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A Health Directive

_ Charlottetown and Summerside have been advised by the Provincial Dental Health Officer, the P.E.I. Medical Society, the P.E.I. Dental Association and the city Health Of- ficer to proceed with fluoridation of their respeétive water supplies. The City Council has taken note of the recommendations and added its ap- proval to the move.

It remains for the appropriate authorities, the Summerside Town Council and the Charlottetown

\

' Commissioners of Sewers and Water,

to act in this matter. The question is, of course, one on which expert ad- vice must be decisive. No layman can presume to say what is the make- up of ideal water for human con- sumption. Public authorities faced with deciding what constitutes good water must take expert advice. In cases where that expert advice is

conflicting the position of author-

ities can be difficult.

Fortunately, maintaining a proper level of sod- ium fluoride in the water supply, the expert advice is clear and moms biguous. Studies over a great many years have shown that communities in which the natural fluorine con- tent of the water is below a certain level suffer from that lack..It is, in fact, a dietary deficiency which pre- vents'children’s teeth from develop? ing properly. , ' "

In areas of such deficiency tooth decay is at a considerably higher rate than where the water is na- turally at a proper fluorine level.

Fortunately it is possible by relative- ,_

1y inexpensive treatment to bring any water supply" to the optimum standard. . ' '

There is'some urgency about the matter as the harm caused'by the deficiency becom<$ Ies'é‘ and less re: parable as the child groWs older, until after the age of eleven, it is too late to do any good at all.

Joint Effort \

Speaking in. Toronto, a few days.

ago, US. Secretary of Agriculture Benson observed that differences between the United States and Can- ada over disposal of farm surpluses had been “narrowed greatly” dur- ing the past year. He said that the tum countries were largely in agree- ment on ways of using these sur-' pluses to aid the needy in other parts of the world.

While, as far as We can ’recall, there has been no confirmation of Mr. Benson’s statement [from official Canadian sources, it may be assum- ed that his analysis of the situation is substantially correct. Butdt must be pointed out that it is easier for the United States than for this coun- try to sell surpluses on other than cash terms, for the simple reason that the foreign aid program of the United States is necessarily much broader than our own; and, 'of course, gifts in kind are just as wel-

come to needy countries as outright.

financial grants.

We recall that \some time ago Prime Minister . Diefenbaker pro- posed the setting up of a “food bank” under an agency of the Unit- ed Nations that would make food

4 available to'needy countries on some

sort of long-term credit. This would probably , be more satisfactory to the recipients than a bilateral sys- tem of distribution; and it would be

less costly to individual donors of’

surpluses. In any event we feel sure that

most Canadians will be glad to hear .

that Canada and the United States are joining forces in aiding the hun- gry peOples of the world. It ought not to be much more difficult‘than the joint defence effort. Indeed, in a sense there is a close relationship between the two projects.

The Far East Situation

Prime Mihister Diefenbaker was not the first to suggest that the critical Far East situation be brought before the UN. General Assembly. A week or or so before he made his statement in the Commons a group of American ambassadors to various countries in the area discussed the

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in the matter of I

possibility with Secretary of State

Dulles in Washington. In fact, the same idea was mooted some years ago when the dispute over Formosa threatened to erupt into war between the United States and Communist China.

I At that time President Eisen- hower and Mr. Dulles were against the proposal, fearing that it might pave the way to China’s entry into the United Nations—something they were not prepared to approve. It is not likely that they would be more agreeable to the idea now than they were then. They have proposed, in- stead, that, the discussions-take place in Poland, of all places!

As far as the Chinese are con- cerned, they could hardly be expect- ed to consent to have their claims discussed in an organization where

‘ they themselves have no voice. The

way things look now, the Formosa dispute will continue to be a potential source of danger until the Peiping regime is recognized by the UN. in general ahd the United States in particular. Even that might not en- sure peace, but at least it would remove one source of friction. There are indications that a num- ber of free world countries, includ-

ing Canada, are preparing to put'

pressure ‘on the United States to prove her alleged peaceful intent- give Communist China a chance to ions by giving her a seat in the UN.

