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MONDAY, JUNE 2, I958

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Shadow-Boxing Will someone explain Why opposi- tion parties are so addicted to the pastime of introducing motions of nonconfidence in the Governmenfi So far this season there have been

three, one by the Liberals and two

by the C.C.F. If the usual practice is followed, there will probably be two or three more before’ the session ends.

In instances where the Govern- ment party has only a small majority over its closest competltor—as was the case in the last Parliament--such motions can perhaps be justified; for it is always possible, though not probable, that a few disgruntled members will jump over the traces and side with the opposition and thus bring about the Government’s down- fall. But in cases like the present they don’t seem to make sense. No one is simple enough to believe that '76 Conservatives could be persuaded to vote against the Government, even if the issue on which a non-confid- ence motion were placed happened to be a really serious one, which can- not be said of either of the issues raised by Liberal and C.C.F. spokes- men at the present session.

To mystify the situation even fur- ther, the two opposition groups don’t vote for each other’s motions. And it cannot be said that the motions appeal to the folks back home,\ as a sign of opposition watchfulpess. On the contrary, it is safe to say that 99 of every 100 voters don't pay the slightest attention to them, except perhaps to think what a pity it is to wasteitime in such nonsense.

Anh-Government Students

A report from Cambridge, Eng‘- land, reveals that in a university de- ' hate the motion “that Britain should retain nuclear weapons” was de- feated by 1l5 votes to 113.

It isn't likely that the Macmillan Government will take the defeat of the motion too seriously. The won- der ls- that itwas not a more de- cisive one; for British university students are noted for habitual op- position to governmental policies-— no matter what party happens to be in power. It's the way they have of showing their “independence”, contrary to the ways of continental students who prefer to riot when they feel particularly exuberant.

It will be recalled that before both World Wars the students at Oxford resolved that “under no cir- oumstances would we fight for. King and Country”. Yet, in each in- stance. at the very outbreak of war the students, almost to aman, flock- ed to the colours and rendered de- voted and courageous service to “King and Country”. And we may be sure that if the Government were to ban nuclear weapons, the stu- dents at all British universities would send up a howl of protest that would be heard from John O’Groats to Land's End.

-Hot Weather Rules

The’American Medical Association, in a report received by the Health League of Canada, reports that “poor appetites in the summer and faulty eating habits among children result from uncontrolled use of cold,\high caloric drinks and food, from failure to takelenough exercise and from over-indulgence in between-meal snacks”. A way of avoiding these problems was outlined to the Associ- ation by Drs. Floyd Norman and Ed- ward Pratt of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.

Hot weather imposes no special die-

l3l‘.\‘ rmuiireniciits for children, tho, ""W“'l5 S?i.\'S. 'l‘he_\' need the same Well halancocl dict they always need lllfmz with more water. They do not need (’.‘\'l]‘}L quantities of salt. Only girl-ults undcy (.'-(ll,‘}(li{Ii.()nS of g,.eat phy_ ' “ll "”'ll"ll.\' ‘<i>‘soc1a1.e(l with extra 1-3l"8‘9 llllliluls of sweat need salt tab- lets. It is unwise, the specialists point out, “to condition children to disfike ll“? \i'€‘«1’rhor or to foist summertime food fails on 1,hom”_

Here is a. set of rules making for good nutrition: Vigorous outdoor ac. tivity should be continued or develop-

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y ea. Children do not dislike hot weath- er unless tliey are taught, to dislike ‘ it. Cool, but not cold, drinks are best and, for the most part, water should be used to quench thirst. High caloric cold drinks should be controlled. Lim- iting of high-caloric foods, such as ice cream, may be necessary. The large and better balanced meal may best be served in the evening when the temperature is lower. All of the usual measures for devloping good eating habits should be continued, irrespec- tive of the weather. If infants and and children, eating well balanced diets, ‘do not tolerate ordinary heat,

rather than changing their diets.

