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,IIld one gentleman timely.

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”CIvuI PnIi-I I-gdwud Islud Like tbs Dew”

Published awry week-dI.y muruu It II5 Pnnu hired Cbnrlotinuwl. P.I-;.l.. by Ina Thmmm Cannon: Ltd.

44 Km; St. W.. Tonulo. lnnuul Office. 125 University Town bids. in A. Iuruu. Publisher In General Mauso- Fnnb Walker. Editor Member t'InIdiIn Daily Newlnapcl Publishers Axsuvuuon blcnber at The Canadian Prun ttlember Audit Bureau of Cin-nlauuns Iran:-ii ubicu It Summerude. Munlasue Ind Albertnn Aulbnnud In Second Clan Mail by lbs Pun ounce Department. ouaiu. Iy turner Charlottetown. Summerlme 815.00 par Ir Ium Elsewhere in P.l-ii 59.00 other Provinces Ind u 5. juttll per annum.

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E9: 4 Buck-Passing Won't Do Une of the nicmbcrs of the (lor-

don tionimission complains - th at. press reports of the Coininissioifs recommendations with respect to the Maritime Provinces were niisleading. The Prime Minister implied as much In answering some tlpposition critic- ism in Pai'liuiiieiit. The members. of course. had the text of the report before them and there was no reason why they should be misled. Here is one section which they quoted with justifiable scorn:

”If it should turn out that there is not the iicccssary combination of rcsouiccs in suflicicnt quantities to permit a siihstiiiitial rise in living standards in the Atlantic region, generous assistance should be given to tltose people who might wish to move to other parts of Canada where there may be greater oppor- tunities.

"But even if assistance is pro- virlprl for those people who might be willing to move elsewhere, many people undoubtedly would prefer to remain where they are, despite the handicaps referred to.

I different kind of life, or certainly

Its broadest sense, than people in certain other parts of Canada."

ticians, when under fire for state- ments attributed to them, to blame the press. The Gordon Commission is already starting to do likewise. But the words above quoted are plain enough, and supercilious enough, to justify all the criticism that has been made. All the buck-passing in the world will not wipe them from the record. As we stated before. they are most damning in their impli- cations and should be repudiated lock. stock and barrel by all who claim any right to represent Mari- time interests. Every attempt to pal- liate them only makes them look worse.

In Wider Perspective In the week between Christmas and New Year's a thousand or more

"People who so choose should at the same time he prepared to accept

at a different tempo. and lower

levels of income, though not neces- sarily a lower standard of hving in

It is a common practice for poll-

Ind Britain as the logical conclusion

of a period in which United States

Middle East policy had regarded the

interests of friends and allies as ex-

pendable and they plainly expected

that these nations, instead of taking

their humiliation lying down. would

seek to strengthen themselves in

new alignments. The obvious move

would be toward European integra-

tion. More than one spokesman de-

clared that his country would sing

out of the other side of its mouth if

a third world bloc were to arise of

sufficient strength to afford to be

even mildly neutral in the struggle

with Communism. If Great Britain

entered such association and took

elements of her Empire and Com- monwealth with her. it might not

be so comfortable.

These American historians also had a great deal of sympathy and appreciation for French and British achievements in converting depend- encies iiito allies by gifts of self- govcrnment. Some of them seemed to doubt whether Canada reali7.ed the obstacles that had been over- come in this process. When a (Ian- adian pointed 'out that the foreign enterprises of Great Britain were not Canada's responsibility. someone quickly intcivened to mention the refusal of the Dominion to allow British airmen to train in Canada in the years preceding the Second World War.

There was a moment of silence when a twangy. tivcedy New Eng- lander addressed the Canadian. Ills tone left no doubt that he was out to give his neighbor the facts of life. In effect he said. ”It is pleasant to know that we are not the only idiots on this continent. I wonder if you realize how closely the Canadian situation parallels that of Egypt. You control our life lines--quite as important to us as the Suez Canal is to Great Britain-in the form of the radar installations in the Arctic. Do you knoiwwhat would happen if you told us that because such In- stallations infringed your sovereignty we would have to give them up? We would refuse to do anything of the kind. Do you know what would hap- pen if you undertook to confiscate them? We would do everything in our power to prevent you. By weak- ening our associations with France and Britain we have made those early warning lines even more es- sential. When you weaken Common- wealth and European ties you make it even more certain that this con- tinent cvcntually will be an atomic battlefield. If I were a Canadian I would oppose any policy with such an end product."

