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“The strongest momory is weaker than the weakest ink" PAGE 4 WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 7, 1964.
Our Queen At Home
We ventured to predict, on Sat- urday. that we could give our Queen such a welcome in Prince Edward Island that it would be featured in banner llt‘llllllllt-‘S only across Canada but thump-hour Britain and the Commonwealth as well. This is indeed wha‘ is happening. judging by the reports from London and elsewhere as T0 the warmth of the reception rendered here. to Her Maj- esty and Prince Philip.
Emphasis is being placed in over- seas reports. too. on the fact that Her Majesty appears so composed. so relaxed—so much at home. To which we might add that her friend- ly smile. and evident desire to dispense with as much formality as possible, works wonders in reducing the nervous tension of those who are honored by being presented to her personally. This we learn from several of our ciiirsus who have en— joyed that privilege since her ar-
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rival.
The large crowds that applaud- ed her appo =rancc on the front ter- race of Tho Confederation Memorial Centre yesterday. on the. motOr drive through the city and at the Royal performance at the Memorial Theatre last evening. were equally impressed by the Queen's unosten- tatious manner.
Her Majesty performs her of- ficial duties so pleasingly that it is hard to realize that they are of such a rigorous and exacting nature. This. we believe. is the first tour she has made rs'i'sfrle the British Isles this year. but in the ten years since her coronation until the late summer of last year she had travelled 140,000 miles overseas. visited 21 Common- wealth countries and 13 foreign lands. spending more than a year abroad altogether. While her role as constitutional monarch is chief- ly a ceremonial one. she takes her responsibilities very seriously in- deed: but it is the quiet grace with which she performs them that is most appealingr to heholders.
This. of course. is something we knew beforo. But it comes as a fresh revelation at, this time. and it underlines what could well prove to be the most important factor in her visit to Canada at this troubled period in our history.
Eloquent Tribute
Prime Minister Pearson had warm
words of praise yesterday for all concerned in the design and construc- tion of our Fathers of Confederation Memorial Building. He made it a major theme of his address to Her Majesty before she opened the struc- ture officially, and it constituted a very fine tribute indeed, spoken at the‘right time and place.
' Particularly Mr. Pearson com- mended “the wisdom and the work” of the Memorial Citizens Commit- tee under the presidency of Dr. Frank MacKinnon who. he said “had every right to take deep pride in what they had achieved." Five years of demanding effort had resulted in “a magnificent complex of build- ing's, splendidly conceived and splendidly executed.” “The men of the Foundation." he added, “have served their country well, and as Prime Minister I extend to them the heartfelt thanks of all Cana- dons.”
He had praise, also, for “the my hundreds of Canadians who spared no effort to ensure that this would be a truly notional achieve- ment.” Ho recalled that In tonne: timo- poople built columns to com- memorate historic events and pan-
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moons I! memonais so the great of a nation. In our democratic so- ciety even war memorials have taken the form of buildings for public use, and it seemed even more ap- propriate that the Fathers of Con- federation Memorial Building, “hon- oring as it does the peaceful welding of a nation by negotiation and good will, should have a useful and cul- tural purpose as well as a commem- orative one.” i
It is a memorial, Mr. Pearson add- ed. “that honors the past, is inspir- ed by the living present and is a not unworthy legacy to future gen- erations of Canadians who will take delightand enlightenment from it.”
Her Majesty expressed her own sense of the historic importance of the occasion, and it was Premier Shaw’s privilege. in an opening ad- dress, to voice the sentiments of the people of this province who will be the custodians of this enduring na- tional shrine.
A simple but impressive cere- mony, marking the crowning event of our big centennial year celebra- tions. Let’s hope that the memorial itself will indeed prove. in the Prime Minister's words, to be “the legacy of an advancing civilization, of a national culture that. from its uniquely diverse roots, draws ever greater enrichment."
Not Quite In Tune
Noting that Premier Robichaud “apparently has failed to ignite the Premiers of the three other Atlantic provinces with his suggestion that all four should unite politically." the Toronto Globe and Mail adds, with some trace of scepticism. that Mr. Robichaud himself. after the meeting in Hailfax. claims to have been “relatively happy” at the re- sult.
