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Tl'I-ISI).-IT. MARCH 27. I950

Pleads Maritime Case

Elscwlicrc in tod2L)"s issuc we publish an appeal by a Toronto member of Pzirliamciit. iilr. J. M.

lifzicdonncll, QC, on bclieilf of the Maritime Provinces. Mr. Mat-donncil is the financial critic of thc Opposi- tion in the House of Commons. and it was in this capacity that he spoke in tlic Budget debate on the nccd for an ciitircly ncw approach in dcaliin: with Iilaritiinc problems. Mr. Mac- donncll ciicd facts and figures. fa- miliar enough to us here, which no doubt siirpriscd many of his col- lcaiziics and which came with addctl empliusis from a mcmbcr who was not r-lcctcd as a Maritime spokes- man. Small wonder. he said, that pcoplc froin the Mztritinics feel that they ucrc gt-tting thc "brush-off” .1 the Iiominion-Provincial confer- ence on tax rcntzil agmcmcnts. He quoted Prcmicr Frost of Ontario to the same effcct.

What is ncedcd. Mr. lilacdonnell emphasized, is not mcrcly t.o "dole out money to the Maritime legis- latures in order to kcep the provin- cial serviccs on a parity with other provinces. What we nccd is far more

-vital than that.” It is for ”a change of heart right here in Ottawa. The Government simply has not grappled with the problem. It has not seemed to them important enough. It is for this House and I hope this debate to convince them that this is a top priority problem. I hope Maritime members from all sides of the Ilouse will express themsclvcs in this de- bate, following up the one of the other evening. That will be the way, Ind the only way, to cure the leth- argy, to inspire the indiffcrcnce, and to show the Government the way to action."

Our Maritimc Libcral mcmbers cannot afford to dismiss words of this kind as partisan spccclimaking. They should be prepared to indorse them to the utmost. This Province certainly, as Premier Matlicson re- cently pointed out, has reccived most unfair treatment in the proposed new tax deals and we should wel- come any champion of our claims at Ottawa, regardless of political affil- iations or of anything clsc except the problem that is facing us.

Salary Problem

A vctcran member of the Legis- lature, Mr. S. S. Hessian, complains that doctors in the Provincial Health Dcpartmcnt are getting far too much salary in proportion to other leading civil servants. L"c-rtainly thcre has born a striking disparity in rcccnt yours; but the qucslion is what the Provincc is to do about it. It would seem that the old economic laiv of supply and demand comcs in here; for qualified doctors arc hard to retain in civil employment, and under matching grants from Ottawa we have bccn cxpiinding our hcalth services ('(lllsId('l'2li)ly in r e c. e n 9 years. (hit-, of tlic rcasons why we are claiming.iiicrc:iscrl rcveiiiic from Ottawa iindcr the next tax rcntal Qagrccniciits is the uiibiilancc in the ;-salaries of many of our civil scr- ;vants and tho impossibility of ex- lpanding public scrvices. to an ade- quate minimiiin Slilllfiilfd, with the moncy we are now receiving.

Ilcrc. for cxample, are the cur- rent salary figures fo r leading Health Dcpartnient officials as com- parcd with officials of corresponding

status in other provincial depart- ments: Deputy Minister and Chief

Health Officcr 3S8,.')00; Health Of- ficer S7,000: Director of Cancer Control 58,000; Director of Dental Public Health 36,300; Director of Laboratories 39,000, Assistant Dir- ector 315,250; Director of Mental ,Health 53,600; two Psychiatrists, R2i315,640; Psychologist 34.400; Direc- itor of Public Hoiilth Nursing 33,000; 4Dlrectm' of Sanitary Engineering Dllfoctor of hlbcrculosis Mniinhtntlvd Secdon 37.-

VUQ; name: of 'mbII'cuIoIiI Con-

Welfare receives 53,000, of Mo- therls Allowances b3,000; of Old Age Assistance, Blind Pensions and Disabled Persons Allowance 33,320.