Seasonal Unemployment

members of the American Historical Society assembled at St. Louis for their annual meeting. In attendance, were a handful of Canadians. who picked up some interesting reactions to the Suez affair. llcre, somewhat abridged, are their comments in pri- vate conversation. as reported by G. R. Stevens in the Montreal Star: One Texan professor pointed out that ”thcrc is no such thing as the rule of law if the law cannot be en- forced." The l'nitcd Nations never has possessed either the authority or the devices to enforce the law in the Middle East. "in lieu of such itlllIi(tl'll)', lIlt'l't'I"(ire, up kirk um- ln-st friends in the teeth to show how moral we are. But do we kick the lliissimis in the tcctli when they inrkc :2 Sllfllllllivs of Rii(lapcst7 (tr will we even slap down Egypt, Syria or any other little nation which breaks its plcdgcrl word? Not likely?" There was little tendency to spare the Canadians' feelings. Few were disposed to crown Lester Pearson with laurels; one Middle West gen. tleman said rather rudely that the United Nations police force was not his idea: it was Sir Anthony Eden's. Rit what they chiefly took excep- tion to was Pearson's statement that Britain's action had imposed almost unbearable strains upon the Com- monwealth. They pointed out that at least one Asian Commonwealth lea- der who strongly criticized the mili- tary operations sin but! explicitly denied that they endangered com. inonweoltll ties. It was plainly In dieir mlnh that Mr. Plr&t bod undervalued the strength atlas Oom- wesith association. "He panicked."

Ibthod. IEEGIK that that L, liter-Inns were mm . out omit the 0&1

Again this year, the Department of Labour and the Unemployment Insurance Commission are sponsor- ing a winter employment campaign throughout Canada with the slogan.

at winning the co-operation of all sections of our people in an attack on the scasoitttl unemployment prob- lem. Anything which involves get. ting work done in winter is helpful, e.-'pcci;illy when this applies to the building trades. Projects such as the building of kitchen cupboards, fixing

I up playrooins and rumpus rooms,

inlcrior decoration of all kinds. work on vcv.'iml.-ilis. porches and country "”llHL"W. are very much to the point.

Statements that wintertime con- slrlictinii is considerably more ex- llciisixc are in many cases exag- gerated and. in the light of modern techniques. out-dated. If builthngs are "closed in" before winter, costs are usually comparable and may even be lower due to a better supply situation. Certainly much repair and maintenance work can be done in the winter months to great advant- age. Basically, the spreading out of construction activity is I matter of timing. and in this regard the co- operation of all concerned is neces- 8ll'.V- The provision of seasonal em- ployment by this means is I most important objective. and it is hoptd that our citizens will keep it con. stantly in mind throughout the win- ter months.

EDFIORIAL NOTES

Island railwaymen did In excel- hm job in clearing the rail traffic on Ch Eastern line under conditiom of extreine. mldwinter severity. We bIvI had little trouble of this kind In meat run. but It is evident that tbsfslllduey cl the unuirmney

I . unto-hlcouuun

. Vvhglghyslnslstswp

"Why Wait for Spring?" It is aimed,

0'l'I'AWA REPORT

0lIEll'il' It is accepted as fact here iliat Prime .tlinistci' St. Laur- ent plans to dissolve this Parlia- ment in April. and call a general election for mid June. It is fur- ther accepted fact that Mr. St. Laurent, who will celebrate tliil 73th birtluiay on 2nd February - i it actually tails on Ist February I -- has accepted the draft of the I Liberal Party to lead it through that election.

After that. all is speculation. Even the rrsult of the election is not regarded here as I sure thing; I but I widely held expectation. bas- , ed on thinking and events as of today. is that the Leberals will lose more than thirty-five seats and will come back as the largest party in parliament but forced to offer really tip-top government through their minority position.

From that point on, speculation reaches out to the day in 1958 when St. Laurent is expected to retire from the leadership. "Who will succeed him Is Liberal lender?" is the big question.