So far this season, hot weather has presented no problem, as far as Prince- Edward Island children are concerned. But the rules would be handy to have around when the warm days do come——as they probably will before the summer is out.

About The Birds

What makes the birds leave their winter quarters in the South at a certain time in the spring and fly to Northern breeding grounds? Do they know that spring has come and that, therefore, it will soon be getting comfortable in the North? No, according to Dr. Albert Wolfson, Professor of Biological Sciences at North-western University. He says it is all a matter of “physiological response" to light and darkness. By “juggling” artificially the length of night and daylight, he found it pos- sible to make them migrate at any time of the year, regardless of weather conditions. -

Dr. Wolfson says, »too, that a few weeks before migrating time all birds put on excess fat. This, he believes, is insurance against run- ning short of energy on the way in case of bad weather and food short- age-—,and it's ,a reasonable theory.

The professor adds, however, that “the, factors that prompt the urge to migrate are complicated and not thoroughly understood”. So perhaps it is just as well to continue believ- lng that the birds go South in Win- ter to get away from the extreme cold and North in summer to get away from the extreme heat. It may be less Scientific than Dr. Wol1'son’s opinions; but at the same time it seems just as reasonable. Somehow, lacking exact evidence to the con- trary, we like to believe that birds know how to tell spring from fall.

EDITORIAL NOTES

For generations fishermen in St.

torn by some unknown object. Recent- ly, divers raised an old anchor weighing two tons. It was believed to have belonged .to a French frigate sunk by the British in 1759. 4 4 av, '

Apart from democratic considera- tions, it will be a pity for the French National Assembly to disappear, even for a temporary period. There is prob- ably no Parliament in the world which functions in a more lively and exciting manner.

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Highways Department officials have every reason to feel satisfied with the work completed‘ or in pro- gress this season. It is doubtful whe- ther, on a. proportional’ basis, any Province is doing more road and bridge work.

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The Federal Government is consid- ering placing a “floor” price on salt cod, most of which, in’the past, has been going to the West Indies where, reports say, authorities are consider- ing a .“ceiling”’ beyond which prices «will not be allowed to go. The pro- blem will be how to narrow the dis- tance between the floor and the ceiling. . ’

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Beginning Aug. 1 postal rates in the United States will be increased. First class letters will,require 4 cents postage instead of 3, with other rates going‘ up in proportion. President Ei- senhower asked for a 5 cents letter rate but signed the bill calling for the smaller amount, as the best he could get from the Congress. Canad- ian postage rates, incidentally, are among the highest in the world.'

1 Last year Canada imported 20 mil- lion tons of coal. Yet, during the year most Maritime miners were working half time, and some were not working at all. Mr. Muir, P.C. member for Cape Breton North, calls this situation “ironic”. It is, too; but here again, as in the case of Otller Maritime products, high ffelkht rates——even allowing for Federal assistancc~—to contra] (Tan- adiaii nia’i'kei.s is the in a i u dit- ficulty. lts much cheaper t() t,..(,nS_ port coal to Ontario from West l.'j,._

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BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB

OTTAWA REPORT

So Many New Faces

By Patrick

Special Correspondent for The Guardian

Ottawa: A rustlzing of paper in the Press Gallery greets most Members of Parliament when they rise to speak now, as jour- nalists refer hurriedly to the House of Co-mrmonvs seating plan and trying bo idenltiifiy the speak- er. This reflects the enorimous change which has been brought about in Parliament by the two elections within the paist year. The Press Glal-lery cannot re- member a time when there were so many nevwtfiaces.

Less than one-third of the pres- ent membership of the House sit- ting here when the 22nd Parlia-

go. Onliy‘ 82 members of that have survived the two elections, so there. are no lqss than 133 M. Ps. here now who were unlmown here last May. .

