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Dtslurbing Figures

At this year-and. it would be well for us to take a good. hard look at. some comparative figures on traffic fatalities in Canada and the United States which haxe been pub- lished by the Ontario Safety Leag- tie. it they are going to carry over into the new year. there won't be much for us to celebrate next Dec- ember in the was‘ of traffic safety observance

Tu-n wavs of compiling traffic safety indiccs are to relate fatali- ties first to the number of vehicles. and second to the number of miles driven. On the first basis. averag- ing the .vr=ai'.= If-IEO to I962. Canad- ian traffic was lS.9 per cent more deadly than in the IRS. On the second basis (total mileage). (‘an- arlian vehicle: killed 42.] per cent more people proportionately the n

vehiclr-.=. Discussing the situation. Fred Ellis. general manager of the

I_~_,e.ague. ..=avs there! are many influ- ences that affect traffic safety. "But in my view there is one single factor that could explain why our US. friend: are ‘better drivers‘ than Canadians--high school driver education."

, Driver education. says Mr. Ellis. has been firmly established in the United States for a generation. and now over l2.000 schools take over 1.400.000 sixteen-.vsa.r-olds e v e r .v year and turn them out fully equip- ped to handle an automobile skill.- fully. sanel_v and safely. By con- trast. only 230 schools in Canada of- fer high school driver ndiication.

_ One can understand the reluct- ance. of educationists to saddling an already burdened curriculum w i t h additional courses of this kind. even an an optional basis. But it seems to have become. literally. a matter of life or death. The records show that it Is among the .V°Ur1g€1‘ 8911' eration that a large proportion of highway fatalities occur.

There may be some other way of cutting clown the toll in Canada. but no one seems to have come up with s prac"c,aI alternative. Surel.\' ll is imr irtant for all concerned that the problem be given priority in the months ahead.

The Old Hal Trick

When Prime Minister Pearson told the Canadian Labor Congress that be approved of deficit financ- ing if it improverl the economy. he raised a big "if" about which com- mentators have been arguing ever since. In the opinion of the Winni- peg Free Press, one of his leading newspaper supporters. Mr. Pearson must have been talking through his hat. because "he knows-and has firmly declared in his first budget-—— that deficits have not produced thlfl result. They have mercli’ °"mDllC5t- ed‘ the nation's economic problems at the cost of astronomical debt. heavy internal charges. high taxes and damage to the investors‘ confi- dbnce in the future of Canada."

" The attempt to cure unemploy ment by dersnglng the national budget. adds our Wlnnlpel ¢01‘|t9m' poi-ary. is as futile as the attempt to cure It by limiting cornpetltlofl through such devices as the tariff. It" cites some Interesting fltllffifi given by the Toronto Globe and Mail is this connection. These .fi¢11l‘°3 show that In 1058. the first full year of, the Dlefenbeker l0V8"lm°"‘¢- the

deficit was down to $418 millions and unemployment to 6 per cent. In 1960 the deficit dropped to $340 millions while unemployment rose to 7 per cent.

In 1961 the deficit reached $791 millions and unemployment 72 per. cent. In 1962 the deficit fell to $691 millions and unemployment to 5_9 per cent. Thus no clear patterns of cause and effect emerge Unemplny ment fluctuated without relation to the size of the deficit. The deficit fluctuated without relation to any. thing. The figures show, if proof were needed. that unemployment is a complex. deep-seated phennmgnnn of the modern industrial society and will not yield to simple budgetary devices. In the economist-,5‘ 1'3,-go" it is "structural" or. in layman's terms, it results from economic distortion, outside the control of fiscal and monetary policy.

But come another election. and it will be surprising if every politic- a.l pa1'T.\' doesn't have its own budget- ar_v panacea for reducing unemploy- mentl

Protecting The Public

A heavy agenda faces Parlia- ment's winter session when it con- venes in February. It is to be hoped thal 31110012 lhe items that will not get lost in the shuffle will be the recommendations of the Common; food and drugs committee. with re- gard to lessening the hazards posed by poisonous pesticides now being sold to the public.

Are we boring our readers with repeated reference to this subject? We trust not. for it is of vital con- cern to all of us. It has been aptly said that modern S(‘IPtl(‘t= has open- ed a veritable Pandora's Box of poisons. The chemical makers have been slow to recognize their grave responsibilities in selling liquids. powders and sprays capable of causing death. and the onus is on governments to act.

