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"The strongest memory is weaker tnan the weakest Ink."

TIICILSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1955

After The Election For an outsider to try to pick much sense or logic out of a French national election is something akin to searching for the proverbial needle in the haystack. For one thing, there are so many parties involved that it is almost impossible to keep track of them. For another. much of the nomenclature is so strange to foreign ears that it is al- most unintelligible. The word ”radi- cal", for instance, seemingly can describe almost anybody from an extreme Republican right-winger to a doctrinaire Socialist. Both Pierre Mendes-France and his quarreisomc rival Edgar Faure call themselves "Radicals"; but any resemblance between their respective political outlooks-except that they both are down on the Communists-is purely I matter of accident. However, if one has the patience to wade through the complexities of last Monday's election, results, one can arrive at I few fairly accurate conclusions. One is that it is going to be harder than over for France to achieve stable government. An- other k that the Communists, who had been losing their influence in recent months, have acquired a new prestige. This is due not so much to renewed public sympathy for Com- munism as to the divisive pattern of the forces which were arrayed against it. The two leaders of the Republican "Front", M. Mendes- France and M. Faurc, who theore- tically are in the same political tradition, bewildered the voters by quarelling among themselves al- most as vociferously as they quar- relied with the Communists. (A similar situation in Canada would find Mr. St. Laurent and Mr. Howe -or some other high-ranking Lib- eral-spending most of their elec- tioncampaign energy in calling one another bad names). The marvel is that. in such circumstances, the Communists did not make even greater gains. At least, they left the voters in no doubt concerning their policies and intentions.

Every big election has some highly-comic twist to it. In this case. it was provided by a young political upstart by the name of Poujade. who started his "aid to shopkeep- ers" campaign by decrying high taxes and ended it by calling for virtual elimination of the whole tax structure. It was a foolish ap- peal. certainly; even so, it won en- ough support for the Poujadisls to make both M. Hendes-France and M. Faure to shake their heads in wonderment that such folly colllll mnke the slightest headway in France.

Ono bright note that comes out of the discord and confusion is thul tllvro will hc no dearth of former Prcniicrs in the new Assembly. thus nssllrinc evpcricnccrl replaccmclll for each administration that topple- lwfore the assault of lack of confi- dence. No less than eight. retained their seats.

National Capital Plan

A survey of the Natiorial Capital Plan, published in the current jour- nal of the Royal Architectural In- stilute of Canada, provides fresh evidence of the growing interest which Canadians have in the de- velopment of the Capital. The model of the Capital Plan has been widely shown, though not yetln all locali- ties, and has contributed much to national awareness of Oltawa's growth. The current survey will at- tract attention among technicians rather than the general public, but should indirectly have an import- ant hlfluelnce on town planning thromhout the country. Several Canadian cities have overall plans to direct their future expansion, but ht few instances are the gener- Ildabildhtndtoasclosely as h Ottawa. Apart from special fea-

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the Capital Plan which is applicable to all cities. The Journal notes: "We praise Ottawa for getting things done in town planning. In doing so. we pray that the false god of mon- umentaliiy that so dominated the Boaux Arts conception of Ottawa in ihe early plans has been proved to have feet of clay. Plans in this issue are convincing enough that our planners no longer go vista monger- ing just for the heck of it. More than that. they have added enor- mously to the attraction of Ottawa oy making it so easy to get out of, and to what superb country do they lead us."

Highway Safety

”The,urgent lu.-ell for a nation- wide effort to reduce the ever- ,mounting accident rate” is surely evillont to everyone who has studied the figures of Canada's traffic acci- dent toll over the Christmas and New Year's holidays. The words quoted are from I news release by Mr. W. H. V. Ash, chairman of the Canadian Highway Safety Confer-

. enre. who states that in recognition

' of this

"urgent need" the Confer- ence last year drew up a far-reach- ing 3:6-point action program which will attack the problem from every angle. This program is now in the hands of the several committees of the (ioufcrence, and will be I major topic of discussion at a general con- vention to be held in Winnipeg in May.

some of the aims of the program will be to achieve uniformity of leg- islation. signs and control devices. speed limits and zoning; to review the Criminal Code with respect to motoring offences; to obtain unl- formity and acceptance of driver license suspensions by all Provin- ces; rhe establishment of pennan- ent safely organizations at the pro- vincial and community levels; to in- stifute periodic re-examination of drivers and motor vehicles; to en- gage in exhaustive research into human and physical factors of traf- fic safety.