These salaries compare with the Deputy Minister and Director of Education S.'),10t); Prothonotary E3,- 64(); Provincial Auditor 54,700; De- puty Minister of Agriculture 04,300; Dairy Superintendent 553.760; Dir- ector of Agriculture Engineering 33.760. I)ii-cctor of Veterinary Ser- vices rind Provincial Animal Patho- logisl 557 300; Deputy Minister of In- diistry. S-1.1300: Director of Trade, 33,641); liircctor of Fisheries b4,000; Dcpuiy Minister of Highways :35,- eiuo; tint-r tllcrk iS4,000; Deputy Proviiiciul St-crrtary and Clerk of thc it:Xtlt'IlIli0 Council 34,700; Direc- tor Ttllllllsl 'dllIi information Branch s:;,ssu: licpiiiy Provincial Treasurer 5i.3,til)Il.

()hviuii-i,v. in soinc departments our officials iirc underpaid. Any at- tempt to bring riot-tors' salaries into line woultl, ivu :irc afraid, bring the work of the llcaltli Dr-partment to A standstill. Mr. llcssian's remarks serve a good piirposc, however, in pointing up thc gliiring disparity and the urgent necd for rcconsideration of our fiscal nccrl problem at Ot- tzm a.

Crude Razors

The National tiuograpliic So- ciety, which is always digging up in- tcrcsting information from the re- mote past, reports that a 2500 year old razor, made of iron, has been taken from a lake near Eire. It eni- phasizes, however, that razors of one kind and another go back a lot farther than that. As far back as 3100 BC. the Mesopotamians were shaving with instruments made of glass and slate. At various periods. flint, sea shells, sharks teeth, and about everything else in the hard substance line. have been utilized for the purpose. In some ancient Egypt- ian tombs, bronze razors have been found lying near their owners. In many instances these instrumnte re- veal the economic status of those who used them on their faces. Wealthy citizens often had their razors encased in gold, silver, and other precious metals.

Even today modern razors are by no means universal. In parts of Africa and the South Pacific they are made of seasliells and sharp rock, while some bold and courag- eous citizens don't bother with raz- ors at all, being content to have their beards plucked out by hand, I strand at a time. In Russia, during the reign of Peter the First, the Na- tional Geographic says, bearded men were the chief victims of the Czar”: fanatic attempts to make his court over in Western style. Not only were they taxed heavily - which, of course, was simple justiceAbut, fail- ing to obey the Czar's edict to shave within a given time, their beards were removed by court officials us- ing heavy iron instruments. It is strange that the Communists have not cited this historical fact as one more proof of tlzarist tyranny. It must he that they have not heard of it. Mr. Khrushchev doesn't look like a liistory-minded man, anyway.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Senator Estes Kefauver h as emerged from the complexities of the Ncw Hampshire Presidential- primary clcction far ahead of his rival, Adlai Stevenson. It doesn't matter a bit, actually. The same thing llill)p('l'l(3d in I932; yet by the time thc nominating convention arrivcd, Mr. Kefauver presented no real obstacle to Mr. Stevenson. The New ilampshire primary, always the first in the nation, is more of I "warming-up" process than a fight for delcgates. One would be wise not to say that in New Hampshire, how- ever.

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A scientist has mentioned the possibility of a causeway across the 9 mile wide Straits of Belle Isle sep- arating N o r t h e r n Newfoundland from Labrador, as a possible deter- rent to the cold Arctic current that now flows into the Gulf of St. Law- rence. Prcsumably, that would mean 8. diverting of the current. to New- foundland's east coast, which has more than its share of winter ice II it is. It will be interesting to note Premier Smallwood's reaction to this Iuggution. Incidentally, Mr. Smallwood had betwr my Iwny from I-IIllfIx until his recent refer- ence to Nova Scotln II "the molt backward, part of CInIdI" has been

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TOUGH SEASON NEARS END

PUBLIC FORUM

THE CAIJSEWAY CONTROVERSY

Sir. -- We are concerned and '

ashamed to have to suggest the word controversy, when discussing

the Causeway. This probable solut- .

ion to our great need for better communication with the mainland should have unanimous reception and support, until qualificd engin- eers appointed by Federal auth- ority have pronounced their dictum

pro or con after exhaustive iuvcst- .

igalion and experiment. which, it should go without saying, will be conducted before a project of such maizniturle is launched.

