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SATURDAY. 1-inn. 1. 1953

Civic Allairs

' The City Council has reason to lake satisfaction in the financial itatement presented at last night’s annual meeting by Coun. Edwin Johnstone, chairman of the finance mmmittee. A surplus on current ac- rount of $69,359 is shown for the mist year, with a favorable bank balance of $78,799 as compared with I $33,097 overdraft at Dec. 31, 1956. The net debt now stands. at $3,941,- 45.-'3_. This a formidable figure; but it lS to be noted that the increase last year is more than accounted for by borrowings incurred for the con- struction ‘of Birchwood High School.

For the first time since 1948, tax collections have exceeded the levy for the, year, the total arrears col- lected exceeding those of the pre- vious year by nearly $100,000. This is attributed by Coun. Johnstone to the efficiency of the new tax collec- tor, Mr. Jenkins. Mayor Stewart, however. credits it to the fact that

’ u defaulters’ list was published in

1957 for the ‘first ‘time in thirty

years. There‘ is no‘ dis_pute,ffortunate-‘

as to the amount, which is Satisfactory.

if-;c;iyic expenditures,’ like those of

very

o§i.r‘3provincial and federal adminis- '

tiiations, are continually increasing

the demand‘ for improved. aer- ’ Taxation being the main’ source of revenue it is essentialthat .

every. effort be made to enforcetax collections. We’ shall be fortunate indeed if taxes do not go higher. In

thelumeantime, ’ it is gratifying that _ I controllable items - in current count arebeing kept well within “

estimates. The Council is to be com.-. mended for this, and particularly the

'fln,ano_e comrriittée which -has per-l

formed an unpopular task well.

- .1Vl‘a'yor Stewart in his report stressed die need for greater assis- tance from the provincial and fed- eral governments. He _maintained

that it was the intention at ’the'la'stp A

Dominion-Provincial conference, at which he was a delegate, to ear- mark aportion of the Atlantic Pro- vinces adjustment grant for the mun- icipalities. On“ the basis of -$25"per

‘ capita, he estimates that Charlotte-

town should receiye $_415.105 of the grant, which ‘totals $25,000,000 an- nually for the four provinces. Doub-

less we shall hear more of this issue .

when the new Council takes over, in presentations before the Govern- ment. ’ ‘

‘Mayor Stewart has already an- nounced his retirement from office this month. The tributes paid" to him last evening will, we are sure, be indorsed by our citizens general- ly. He has proven a most diligent and courteous chief magistrate. He has represented us very creditably as president of the Canadian -As- sociation of Mayors and Munici- palities and in other capacities, and he was largely responsible for the great success of our civic centennial year. He rates a ,well earned rest from civic responsibilities,» though we have no doubt that his ability and experience will be in demand in the future as has been in the past. Our citizens are not unmindful also of his fine war record as a senior of- flcer overseas, -and of the example he has set in good citizenship at all times. a

Federal Farm "Policy

Speaking before the annual meet- ing of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture in Montreal, Federal Agriculture Minister Harkness de- fended the new farm prices bill as “an attempt to meet the twin farm demands for prices covering pr?- duction costs and ~ a secure price

‘struct.ure”. On the whole, delegates

appeared to accept this explanation although there was some feeling that perhaps the bill does not go quite far enough in stabilizing prices. What seems to have been the con- sensus at the meeting was that the legislation is superior to anything ad- vani-erl in past ,ve:irs. Ceiiaiiily, if it ban do what Mr. Hairkness lh,ll'il<_S it can do, it is worth iii good trial.

On the subject of surpluses, the Minister indicated Government sup-

--there is a growing belief that

ac-

port for the idea of a world food bank but not for farm pi"odur"tion controls. This idea of a world food bank has been talked about for years. No action has been taken, chiefly perhaps because the United States—the biggest potential con- tributor——has hitherto preferred to work unilaterally in distributing economic aid, for the sake of the political prestige involved. This con- cept, however, is fast" losing favour "in the United States Congress,_ and it would be better for all concerned if available food supplies were pooled in some central agency and dis- tributed according to need. It is be- lieved, probably correctly, that this would lessen the suspicion of politi- cal pressure which attaches to economic aid. Canada might well take the lead in this venture, since she _ similar under-the Colombo Plan.