“But all happiness. says our Toronto contemporary drily. “is relative." It cites. as one indication of the mood of the Halifax meeting, the statement of Premier Smallwood that Premier Shaw of Prince Ed- ward Island “would have nothing to do with the idea." also the fact that a joint statement from the Premiers was to the effect that more public interest in amalgamation would have to be shown before any joint study of the proposal could be made.
“Mr. Robichaud." continues the Toronto paper, “commented that ‘by and large we sing in unison.’ but one member of this barbershop quartet fears that it is he who is being made ready for a trimming. This was PremierlRobert Stanfield of Nova Scotia, who observed that his province had a higher per capita income than the other Atlantic Provinces and this WOllld have to be protected in any political union.
“Behind the closed doors of the conference room, Mr. Stanfield may have said a great deal more about the possibilities of benefit for all the union. But if his stand was purely defensive. lack of public in- terest is not the only obstacle to a single Maritime province."
Not by a long sight. we should say.
First US. Sweepstakes
Most readers, says an exchange, are probably yet unaware of the running in New Hampshire of the first legalized sweepstakes in the United States. And naturally so. US. laws strictly prohibit the gen- eral publication and broadcasting of lottery particulars. The one ex- ception is legitimate “news.”
Thus, there was wide publicity of the news of New Hampshire’s pioneering of the sweepstakes as a means of increasing revenue for public schools. Much less widely publicized were the results to date. These show the gross proceeds of the first sweepstakes to be about $5.7 million. After deductions for costs, payments to winning ticket- holders, and taxes, the schools net- ted about $2.5 million.
This will be distributed on a per- pupil basis among school districts—— about $20 for each pupil, or 5 per cent of the $400 average expendit- ure per pupil in New Hampshire.
The sweepstakes, it may be con- cluded, offer no major solution to a state’s revenue problems.
EDITORIAL NOTE
World car output has doubled, to 122 million in the last 10 years, but only 87 of every 1,000 pie own automobiles, according to a rubber company bulletin. The density vor- ges from on car per 1,000 in Asia, to 857 per 1,000 In North America.
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OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick NicholsOn
Falter Plums Of Office In Canada
LONDON, England lsl it worth it? Are the plums atta- l ched to the office of Prime Min- I ister of Britain worth the effort being put into Britain‘s present election campaign? Strange though it may seem, the Canad- ian plums are juicier and our Prime Minister is materially much better provided for than Britain's.
Sir Alec Douglas - Home le- ader of the Conservative Party, is battling against Mr. Harold Wilson, Labour Party Chieft- ain. for the vote of 37.000.000 el- ectors. 7.000.000 of these will not bother to vote in the election. while the others on average will each attend one - tenth of an election meeting and w111 read seven-tenths of an elect- ion manifesto — but they aze being electioneered to death in their own homes through tele- vision!
Half a million votes swinging
one way or the other will decide which of these two battling g i a n ts will become Her Majesty‘s First Minister —— or, more descriptively. since Bri- tain like Canada has so largely replaced parliamentary o- vernment by prime ministerial autocracy, which will be the unfettered ruler of Britain for the next five years.
PLUMS 0F VICTORY
Board a n d lodging — of a kind—is one of the plums of vi- ctory. The winner will be entitl- ed to live in the official residence of British Prime Ministers at 10 Downing Street. He wi receive the highest pay and allo- wances granted by Parliament out of the taxpayers‘ money to any elected politician. He will enjoy the use of the historic country residence called “C'ie- quers". and he wl be offer- ed the ennoblement of an earl- dom by the monarch when he ultimately leaves his high (i- ICE.
The Prime Minister of Bri- tain receives a total of 32,250 in pay and allowances per year. This is less than any Canadian departmental minis t e r , and about half the gross benefits of our Prime Minister.