Because of the scope of the pro- gram it may take years to imple- ment every phase of it. But, as Mr. Ash points out, the important thing is that. Can-ada's tragic accident toll is finally receiving the national at- tention for which it cries out. The Canadian Highway Safety Confer- ence has the support of all levels or government, law enforcement bod- ies and industry, as well as public spirited organizations and indivi- duals. In a number of Canadian communities local safety councils are already in operation, and it is expected that this example will be followed all across the country. By this means it is hoped to make the year 1956 a banner one in traffic safety development.

EDITORIAL NOTES

From Atlanta. Ga., comes word of the discovery of the world's largest. cave, covering a stretch of 32 miles. Wait till Soviet cave hunt-

ers hear of that!

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The good fortune not to require liospitalization It any time during a long life comes to very few per- ; sons. Such, however, is the record 1 of Mrs. William Waddell of Mount y Tryon who celebrated her l00th liirihday anniversary on New Year".- I)-ay. Wc join hcr many friends and at-qllailliam-cs in offering co n-

gratulations and best wishes.

C I 0 Dr. W. .I. P. MacMillan, Presi- dent of the P.E.I. branch of the

Canadian Cancer Society, reports that this Province is in the lead with respect to public education in this important matter of health. This is an enviable distinction, in- deed. and much credit is due Dr. MarMillan himself, education direc- tor Mr. .I. P. Maclnnis. and all oth- ers who have helped in building such a good record. .

O O C

Provincial Department of Agri- culture officials are to be commend- ed for urging farm communities to make immigrants, in goodly number of whom came to the Island in I955, fcel at home. It is surprising how quickly these people from other lands and with other tradi- lions arljusl themselves to new en- vlronmenls and conditions. The) have much to contribute to com-

munity life and are the happier for an occasional u ord of cheer and en-

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NAME OBJECTED T0 Sir.-I see appearins in paper from time to lime articles signed by Elric Campbell. Mann!- er Potato Marks-lung Board. Nnw I have no quarrel with the state- ments, or with Mr Campbell, but I object to the name being used-- Potato Marketing Board. Some few years ago the Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture, wisely or unwisely, saw fit to help hatch I bird named the P.E.I. Potato Marketing Board. This bird seemed very delicate at first and it seemed a long while before it learned to fly. But it did learn and that is when the trouble began. The potato dealers started I fuss. They didn't like the way the mar- keting bird flew. Even some farm- ers thought it was flying danger- ously low. Apparently the Govern- ment got worried, -they didn't like the way it was flying. so they turned on it. clipped its wings. and tied its feet. Then in the interest of peace and harmony they nam- ed I new committee to rare for this crippled bird. The thing I have never yet been able to find out is whether the Government intended this new committee to doctor up the crippled bird or bury it. At any rate. this is where the potato got really hot. I have often peeled I hot potato, but I have

never tried to swallow one.

Now I hope there is no person I

or group of persons in this Prov- ince of the opinion that we farmers think that we have I Potato Mark- eting Board at the present time. Any one attending the recent meet- ings of the Federation of Agri- culture and hearing the state- ments made by the chairman and manager of the so-called Market- ing Board would realize that they were not acting for or in the capacity of an actual marketing agency. These two very clear statements and without any false prelcnccs whatever they simply pledged their support to the promotion of the potato in- dustry. When questions were dir- ected to them regarding their mar- keting plans, they had no definite answers. In the light of their statements, Ilhink some of the questions asked them were I hit unfair.

Now why not call a commltler I committee. and keep the record clear? If and when these men have occasion to sign articles or statements in the press. would it not he boiler to sign correctly as officials of lhc Gnvcrnmcnt Potato Promotional Committee?

I am. Sir. etc. RA. PROFIT! Freetown. P.l-J.I.

FLUORIDATION INDORSED

Sir,-As the subject of fluorida- tion arises from time in time in the press and It public meetings. invariably there comes to mind similar attempts at reform through- out the centuries as we read of them.