One of the chief faults has been insufficient labelling on insectide cans and bottles. Such warnings have been inadequate and, in some products. almost invisible. Fallible human beings can hardly be expect- ed to look for fine print on the back of containers.

Now it is .<ug.2'e.=ted that mildly toxic poison: be lettered in black, "Dangerous Unless Used As Direct- ed." with the same warning. in red. for less poisonous peSt.i(=icIe_s. For some lethal substances. the House committee proposed the addition of a red skull-and-crossbones.

There are also proposals that these poisons be sold only in spill- proof and child-proof containers»- though the latter provision cannot. be a. substitute for parental super- vision where pesticides or any other poisonous substances are concerned.

It would be one way of earninlz their big new indemnities if our parliamentarians made a real drive on this problem during the coming year. and put legislation on the slat- utes that would rate a respectful salute from other nations for the regard Canada has for the health and welfare of its people. its live- stock and its wildlife in this serious matter.

CNR Figures UP

It is encouraging ll‘ NOTE lllal the Canadian National Railway of- fice at Monclon predicts record rail freight shipments in the l\Iarlllm€ Provinces this winter. The P1‘“.l9Ct' ed figures for January. Fe.brua.ry and March indicate that the H053 ton miles operated during the three- month period will aggregate nearly four billion. A ton mile represents one ton moved one mile.

These figures, which exceed even those established during the war years. are mainly accounted for in the movemen‘ of coal. and will be augmented by grain shipments.

The railway became aware of is record breaking sltuatrion In the flow of Maritime traffic when the operating figures for October reached 806,000,000 gross tone for the month. This was a 16.3 increase the same period last. year. Figures for November indicated a gain of 24 per cent for the same month last year.

EDITORIAL NOTE It is now claimed that the Loch Ness Monster Is nothing more than a large eel. This nefarious attempt

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c>_iTAwA REPORT by Patrick Nlcholso-1

A Good Example OI Frciternizalion

Relations between (‘IIIZPIIS of Canada and IIS are gene1'alI_v, much cosier than diplomatic ex- changes between Ottawa and Washington. In fact when the Flemming; of ‘\'ew Brunswick dabbled in that "hands across the bro-cler" fraterniration. wed- ding rings quickly were slipped onto the outstretched hands.

So when Ricker College In Houlton. ‘Maine. staged its first International Congress to dis- cuss Canadian U.S relations this mm1th_ it was appropriate that the spokesman for Canada should be Hon Hugh John Flemming. former Premier of New Brunswick. former federal Minister of Forestry and. ap-_ proprialely for an inland “her-5 ring - choker" from Carleton County. a 30-year veteran of New I=.Irnnswick‘s lumbering In- industrv. Uplholding the US. viewpoint was Maine‘: Senator Edmund ftluskie. a former Gov- ernor of the State of Maine who, like Mr. Flemming. has now moved on from the regional to the federal field of politics and is mentioned as a possible vice- presldentlal candidate coupled with President Lyndon Johnson on the Democratic ticket next year.

FRANK AND FRIENDLY

The ex governor and the ex-i premier had met before. In. their previous offices. and they] posed and partied the agree-l menis and disagreements in Ca-I nadian-US. relations In the‘ greatest harmony at this con-l ference Senator Muskie poinledl out that Maine has a close inter»; est in Canada. having a common. border with this country Ionzcrl than its common border with the US. Hon. Hugh John Flem- ming in his turn described how his son attended college in the states. met his future wife there.

and hence presented him with four Canadian-U.S. zrandchil dren.

There are some differences In attitude between the two coun- tries. said the senator. But he Indicated respect for Canada‘: right on her own attitude and urged that historic borders should not keep us from devel- oping resources which we have In common. This is a live ioplc In New Brunswick and Mann. currently. for there are great hopes of developing the Upper

' Our Yesterdays

(From the Guardian Files)

TWENTY-I’-‘IVE YEARS AGO December 27. 1938

The twin - motored dragon plane which carries the m a I Is from Monclon to the Is I a n made an emergency land I n g about three miles from Su - merside on the farm of re d Simmons. on the Wllmot Valley Road. It is understood a plane; from Charlottetown will come« out In the morning tor the malls.

Toronto. Dec. 27—- (CPI — Air Marshall W. A. Bishop said In an Interview today. he

would favor any scheme of camp training which would ade- quately equlp Canadian you for the dual responsibilities of war and peace.