The correspondent from Borden signing himsclf "I-ingim-er'”is quite evidently influenced by his local- ity. The Town of Borden. and

with the mainland. beginning with the little iceboats that were pulled by hand from Traverse to Tor- meutine, and climaxed by the sink- mi: of the two million dollar ferry Charlottetown in the very Strait of I Canso that now boasts I success- fully completed causeway. that in- terruptive conditions which might obtain on our causeway till the - bugs are worked out, fail to frighte i us.

This very day we discussed this subject at some length with I Captain who for the past forty years has sailed coastal waters -

- Nnrthumbcrland Strait, Newfound-

"enginec-r's" friends - the officers i

of the ciirfcrry -- not suffer harm from the i'iiIfill- ment of this undertaking. When this takes place, the car ferry and its efficient officers and men will readily be absorbed in other fed- eral transport and the pleasing little town of Borden will serve admirably as an assembly point for truckers, and for mainland con- tacts.

Regarding conditions umbcrland Strait, which so alarm "Engineer", it is reasonable to as- sume that the commission of omi- ineers, the best obtainable. who will be appointed to examine the idea will use the mt-thod employ- ed by the sponsors of the St. Law- rence Seaway, in which they simul- ate with exactitude the conditions they will encounter, and so deter- mine what will occur under Ill deg- rees of storm and stress.

”Engiiiecr" states that in the dim distant past we have experi- enced conditions with which our commission will not be familiar.

we believr will I

in Norl.h- .

l

I fillment: but

We wish to avoid causticity, but we ,

must label this statement ridicul- ous. It should be recognized that all records of winds, currents, storms and ice cmirlitious in the Strait for decades and ever since records were kept. will be cxhaiistivcly studied. before a job this size is started. . g He also siiggests as a forbidding factor. that passage of the Cause- way might be interrupted under ex- lri-mc conditions. We should not have to remind him if he is an Is- lander, that we are so used to In-

terruptions in our communication ,

HOME THOUGHTS

Sir.-After reading Mr. Parki.-r'I letters and the fine editorial on Educational Nctls, I wonder if it is ndvlsable to write the letter I have contemplated for sonic time? However. as education happens to he one of my interests - on a par with "lion and politics - - I think I shall chance it. All are controver- sial I I that only makes Ilicm more interesting for discussion as long In it does not degenerate into argu- mcnf.

Some time ago In your "Words Of The Wise" I recall this bit of wisdom: "Discussion is the ex- change of knowledge, while arml- ment is the exchange of ignor- Incc." How very true! I uas fort- unate enouqh to have been reared hi I home where everything of im- portInce was discussed - unlike too many homes today - and al- though ldean differed as "night the day" I never recall those discuss-. ions becoming arguments. as my fnther Ind those with whom he con- versed respected eIch others right to differ.

As to Mr. Parker's statement tbnt the editor has the last word and final Interpretation so debate is futile where opinion.-i diffcr, I'm not

prepnrcil to say. But this I do know. ,

although there is I frcc Prcss. I contributor Is no rights writing to the

' otherwise parti ' '

when . "Public Forum" ,

except those granted him through '

courtesy of the Press. The great mnloriiy of publishers. regardless of personal beliefs. or opinions. I believe Ire fair in all. This writer ilt such I could be dcslnnntcdl has been ImIzed It the courtesy I luv: received, eapeclnlly II I In In I "furrlner".