As big I field as over raced for such I but prize is already lost- ling each other. waiting for tho Itarter's word in be "off." There Ire two whose previous form plac- es them It the head of the bet-

Walter Harris and Foreign Secre- tsry Lester 'Mike" Pearson. There is one whose previous form gives him at least as high I nat- iiig ll these two. This mIn. of course. is Health Minister Paul Martin. WIN, SHOW OR PLA(fE'.'

other candidates Ire generally regarded to be limited to four. In alphabetical order these are Quo- bec'ii nnly choice. the English- spraking Transport tiinlster George Marler: Ill" l.ilicr.'ils' ioniz- time chief political laI'll('lRIl. Im- migration Minister Jack Pickers- gillz the westis possible first lib-

erIl leader. Fishcric- iiinister Jimmy Sinclair: and the Mari- timcs' favorite snii, Public Works

Minister Bob liuiurx.

Until very rcccntl), it tins been widely believed here that the choice of the Prinic tluiisicr him- self had been lznorini; Walter Har- ris Of course. at a national con- vention. the Priinr ilun-ier has on- Iy one vntc. in-t like any other delegate. But his publicly choice

would carry cnuucli influence to

ting. Tliesc are Finanre Minister .

swing the Nile: of many other riolcgatcs Walter II:'Ill'ls would alsn have

leadeirship Speculation

By Patrick Nlchubol

the support of the professional pul- iticians. M, P's. especially those from Ontario. would be very near- ly solid behind him.

Mike Pearson has long enjoyed in higher reputation, Ind has been more widely known. on the inter- national diplomatic stage thIn on the Canadian hustinizs. He has suffered from the further disad- vantage that the professional pul- iticians have believed, rightly or wrongly. that the important field of domestic politics is I closed book in him. This is true in so far as the fact that he has never held any cabinet portfolio other thIn that of foreign affairs. REMEMBER EDEN ..

These critics are now pointing to the record of BritIin's Sir An- thony Eden. Twenty-years ago he was the Boy Wonder of the Interna- two years ago, be was virtually stranger to British domestic pro- blems. Appointed to the premier- ship. he survived only 22 months, just long enough to damage hlI country's reputation in the opin- ion of some foreigners: nearly long enough to wreck his own par- ty in the opinion of some British- ers.

Mike Pearson was I candidate for the top United Nations lob; the Russians barred him. Then, he was accepted In I Iboo-in for the top NATO job. Prime Minis- ter St. Laurent persuaded him to remain in Caindlan politics.

Last week, the Prime Minister followed this up by delivering in the House of Commons the most lavish nuts: I have ever heard In about-to-retire lesder bestow publicly on I cIndidItI for his succession. The iilgiiiflcane of this went home like an arrow on Lib- eral M.P's- It is too soon to tell whether or not this will deflect many from their support of Walt- er Harris.

The lstter of course has long been the chief cabinet opponent of some of Trade Minister Howe-'s projects. He has long- been the cnbinet's "honest doIIar"' advo-

THIS WINTER WON'T LAST

cafe and Intl-inflation combatant. . He still has behind him. say his .

years of proved merit which mere cannot

backers, and achievement. words from St. Laurent

take away. To be logical. tliet

Prime Minister should now trans- fer Pearson lo an important do- mestlr cabinet post. to fill in that obvious gap In his experience. The 1958 Liberal Convention to chose I new leader has now begun.

The Gordon Report

Frcdcrictnn Gleaner ,

Mr IIui.'u-r- fircrli-i It-an .loiirn:ili-i .1n.'l In-l-ttrian of the last century who is hes' rc- memberrll for his famous dictum: 'Go West, Young Man.” has ap- parently at last a l'a.1;..iinn mun. terparl in the person of Mr. Wal- ler (iorrinn. whose report to Parli- Imcnt on (lanarta: economic pros- pects advocates. as the chief rem- edy for the Atlantic region's spee- lnl problems, that we be assisted to flee as refugees in in westerly direction in others parts of Cu- Ids-

Tliere was admittedly some point to Mr. Gr:-eIey's Idvlce It the time he gave it. The West was then In undeveloped Iron; bl: country's welfare required that it be opened up.

