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i Mimi"? . NOTES av rHe.wAr-in - Speaking . I

IIIINI "-7 --4-I -I-I NIH protest might look better and soun ''':.-1-''-"”'';'''' better, from the Canadian point of . ., ...... .., ,.,....., us You oelnmteva is as is "'11.-"""u.a.."'a3."'."' """ mw' mm 5 mud ”"' i" duh" nrou name A pants efa sea.-as-infnsuu seen T: unis. -.-It. Tbelnal: st... ca... an. unseen tones". to quote Mr. Diefenbaker. rem-re to run: ovni runs-Journal - ' g

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. ' U I '"-'',I' 0-! grass is going to try every conceit-. true in use case of . lien that marriage a fallen alpeafrrlbune - , .-in '""”"' '" "' "" able plan for setting ad or these - ii:.l..u":.' w.i'"tf'.l':""::':'2:'l n.."t':."'.-':...'::.'.: "'r.5:l.3..'?.:..'?:'. a menu. mus... - 1 , tt h r 1' F tbedlaeuain the place. . laIIrI1l!II.!0Il8 out 3: ; Strange Submarines ”"Ph”u5:: o'rl”w'::seel' "I we dzjgggs nu, .. you in. board manna mu. s. not -up lulu aer- with csuqsssysu-us: baa .. ' Th Seems H-me doubt that "E 38 alcoholism is a dlllllin . moss. we are told. They maraly lut found thmlfebt veuu. At T . em , damaged in the process" The Cana- nouoivozn Ill! close their eyes that they can lie. , that, the ayetun of trial and arm . foreign submarines-probably R.us- dim Govemmentg-whatever party 1- t V. . , You doe'tY becsurlte dlrl1InIlI:0':0l'1tC. zsdbetter.-st. csthsrlnes sin. gm 1:. Its attr:lcdti.uII.-.-Put Ar-

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sian -are operating and have been -if soon in Newfoundland waters. Ac- cording to a British War Office re- port, Russia has at least 500 sub- V, marines afloat. It would be sur- prising, indeed. if a few of them did not come our way. And, of course. if it is military information they are - . after. the South East coast of New- ? I founclland. in the vicinity of'the big U. S. naval basc at Argentia, would be a likely hunting ground. It is likely. however, now that . two or three subs have been report- cd. that thc suggestive idea will 3 catch on and that the whole Rus- sian fleet will be reported hovering off shore-two or three ships at n T time, of course-within the next six months or so. A few years back 1 it was flying saucers. They were so during and so plentiful that any person who did not claim to have 'i seen at least one was regarded as an L ' oddity. In fact. many persons who i never saw anything stranger than a bird on the wing or a rainbow vowed that they had seen the weird oh- i jocts just to be in the fashion and . , be regarded as persons of discem- i ment. ' From now on. whales and all that move in the waters, floating 1 debris. fishermen's dories slightly off course and even white caps on a windy day will be reported as strange submarines. The Navy will have its hands full to sift fact from imagination. But it will have to be done. for if only one story is true, it is right that it should be confirm- ed and entered in the records.

Canada's Export Trade

On their journeys out West both Prime Minister St. Laurent and . Progressive Conservative leader I . Dicfcnbakcr have been having a lot to say about the United States' policy of "giving away" wheat to countries which normally are c on sid cred Canadian customers. Both deplore .- the practice, but that is as far as their agreement goes.

Mr. St. Laurent appears to hope that the situation is only temporary; and he says that, in any case. Cana- dians would never take kindly to e similar program. Now. of course. selling for cash-cash in Canadian dollars. that is-is the ideal way, to do business. If it can be kept up and if Canadian surpluses can be disposed of on such favourable terms, well and good. But can these conditions be sustained indefinitely? Is it reasonable to assume that European countries are going to pay out scarce dollars for Canadian wheat. even if it be of a better quality than that offered by the United States. if they can get the American product for their own currencies. on long term credits or even as outright gifts? Mr. St. Laurent appears to think they will. He may be right. But simple econo- mic facts would seem to be against it. Is it not more realistic to suppose that the American practice will be- ' . come more and more irritating and

. damaging to Canada's export trade ' as time goes on? This question is especially pertinent in view of re- ports that the Eisenhower admin- istration is planning to ask Congress to include all food surpluses, and not only wheat and cotton. in the mas- sive export program which is a blend of normal marketing. barter and straight "aivHvnvI"- Perhaps there lift 1 thin! In the world the

happens to be in control after the election-will have to accept these facts and make the best of them.