In connection with the Ibovo. I wish to pun on I statement from Mrs. Eugene Bessncz "Evidently everyone on the land live: In! breathes by The Guardian” II Inc

received such prompt results to I i I in may in

wllabappurcdtalrltruuoir

land coast, Labrador, and Strait of Belle Isle, experiencing the worst ice. wind and currents in th"e North Atlantic - and he anticipates no difficulty that cannot be overcome. and is confident and enthusiastic with regard to the practicability of I the project.

A few cuntriliiitoixs who have I Itated ”ihey would like to see the Causeway but" - and follow with I long list of negalions Ire sug- gestive of thc neutrallsts in the Church at Laodicea of whom St. John the Divine was impelled lu write, ”I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot. 50 because -, you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot. I will spew you out of my mouth".

This project might have seemed impossible fifty years ago. but we ,- do not now expect to go III it with I I few horses and carts, nor do we expect to finish it by Dominion Day - Modern engineering can accomp- , lish much. It may not be finished for ten years and many of us will not live long enough to see its ful- posterity and our young men and women, who will In the exodus daily leaving our shores for the centers of prosperity on the main- land, will with the causeway an ac- comnlishcd fact remain at home to rehabilitate this dying decadent . and forgotten place. and to assist -, In its mctamorphosis to 8 living I active Province, an intrgral part of our Dominion, and a Sharer in its I liniitlcss potcniial, and its evidcnt great dcstiny.

I am, Sir. etc.,

C.C.PRAT'I'.

St. Petcrs. 1 I I

FROM ABROAD

ly in The Public Forum under the caption icking Information, Again to quolc hcr, "Each had read his paper and instantly snatched I pen and dashed off word to me." At I the time .VIr.-i. Bcssac wrote me - on the recommendation of a cousin, who thought as I was Island born I coud he of assistance. my im- mcrlialc rclallvcs In Charlottetown ' and vicinity were coping with ser- ious illness, or accident. and I did not wish to burden them further should they have been able to help. Hence I suggested her best bet wII to write The Public Forum of your pa or. as I thought it would get rt-suits frtr some of the old-timers i on the "Isle" and evidently my I 'nption was correct. I knew her communication would r 2 c e l v I courtesy. So much for thall

To return to "Education" Ind Ill it cnlails, I note that last week was "Education Week" In Canada. My information is gluned from sever- al iiources. among thcm "Canad- ian Home and School" which is I gift of 8 Western educator and close relative. Education like so irany other things today has its special weeks. but it is I year round concern, and really starts It birth and cnds -- .' should -- only It deIth. ilowr pr, Ihcrc are some when they get their first degree feel that their education is com- pletc and it is unnecessary to open I nok again. It is to be hoped they Ire in the minority.

Our problems here in the Bay Area Ire much the ume eduutlon -wise ll. elsewhere: lIck of luck- ers. overcrowded classrooms on Iccount of the inability to build

in IrclI'!' II :i.I1;d..hlI cmnmunlllu. nix puclul

I shortage in i which I write. as the proinixily to .

, most second mothers

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, to go farther afield. As there is no industry in those tract lands, the home owners have to bear the brunt of taxation A which is heavy.

Recently KCBS (CBS)-San Fran- ,

cisco - put on I program entitled, "Crisis By The Sea" which port-

rayed the problems re education .

where the population had grown In four year: from three hundred to twciity-seven hundred. The great majority of those home owners were World War Two veteran: and worked in San Francisco. Some of

the motliers Ilso had to work which , caused juvenule problems as their ,

school day among the lower grades was cut in half. with all that free

time and little or no parental super .

vision. naturally children got into mischief of a minor degree gen- erally, although some was more serious. The kindergartens were working on three shifts, and what I burden that was for the teachers who sometimes had to add janitor duty to their already too heavy schedule in order to prepare the rooms for the next class! The low- er grades were on two sessions, while only the higher were privil-

I eged to a Illil school day. One sixth-

grader interviewed, lamented the short periods -I doubt if all would A as he wanted to learn more. Despite all their difficulties they were carrying on with cheerful ness and courage - principals. teachers. the P.T.A. and parents all cooperating and with high hopes for the future.

