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III ' Member of The Canadian Press 43 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation: ll-and office: at suznlnenide. Montague and Alberta Allihorllod as second Clan Illll by the Post Offlco Department. Ottawa. Iy Carrier Charlottetown. Sulnmeraldc Slim per aa- Ill. Elsewhere in P.E.l. 39.00. Otbor Provinces and U. I. mm per uuuun.

"Tile strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink."

MONDAY. JAN. 30. I956

Passamaquoclcly Survey

While the proposed causeway across Northumberland Strait would be a tremendous boon to this Prov- ince, there are other projects in which we, as a Maritime Province, are vitally interested. One of these is the scheme for developing power in the Passamaquoddy Bay. The United States Senate has passed an appropriation of 533,000,000 to study

economic feasibility of the un- dertaking, which involves a network of dams joining the islands and mainland in that corner bounded by the State of Maine and the province of New Brunswick. These dams would form huge reservoirs which would conserve tidal water and con- trol its flow. Because of New Bruns- wflckls interest, and indeed, all the Maritime Provinces since they could all benefit, Canadian participation In the cost of investigation has been

Irlticipated. Apparently, however,,

the Dominion Government is wait- hlg for overtures from Washington. 411' Maritime members should not be satisfied with this attitude. Whether the scheme can be under- taken and provide electrical energy at low cost is not known, but surely there is no excuse for being niggard- ly about making the survey.

- Interviewed recently in Toronto while his Royal Commission on Can- ada's Economic Prospects was hold-' ing its sittings there, Mr. Walter L. Gordon cited. as a matter of national importance. the existing need in

"these Maritime Provinces for cheap 'elect1'lcal power. In commenting on his statement the Globe and Mail laid there was no reason or excuse for Ottawa to delay action in the Maritimes till the Gordon Commis- sion's report makes its appearance. "That report," says our Toronto contemporary, "can only justify what is already justified, establish what has long been established. A large-scale program of Federal as-

-sistance for development of the

Maritime Pr. vinces should be plac- ed before Parliament at itspresent session. Such '.a program would, we think, win warm approval" from every quarter of the House-and from every part of the Dominion." 'l'he,Quoddy power scheme might prove-is big. factor in such a pro- gram;' In any case, there should be no further delay in appropriating money for Canada's share of the in- vestigation. i

, Strange Talk

Whatever else may be said about the American practice of having de- partment heads named by the Presi- dent instead of chosen from the leg- islative ranks, as is the case in Can- ada, it must be said that, in theory at least, it prov-ides'a much wider field in which to look for executive talent. invariably, the American ministers-or "secretaries" as they are called. thus emphasizing the over-all authority of the President in every department-are men of means, and more often than not, of considerable wealth. The salaries they receive from the Government are of little importance to them; and any secretary who feels like speaking his mind can do so without much fear of the possible consequen- ..ees. If he happens to be an out-and-

but partisan beznuy use discretion,

tbagpod of the party, but he is

A no obligation to do so.

All of which recalls a statement

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theme song these days is that every- thing is wonderful and getting bet- ter all the time. As if that were not lndiscretion enough, Mr. Humphrey went on to say that a tax cut now, election or no election. would not be in the national interest. This seems to be Mr. Eisenhower's view, too, although he has not stated it quite as frankly. much to the dismay of those rank and file Republican con- gressmen who are faced with the bleak prospects of having to seek re-election without the aid of the old stand-by, a promise of tax reduc- tion. That would be bad enough at any time; in a Presidential-election year it is frightening. Complained one Congressman: "It's all very well (or Humphrey to talk. he isnlt com- ing up for election. I am." And that just about sums it up. doesn't it?

Mr. Hyndmat. Honoured

' All our citizens will take pleas- ure in the honour conferred upon Mr. J. O. Hyndman by tho Life Underwriters Association at their golden jubilee celebration in Tor

onto last week." Mr. Hy ldman was one of the founders of the organiz- ation fifly years ago and he has been active in it ever since. He has found time for many other activi- ties, and through the Board of Trade and other agencies has been prom- inent, over a long period of years, in furthering our transportation in- terests. Much of the work achieved in this connection by the Board, and by successive representatives for this Province in Parliament, has been sparked by his enthusiasm and knowledge. Every organization in which he has been associated has gained by his leadership and in- itiative. In his own field of life in- surance he has been honoured on many occasions, and by none more deservedly than by his colleag- ues in the Underwriters Association.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Here's a stimulating thought from Dr. Harold W. Dodds, President of Princeton University: "In an age of bigness there is need to preserve is- lands for the cultivation of the re- sources of smallness."