From the time of Ilippocrntcs. Father of Medicine, who separat- ed the scientific attitude from mag- is, there is the struggle to con- vince people that they have been wrong in their thinking and that improvements are available. The laymen doubt the findings of the experts and fear in go ahead lest they stumble. Jusl as tho magic- ians condemned and fought Hip- pocrates. so did the pcoplv of the second century fight Galen, the Greek physician. who was a skill ed physiologist of his timr. Vcsa llu.s' findings in nnalomv were so much greater and s'n.slr.'lngc to the people of his dav lhnt lhf'lf derision forced him to glass in medicine.

In-I to of the farl that In qtera PM were hllhly sllrcwfvll Joseph Lister met with scuffing especially by others of his profou- wlon. because be practiced Hnllsnp- tic surgery.

in other fields of endeavour, the amt attitude of the public wins to have slowed up the wheels of ornvress. With the Idicni u the railway locomotive. the rrmmr

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I OTTAWA REPORT

l Parliamentary 'Preparalions

By Patrick Nicholson

OTTAWA: Our capital is prepar- ing for the opening of I new ses- sion nf Parliament.

outwardly, that means that the walls of the Parliament Building are being repainted, the stonework being steam-cleaned, MPs' offices hFlIlR scrubbed out, and the huge temporary army of sesslcnsl work- ers being recruited.

Unseen. tho legislative program is being prepared, and the financ- lal estimates are being comb ' through by the treasury board be- fore submission to Parliament.

The government preparations again lag lamentably behind the domestic arrangements. This will be reflected in the usual lethar- . glc program through the late win- ter, the usual long Senate adjourn- ments, and the usual "anything goes” rush to pass the estimates in late June.

More significant than in most years is the behind-the-scenes plan- ning to fill the leadership and the higher ranks of the parliamentary Dlberal party over the next two decades. This is I continuing pro- cess, but it has I special urgency now, owing to the combination of coming events. A general election is approaching. and so is the re- tirement of the last of the old guard of the Mackenzie King era.

CABINET VACANCIES

The cabinet today consists of 10 ministers. There In three appar-

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The "Belle of It. Clement's" will sound again next summer It the church of St. Clement Danes in the Strand.

The 1.000-year-old church was hit during the blitz in 1941 and the bells were damaged. By next summer they will be restored to their original position and tent with an electric carillon.

Among the oar-illon's repertoire inf three tunes will be the old nur- sery song "oranges and lemons." This dates back more than 500 years to when fruit was brought up the Thames in barges. unloaded at a quay below st. Clement's and sold in Clare Market.

TOLL LEVIED

To reach the market. porters had to pass through Clement's Inn, home of churchmen, solicitors, barristers, judges and counters. The learned gentlemen found it inconvenient to have men of ”lcsser degree" pusing through It”

I odd hours of the morning Ind i decided to levy I toll.

Then the Inn's gatekeepers de- cided they were entitled to I little extra money, too, so they went to members of the inn and sold them all an orange and I lemon -for 2s . The service is believed to have been on s pay-or-also basis.

hideous black creature belching

grid breathing smoke and flre'

cy complained that the smoke would poison their animals Ind the cattle would cease to fill thearslls

after becoming so frighten .

We might continue this treatise

indefinitely,

very field of endeavour

The presenl blem B one If

fluoridation. uch research Ip- pears to have been conducted and the findings are the same. The' most recent that forms upon told of the Manitoba Medical Associa- tion's adopting fluorldstlon and they sent their report to the City Council of Winnipeg. Where the experiment has been tried Ind where fluroldsllon is naturally pre- sent in water supplies, the results In positive in its behalf-no toxic (I deleterious effect. but I decrease Jo tooth decay.

As secretary of the Queen Char- bfie Home and school Association fhsve forwarded the followfn re- nluffcn to the City VIM - lfsduncn for their approval.

I am, sir, ete.. ' W. H. HORTON.

The resolution rgerrsd to ID'- gunr I news 3 ry on DIQ d lollfs Gusrdlu.-ltl.

llngprlng on almost .

enl. vacancies. The post of parlia- mentary assistant to I cabinet minister is regarded as I stepping stone to cabinet rank. Three of the 14 places on this doorstep of the government are vacant.