As for production controls, there is no justification for them at all. It is a crime to keep good land idle while hundreds of millions of human

' beings are hungry all the time. -It is,

good to know that the present Fed-‘ eral Government is opposed to it. -

\

Seaway Tolls

It is reported that United States’ and Canadian authorities will meet soon to discuss toll rates on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Their main task will be to arrange a formula which will encourage maximum use of the waterway and ,at thesame time on- sure amortization of the project's cost over a period of years. When the undertaking was first decided upon, aperiod of 50 years was thought to be feasible. ,

It is known that shippers in the Great Lakes area, especially those on the American side, are -cam.'paign- ing for very low tolls. In fact, ‘some of them are‘ on record as advocating no tolls at all, at least ‘for the first

‘few years. , i '

As far as the Canadian’ Govern-

ment is concerned, these proposals are unlikely ,to be given much con- -sideration. Certainly, they are_ not_

. entitled to official sanction. For one

thing, all Canadians are helping to pay the, huge costsof construction, although not all parts’ of Canada are ‘likely to’reap direct benefits from it. It is only. right, therefore, that

g the costs should eventually be reim-

bursed to the Federal Treasury and

that enough money,’ be set aside.-

from income annually t9_.; provide the costs of adrninistration; for another thing, Maritime ports,",f: which bound to be adversely “affected by the waterway, are entitled to some consideration. The only-way tp pro- tect them from unfair and destruc- tive competition is to make the sea-

— . way’s_ tolls something‘ more than

nominal, token payments.

EDITORIAL NOTES F

The Winnipeg\Schoo1 Board has decided to place a strap in each class- room and allow the teacher to use it without prior consent of the Princi-

_ pal. Teachers may use the strap “in

extreme. cases where. it ' may be necessary”.- It sounds like a good arrangement. The theory that only the Principal of a schoolknows when disciplinary measures , are necessary doesn’t seem to have much to com- mend it.

I it i i 2 ' ,

According ~ to the Edinburgh Scotsman, plans to establish rocket bases in Scotland are moving ahead despite resentment by the people and the recent announcement by Prime Minister Macmillan that he seeks a. non-aggression‘ pact with_ Russia. The NATO scheme wants 15 bases built in Western Europe,‘ with three to four bases in Britain. But the British bases ‘are to be built exclu- sively in the North-East of Scotland, “somewhere north of the Tay.”

‘k i’ ‘k . Evidently, the weather in St. John's, Newfoundland, and its

environs is ‘even milder than it is here. Says the “Daily News” in a recent ilssuez “The flowers that bloom in the Spring have decided it is time ‘to’ appear; and crocuses, daffodills and pansies are sprouting in many city gardens. Dandelion leaves, growing at the rate these tasty. morsels grow, have sprouted and will soon be ready for picking. The grass is green on many lawns, and the lilac trees are beginning to send out their shoots. The wild iris that gi=r>\i7s so sparsnl__v in ilie mar»- shes liave taken on new .|i.fc- and are opening their leaves. Wild geese have begun to return from the south".

is already doing something‘

, bution to the fishing

PUBUC FORUM UNITED KlNGDOMiOP|NlON . Two Testing Periods

By “orilooker” Thomson Newspapers, London, England. "Bureau V ’

In the absence of Prime Minis- , dance. But whether they get it or

This column I! open to the discus '

this by earruponilentrof question of -Interest. The Guardian does not neces- sarily undo the opinion of corru- pondents .