TEN YEARS AGO

Toronto. (C?) J a m e 3 Cardinal Mcaulgan. R o m a It Catholic archblallbll of Toronto. la mean 1 0 Canadians "should resolve to pray. to work. and to sacrlflce ourselves that peec e and lus- tlce may be attained for all the world".

Ottawa, (CPI — Officer cadet Peter S.‘ Campbell. 17. of 01- tawe has been awarded a reunion cadet scholarship valued at . dart 1'

St John river for pm-er and re! creation purposes. and ‘ nessing the tidal power of the project would provide 14.000‘ man-years of work in the mak- lng. and when completed would afford a curiosity lIl'lIl'l|IF in the world with its eight mile chain. of dams and islands liarnessiugl abundant cheap power l PROBLEMS RFJSPECTED .

The US. had been lnsensl- ‘ tlve In trying to tor(‘P Brllainl Into the Fniropean Common: Market despite Canada‘: . to retain Cornmonw.-_=_lila rela _ lions. admitted the senator And-' Canada is justified in her alarm.’ at her own short enrl or the Qllck III trade with US. which cur rently shows a balance of $1.116 billion per year in favour of lhei larger country; and he said Col nadlans have every right in mistrust the cultural Invasionl by the US. and to counter thul by a reasonably designed na-l lion olicy

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The Us for its part. he be‘ lieves. has grounds lor being unhappy about some discrimin- atory points in our trade policy; and he revealed that border states such as his own are uu liappy about inemployed Cana-

der to take jobs from I.’ S cm ‘lens.

The soil-spoken and thought- ful l\lr Flemming replied tel: lngly by quoting the \\orr‘ls ol I,‘ S poet Robert Frost "Something there is that does not love a wall it is trienn- ship." The issues and irritants that lnev-lably plague all neigh- bours are small indeed in coin- parison with the issues we lace together and the interests we have In common. he said. His formula for settling any dIfIer- ences between us is more trade. frequent consultations. and to remember that we are a large family together.

Driver Education Needed

London Free Press

The Ontario Safely L e a 2 uei has come up with a remarkable. statistic. It is safer to use streets;

I and highways In the U n i to dl

States than In Canada. despite } the fact population is lower‘ and cars fewer in this country.i

What's the answer? Driver education.

Canada is far behind In a drl-; ver education program among l students in high schools. The» American program has beenl firmly established for moral than a generation and each.‘ year 12.000 schools turn out} 1.400.000 I6 - year - olds wh o; are equipped to drive with sanity and safety. l

Canada is la k I n g steps to , catch up. but not. with any,- greal haste Too few hlghi schools. too slowly, are instltu-l

ting programs of driver erIuca—l tlon. 1

Only 230 schools in Cans rla.l including 90 in Ontario and 102, In Saskatchewan. offer high} school driver education. as an‘ optional. extra - curricula \- course. Most Canadians pick up their driving habits and

A Lciborcito

Montreal

The Ilnitecl tales has announ- ced a major step forward in Its space research and exploration ‘l program. A military space lab- ratory. to known as "Mal-" will be placed In orbit in 1960.

This laboratory will be me to

arry two men and equipment. : They will be launched with the ‘ "Mel." will enter It in space. carry out their experiments. and return to earth.

It Is. of course. Impossible to know what the Soviet Union will have done by this date. and It Is therefore Impossible to k n ow whether this new step In space a research will really carry t It e : United States and the Western ‘. world ahead. ~

Oneof the principal use: of 3 this laboratory. it appears. will be to conduct mitltenv research. so It can be only partly related to the American Moon p ro- gram. And this military purpose Ieems like to Include study of the poaslblltiea of employing giiclear weapon: In orbiting aet- ‘

It is probably generally wish- edtbatepeeewlllneverbeput to military use. The weapons which are already evallsb I a seem suillclently meneclnt ln vee. st there must al- ways be is the West. and almII- arly In Russia, a nagging doubt a to what the other side I plan- ning or attempting. certainly to

I pansion of the course to include

j that It would be . plm-able If the Soviet Union were

k n o w I e rl 2 e from parents. friends or privately opera ledl driving courses. '

Timmlns this year joined the list of communities sponsoring driver education with a course instituted at Timmins High and Vocational School. Broad ex-

as many potential drivers as possible wi I h I n the school's walls should be encouraged.l Records show that drivers who pick up the right habits w h i I e learning to drive make better drivers for the rest of their lives.