I O 0 Dr. Bernard Iddings Bell of Chicagognoted theologian and auth- or, says it is "oldfash-loned” to think 'there is any quarrel between psy- chiatry and religion. The only quar- rel, he says, ls between incompetent psychiatrists and stupid Christians. "And," he adds, "there are plenty of both." C I O In an effort to check the rapid fall in birth rates, the Swedish Gov- ernment, a pioneer in the social leg- islation field, ls considering raising children's allowances as much as 80'zy. At present, each child receives about 540 every three months. Owing to increased cost of living, old age pensions have been raised almost 50'.'fy in this year's budget. 0 I I Communism in Japan seems to have passed its heyday. Security of- ficials give its present membership as less than 60,000, as compared with 130,000 two years ago. This estimate is supported by the Com- munists' official organ, Akahata, which noted in a recent editorial that "the party will not recover its strength until its faults are correct- ed." 0- I I Some months ago a research team from the University of Chicago Law School dropped in on a grand jury session in Wichita, Kansas. and made tape recordings of the proceedings, as part of a Ford Foun- dation study of the jury system. If Representative Kenneth Keating of New York has his way, it won't happen again. He has introduced a bill to put a stop to it. Good thing, too. Juries have enough responsibil- ities as it is, without having to weigh every word for fear it might be picked up by ll machine. 0 I 0

Figures quoted by Mr. M. J. Caldwell. C.C.F. leader, in testimony before the Gordon Royal" Commis- sion show that in the last ten years direct United Slated investment in Canadian lndum-y had risen low.

gtoatotalof non,rIya0bullon.lnu.

ther. American ctdtal accounts for 2596 of the in such industries s all and ofnot this menu.

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The Causeway Proieci

(Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

The question of a causeway to connect Prince Edward Island with the mainland has been raised yet again in Parliament. The membc who discussed the question said that the proposal was receiving the very serious attention of qualified people.

This matter has lain more or less dormant for upwards of a de- cade. largely as a result of the at- titude of the PEI public leaders themselves. in 1045 what looked like the last word on the subject was spoken by Hie then Premier of the province. the late I-Ion. J. Walter Jones. Neither a tunnel nor a cuaseway was practicable. he said. On the basis of figures then available. Prcmlcr Jones set the cost of a tunnel at approximate- ly 556 million and of a causeway at 367 million, plus 15 million for a navigation lock. it was out of the question, he contended.

Additionally, Mr. Jones thought that. with the enormous develop- ment of air transport, the need for a tunnel or causeway was becoming less and less with the passage of the years.

If the costs of a ten-mile tunnel or causeway were what Premier Jones gave more than a decade ago, what would they be today? A

And while there was a disposition at that time to make light of his suggestion about air transport. we now realize that there was weight and significance to the remarks he made.

(Moncton Transcript)

Advocacy of a projected cause- way to provide a direct land link between Prince Edward island and the mainland Maritimes revives an issue that has waxed and waned over a considerable number of years -particularly in the island province - regarding a more per- manent form nf communication than is provided by carferry. Mr. Neil Maiheson. Liberal MP for Queens. P.E.I.. brought the matter

up in the House of Commons this week and requested that the fed- eral udminlstration give it serious consideration. ,

The rzluscway scheme across the eight-mile stretch of North- umberland Strait would be in about the same proximity as the carferry now operates. and the more mod- ern version of the original tunnel undertaking which the Laurler government long contemplated in the carlicr years n.' the century. The late Senator Creclman Mac- Arthur of Summersid. was one of the foremost of Island advocates for construction of a causeway and championed the plan both in and out of Parliament for some years prior to his death a decade ago. He amassed a great deal of rele- vant information and data on cause ways in different parts of the world, but neither the former Con- servative reglme nor the Liberal govlernment considered the prop- osa .

In this progressively advancing automotive agrthere is no doubt that the carferry mode of transport will have to be supplanted. For the density of traffic across the Strait is steadily increasing and will con- tlnue so as autos and trucks be- come more numerous. And it does seem that before long the problem of accelerating their movement by a more modern transit method will have to be investigated. I

gsince the causeway project was first mooted. cgineerlng techniq- ucs have been greatly revolution- ized. and what had earlier been regarded as an impossibility could very well be quite feasible today. Of course a full-scale inquiry by qllaliflcd experts will have tn be conducted both as to feasiblllly from the construction lltandpoln and the economic viewpoint as well in order to delclvnine whether the causeway would be the best

. link to provide the continuous can-

ncction which Mr. Mathcson maln- iaina is definitely needed.