I doubt if thcre this

is I tcachci fair city from

our fine University of California i-

: solves the teacher problem. After

our rather frightening earthquakes -

last summer some schools were condemned as hazards. Portables in said schools and borrowing from others, as well as using libraries and other rooms not ordinarily used as cl -rooms. has coped with the problem fairly satisfactorily Ind without double sessions.

Right here 1 wish to pay tribute to school teachers, elementary. nec- ondary and on up! I think they In the finest group of people in North America. Of course I can. only speak from pel”IlIlai experience, but almost without exception I thought those who taught in one- room school were tops. I learned quite recently that one of those teachers for whom I had a high re- gard is I patient in the PE. Island H0-Viiital - Mrs. R.E. Miifch. Ml) she have a spccdy recovery is my sincere wish. (Mrs. Mulch passed

away on March 9thi. And later in '

Charlottetown I had no reason for changing my opinion of educators. Ncxt to home influence a teacher with high standards and Christian ifII'fliS is the finest inspiration any child can have. I knew many such licre and my children were privil- card to have teachers who were al- to them Is thcy were unmarried and their piiplls took the place of the little ""05 lhry were denied. I always made I point of gt-'ting acquainted with my children's teachers and many llmcs entertained them in my home to afternoon tea, Ind some to dinners. sometimes I birthday din- ner.

I note Mrs. Evans, President of the Canadian Home and School, attended the Whilc House Confer- ence on Education in Washington, D.C. Unlike somc of our newscast- er: here. who like .I.T. Flynn In "Igln" everything and everybody

-"Fund For The RI.-publl " ii pet I

peeve - Mrs. Evans seemed quite enthused with the Conference. TI I'llIt' her: "To me this Conference wIs a beginning of I continuing public interest in education, and I left with the hope that such In op portunity for expreuion would in the not too distant future be granted the people of Canada." I rejoice lhIt sorne CanIrliIns ililnk some

ood on come out the of U.S.A.

ducatlonal system with Ill its shortcomings, The thlIIf.! Ibout it is the Interest ed- ucatimiists. P.'l'.A'I and just par. ents Ir twin; in me children's

Naturo has been on the rumpus III over this you - no ;'::'.”.Z.”li”:..;i.'.?.':3"' I , . our Iuppoom when in I-III h My-hr dim Ind II I'll I IIIIIOI 'III'' has roeovered fi-an III s v- m" at only i Ilium. In onto l fluffy-whito. . III! we loved an soon we on

encouraging I

7aed&ma

THE COW I USED TO CHASE

That pasture should lnve kept I cow content I,

She hadn't I shred of excuse for

brenking out.

And yet the fencu Ibo leoped or circumvented

Was no more barrier tliIn I mull girl's shout,

She had deep clover. dllllel In their season.

Asters. and vetch, bluI cornfIow- ers In the sun,

Shade of I maple, Ind nowhere my reason

For fancylng some field was I greener one.

I could faithfully pump tho wlter for her trough,

And feed her dnndellons. Ind Itroke her Hanks,

But turn back toward the barn Ind my cow was off.

Gone free-and this was III I got for thanks:

I learned to patch barbed wire wtli weariiionie labors.

And she made me acquainted with everyone of the neighbors.

-Betty Bridgman.

OUR YESTERDAYS

From The Gunrdlu Fllel i

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (March 27. I931)

In the Legislature yesterday Han. .I.D. Stewart, leader of the Oppos- ition, drew attention to the fact that when the House prorogued it was being led by the Hon. Mr. Saunders. Now it is apparently be- ing led by Hon. Mr. Lea. Yet. the House has no notification of any change taking place.

An Icebreaker is being sent to remove the ice impeding passeng- er and freight gervlce between Prince Edward Island and the mainland. This was Innounced in the House of Commons today by Hon. R.J. Manlon. Minister of Railways and Caiialu.