In Arrears g The United Nations Emergency

Force sent to the Middle East area ,

at the time of the Suez crisis in the

f fall off-1956 appears to have justi-

fied its existence. A report recently issued by ,the Secretary General of the UN. states that since the force took ‘up duty “virtually unbroken quiet has prevailed along the entire line between Israel This may be partly due to Egyptian

‘ discretion in view of Israel’s proven

superiority in military matters. But, there is no doubt that UNEF under the command of Canada’s General E. L. M. Burns ’ deserves a good deal of the credit. ,I

But .though the force iswell spoken of 'by UN. members, appar-

ently not all are prepared to sup-'-. port it financially. Mr. Hammersk- ‘*

jold reports that at July 31 last 62 of’the 81 member nations had made no payment toward the 1958 assess- ments. At that time only $10,275,000 had been paid in—only about 4r per cent [of the total amount re- quired. 33 members had made no contribution at all since the force was established. Notable among the countries in arrears is the Soviet

‘bloc which was opposed to the sett-

ing up of the force in the first place.

Canada has not only paid its

assessments- in full but has provid- ed more‘ than its mathematical quota of personnel. This, of course, is to the country’s credit. It is not too great a sacrifice for the sake of the embryo world police force for Canada to increase its assessment quota for the benefit of the delin- quents. Some such arrangement was intimated in the report of the Sec- retary General. who, understand- ably, does not see how the force can be sustained unless the money for its upkeep is forthcoming.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Senator Konwland of California, Republican candidate for Governor, is an optimist, if ever there was one. Defeated in the Spring Primaries by his Democratic rival by a majority of nearly 500,000, he now thinks he will be elected “not for one term only but for two”.

a ~ a as at

Queen Zein, mother of Jordan’s

King Hussein, is reported to have

. left on a trip to Europe. Relations

between Jordan and its neighbours

' might improve if she should decide

to'make the visit: a long one. There is a persistent rumour to the effect that the elderly lady is a bit of a mischief-maker; ) t O G - It was to be expected that the Government with its heavy majo- rity in the Commons wbuld have its way in ’the matter of new anti- dumping regulations, Nevertheless, Opposition members pointed out several weaknesses in the legislation. No" one objects to reasonable pro- tection for Canadian industry. It is an easy mattéruhowever, to go from that to outright discrimination against imported goods; and the anti-dumping laws make that a dis- tinct probability. Restrictions 'on imports will sooner or later create new export problems, of which there are too many already.

and Egyp .” ‘

. CARRYING THE BA P.C. Leadership In‘ B.C.

-By Patrick Nicholson _ Special Correspondent for The, Guardian

Ottawa: The British Columbia

' provincial Conservatives will open V a three-day convention in Van-,

couver tomomrow. . . Its purpose will be to consider matters of leadership, policy and organization, declared Ilihe pres- ident of the B.C. provincial Con- servative Association, G‘ o w a 11 Guest, when announcing the com vention three months ago.

The of this conven- tion can be readily understood when it is remembered that Coo— servative ’ves now hold 18 ofthe 22B.C. seats indie Federal Parliament, but they hold noneottlheszseatsintliepro- vinci'al legislature. A provincial general election must be called within two years; and it is es- sential that the Conservative Par- ty,‘ now, so strongly entrenched federally, should capitalize on its popularity to build a solid founda- tion of strength at the provincial

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to tho,dlrcur- lion by correspondents of question at

interest. ,-‘The Guardian does not ne'er- narily endorse the opinion or con-er '> I ' pendents. .

FARM NEEDS .

an — Do we in P.E.I. need more playgrounds, white ele- phams to attract visitors for a couple of mmth in the year; orwmildn. ’titbebetterfdrstto have something a little more staple to antiwact young Wes meyeararwndinoreaseourpop-

rulation, especially in the mural

areas. If we could get the Fed- eral Government interested in. building starch hauctmies, canner- ies and firoteu food plants (Fed eral grams) there isn’t much dif- ference in building a sharch talc- tory than a wharf tor the public.

We are told the stock we ship odfthelslahdsehstiheprioeon the island. “To bad we didn’t have some 'counpetiltion here." We even have to ship noMon- meal in peak seasons, freight up and back. lit we ship to New- foundland, it costs about $20.00 per head. .

There should be at least one

'frozen food plant in each county

where (fils’, a well proven fact our soil and climate pro duce well in excess of anywhere

' in Canada.