In April of last‘ year, there were 173 Liberal seats; only 37 of those Liberal M.Ps survive to- day. The C.C.F. had 22 M.PI last May, added 3 more in June, but their slashed strengtlh todiay includes only 4 veterans. The Social Credtiters and the Indepe- denrbs have been wiped out. On the other hand, 41 of the 51 Con- servative M.P’s of a year ago were among the 208 Tories elec- ted this Spring.

VANISI-[ED FACES

Among those who fell at the polls, the most remar aible polli- tlcvian was possibly R1 Hlon. Jimmy Gardiner, the Minister of Agriculture firom 1935 to 1957. On- tario- bonn Jimmy was first elec- ted to tllie Seaskaihcliewan Legisla- ture before the outbreak of World War I. From June 1914, he was coutii-nluously in politics and nev- er lost an election until this March. For half of that 44 years career, he was a Feiderial Calai- net lVlii-nlstevr, Before that, he had been Premier of Saislk-atcnherwan.

One of -his colleagues on the Li- beral beuclheis a year ago was I remarkably talented citizen who showed himself to be a remark- ed-ly un-talented poll-ticilan in pick- ing his party allegiance, although he set up a record by sitting in

Nicholson

banners. This was Ross Thatch-er from Moose Jaw who was bare- ly out of diapers when Jimmy Gardiner first received a C-albinet aippointmen-t. As a small business man, he should have joined the Oonservatives, whose free- enter- prise rplhsilosophy mos. closely m.alhc'.h.ed his own. Wlllh his ability and energy, he would be a Cabi- net lvllinister today if he’ had lis- tened to his conscience instead of to his friends.

Another missed face from the West is that of Carl Nicikle, the Consvervalti-ves’ eagpert on oil and gas. That Calgary oil- baron re-

-peatedly made eloquent pleas in Parliament for Ottawa and Walsh- iugton to get together and set up a- grid pattern for the moist effec- tive and econmnlcal dvi tribution of oil and gas tlhrnouglhout North America. But his angvuimenvtis went unheeded. But now it is looking as if, aifiter his retirbmenit from politics, llonce of ciincum-stances will pnomote his _comm1on-sense proposal.

FAMILIES IN POLITICS

The Dibenal St. Laurent fiami‘y. faitlher and son-, was wiped out by the venibict of the electors. But Otltaiws now has a remarkable new Oonservuahive family. R-alph Homer, from Blaine Lake, Sask., was appointed to the Senate a quarter of a century ago. This Sipninig he has been joined by two sons and a nephew, slitting up in I now as rookie MP5.

Pierre Sevligny, another new Gonservaltjve. has been chosen Deputy-lSipea.~ker of the House. He thus follows 42 years later in the steps of his «dlistiinuguis i father, who was latter advanrsd to the Spealker, then Cabinet Minister, and then Chief Justice of Que- be-c.

Colonel Sevigny is one of the many M.P‘s who could boast of a fine war I'€lC0lI.‘d. Ex-carrer sol- dlier George Pearkes outshines all others with his unexcelvled row of decorations: Victoria Cross, lVliLi- tary Cross; D.S.0. and C‘. B. A- mong the purely wartime war- riors of fame are Agrivcul-hu~re ‘Min-

Par-liarment under three different

lster Douglas Hanknwess who won

THE ACADlANSOFP.E.l.‘ '

De Romo’s.Mistor’r.unes

By J. Henri Blanchard. LL.D.

(Continued from Saturday)

To facilitaile cmnmunnication be- tween the different parts of his concession and the other settle-1 ments de Roma had a road made to Candi-gan, a league in length, another to St-Peters. eight leagues I, long, including a bridge 75 ft, by ' 12: one to Sturgeon river 1 mile-

'long. and one to Souris 5 or 6}

leagues long. The road to St. Pet- , ers was’ very essential to the com- l pany as de Roma had a largel. fishing establishment there. with; the help of the garrison at porti Lajoie, he opened the first road fro m Brudenell to port Lajoie. This was done in the winter sea»; son. Two winters were spent inl these road-buuildiing projects; tem- porary huts which were moved as the work ppogvresised being erect- ed along the routes for the ac- com-mod-ation of the workmen.

