but wolvsp

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dens. and built. gabied make the island seem home.

Nleuw Amsterdam was soon a bustling trading center and sea- port. Shipa set off for Europa laden with pelts of beaver. otter. mink. and wildcat.

By 1653. the 1.000 residents of Nieuw Amsterdam were given municipal government by the ruling Dutch West India Com- pany. First offlclafs included a preacher. teacher. court mes- senger. and dogcatcher. FAMn.IA.Il PROBLEM

The growing city had a now- Iamlllar urban problem-litter

homes to l I k e

bugs.

Untldy burghers and townsfolk flirew garbage and ashes out the windows. pitched their old shoes into back alleys. even dtnn the carcasses of cats and dogs

on .

Concerned city officials un- doubtedly lau Amerlc.a‘s first llttei-bug campaign when they set down an ordinance in 167 fining first offenders t 1'! e equivalent of 01.1). a lot of mm: in those 1!

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But peg-leuud Peter Gtuvyey ant. the last Dutch Governor of Nieuw Amsterdam. I more serious em in 1000.

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prob! On a misty Monday use September 8. two British tram

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that the New York board of edu- cation. under mysterious cir- cumstances. last year voted the janitors another $5 millions so that they could improve their services.

A state investigating c om- misslon has found that instead of providing cleaner schools. the custodians cut their costs by $300,000. thereby adding ‘further to their income.

The board amid allegations in scandal. has promised to re- r the system. but. mean- while lts janitors are the highest paid housekeepers in the world.

Ou r Yesterdays (From the Guardian Flleal

TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO January 31. 1939)

Poor visibility because of snow and drift ice in the Nort.humbor- land Strait delayed the SS. Charlottetown. powerful car - ferry p-lying between Tormen- tine. N.B.. and Borden this eve- ning. This combined with late mainland connection accounted for the arrival of the mainland train in the city. one hour and fifty minutes behind schedule.

The Mount Allison Study Club of Charlottetown has resumed its study group. the topic this t e bein the Spanish situa- tion. The members re rt on and discuss various books ob- tained from the Carnegie Lib- rary. The meetings are held the Board Room of Trinity Church.

TEN YEARS AGO

(January 31. 1054) Only -the Little Theatre Charlottetown and St. Dunstan: University have made applica- tlon for the Provincial Drama Festival which would ordinarily be held here on the first March. M

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Live]. reports that only two days remain for entries to be receiv-

Milkmen Halifax. son John Caawell.

Norman Caswcll. of Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Grove.

resented vi a cheque for 8100 by his employ- ers.

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IIADRAS. India (Ranks) — A 17-year-old man died salut- day at Tlnschl. ll) miles south of here. she: setting the to his tie“ Miles to "pro-

agalnst the MI. on

vs. ‘ follows a bland diet and avoids ‘ all irritants. Including alcohol

."amoothIy and without difficul-

How To Save Time, Energy

Dr. Theodore R. Van Dollea -Many housewives with heart disease. arthritis. or other chro- nic ailments tend to o rk even though advised to take it easy. Their kitchen is not de- signed to fit the illness present and they may not have been told

routine . line can be obtained from i-eh bllltatlon centers and health or- ganizations. such as the Ameri- can Heart Association.

The kl en in any standard home can be redesigned at ' low cost. Concentrate the uten- alla in one area and see that the

slble to stand in a rctaxed poai- tlon. without atooping or raising tllte handa above the level of the e b s

OW .

Energy will not be wasted if the work tables are of two heights. The standard 36 inch counter is made for the woman of average bet in and is most useful when us its small kitchen gadgets. A lower table is prefer- red when employlng large uten- ails such as an egg beater. The lady with all the electric appli- ances need not concern herself about this.

Sitting is more restful espec- ially when waahlug dishes, iron- ing. preparing vegetables. and mixing ingredients. It is impor- tant to have a working area where everything is within reach -from a chair and approx- imately even with the elbows. A portable table or cart provides extra work space as well as A means of transporting d i s h e a and food from kitchen to dining room.

ails used most often near the stove. I-lave adequate shelving so you need not‘ stack things on top of each other. which means extra movements. is is only a sample of cer- tain basic principles of w o r k simplification. These suggestions apply also 21] y wome n. Needless running about is tire- some. This may explain why. despite a heavy schedule. some women have more energy than others at the end of the day. Or- ganization does it. SODA AND INDIGESTION E. B_ writes: Is bicarbonate of soda known to cause ulcers if taken regularly for heartburn? RE Y

No. But it may be blamed If ulcer is causing heartburn and the victim delays proper treat- ment through medication. Fre- quent attacka of heartburn and other forms of indigestion are not normal and the cause should be determined via X-rays a nd other tests.

HAIR AND HEAT

P. S. writes: My sisters and I (ages 68. 70. and 81) have mov- ed to an apartment that is heat- ed by gas. Since then. we have been losing our hair. Do y o u think the gas furnace is respon-

'ble?

REPLY

No. Hair loss is common in the age brackets you mention. regardless of the type of heat provided.

STOP EATING IT

F.F.S. writes: My 18- year-old niece has been h osplteliud twice after eating peanut bul- ter. The doctors said she might die If she had another attack. Can she be desensitized to this

product?

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It would be easier. safer. cheaper. and more logica‘. to , avoid peanut butter.

ACUTE GASTRITIS

A. W. writea: How long does It take for an irritated stomach to heal?

REPLY For an acute attack.

two to 14 provided the individual

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and tobacco.

TODAY'S HEALTH HINT. The d an 3 e 1- of smallpox in-

crease: as immunity wanes.

SCHOOLS INTEGRATED

LUSAKA (Reuters) —- Inte- gration in Northern Rhodesian state schools has begun

ties." a government spokesman said Wednesday. Schools opened their doors to all races for the first time at the start of the govarnmeiwa new term Tues- day. but only a few Negro chil- dren whose parents can afford to pay the fees entered them.

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There causes a tuna when you begin to wonder whether the thing is turkey or albatross. - Montreal Star.