Victoria Cross Centennial

By Dave" Mclntoall Canadian PI-on Staff. Ottawa -

By DAVIS MclNTOSll Canadian Press Staff Writer

A small Maltese cross of bronze. of little intrinsic value, has been won by 96 Canadians. it in the Victoria Cross.

The cross. cast from cannon can- turrd at Scbastopol in the Crimean War. has embossed upon it the Royal Crown nuI'I'n0llnl0d by a lion, and underneath the slmoln motto "for valour."

Jan. 2.9 marks the moth anni- versary of the establishment in lB56 by Qucen Victoria of the

award of heroism. At least some

of the 35 living Canadian VC win- ners may nttcnd illc entennial celebration in London this sum- mer. POSTHUMOUS AWARDS Thirty-nix Victoria Crosses were ,awarded to Canadians ” - oualy. Twenty-five Canadian VC winners have died since their acu if gallantry.

Canadians won 70 VCI in the First World War. 16 in tllelsecond World War. five in South Africa, bree in the Indian mutiny, one in

Zrimu and one at Little Andam

.nIn bland in IE7.

The first Canadian to win the -ross was Llclt. Alcxandor Robert Vunn of Perth. Ont A member of he llth British llussnrs. he look varl in the charge cf the li bl vrigadq at Balaclava Oct. 25. i . fc saved the lives of I urgent and a private by cutting down tuuln lanccn. Dunn was killed

army: Sgt. Ernest Alvla lsmokyl Smith and Lt.-Col. John Keefer lglahony. both of New Westminster.

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Another living winner is Lt.-Gen.

Sir Richard W. Turner of Quebec City. who won the VC Nov. 7, 1900. In the South African War when he was a lieutenant. There are 26 surviving Canadian VC win- nera of the First World War. eight of the Second World War. Two of the best known are poll- ticlans - Labor Minister Gregg. "for most conspicuous bravery and 'nitlative during operations near Cambrai, Sept. 28 to Oct. l. iblll," Hid Mai.-Gen. G R Pcarkes, Pro- gressive Conservative member of Parliament for Esquimalt-Sunich. "for molt conspicuous bravery and skilful handling of the troops un- ier his command" at Pasaden- dlclc Oct. 30-31. -1017.

Honorary Mai. John Weir Poole. a chaplain in the Royal Hamilton Sight Infantry who won the VC

C50 is paid to the estate. g GALLANT stamp AI example of Illa acts athero- isnl lit Vic-

orhmyed I winning” Gear

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OUR YESTERDAYS From The Guardian Files

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (January Il. 1831)

The president of the P. E. I. Swine Breeders Association. Prof. W. J. field, in his address to the meeting last night, stated that the hog market has survived the de- pression far better than any other have hopes of regaining the form- er position enjoyed by Canada ran the British market.

The fifty-fifth annual convention of the New Brunswick Farmers and Dairymens Association ;unani- mously went on record as being opposed to the or anization of a Canadian Farmers ssoclation. The object of the F ” Ill- ' ' would be the fixing of prices for all agricultural products.

The 1931 gospects for the lob- ster fishing dustry look anything but bright today, with foreign buy- ers insisting on further price rc- cluctions for this years pack, and Boston parties not encouraging shipment in the shell. Will: the large stocks on hand, it is going to be impossible to force the buy- er's ideas upwards.

TEN YEARS AGO (January 8. I046)

Monsieur Paul Lorien. French Consul General. said yesterday. that he could see no reason why Prince Edward Island and other Maritime Provinces could not un- dertake profitable interchange of goods. France would provide a big market for dried fish and agricul- tural producta. and she could sup- ply them with her famous wines. silks and perfumes.

The car ferry at three o'clock this morning was still I mile of the Prince Edward Island shore. twelve hours after leaving Cape Tormentlne. The ship had encoun- lered heavy ice all the way, the first serious trouble expsriancd this winter.

m.............m..:... but succeeded in driving down two of the enemy II a spin.

"lie lost consciousness after this and his machine fall out of control. On recovery. he found btmself being again attacked heavily by a large formation. and singling out one m I c ill I: e, be deliberately charged and drove it in

flames.

"During this fight his left elbow was shattered. and be again fainted, and on regaining con- sclousness he found himself still being attacked, but. notwithstand- ing that he now was severely wounded in both legs and his left ann shattered. he dived on the nearest machine and mot it down in flames.