He ma c 10 Downing Street his address. But to my surprise I have unearthed the little - known fact that he and his family are mere squat- ters in that great mansion . thrust away in tin apart- ment in the attic. He shares the h on se by day with his staff of 45 clerks and stenographers who work in offices on the lower floors, while the ground floor contains the Cabinet Council chamber as well as the State dining room, and the second
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floor is made up of three for- mal State reception rooms. On the top floor are four bed- rooms and a small sitting room reserved for the prime minist- er and his family.
In contrast, our prime minis- ter enjoys 24 Sussex Drive as a private home: the appenda- ges of his office are all contain- ed in the East Bloc k on Par- liament Hill.
Chequers is the English version of the Harrington Lake country hideaway provided for our prime minister. When the British leader entertains for- eign potentates or other VIP! at Chequers, he receives a spe- cial allowance of 845 per w - end to cover the expense. On an occasion such as the Common- wealth Prime Ministers Confer- ence, this allowance works out at about so cents per person per meal - a pitiful sum which is swallowed with 01:! first gul
own pocket. Sussex Dug: is stocked
. chances of overtaking the Presb
hing - up; ussex Drive has staff of five whole~time dom- estic workers paid for by the taxpayers.
The British tradition has called for patriotic plutocrats to give their services in govern- ment for a pittance. Titus Sir Alec Douglas - Home has just sold two large farms on his 9 e in Scotland, raising thereby $292,250. Part of this is no doubt being applied towards
the table settln g and the was-J the inheritance tax of $1,050, l
payable when his father died some years ago, but part ls cer- tainly being used as spending money to maintain himself and his family and his official guests at 10 Downlug Street and at Chequers.
The plums of office in Canada are far more generous from a material point of view. They have to be. for we sadly lack the tradition of successful men of- fering their services to the country which has enabled them to acquire their wealth.
Twirl It Yourself
Christian Science Monitor
A calamity is predicted by a British trade magazine called Tailor and Cutter. So we should all be on guard. The fore- cast could be the work of ves- ted lnterest, of course. Neverthe- less when such a setback to civil- ization seems possible to anyone, everyone should be informed: the mustache is going out.
The rising generation —- even its currently bearded sector ~ is eschew i n g the musta c h e where, we are told in novels of a more romantic age, its fore- bears merely chewed it. British paper says the mustache today is "invariably" an adorn- ment for men over 40. It may be seen again after its present droop toward oblivion.
The wax industry ls duly war- ned to turn its attention entirely to floors and automobile bodies Potteries should revise any plans they may have made for reviving the old mustache cup. But where else are the econom- lc implications of what is after all the prognostication of a bun- nes magazine? They are there all right. And they bear on the future of men's clothes,
This is an era of innovation in young men‘s dress (in case you hadn't noticed). In periods of sartorial innovation the mus- tache is an unnecessary display of vanity. the magazine dec- lares, perhaps preferring the kind of vanity that makes wro- fits for tailors instead of barb-
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Cheap Popularity
Winnipeg Free Press
Assoeiation football is the most popular sport in South America. The second most pop- ular is kicking Uncle Sam. This is a sport at which President de Gaulle of France is adept and in which he apparently intends to indulge during his present tour of the continent.
No country in recent years has done more to help the less- developed nations of Latin Am- erica than the United States. And no country is more disliked by the mass of South Ameri- cans. The United States,— in the shape of some companie: and corporations, has the past extracted a great deal of wealth from South America.
Nobody likes to be a recipient of charity and the tendency is to resent the donor. Much of the aid given by the US. has gone not to the ordinary people but to the political over-lord: .wbo have ruled South America since the Spaniards came. The U.S.
has, therefore, an undeserved reputation as an upholder of the
old order—an order which the ordinary South American wants changed. .
In recent years the US. has adopted a more enlightened ar- tltude culminating in Presi- dent Kennedy's Alliance for Pro- gress which is aimed at improv- ing the lot of the ordinary South American.
General de Gaulle. however, chooses to overlock better aspects of U.S.- South American relations. And surely he cannot approve the spread of commun- ism In South America— which is what US. policy and pressure is aimed at preventing. The or of his speech in Caracas the other day was deliberately anti- Amerlcan, an appeal to the nu grained dislike of the United States that many South Ameri- cans have.