There is no such point to Mr. Gordon's advice. Our West is up-

ened up. Ind has. indeed. its owl pi bl:-ms referred to in Mr. Gor- don's report. Canada has I need for I vastly Increased populltiol, but this need is not gain to be

one part of the country to another. UNACCEPTAILB

We t-Innot Items for I moment the suggestion that the Miami

the ltmcr- ' men. And electric power will at- r tract new industries.

Dr. Raymond Gusbue. one of the ommissioners. today defends the report. He adopts the well. worn habit of claiming the crit- ics Ire wrong. that the Gordon re- port never nld what the critics say It llld. This we deny. The findings of the report are easily comprehensible. Dr- Gusliue. Ind bsve been fairly Itsted.

A PITY

It is I pity. Sir, that you did not raise your voice when your col. lanes were writing their creed

lanes

of hope I.

For tbey Idmltted that the Ir- eIlIl7per tbelowtberesiof CIIIdI in t.!i average income of its people. Ind they stated their belief that. even after spplicItioI of tbe Ilds recommended. it my lot be possible to reduce this dif- for-enlist. And it recommended that those who cannot get stop; here should be deported with Gov- ernment assistance. Wu there cv- or such I policy of defeat?

IId,wi-luen your own minority port bpldlsu the rights of the At- lantic am to share the avenge studs:-ds If CIIIdlII dusts

v:r.is'n

Slightly Larger Crumb

Globe and Mail. Toronto

The Speech from the Throne forecasts legislation providing that grants in lieu of taxes will be paid on the full value of Dom- inlon properties in municipalities. 'lhis is an improvement on the un- fair formula arrangement that has prevailed hitherto. Originally. the Dominion Government paid such grants only where the value of its properties exceeded 4 per cent of the total assessment. As I result. outside of Ottawa itself. only I handful of municipalities gained any benefit. Toronto and Montreal did not receive a cent. I

In 1955. the 4 per cent ratio was reduced to 2 per cent. This enlarg- ed the payments to the previous group of municipalities. and added I few more villages and towns. but still had no benefit for most of the places in Canada.

It may be assumed that the same terms will govern the new grunts as were applied to the old. The Government seems disposed to accept local assessments, but they must be given formal approv- al. which will ensure they are reasonable valuations for tax pur-

poses. WILL TOTAL 313 MILLION

Local estimates are that muni- cipalities in the Metropolitan ITOI will receive between one and two million dollars. in aggregate. Tor- nnlots share will probably be Ibouf. 3500.000. The total for the whole country will be about SI5 million.

The new scheme removes I gross inequity in the Ippllcallan of the grants as they were pre- viously administered. This is III to the good. but the proposal does nothing to meet the broad prob- lem of municipal finance. Some municipalities will get I fair re- turn for Government property within their limits. Others. par- ticularly small places, will receive nothing or very little.

The change in policy needed to give the munlciimlilics of this country I fair share of the avail- able tax revenues still remains to be achieved. Useful as this tidy- ing-Iip proposal may be be to some municipal treasuries, it is ridicul- ously inadequate in the face of the whole problem. The proposed action shows what the pressure of determined public opinion can do. The pressure should continue iintll the fundamental issues of Domin- ion - Provincial - municipal tax difficulties are settled.

PUBLIC FORUM

This column In oven in the Giant; Ilflll by correlpondrnts M quv-sllul d interest. The Guardian does not neces- sarily ndolln lbs opinion of who ponrlenln.

ISOLATED

Sir.--I would like to know the reason why some roads are left blocked I whole week and more. impassable even for horses, Ind some others get the plough every day. snow or not?

This I; the dire situation of the Rustlco Road. from Milton to

South Rustico. . segregation is no worse than this late of affairs. People on this road seem to be the name color as - on other roods. so what. then. is the reason? After being isolated III week. different P00ble tried to contact the dispatcher Ill day Saturday. but didn't even In II answer. Ila must be snowed in too. We all my Is much for our us fur

This is I verypublic mod III we should get the IIIIIO oervteo

thiotberpeoploget. Inc.-sud Il:kIeu we wouldn't have much

of I mince t&'IIllzcIVE. '3i'suu's1-ail mam. new-.