The Emerald Dairying Associat- ion are not discouraged over the cheese prospects for the coming season, although last years price: were law. They are preparing with renewed energy for the coming season and expected to do I much larger business.

TEN YEARS AGO (MIrcIi 27. 1916) Senator .l.P. Mclntyre. IpeIklng in the Throne Speech debate in the Senate. last night said his Prov- ince had the smallest income per caplta in Canada, and therefore should get special consldention In any fl t ' Irnngemcnts drawn up at tho Dominion-I-'rovinclIl Con- ferenct.

The February report of the Eastern Division, deputment of Fisheries issued at Halifax last night. showed In increlse in the catch for Prince Edward Island. Both the catch of 445,000 pounds and the landed vnlue-of 342,645 wero up considerably from the 419.-

NOTES BY THE WAY

3310-4. The Guardian.

It In been suggested flint be provided with television. 't thIt.cIrryIng the punlnhment I Illr tie too NTJHIIW Albcrtu

From the paint If VIII of util- ern development, there'I mad for more trnlning opportunities for In- dians. The clinging North will need new skills: the Indians. who know the North Ind its wIyI. In the lollcll people to be given tlui kind of T ” needed to push CInIdI' Industrial frontier fIrt.h- er north.-FlnInclIl Pout.

It as not seen to In gener- ally realized that the most back. breakh, dim-e of the 'rraiu-Cnn- Ida Highway hu.:o be bum, by the poorest of all the pi-ovlnceg, Newfoundland has the lowest per capital income and the highest cost of living of all the provinces, In terms of miles of road per thousand of the population we have by far the largsst share of the Trans-Canada Highway to build.- St. .'uhn's News.

The charge of atheism If often in I d 2 against Communists as though it explained everything that was responsible In their thought. But we would say rath- er that it is not the lack of be- lief in God. but an inordinate and slavish belief in a false god - tho State - which makes C munlsm the danger to civilization which it unquestionably is. Nothing Io nega- tive as I lack of belief generate: the kind of energy that Com- munism possesses. It is I burn- ing faitb with I god of its own.- Peterborough Examiner

In Cnnndn we boast of our ed- ucational systems. and private schools are looked at ukance in many quarters. But the private schools-which must. stand or fall by their results have always known that big classes Ire im- practical, if serious educational work is being attempted. We will have to recognize that In our pub- lic education system. if we really intend to put first things first. Good education does, and always has, cost I lot of money.-Peterborougb Examiner.

II the spring there In the Iniell of wet. tar and lilac: that give I some of well being late in the evening; in summer there II I Ipecial aroma from the river. Ic- compani d by that of newly-cut gun that makes I perlon feel good to be allvo; and In the III! the waft: of chili Iauce Ind smouldering leaves have In It- mosphere of their very own. But I clear winter evening, with the moon on the wane Ind the snow u nching under fool, has I way of reviving the spirlta Ind makes liv- ing In this northern climate I rather precious existence!-ubrocb villa Recorder.

Fluorldnilon of civic water up- plles II the greatest development in preventive medicine in thI int

000 pounds and the landed vIlue .

of 529,123 for the similar period of 1945.

children as the bigger the bInlu i

the better the house: we could have with I minimum amount of effort! There was no. or little. transport- Itlon difficult; In those days. No gripe: re lack of snow plough: showing up as they were nil. And if roads were too badly drifted in, why I detour in the fields took care of it. and away the horse and sleigh could go making melody as

it went. Good old days! When the I author of Ellen's Diary writes-

about her Ilc';h rides I'd like to be Ible to join her.