For the cleaning of the land de ; Roma constructed a species of; levens some 35 feet long on piv- ots some 20 feet high; tlhese proved very s-ucceissful. For fish- ing in the coastal waters he had built two flat boats, two canoes aul six shalloips.

COMPANY VESSELS

The company had five vessels, the Michel, St—Jean, Le Postillon, l’Augel‘iq.~ue, and La Belle Fa-ucon. Tliese were employed .in the g -transportation of fish to Fra-ncel and of commodities to lsle Saint- Jean, and in trading with Que- bec and the West Indies.

In the mind of de Roma lilsj cstaiblishment was to become the ll(‘Zl(”lf]ll‘(ll‘l(‘l‘.\‘ for a fat‘-l‘(‘H('llll‘|-E, (‘ommorco and an extensive fish- ery. Pull his g'1‘a|‘l('l designs were not so well r4=we=i\'ed by his part- ners. The first year l".llP_\' had ad-

v;-im_-eu_;1_ goods and eqi.I_1’pms=nt to‘

the exitent of 90.000 lll‘Vll'elS. Al- though he sent back in the Com- pany‘s vessel-s fish to the value of 45,000 Ii-vpes. purchased two bat- tea-ux. 20 shallops. built an ad- mivralble f-ishinig eista-bl-ishlment at St. Peterfis Harbour, and support- ed his colony, the partners re- fused htim further fvinan-cl.-al sup- port, and seemed bent upon ruin- ing their own en-tcnprizse. After much mutual recrimination, de Roma went to France in the au- tumn of 1736, entered into nego- tiations with his partners and wi-tih the Minister, and in the fol- lowing May, he became sole pro- priiebor as well Commandant in his concession. DOGGED BY MISFORTUNE Fnom 1737 to 1745, he strug- gled on. '1‘-hougih his enengry did not abate nor his en»th-usslasm flog, his ill-fortune remained.

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discus- sion by correspondents of question of interest. The Guardian does not noses- Iarily endorse.l;he opinion of corres- . l

pondents.

TRIBUTE TO MRS. BURNS

Sir.—Citizens of this Province, andithe members of the Prince Edward Island Musical Festival,

shocked at the news of the pass- ing last Saturday of Mrs. War-

‘ren Burns.

Mrs. Burns was appointed treasurer or the P.E.l’. Musical Festival Association shortly after it's organization in 194.6 and she held that responsible position until the time of her death. In‘ these many years the Associa- tion has had a succession of other officers but only one trea- surer-—Mps.‘ Warren Burns.

In a quietly efificienst manner Mrs. Bums kept our financial art- fairs in order and. in matters of general interest to the Associa- tion, she assisted us most gen- erously. Her- comprehensive knowledge of our attains, coupled with her sound judgment and unfailing good humor, made her one of the most hlgfhlyregarded members of our executive. -

We treasure the memory of a most capable and conscientious Worker whose devotion to duty has contributed. in no small measure, to the progress of the Musical Festival movement in this province. Her good works will surely follow her.

To her husband and all mem- bers of the family, the Prince‘ Edward Island Music Festival Association tenders its sincere sympathy.

I am. Sir.“ etc. GORDON BENNETT President, P. E. I. Musical ‘Festival Association _

the George Medial: Trade Min-llster Gordon (lhrunclhill who won the D. 53.0.; and Walter Dll1lSl‘l‘BlB who won. the Dist1ing'uis'hed Flying Cross. Fisheries Minlilster Augus MlacLean D.F.C., has the unusual distinction of belonging to the R. AF. Escaping Society hc was shot down over German~ occu- pied Holland. walked back to safety through France. «

The MP. with the most poli- tics in his blood is Justice Minds- ter Davie Fulton, from Kalmlnoips. His fatlher was a provincial Cab- inet lllinister, while his maternal grandfather and great-uncle were both Prenuens of B. C.

hails vessels. 'llhiis fonced him 9;, ask aissiestauce from the mninlister. “Not as clharit-y. but merely. be Says. an adivanre payment. which he would return out. at’ his crops and fishiin.-g in the followiug year." (To be continued)

IN WlSDOM’S AGE '

At first love makes us younger than .voui.h is young:

and then it leaves us older than age is old.