Our local government it seems is having great difficulty in as- reeimg in this new six year match- ing grant bond program. The Federal Government is insistant on beaches, (more playgroun dis). A lot of them would only be used afewmonhhsihtheyearlikeohe three dollar road the Federal Government built on the North Shore never even plough- ed. in the winter time. OK. that was all Federal money. Less than 1 per cent of the banners here pay income Tam; only 3 per cent in all Canada. It’s a great puz— zle to many, especially that we have as high a standard of living as we have.

Our government realizes we pay a five cent tax on the gas we use on the farm which no other business or industry has to pay unless they use gasoline. This amounts to at ldast $2500. a yt-ial~ I would think, or the aver- age. Where are we common farm~ ers going to get income insur- ance? With no guarantee of get- ting returns for our labor not. many young couples like to take the chance. Older hulk are so deep rooted they are hard to move. and we leave it to the experts? No, we will just have to keep changing out government representatives till we get them more interested in the common farmers. They haven’t paid for the surplus potatoes they bought in July, wasn’t enough money.

Let’s all get behind our Feder- ation, our strongest voice. Attend the annual county meetings and if you are in town have a chat with our genial Secretary in his nice new quarters over the Coup. 1 do and enjoy my visit very much.

1 am. Sir. etc, COMMON FARMER

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level in our Vince.

The present leader of the party in the provincial field is Deane Finlayson. He is a candidate for reelection. He has not resigned, butthereisasolidcoreofop- position to him within the party. The unanmmced intention of the convention is to try to unite the party behind some leader, eith- er Finlayson, or whatever rival could draw more support. ‘ A TOUGH BATTLE

For the past six years, Finlay- son has fought a tough battle. He took over a party which was virtually non-emoticon, deserted by active members Who had climbed aboard the Social Credit hand- wagoo and by supporters: who had put their shoulders to (the wheel of that somewhat phantom dream-float.

-Worse, the Consrvvastlve Party’s interests in the provincial field were being deliberatelysubordin- alert to its mughed different in- terasts m the federal field. Thére was an openly-discussed policy of bundling coolly with the So- c'reds in provincial elections as a saw-off for Social' help, or at least‘ moppositiou, in some rulings in federal electloms' .

Deane Finlaysom rightly objec- ted strenuously to this Moral db- mination in the provincial field. His finallyw boiled over at the famous gathering in Ver-‘ non in 1954, when he became the. first Conservative in Cbmlada up only to declare that George Drew should resign from the national leadership, since he had proved himself a sure loser at elections.

Many people believed that Fin-

tlhird largest pro-

his chosen method. Many others havenever forgiven him and probably never Today his charge against Drew is zooming back towards himse‘ it like a le- thal boomer’ 2mg. For Finla' yson has never been able to get him- self nor any follower elected to any provmcual‘ ‘ .saat- , POSSIBLE NEW LEADER His first nval' as leadership can; didabe‘ at this convention“ was his " ‘,Gowu‘nG—uest.apel'- maple, able and ambitious law-

Olllt of the ring. an offer to mount a sure- lire political stepping stone as private ‘ Minister of Canada.

Since then, Dr. Desmond Kidd. has come forward as a candi- date. There is notlfing piratical about this challenger, although he is called “Guppy”. But like pirate, he may prove to have a treasure—tin his wide experience in both busi-

nessandresourceswifllunthe’

,andinhisgreatper—

pmovnnoe sons! virtues. But politically he

is'n

The way is open for a power- fiul Conservative-challenge to win the nextrBoC. election. Cmild Fin:- layszm change his losing ways? Could Kidd learn the trade of campaigning?

It is a very hnporuont decision. The delegates at the Convention, spear-headed, by the’Young Pro- gressive Conservatives almost solidly behind "Cappy" Kndd' may decide that their own entitlth ald- ed by the Diefenballvecr tidal wave can with an election, and that Kidd‘ the successful bumsm' an has the makings of a successful Prermm' , without the trail of dis-

135'8011 Was Fight, but some of lbesefeltuhathewaswrongin

NATO Suprem

By Milton Mormor. Associated Press

Even in tweeds and pulsing on a pipe, Gen. Sir Richard Gale appears to be standing at atten- tion in full

He’s just that type of man—— this rammbdstraiglht, tough sol- dier who became depupty allied supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe Sept. 21.