By-the-way her column has I new-look, but old or new it is about tho finest and cleverest Diary in the world. What I gift she has in being Ible to describe the same scenel in I million different ways! Speaking of new looks. come to think of it the whole "Guardian" seems to have It. Just to be I bit

scontroversinl. I believe I liked the

old front page best with its Maple Leaves, Ind to be the "Guardian" of such I fine Gulf was something to be proud of. Well, it is high time to sign off with just good wishes to

all my friend- in the Garden Prov- I

ince. and I thank-you for past

courtesy on the part of the Press! I

I Im. Sir. eIc., G. S. GORDON. iMrs. DJ.) Oakland, CaliforhlI

MR. MIrKAY'S STATEMENT

Sir.--While reading Hon, .1, G, Maclf-y's r published in Fri- da,v'.-i Guardian I found it hard to believe that Mr. MIcKay could make such a statement Is he did about the snowplow and machine uperalors' yearly wages and not have his conscience bother him to lame extent.

Where he received those figures published I am not prepared to say but as I Inowplow Ind bulldozer operator myself, my wages for I955 Imounted to 31,509.20. so I would ask Mr. MHCKBY to have another look at the operators' wages and this time take notice to the lower wages pIld instead of just the high- er one: mentioned. Then think it over and see if he would trade places with the operal-.irs and work from 6 I.m. in the morning all hours of the night Ind Iome times through to dnyliglit Ignin. also most every SundIy, and fill the Imull Imount of wags that men receive of M cents I hour. I wonder if Mr. Maclfay would bI

Itm-I wogu mentioned It 83.87 I year and get Iloiig and live on it instead of hlii own Inlary which II much much larger. If this wIs IIII yearly income I In iuirc bu wouldn't IIy he wu well pIld.

E

It) years, according to Dr. Gordon BItes. general director of tho Health League of Canada. its usI. however. may be thwarted by doubting Thomases. It Isn't the first time that skeptics have de- layed the use of developments in the prevention of disease. There wn I time when measures now commonly accepted for the pro- ventlon of such diseases as dip- theria and typhoid were withheld from application because of the op- position of the ignorant. Right now, the dissenting minority who object to fluoridation is more voc-

al. more loudly heard. than is the plea of that part of public opinion , fI v o u r i n g flouridItlon.--Syd- ; iiey Post-Record. l

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A mi. denim hypnotized Port-or who felt no pain when 1.3.3; with I knife. Some reporters have felt no pain for yen: without hen. cm of bypnoiiis.-Toronto Star,

About the I ber of the COI.YI:!1f)lIl1:eI;T(;ESFILn'::hm; Progressive Conservative is when the Post Office brings out avnew stamp and It lets the goat of ban, of them - Expogjmr

Molt lntllvldunll. even . If-'rI. l1Ive certain worigwdfil Prove tricky. Despite frequent use of them. time and again they dude One. compelling recourse to the die. tlonary. Certain rules are lielpfui, but English in a language not easy to reduce to rules. Ability to gm" is an advantage thioughout life The poor speller is at I constant disadvantage. That is why it is I subject which always must be em. phaslzed.-Windsor Daily Stai-

Somebody spoke the other ii-.i,i- at not having seen what probablv V145 not merely the first robin to the yenr. To have seen a robin ht-tote anyone else does. say along I(ll'C;i1'd the ides of February. is not ll(lt'CS- sarily to have seen a "first" mfg More likely it is to have seen a last one fom the previous year, 3 ,,.,.y lasting one which Stayed uortli the Winter through. The technical I021. son. some human being secs Iflls robin at this time of year may he that this robin himself goes" um IWKIHE for the first human being --Christian Science Monitor A

The day II prubabiy not too r-... distant when the moving Plciilre theatre will recapture much of the popularity it lost when IPlm'Is'itin gained such inroads. The izlaniur of the home entertainment nicdiiiiii in slowly weai-in off and theatres which Presen good pictures any laid to be showing signs of gaining more attention. Nothing can he so boring ll sitting at home, night after night, watching the class 3 films. the same corny perfm-man. eel of the Io-called comedians. the third rate singers, the beer com. merclals and the quiz shows. Pi-ti. pie have heard and seen the samo old class of program so many time: they want to get I change of en. tertainment pace and that is where the movie houses will be able to capture lost audien .-.Gali R9. porters

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