Two cabinet ministers each carry '

two portfolios today. Hon. Hugues Lapolnte is minister of veterans affairs and postmaster - general. Hon. Clarence Howe is minister of trade and commerce and minister of defence production. The third possible vacancy in the cabinet arises from the lack of an asso- ciate minister of defence, to ease the heavy burden on Mr. Camp- nay”: slioulde .. He himself played that role to his own predecessor as defence minster.

of these vacancies will be filled from Quebec. Ontario Lib- srals hope that another will be filled from their province.

There are now 59 French-CanI- dian Irlberal membe .. of Parlia- ment from Quebec Province, in addition to those already in the cabinet. Belief here is that none of these will be selected by the prime minister for promotion into his cablnt. I-Ils choice will be a per- son never hitherto active in polit- ics: I serving army officer, Brig- adier Allard. As I former com- martder of the Canadian forces in Korea and I veteran of World War 'lVvo, he will provide the war rec- ord which the prime minister is looking for in I Quebec minister,

Bells Of Si. Clement's

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Twice every year ,St. Clement's pealed the tune known as "Oranges Ind Lemons." The words were Idded within the last 300 or 400

years.

The RAF adopted the church after the Second World War and paid for the restoration.

ALL REPAIRED

(X the three bells. two were smashed when they fell from the belfry during the raid. The third and oldest also fell. but was only cracked. All were repaired at the foundry where they were originally cast. The oldest bell was cast late in the 15th century.

The church was founded by

Medically Speaking

By Herman N. Butulesert. M. II-

TREATING SWOLLEN GLAND8

Even the b0d.Y'S bodlfll-lll'd5 sometimes are stricken. Swollen glands are an example

Little glands in the neck, lymph glands, we call them. serve as fli- ters to help stop infection.

INFECTED GLANDS

But when your youngster has an infection in his nose. ears, mouth teeth or throat, these glands mty become infected themselves in their attempt to halt. the spread of in- fection. They will become swollen. tender and sometimes turn red.

Frequently the symptoms disap- pear, once the primary infection clears up. Even so, the glands may remain enlarged for some time.

Your doctor often will advise treating the swollen glands with an ice bag or cloths soaked in cold water and wrung almost dry.These appllca luus should relieve the pain and help keep the swelling down.

Usually, they are placed on the neck for about 30 minutes at I time, every three or four hours. Apply them when the child is sw- ake, but don't disturb his sleep sim- ply for this cold treatment.

After I couple of days, your doc- tor may advise switching to hot cloths. He may also give the young- ster D . "H" and .. ., v and maybe recommend X-ray treat- ments.

Tuberculosis sometimes causes the glands to swell. The condition may also be due to glandular fever or '" the blood or blood- forming organs.

So. you see, It is important to consult your doctor right away.

QUESTION AND ANSWER.

L.Y.: What is sycosis of the scalp and is there I cure for this con- diiion?

Answer: This condition refers to inflammation of the hair follicles or roota.

It is possible that you have I condition known as seborrhea of the scalp, On the other hand, it may be that the infection is due to some staphylococcus germ.

Treatment will depend upon the cause of the condition. It is pos- slble that some of the antibiotic preparations may be (I value.

THAT UNIQUE CARD The elegant card we selected To send to our cronies and friends Was colorful, rich and distinctive- The kind a true connoisseur sends.

Imagine our great. consternation. Consider our woe and our wall When d pllcates of our selection

Arrived in much fresh batch of

mail.

We had. so It seems, countless cronies

Who held it in equal regard: You've heard of the bestselling novel- Well, this was the bestselling card. -Philip Lazarus in bits New York Times.

The Age Old Story

The fruit of the righteous is I tree of life; and he that wfnneth souls is wise.

Alfred the Grant in the 105!) cen- tury, restored by William the Con- queror in the 11th, partially dos- troyed by the Great Fire of Lon- don in 1666 and rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren two years lulu. The RAF restoration will follow Wren's original design.

The church stands where Fleet street Joins the Strand on the extreme western fringe of its City of London, almost in the centre of Greater London. '

The church walls, when rec structed, will bear the names the 125,000 British and Common- wealth airmen Ind uirwomen killed serving under RAF com- lmand since the RAF replaced the Royal Flying Corps.

The church of St. Clement Darin will be the first memorial to the RAF as I whole, unlike our: memorials such as Runnymede, Surrey, York Minister or El Ala- meln. These are devoted to speeij branches of the RAF.