Gale will succeed his country- man, Field Marshal Montgomery, who is retiring at the age of 70 from the job that is second-in~ command «to NA‘I‘O's chief, Gen. Lam-is Norstad, the American

Flor4lofhi562yevars Galehas been doing the jobs of war and peace in the services of his country through all the orifice:- ranks from second lieutenant. QUIT TWO YEARS AGO

Two years ago he retired from the Armyvand tucked his uniform neatly away—but never too far out of reach, and the sum- moms to NATO flound him eag and ready. ' p

He has seen all the changes of war frmn the age of muddy trench to nuclear weap- ons, but con-tends:

“It does not matter what mil- itary invention comes along or how current it is. There is always need for balanced forces. I think all countries realize, too, there is a greater need for conventional forcs than there ever was.

f‘The question of list how these forces should be organized and equipped is what matters. Take

Central Europe. It could be over-

o

' Power FOr

By Dave Oancia,

The 12th world power confer- ence was launched in Montreal Sunday with a plea for wiser utilization of energy resources and an expression of the hope that discussions will lead to an improvement of human welfare in underdeveloped countries.

The plea was made by Sir Blar— old Hartley, an octogenanian who has played a major role in the development of the association of world power experts. He is the official United Kingdom repre- sentative, honorary chairman and

a past—president of the cooler-

sensiom which follows in Finlay- son’s wake. * *

9 Commander

"run in several hours unless we liza’ve conventional. iorces to stop ONE-DAY TOLL HUGE

“Did you know that in the First World War in the few hours of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, Britain last 57,000 men?”

Gale. who went in with his 6th Airborne Division to secure the first allied footing in Normamdy onthedawnofD—Dayimthe Sec. 0nd World War, added:

“The ability to stand up against what would appear to be colossal loss of life has been putto the test in war.” .

Gale’s respect for conventional forces-the foot - slogging in- fantry—in no way means he has hailed to keep abreast of the modern turn in warfiare.

He has been praised here as one of the most brilliant of gen erals, and a long-lime ad- vocate of - a streamlined army geared to light a nuclear 'war. LAUDED BY OTHERS

some time ago another British general wrote of him:

“Nobody could accuse Gale of preparing to flight the last war rather than the next one.”

Chester ,Wilmot, the late Aus- tralian military historian, said of Gale: '

“When he the power of his blunt but lucid words reveelEd .a man who could both device a plan of daring originality and im- buehis men with confidence and courage to carry it out.”

Humoni‘ Canadian Press fy

ence. ~ “0n man’s wise use of energy depends so much the future of this troubled world,” he told more than 1,000 delegates assembled for the inauguration ceremony. “This meeting can contribute to the wisdom of man’s choice in two ways. First from the tech- nical discussions and firorn what we shall learn from our tours in Canada, but no less than from the bringing together here of the representatives of 58 member countries of the conference to

By Herman N.

Heart Co re

In Pregnancy

Bundesen, NLD. WOMEN who have heart dis- ease must be especially careful and alert to possible danger sig— nals during pregnancy. Therefore, even if your heart trouble is very mild, you should be under the care of a doctor throughout the ,pregna and u‘terward, too. MORE EST NEEDED

Naturally, you will need more rest than an expectant mother without heart disease. Make sure you get enough during and after the pregnancy. Sleep at least nine hours every night and take a nap daily.

While the amount of weight you can gain depends upon several factors, as a general rule you should not put on more than 15 to 20 pounds. . It’s important to avoid becom ing overweight and overtired. It's also important to avoid infection and. tight clothing Don’t wear tight girdles, brassieres, garters or other garments that are un- comufiortalbly snug.

Despite this advice, your heart occasionally might become, over- taxed. When this happens your doctor will want to see you im- rhodialtely.

DANGER SIGNALS

The American Heart ~A-ssocia~ tion lists the following danger signals and recommends that you tell your doctor at once if you: 1. Gain four or more pounds in a week.

2. Catch a, cold sore throat. ,

3. Cough frequently, especial- ly when you first liedorwn.

4. Have pain in the joints.

V shave a never.

6. Vomit.

7. Have a burning sensation when you pass urine. SHORTNESS OIF.BR.EATH

8. Suddenly become short of breath when doing ordinary things around the house, when climbing a‘ferw stairs, or when you {lost lie down. Even healthy women often becmne breathless with or- dinary activity during the late stages of pregnancy. Whether this occurs early or late, if you have heart disease report it to your doctor promptly.