This is a cheap and easy way to gain popularity. It is the au- peal of a leader of a great and powerful nation who resents the fact at there are other nations greater and more powerful.
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The Johnson Campaign
don Free Press
President Lyndon Johnson, In his campaign for reelection. has been riding the crest of a wave. But with the battle in its final month, disturbing signs have appeared on both the dom- estic and foreign scene which make the outcome less certain.
Barry Goldwater's
dent depend on his ability to fur- ther highlight the deficiencies he sees in t Johnson ministra- tion with a positive program of his own. In this the Arizona he],f thus far been deficient him- " .
The United Stotcl' effort to further Communist South-cut Asia have run into serious trouble. 0: the home front, the enviab-
unong 00,000 Iona-honour: at Atlantic and Gulf Gout ports. nut that are indications
In hath «no, Cline m. may be resolved without any
prolonged interruption in lb
buoyancy of the United States economy.
But all alone problems with their wide implications pose I threat to the President's theme of “peace and prosperity." Add- ed to this is the uneasiness over lawleuueu in American cities
eted the shortcomings of the Johnson administration. But he ind
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Dilatation Curettage
By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen
.Many or our women readers ask about the operation physic- ians call the D and C. What is done and why? ‘
D and C refers to dialatlon and curettage (cleaning) It is a minor operation that takes a few minutes to do. Most women enter the hospital the day be fore and remain until the day after the operation.
The patient is anesthetized, often by means of an Injection of pentothal sodium into a vein. Then the surgeon dilates "d) the mouth of the uterus and in- serts a small instrument (cuuet tel, the end of which contains a small loop, rung, or scoop with sharpened edges. The inner lin- ing of the uterus then is scraped away (cl and this tissue is sent to the laboratory for microscop- ic study. ‘
There is no residual pain after a D and C except a dull feeling in the pelvis similar to that ac- companying a menstrual periou. A bloody diseharge is noted for a few days. The periods are al- tered temporarily in women in the childbearing years in that they might come earlier. later. lighter, or darker than usual. The ability to be- come pregnant is not disturbed.
The D and C is a diagnostic procedure used most frequently on women who‘ spot or bleed during or after the menopause. One-third of these women have a malignancy that is diagnosed from the scrapings. It is used also to determine other causes of bleeding, including the rea- ous why younger women de- velop intermenstrual bleeding.
PAINL’ESS CHILDBIRTH
Mrs. J. writes: What are the different painless childbirth me- thods?
REPLY Anesthesia is the only sure method One technic is to m- ject an anesthetic agent the nerves of the pelvis. Gener- al anesthetics and pain killing pills seldom are used during labor because the baby also is anesthetized and at birth may too drowsy to breathe. Other methods include hypnosis and so-called natural childbirth. BURNING STOMACH R. C. writes: At night, I get spells of burning in the stomach. This does not happen during me day. I‘m 76 years old. Do you think I might have an ulcer? REPLY
This Is a good possibility be- cause ulcer pain occurs when the stomach is empty. X- rays will answer the question within a s h ort time. While it, is true that most victims of peptic ul- cer are young or middle- aged adults, the lesion develops also in children and oldsters.
SOCKS FOR COLD FEET
B. S. writes: My mother is 65 and suffers from cold feet at night. I have been trying to in- duce her to wear heavy wool socks in bed but she seems to think she shouldn’t. Is there any hazard in this practice?
REPLY
No, and heavy woolen socks are safer than a hot water bag or heating pad. An electric blan ket or sheet is a good substitute, especially when poor circulation is responsible for cold feet.
FACIAL NEURALGIA
R. G. writes: How is tic doul-
oureaux treated in the elderly? REP Y ‘
This most painful of all neu- ralgias affects the face. comes and goes, and each bout of shooting pain is of short dura tion. Ordinary pain killers sel- dom are helpful. Dilantin reliev- es in some instances. In others, the trlgemlnal nerve center is severed or is put out of commis- sion temporarily with alcohol. TODAY’S HEALTH
Try to draw out the shy, tim- id child. I
NOTES BY
A Ports doctor says the dance called “the twist" is not for weak-kneed people. Yes, it does take a lot of courage to make an exhibition of yourself-Sat- nla Hamilton Observer.
women have learned that the quit'xest way to catch a man's eye is to stand between him and the football game on TV.— Ottawa Journal.