. tongue, but leaves the palate colder than

During his absence in France his , son whom he had left in chargei had to use the seed wheat forl sustenance of himself and em- ployecs. and so rle Roma's wheel 1 crop was light in 1737, but. he had; an abundance of oats and peas; 1111 this year too, he married twoi of his people and set them up inl such a way as to make others de- ‘ sire similar treatment.

ice is cold.

But when love makes us younger in 329. the youth

lt wakes wi.-tahout the hunger in’

old as truth: And then it leaves 11.; qldef in

wisdom's ago; the heart: grows warm in colder

fire, a sage. ——Joh-n Faudel in Voices.

In 1738, he was I'Ej0lC‘llll2 in /the l ‘

prospect of s bounteous c r n pl when in common with the other,‘ settlements of Isle Saint-.lean,! his lands were ravaged by field-gt

mice which consumed even thei

grass. Though faced with the ne-E

cessnity ‘of living during the en-1,

suing winter on t‘-isli and game‘; he‘ sol about writ.in;.' a treatise‘ on field-mire which shows that he’ was .2 most observant man and l’)0SSPSSPd of versat.ilr= talents. ll‘! 1741, do Roma lost one of

MAXIMS

It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.

CARRION BIRDS

(':iu'-itla h.:i< tun 5-,p;,t(-.p,§ ,,,r ‘my, lllres-tlie hlark vulture some. “W95 5P9!‘ in the Maritime; and the liirkey vulture of Mammb; and Ontario.

, tabolliic rate. It should be between » a plus 10 per cent and a minus

Association, in particular, were ’

llt sa-titles a hunger, sweet to the‘

Annual Heollh Audit Helpful

By Herman N. Elllideslm. M- T.’- Are you healthy‘? l mean, are you really healthy?

Most of you think you feel fine. you have no aclhes or paint? "0 speak of and. for once 1n_y<«l11‘ life, you haven't got the snu-files. You're in great S‘l'l31P9- Bill 3T9 you sure? About the only one who can really tell whether you act- ua-lly are in tip-top condition is your doctor.

ANNUAL CHECK _ Now, while the weather is nice ; and you are in good Slpl~I‘lll.S. is the 1 time for that annual health audit. ; which I have been advising each year for longer than I care to re- member. -5 See your phyislciian for at head‘- .1 to-toe checkup. Discover how he- , allthy you really are. 2 What can the doctor learn that you don't alnreadiy know? There ‘ are several things: TEMPERATURE CHECK . For one, he will take your team- perature. If your oral tempera- -tupre is about 98.6 degrees. or the rectal temperature is 99.6 de- grees. it's an indication that you at least have no fever.

He’l.'l check your blood pressure. ; If it’s between 100 and 150, you’ll get a passing mark. llell check, your blood sugar. It should be he-, . tween 70 and 120 milligr-a«ms per 100 milliliters.

BLOOD COUNT

A blood count is needed, too. Your red blood cells should num- ber 4,200,000 to 5,500,000 per cubic millimeter. 'Ilhe white blood cells should total 5.000 to 10,000 per cubic millimeter. 'Ilhe.re should be between 200,000\ and 500,000 blood platelets per‘cublc milli- meter. .' ' Your doctor will check your hemoglobin, or red color-iinrg with- in the blood. fit should total be- tween 13 and 16 grams per 100 millilitens.