Canada's export trade will

have to

be improved. if it can be improved

at all, not on the fanciful

basis of

what might be if the United States' "attacks on Canadian m e r k et 5''

were terminated, but on sumption that

the as-

these attacks will

continue and probably become more

intense.

Perfectly Understandable

It is

little wonder that

the

French feel that the British have

deserted them in a matter

of com-

mon interest and at a time of great

difflCUlYy- Prime Minister

MacMil-

lan's decision to permit British freighters to use the Suez canal on Egypt's terms is, whichever way one l00kS at it. a full scale retreat from the previous British-French policy which insisted on the insulation of the waterway from the politics of

any country. It is also a repudiation of the

virtual

"6 principles"

adopted by the U. N. Security Coun- cil last October and approved by the

Egyptian Government.

It is all very well for Mr. Mac- Millan to say that the new policy of his Government does not represent an "agreement" with Egypt but only a temporary arrangement, pending

further negotiations United Nations. tongue-in-the-check cl i p I 0

through the This is really

macy.

Everybody knows by now that N35. ser will keep the canal open. or close it. according to his own whims at

any particular time. an international waterway. the whole thing amounts to

It is no longer

What is that

Europe is, in an economic sense. virtually at the mercy of the Egypt-

ian dictator. The only thing that can

be said

for the British change of policy is

that no other was possible circumstances.

in the

It is a simple case

of economic pressures taking pre- cedence over all other considera-

tions. the same procedure in due

France will have to follow

COUTSE.

There is no alternative, as things are now. Nevertheless, France's chagrin at the surrender of the Canal Users' Association, and Britain in par- ticular. to Egypt's unilateral declara- tion regarding the future of the Suez

is perfectly understandable.

EDITORIAL NOTES

A report says that the "old-time" general practitioner is once again coming into public favour. As far as that goes. he always was and is now the m a in guardian of the public health. Specialization in medicine, as in other fields. is, of course, very helpl'ul and. indeed, indispensable. But it does not. and is not intended to, take the place of the varied forms of aid and counsel provided by the

family doctor. 0 O O

A professor at Florida State Unl-

vcrsity specializes in whale

psycho-

logy and is kept busy explaining to various clients just why the large sea animals behave as they do. Among inquiries he has received in recent months was one from the Provincial Department of Fisheries

in Newfoundland. Officials

wanted

to know how to go about enticing

schools of whales into bays

and in-

lets by underwater broadcasts of whale sounds. The specialist gave

them the information. 0 O D Recent local elections in have indicated growing

Britain Labour

strength. Prime Minister Macmillan. however, is strong in Parliament,

as was demonstrated in the confidence be That is what counts at the

vote of

received last week.

present

time. The Government. apparently.

heanolntentionofcalllngan

election

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tban.ltlaboped,eomeoftlIepiesent

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ONE GOOD THING AFTER ANOTHER

The Highway Traffic Toll

By The Canadian Press

Traffic engineers and legisla-

tors across Cnnada are searching l

for methods of reducing what seems to be an inevitable yearly rise in fatalities.

A Canadian Press survey of provincial record: shows a rise in fatalities this year of approx- imately five per cent over last year. So far more than 680 per- sona have been killed. iFigures for April were not available in some Pkovlnccst.

For the morn than 4.000.000 motor vehicles registered in Can- ada in 1956. the cost in lives was 3.184 and 73,594 persons were in- jured. In 1955. 2.650 were killed-

For seven prnvinccs both last year's registration and fatality figures set records.

Ontario. Quebec. Alberta. Manl- toba, Saskatchewan. British Co- lumbia and New Brunswick all re- ported recnrds in both registra- tion and accident fatalities in 1056. and all report that this years: figures are expected to be still higher.

40 PER CENT IN ONTARIO

More than 40 per cent of Cana- dian vchiclcs are registered in On- tario. The province had more than 1.710.000 registered vehicles in 1956 while L180 persons were killed on Ontario roads. ..