THE WAT
A m was (MI; I pu- ty. Suddenly the guests heard I patter of little feet on the stairs and a voice calling: "Mama!" The hostess raised her band for silence. The noise and clatter ceased. In the sudden quiet. the youngest son of the house shout- ed lustily: “Stop that darn rack- et so we can say our prayers!" —Galt Reporter.
Tshombe Rebuffed In Cairo
By Boris Mlshew Canadian Press Staff Writer
The spell of Premier Molse Tshombe of The Congo has fal- len across the Cairo conference of non-aligned nations.
shombe became the centre of controversy at the confer- ence—which opened Monday—- when the attending heads of government felt that his pres- ence would have an “undesira- ble effect."
President Gama] Abdel Nas- ser of the United Arab Repub lic, host to the 47 heads of gov- ernment and 10 observers, noti- fied President Joseph Kasavubu of Tie Congo of the decision.
Nasser urged Kasavubu to come instead. but the deter- mined Congolese premier boarded a Boeing 707 jetllner In Leopoldville and headed for the conference. The aircraft, how- ever. was not permitted to land in Cairo and wound up in Ath- ens. Greece.
This was not the first time that Tshombe, who received worldwide attenflon when he made an unsuccessful attempt to take Katauga provluce out of the newly-independent Congo, has been rebuffed In Calrio.
REJECTED IN JULY
The conference of African heads of state rejected him last July as the Congolese repre- senta-tive.
The participation of Tshombe at the conference was opposed particularly by President Ah-
Ben Bella of Algeria and by President Tito of Yugo- slavia
The Nasser government said last week it would issue Tshombe a visa but reversed its decision Sunday night:
A telegram to Kauvubu signed by Nasser, Tito and Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranake, prime minister of Ceylon. said Tshombe was not welcome be- cause of a “sincere desire tc avoid unnecessary difficulties which may obstruct progress of the conference.”
The agenda of the conference contains more than propos- als dealing with such subjects as world peace and disarma- ment, peaceful coexistence and national liberation movements. U.S. BLESSING
Tshombe returned to The Congo as premier this summer after a self-imposed ' Spain. and with the blessing of the United States which hoped that he could deal with the spreading power of leftist reb- els.
He had lost favor among many non-aligned nations for his Belgian-backed efforts to form a separate government in rich Katanga province after The Congo, a former Belgian colony. had been granted inde- pendence four years ago. He was also connected with the killing of Patrice Lumumba, The Congo's first premier.
The barring of Tshombe from the Cairo conference no doubt will be a blow to the prestige of the Congolese premier at a time when reports say that: he has been achieving some‘suc- cess in containing the rebels.
His determination to attend the conference likely is based on a desire to point out to the non-aligned nations that China is supporting the rebellion in The Congo, thus hindering the unification of the country.
Caviar For Chaplain
Brantford Expositor
ALTHOUGH the Russia n 5 probably use a more proletar- ian word than "royalty." the payments they are making to Charlie Chaplin to reprint part of his autobiography in a Soviet government newspaper will really tickle the comedian's palate.
Mr. Chaplin has just taken delivery of a shipment of caviar at his London hotel in return for copyright privileges on the story of his life in Russian.
Some years ago the Commu- nist - sponsored World Council of Peace sought to honor the fa- mous screen star with a $14,000 peace prize, but he gave the money instead to the poor of
Pans. Mr. Chaplin and his family
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will presumably eat the env- iar consigum e n t themselves since, as Shakespeare implied in Hamlet, the pickled sturgeon- roe is not a lab for general consumption.
If Izvestia wishes to publish more chapters of his life, Mr. Chaplin might be agree- able to settling the cultural ex- change for a case or two of vod- ka, since he must. be well stock- ed with caviar.
The little tramp in the busy trousers and scru brush mous- tache never in his films touched any ideology but that of the little man striving for recognition. In his case it has come in unusual form from the press of I [rest .dictator.
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