APPRECIATION

Sir,'—Allow me to congratulate you on the fine special Fisherie Edition put out with your pape of January 31st. To my knowledg

this is the first such effort by ‘an: '

Canadian newspaper. From my staff I have heard of the consider- able‘ personal effort given this particular work by your sliafl writers. I wish you would convey

‘to them and to all of your staff

engaged in this work my very sincere appreciation for the sec- tion turned out.

Itvmay interest you to know that this will have a very wide dis-

itribution; The Department has

obtained 250 copies for distri- industries of Canada, United States, and Europe. It is also being sent to all the Trade Commissioners in our traditional market. areas, to Federal Government ~ Depart- ments, and to many international firms engaged‘ in industries allied to Fisheries. V ;I am sure that I speak in behalf of thepfishermen and the fishing»- industry when I say many thanks for a job well done. I am, Sir, etc., DOUGALD MACKINNON ‘ inister ‘P. E. I. Department of Fisheries.

' CIVIC AFFAIRS

Siri,—-After looking‘ over The Guardian early in the month and reading the report of the monthly meeting of our City Council, I was surprised to see where the Council had recommended a sub- stantial increase ln salary for Mr. Fullerton and his assistant. I

was more surprised when I did

not see the amount quoted that they were granting them but was pleased to see a statement of the amount which had been granted to our City Police who, after fight- ing for two years, were success- ful in getting what they were seeking. _

I was also shocked when I did not see any increase granted to other.va1uable employees of the City. Why did our City Council not see its way clear to grant a small increase to our City Asses- sor, Mr. Seller, as‘I know from past experience that Mr. Seller has the means of bringing many dollars in to our City Treasury by increasing the assessment of some property holders in this City. Why then is this man who is doing valuable work still receiv- ing a salary less than our City “artist" who paints the lines on our streets.

I was also surprised to hear so many damning comments about the Tax Collector who was employed by our City Council last year and who, to my mind, has done a mighty big job. The “wol- ves” are crying that Jenkins

should not have been granted the

appointment as Tax Collector be- cause he was receiving a pen- sion from the R. C. M. P. but I

have an idea that Jenkins‘ pen-

sion is something about the saine

Y5uTH's BRIDGE

ter Macmillan on his Common-1 wealth tour, the Government pas- -.ed_two periods of testing when ‘-ritain’s H o u a e s of Parliament vent back to work after the thristmas recess. Disunited the }overnment Tory party may have‘ icon on many aspects during the iast year, they closed ranks vhen the Labor Opposition de nanded a vote of-confidence ir _ he Government, and taking merr bers of their allied parties wit]- ‘them —- National Liberals, inde- pendent Conservatives and the like —- they won a resounding victory in the ‘vote.

‘They ramped home comforta-‘ bly by a 62 vote margin — prac- tically twice as much as that gained, when N.A.T.O. policy was discussed just before the recess. The sick, halt and lame turned i cut. one Member of Parliament on the Government side had been absent since last May with injur- ies -followingya car accident — but he hobbled in’ on crutches.

The vote followed a debate on economic policy, when the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, ex- Agriculture ‘Minister Heathcoat

Amory, made his debut in his new job. Sitting’ on one of the back benches -- last seat in the third row, the traditional place for State ministers who have resign- ed -— ex-Chancellor of the Exche- quer Peter Thorneycroft sat for

ised he would, for the Govern-‘ ment, after pledging support for the man who replaced him and gaining one of the biggest all- party ovations ever heard. NOT YET FINISHED

Another test the Government passed came when an independent inquiry proved that: there had been no leakage of information when, last Autumn, the Bank Rate was‘ increased from five per cent to seven per cent. But this affair

ings were made known. the Gov- ernment thought that their Labor‘ critics would hide, blushing, in ii corner. No such thing. And when they were offereda one-day de- bate on the ‘affairs, Opposition Leader Gaitskell replied: “No. We want a two-day debate.”