L Medicollyi Speaking

by Hanna N. Budeun. If. D.

ILADDER CONTROL PROILEM Dont worry too much about your youngsters blsddor control. As he matures. the problem generally will solve itself. Deep concern over nocturnal enuresis might do more bum than good. Gradually. bladder control be- comes conscious Ind voluntary Many mothers mIke I big mis- take when the child nears com- plete control. They become too Inxious for him to stop bed- wetting entirely. HARMFUL EFFECT ;

This Inxiety -- or Imbitioii. if 3 you will--on I mother's part may I be harmful to the pIrent-child i'e- - Iatiunshlp. And it might have I It profound effect on the young- Iier's personality.

There are some children what can be trained tally easily and without any harmful effects. There are others who unit.

if your youngster can readily fall asleep again and shows no resis- tance to being Iwskened to answer nature's call. then he probably will not suffer from the training pro- ress.

RESISTS TRAINING

if. on the other hand. he re- sists trIlning. refuses to cooper- ate when you disturb his sleep. .Vour gaining attempts might ham per his bladder tontrol.

Bladder control simply requires this maturity It I fairly early age. others may continue bedwet- tlnz up to. and past. school age. CURTAIL YOUR CONCERN

It's important that you mothers Ind fathers cui1Iil your intense concern about the problem. It's al- so important that you try to re- move any guilt feeling your young- ster might have.

While this msy not hasten spontaneous maturity and bladder control. it will hip reduce the ner- vous effects on the child. QUESTION AND ANSWER

C.S.M.: What causes I person to jot black Ind blue marks at the slightest bump or touch?

Answer: This may be due to purpurn.

In this condition. the pItlent has bleeding into the skin which is shown by spots tbnt vary in sin from I plnbend to that of I coin. and which look like I bruise.

A person with this condition

must have I careful examination by I physician.

AFTlI!'l'iIOUGll'I' (Tho Step Ladder) After the stIt.Id thought, the In- erthought Casts In Iftzi-glow of In intense:

g am Upon the silken. silent stream. Hero is the tone articulate.

LA

NOTES BY THE WAY

AI expert. among other tkinu. . is a fellow talking somewhere not within earshot of his' wile-Kiln chener-Waterloo Record

Vice-President Nixon cIllI II Herbert Hoover. They call Nixon the rock of modern Republicanism because he keeps on speaking terms with the party's Stone Age. -Fletcher Knebel. Wssbiiizton

It's bewildering to the Scotch when tradesmen insist on credit and monthly payments rather tbIn immediate settlement. Insnlment buying may be Iood for business but for the purchaser there is no system that surpasses cub on the barrel bead.-Farmer's Advocate

After Dublin. Belfast and New York. there are more Irish people in London than in any other city on the world. This is revealed in the report on Greater London is- sued by the British stationary of-, tics. It is estimated that not for from 400.000 Irish-born people live in London and the home counties. -Corli. Ireland. Examiner

In Sweden. where police crack down on drlnkinl drivers with far- ocity. couples uut for the evening have the habit of sharing the driv- ing. The driver is "on the wagon” for the night, if it appears to be an impossible feat for Canadians to drive with safety after the hou- pilality of friends. then the Swed- ish idea might well be copied here.-Vancouver Herald.

A I'InennvIr.IchooI hand mem- ber has questioned the value of student visits to the legislsturo while the house is sitting. HI Ir- gues, and with some justification. that the young people whose visits are subsidized by the school board! and private interest, heard I great deal of acrimony and law unparlianientsry conduct on both sides of the house. It was not I good example of deniucrIcy."- Victoria Times

Intriguing aspect of the kidnap- ping of movie actress Mario Mc- Donald is the report that chief of the homicide squad of the Em.-lno. California, police department. CIp- tsin Ruben Lolirman "ploldeg with the actress on bended knee to pose for press pliotogrnphers. It says much for the power of do- quence that be wIs lbll to per- suade Miss McDnnIlti to get all the publicity- ()r does it seem poul- blo that tho coy lady needed urt- ing to appear before cameras in about the same degree that I pol- lticihn needs to be invitod to spell before an audience. - MOIIEWI

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The Age Old SiorY

Covet earnestly the but (If!!! and yet show I unto you I In!!! excellent way.