In most areas. the unpreced- ented rise in the number of motor vehicles has so far outstripped road building that traffic engin-

ccnl of illc roads "intoler- able."

Most provincial authorities in Canada now belong to the Na- tional Safety Council with head- quarters in Chicago. This group works In close as-sun-iation with the National Committee on Uni- inrmity of Traffic Laws and Or- dinances and the American Asso- ciation of Vehicle Administrators.

These groups have sought to standardize planning for roads. for hizhway signs. for legislation under the uniform vehicles code. and for education.

PASS NEW LAW

In March this year British Columbia passcd a new Highway Traffic Art which adapts the uni- form vehicle code recommended by the National Committee on Uniformity of Traffic Laws and Ordinances in Washington. Though it is too soon to tell what effect the legislation will have in B.C.. the fatalities in the end of April are up only one. 64 to 63. over the corresponding period last year. Last year's total of 309 death: was I record.

Ontario, um, has revised its laws to come more in line with the general pattern. Fines were increased. and minimum levels of insurance sci. Nevertheless, fatal- ities in the province to the end of April are up almost 17 per cent over the first third of last year.

In the Maritime provinces.

as

can describe more than 40 per i where car registration is lower

The Mayflower Sails Again

Dr. Robert Harvey In the Winnipeg Free Press

some twenty-five years after the T death of Sir Francis Drake, a small T

ship left Plymouth, the home port of the famous admiral. and head- ed into the stormy Atlantic bound for the distant shores of North America. Few who waved farewell to the departing "Mayflower" on September 6. 1620. dreamed of the almost incredible results to both the Old World and the New that would follow from the daring ven- ture of the 102 pilgrims who crowd- ed the tiny ship. ..They faced terrific storms and great hardships as they slowly ploughed their way across the deep towards the new colony of Virginia When they neared Amer- ica. stress of weather prevented them from making lheir way fur- ther south. and 65 days after leaving Plymouth they landed on the west shore of Cape Cod. Six years earlier John Smlthcr. the explorer. hed given to the harbor where they landed the name of the port from which they had sall- cd. Persecuted in their home land for their . llglous beliefs they sought in a new land freedom to worship God according to their conscience. THE NEW "MAYFLOWER" Another little ship of the same size and build it today tossing on the broad bosom of the Atlantic, seeking to duplicate the historic voyage of the Pilgrim Fathers. But the New "Mayflower" of in tons may meet the stately Saxonla of mono tons. or, the mam-month Queen Mary of mm tone. The aeamanshlp needed for the giant modern linen la aleo needed for the small nailing craft. with its masts cut from Canadian forests

if our needs to set a sail. Fashioned by hand front stout

British oak. the "Mayflower II"

was launched last fall at the ship-

E 3

Plymou Iy. Iduaecbeaette. by William Brew-

age of the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World. In the days of Queen Elizabeth and King James I. the heads of both Church and State knew only one way to deal with men and women who could not accept all the tenets and practices of the Established Church. The nnisome jails of the time were fill- ed with devout men and women who could not . nsclentlously thus worship God.

At Gainsborough in Lincoln shire a non-comforting commun- ity had been formed is year be- fore Jemcs VI of Scotland became James I of England. For three or four years William Brewster. Wil- liam Bradford. and others. travel- led on Sunday the 12 miles from Scronhy in Nottinghamshlre to Gainsborough to worship there. A new congregation was then form- ed that met at Brewster's home. the Scrnoby Manor House. Brew- sler was then "post-master" on the areal North Road. but he had scrvcri William Dnvison when Davlson was secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth-

IIARSII TREATMENT

Harsh treatment was soon met- ed out to the members of the Scroo- hy Church. Bradford tells us that they were "hunted and persecut- ed on every side. Some were tak- en and clnpf up in prison; others had their houses beset and watch- ed night and day." They finally sought escape to Holland but the captain of a ship that had been hired betrayed the whole company to the authorities. and they were crowded into the cells of Boston prison. .

Many of the finally managed to escape to Amsterdam. and later a number moved to lseldon where John Roblnsonpa scholar and a man of broad sympathies and for- merly a minister in Norwich. nu their pastor. The peru-cutter hand of James reached even to Hol- land. and the eyee of the church members began to turn towards

I liccnre suspension.