Widespread driver education could reduce the high toll of highway and street mishaps, but the Canadian people are going to ask for the lnstructi on. Schools won't. Institute driver Instruction unless It. Is demand-

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With 200 Canadians forecast to die on roads during the Christmas and New Ye a 1' holiday period. perhaps more persons will wake up to the fact that good drivers are bred, not orn.

ry In Space

Gazette

large payloads lino o_‘Nl_ and. them to earth with con-

return slderable accuracy. I! this Is possible with men. It should be possible with uses of the space

The military uses of the spat:

laboratory to be launched I968, may well be designed to explore the requirements to r

such a weapon. And white this possibility might be deplored. It must be realized In the West even more do-

to develop such a weapon first.

DIESEL OVERTURNI

INNIPEG tCPl — be lead diesel engine of the Canadian National Railway‘ eastbound super Continental left. the rails and turned over Thursday about

item miles east of the station

here. CNR spokesman said

; the ‘crew of three and about 100

passengers In the 12-car train‘. which remained upright alter Dllilelélj to a stop. were unlu-

IMPRESARIO DIE! NEW YORK (AIM.-Jacob J. atiubert. 03. theatrical entrepre- neur known as the men w produced a thousand shawl. died In IIII Manhattan spart- ment Thursday a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a brother and business partner of In Bbubert. also a theatrical bust-

Subz-ero Weather

Creates Hazard

By Dr. Tlieetlore R. Veflellsa

Many northemers envy those llvlng below the Mason - Dlxo a line at this time of the year. wintry blasts and aubzeco wea- ther can be unpleasant. especi- ally for the commuter. shopper. or student. The healthy can take it. but It creates a hazard for those with respiratory In- fections. heart disease. or poor circulation.

We are warm - blooded ani- mals and built to withstand a reasonable amount of exposure.

The surface blood vessels con- tract whenever a person go e s out of d 0 or s In freezing wes- ther. As a result. the vital fluid remains In the deeper tissues to retain body heat. The constri- cted surface capillaries limit the flow of blood and the s k in becomes plae. bluish. and cold. This Is most noticeable In th e extremities. Meanwhile. goose flesh enhances this protective mechanism. Shivering is helpful

50; it represents an Involun- tary contraction of the musc- Ies to produce more heat. This has the same effect as exercise In keeping us comfortable on raw days. I

There Is obviously a limit to this protective device. Humans must live in heated homes an d wear abundant elothing to with- stand the elemenls In comfort. Several layers are better th as u one. In the coldest weather the outer garments should be windproof and the Inner gar- ment should be made of w 0 ol , cotton. or other absorbable ma- terial. The trend at present is to make clothes lighter without sacrificing warmnth. It allows for more freedom of activity. The manufacturers of ski cloth- ing are setting the pace for those who love the winter out of doors.

The extremities also should be protected. Leather gloves Ilned with wool or cotton are ade- quate for most of us. Chilling is more likely to occur If the skin is damp and we fare best. by keeping it dry. High winds and humidity also intensify the cold. A sharp prickling sensa- tion is the first indication of frostbite, especially when IL develops over a yellowish-white, numb area of hard skin. H ee d the warning because It mean a the skin Il.i< had enough.

LIVE SIMPLY

.I It. writes. What is done for heart strain? REPLY

Lessen the load on the heart by getting more rest. reducing tension. and avoiding anything that nverworks the old ticker. 1! strain is associated with high blood pressure. the u sual remedies for tli I s condition are effective. Meanwhile. live as near a normal life as possible because "heart strain" is not that serious.

HOT MEALS L. writes: We read about

NOTES BY

THE WAYfi

A wife has I reason to com- plain when her husband malls her letters In his coat pockst.- St. Thomas Times-Journal.

"The dsvelolters of a device say It sniff: out alcohol In quan- tities so small that the human nose couldn't possibly detect It." They know next to nothing about the sniffing abilities of many a wlfe.—’I‘lmmlns Dally Press.

Why do peope get thirsty? Well, we'll tell you. Drink 10 quarts of water a day for '27 days. and then try to stop going to the water cooler. You can't. A West German professor tried that experiment In an attempt to find out why people get. thir- sty. and, so help him. he could not stop drinking once the 127 days were up. It took him three weeks of using all his power to