Mr. Nehru wants the West I. give up its military bases in iii an lands. Will be promise to p uct. us?-Toronto Star

U1. Government IILI Britain to grant. it additional defence fa.-. ilities in BermudI. It depends 0,, i. 10!! as is on the genus list- Windsor star

II the old days. meals were 0'). ened with prayer. Now that they are opened with can openers, per. haps the prIyerI Ire more neces- sary than ever.-Oshawa Times

A IIl.ioI-wide Ibortus of Iuto. mobile mechanics is reported. in another decade the motorist may luv: to smear the grease on the steering wheel himself.-Detroit News

A hunter tells the coroner that naturally In thought it was odd that I deer should be wearing 1 derby bat. Ind smoking I cigar, but be figured it would be that much more interesting II I tro- phy.-CIlxIry Herald

OUR YESTERDAY;

From The Guardian Files

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (January 10. 1982) x Business men of SllI!Inli'I'Sl(IO complain that the first outgoing mail to Charlottetown at 11.20 an rives to late for City business men to reply the same day. it was sug- gested thIt I bu of mail be carried on the early train. but Mr- Wheat, Post Office Inspector, ruled that the Imount of mail would not justify the expense.

Col. Ulric Dswson. Commanding Officer of the Prince EdwIrd ls- lsnd Regiment leaves tomorrow morning for Halifax to Ittciid I meeting of the M. D. No. 6 In- fsntry Association to be held in the Armouriu It Halifax. Col. Dawson is Vice-President of the Association

TEN YEARS AGO (January 13, 1941)

Mr. H. G. Hughes. of the RI- Iurch and Planning Bureau, Do- psrtment of Health. Ottawa. was in Summs dd. on Thursdu. Mr. Hughes is In Ii-cbltect Indus expert on hospital construction. HI met with the Bond of Trus- tees of the Prince County Hospi- ts Ind the Irchitocu who In drawing the plans for the new lion- pitsl. ,

The Masonic Lodge property on the corner of Summer Ind Churcli struts. Suinmurslde. ha been sold to the Federal Government In I site on which to erect. I new post. office building. It was disclos- nd last evening by Mr. Donlld Baker. chllrmll of the property commlttteo of Hiram and Lebanon Lodlc.

Tbe Iounda 'r d to the ” As light and shade from single root bqot.

How closo Illled the echo to the

sound.

The stillness to the imaged reson- Incc.

Beyond the Imus. louder the It- tersnce

Unspoken Is an Ifterglow :eflecl- ln; radiance

And Ilzbt bad smoldered to I frosted sound.

-Rysb Tumsrkin Goodman.

MAXIMS

No business can afford the In- ury of silence.

CANADA OPENS OFFICE

LONDON (CPI - The British emigration boom to Canada took in new territory Thursday with the opening of In office in Bristol. designed to serve If counties in the west country and Wales. The old office in Bristol was closed in I931.

SYRIAN IN DELHI

NEW DELHI (Reuters)-Prey ident Sbukrl El Koustly of Syria arrived Tbursdsy by It: for I 10- day stats visit. durlns which be will have talks with Prime Min- lster Nehru. Tbs Syrlsn chief had

HIGH CALCIUM

Kinkora

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APILLAII Moron GRADERS

Complete with

snow PLOWS 3. SNOW WINGS

2 .. NEW CATERPILLAR NO 12 . MOTOR GRADERS COMPLETE

2 - USED CATERPILLAR NO. 12 MOTOR GRADERS COMPLETE

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ATTENTION

Unloading Cars Canadian Ollcako Meal and Soybean Meal At Our Tliru Mills

also in stock

NEW "acouom BRAND 2 in 1 SHELL . MAKER and our commsn. TESTED sv DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL mm Al FREDERICTON. N.I. ALSO rzsren av LEADING roumv MEN WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS. IN mar. IT MEANS LOWER cost. In- rzn EGG.Sl-IELLS. LESS soon INTAKE , AND LESS LABOUR.

WHY BUY 2 WHEN 'I WILL DO? . LOW MAGNESIUM.

NO FLUORINE

P. I. MORRIS

Sunimenldo

flown from Karoclii when bu bad ' ”l””" T

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