AGAIN A1'l'A0lKllD

"Being greatly exhausted. he dived out of the light to regain our lines, but was met by another formation. which attacked and en- deavored to cut him off, but after I hard fight he succeeded in breaking up this formation and naclled our lines. whore he u'p'srl;'ed on landing.

is combat, in which Maj. lath: dent:-and "chines (three of them in flamesl. bought his total successes up to

it Dleppe in 1942. now in Ontario I! menu . and of reform lnsmuuau. ill MIN! ellmvlll "'0 9” Amuof1,347vc,n".u.n llnveryanddtn-card in mg 3,13,), cummm. ddangcr wblchthlnvaryg Int man: and mutton wlnun are MI always land will . Othonranh neelve l&W3h'W 5" dual 9'” EloayeIrandA.uscdIoed - 'i'."' M” b? ' '” wt "' Ililit:rJy' il;"lo'd'.I.u”'mal-'7 ' . c 0 on s. b -- . ' "' ' '."-"" um; first an

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obstruct a prlxnebrain artery.

Examination of clots which have closed off the baatlar artery in the brain's network of blood vessels shows they tn,-quencly have a layered physical structure. They appear to have been built up layer by layer. much like the growth of a tree trunk is recorded by annual rings.

Certain definite abnormal pat-

f terns in the physical condition of

I victim prior to a stroke. prog- the Irtery is gradually narrow . by development of the clot. These include loss of control of the limbs. sight or of numbness and confusion. in various combinations.

Gum

BEYOND THE HEIGHT

Before the night departed some- thing stirred t The thought to wakefulness. as if

in dark I A gentle voice kept urging with no

wo :

Not even morning's swift. ascend- ant lark

Moved through the air of thought more woudrously:

t'I'l'le glow that spread though no- ver louclled the ground

Touched eyelids and touched more. invited: see

How vast is peace that comes without a sound.

How good it is while housed upon this sphere.

This little star. that space beyond the peaks,

The ” ' l brings all reaches here:

Less than a bush. the voice of ai- lence speaks

Not. in a house of slumber. not by

lug Upon this ball that turns toward

endless light. -Joseph Joel Keith.

Policies in force In fifty-live years Crown Life has become a major Canadian life company

This in the. animals - acorn" r. :7 '-

ney. Small wages, bitter cold. long ” of complete darkness. safe return doubtful." That is the way the polar explorer. Sir Ernest ackloton. advertised for men in 900. And,.with a little editing. it would still do to get recruits for a daily car pool from the suburbs. -Winnipeg Free Press

Mr. Irvin studer. the Liberal member. of Parliament for Swift Current-Maple Creek. compldns that present-day parents are rais- ing their children on "rabbit food . . . a piece of lettuce and a sip of orange Juice". And he adds veh- emently. "You cannot raise a gen- eration of people on that sort of food." We suppose Mr. Studer would shrug off a mild interpola- tion to the effect that rabbits scan to do very well by posterity on that kind of diet. Perhaps. as be im- plies. it is different with peoplo-- Calgary Herald

prise a Canadian audience when he said that the United States, has been primarily responsible for the prevention of the free flow of goods and materials across the Canada- U. 5. border. Richard L Bowditch, executive committee chairman of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. said as much at an Empire Club meeting in Toronto. it would serve a more useful purpose if Mr. Bow- ditch exprcssed this opinion to his fellow countrymen. Possibly. it would help more if what he said were heard in the U. S. Congresr -Sydney Post Record.

"Man wanted for hazardous .lulIr- i

A U.S. Businessman didn't sur-

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enough business can be done in it. The bigger the kitchen, the beam- for all concerned.--New York Her- ald-Trlbune '

lllletxopolltan Toronto expects to have a population of almost 3,900,. 000 within the naxt 26 yun, A major problem-to be aloved will be rapid transportation. and this can only be done at very heavy eXPenIe,. There is no doubt that every lzrowinu city race: the same situation: if it is to continue to Mt. pond. its people must be prepm-pd to pay large sums to keep traffic and pedestrians moving. The alter. native is stagnation.-Ottawa cm. zen -

Wuyl Elcnlnk. who died at Mun dare at the age of ninety-seven will always hold a special place in the history of Canada. As the first Uk. ranlnlan to settle in this countryy he is the symbol of a group who...

courage and pioneering spirit play. ed an important role in the open- ing up of the want. In the sixty- flve years since Mr. Elcnlak first arrived in Canada. the number of Canadians of Ukrainian origin has grown to some 400,000. Member-. of his race have spread from an farms on which the early pioneers settled to take an important part in practically every aspect or cup.

dlan lilo.-Winnipeg Tribune

me Q eualua to living policyholders and boludcial-loo 338,390.83: in ms.

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It PEN DOOR

Men and Women "in every walk of life I bought 27h: more Crown Lzfe insurance t in 1955 than ever before