: ion rather than division," and be- - fore they landed they drew up and t of

than the rest of the provinces, falalltics were generally below record Ievcl- ..

Last year 152 persons died in Nova Scotia. in in Prince Edward island and 43 in Newfoundland. N.B. TOLL RISES

New Brunswlck's toll rose with 151 deaths compared with 137 the previous year. The registrar of motor vehiclcs in that province predicted lalmost double" regis- tration this year However no new legislation is planned. The prov- ince already has the point system for convictions. is specified num- her of points leading to driven'

Newfoundland has plans for I safety council and is looking for affiliation with some national body.

Quebec. with the second largest registration in the country. also has the second highest fatality rate. The 803 deaths last year set a record. Officials in the province predict 962,000 vehicles will be on the road by this summer. During i the first three months of this year ill person: died, compared with 165 during the same period last ycar.

No major new legislation or en- glneerlng plans have been made or passed this year. ..

All authorities are agreed that the best way to reduce accidents is by 'drivcr control" through education and stricter enforce- ment of the existing laws.

where the "Mayflower" was wait- ing for them. .. RETURNED T0 PORT Three-hundred mile 5 from Land's Enl the "Speedwell" sprung a leak and both vessels returned to port. There the "May- flower" took on board all who still wished to go and began the nine wcck voyage to the New World. in his farewell sermon Robin- son had urged them "to study un-

signed a democratic . ,

government which is still a mo- del. They solemnly and mutual- ly did covenant and omblne them- selves into a civil body politic. "for our better ordering and pre- servatlon . . . unto which we prom- ise all due submission and obedi- ence-" ..

HARDSIIIPS AND IDSIES

Their hardships and losses (for half of them died of exposure that first winter) as well as their steadfast courage, are written in- to the annals of their adopted coun- try. Among others who laid the foundations for a strong Christian community w e r 2 Governor Wil- liem Bradford. William Brewster. Miles Standish. and John Alden. whoi married Priscilla Mulllna. "the Puritan maiden" of long- fellow. Alden died at a ripe old age In less the last survivor. uva Mary Allerton. of the "Mayflow- er" compan,.

A modern American writer. has well said of them. "Their deacon- dents. direct and collateral may number a million . . . By them the heroic Pilgrim ancestors have

drug, its prolonged use may re- sult in a tolerance. -

In such case. I little alcohol. after I while, will no longer II!- lsfy. To get the desired effect. you have to drink ever increasing amounts. Before Y0" KNOW its you're an addict.

In a recent lasue of the Cath- olic Digest. Dr. Eugene B. Mar- zullo lists six important steps in preventing alcoholism. The ar- ticle, condensed from Woman's Day. is of interest to' every family where there is I 5111110 P811011. who ever drinks a cocktail.

HELPFUL RULES

I'd like to pass these rules on

to you: --

1 -Alawys associate drinking with solid food-

z.Adopt good eating habits

Excess drink may rob a person of his desire for food.

3-Don't spend more time on cocktails than on the dinner course. ..

4-Be certain meals are on time, so there is no danger of drinking while waiting.

5-Don't drink when phy aically tired in order to "get I lift" In- stead. eat something sweet to povide a quick source of energy.

6-Have a proper reason for taking a drink. To overcome nervousness, worry. or to forget something are not good reasons.

it's not always quite this sim- ple. of course. but these six rules may no a long way in helping prevent developouum .01 another alcoholic. ' QUESTION AND ANSWER ..l.K.:For the past three years.

I have had a swelling on my chest about the size of an egg. and swollen ankles. Am also in- tereated in knowing what is meant by the term a "Strained heart muscle.

Answer:The swelling on your chest might be due to I fatty tumor. cyst. or "tumor of so me other variety.

Swollen ankles may come from chronic kidney disease, been dis- ease or some circulatory disturb- ance. A careful examination by your physician is needed to de- termine the cause of these con- ditions. ..

The term "Strained heart mus- cle" usually applies to a heart which has become dilated or en- lerged.

PROPITIOUI SPRING The rolling fields have lost the looka that fade. They've Joined the fashion hit parade! The trees have lined up for the

springtime

garland show,

And falls and freshets vie with overflow!

All nature with her retlnue ea- clients

The countryside around in ele- gancc!

Ah. can it be the "merry month of May" ..