The debate will ask for a Gov- ernment motion to be passed ac- cepting the report. But the Labor Party wantto ask especially, why prior information about the in- crease in the rate was given to Press representatives and others. It has been noticeable since the Bank Rate fuss that spokesmen in the Government offices, here, never very communicatizve at best of times, have clamped up even more. And —- if the Oppos- ition want to make a fuss about the Bank Rate business — there will be even less off-the - record guidance for -newspaper men.

It is this time of the year, of course, when journalists need gul-

l‘ C8kCq

-xcussions turned into arguments

Smitli_ and his meetings with Cab-

the debate. He voted, as he pro'm- to be healthy to live m it’ The

size as I am going to receive from the Department of National Defence ‘after thirty-five years service, when I go on the shelf in the near future. Ihave come in the conclusion that “Stewart, Johnstone and Company" put it over on Jenkins when they em- ployed him on a salary basis but the cry is today that the Council gave him a Christmas present of $1,000. Had the City employed Jenkins on a commission basis and paid the same percentage which our City Police used to re- ceive in days gone by when they went throughout the City to col- lect dog tax, poll tax, and pro- perty tax, the percentage to be

the bear

travelers

-tles .

first.

In territory inhabited by man- strous Alaska brown bears. the biggest meat eaters on land, wise

have been known to

carry tin cans loaded with rat- tling pebbles or to pipe them- selves along with bosun’s whis-

Tihe largest of. the brown bears stand nine feet tall and weigh up «to 1.500 pounds ~ twice iilie weight of a grizzly. All species carry a for idable armament of claws and teeth. But usually there is little danger, because the awe-

paid to Jenkins would almost com-

pare with the salary which Mr. Diofonbaker is now reveiviiig. l hope that lhe citizens ni” (Thar

lniininwri will in the fnrtbcoiniuz: 1,

election support Jnhnsione. def. Duffy. Hasiam.

Gan

Foster and ‘Baker. who I iinderstaiid is going 5 to rim iii Ward 5. as a vote for

these people is a vote for Jen-

Treasury.

mir (‘niinoil will he in a financial miqiion strong enniigli to l!1Sll‘I.1(‘l our City staff to reduce our City taxes, I Sir. etc.

, ARTHUR G. KING 2, Qharlintetcwe.

i th , kins and more money n e I‘ phnmgraphmg

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not they still carry on with what ‘hey call f‘think pieces” -— add- ng two and two together, some- imes getting four blll’.l0fl'.eIl five. Inspiration for _these “think piec- ‘ es” comes from the “toings and ‘roings" at the Cabinet meetings ieing held here. A statement om_es almost daily from White- .all about who attended that -ay”s cabinet meetings. It is nown that it is’.about this time hat the Budget is being prepar- :d, and that the meetings are pri- narily concerned with who will get what share of the national

so -— if pudgy Dersk Walker Smith, the Health Minister, trots up to the Prime,Minister’s house, it is safe to assume that the na- tional health services are being discussed. Taking it from there, adding warnings that there must be cuts all along the line, it can be assumed that often the dis-

and often — as the Thdrneycroft episode demonstrated — Grade A rows. It ishowever, pretty firm- ly felt that in the case of Walker

iiiet that he has had his back to the wall on many occasions; SEASONAL ' 5

‘ Talking of health _— it is heal- thy weather here, Or, if you want to be cynical about it, you’ve got

snows have come. trudging down from Scotland through Yorkshire» and the Midlands to London. From the riot-so-wilds wastes of Northern Scotland most of the “snow stories‘? come -— of a train out of Aberdeen being stuck 15 hours before help got to it, of how farther north another man was stuck with his car for 22 hours’ before he was rescued. Was his journey necessary? Well, he was on his way to his own

is not yet closed. Then the find- '. wedding‘ ‘ ’

DIFFERENT BUSINESS

Better not let the word get a- round -- but Buckingham Palace, home of Britain's monarchs - will be in the liquor business for a while next month. To be more ‘ precise, through an old institu- tion known as the Board of the Green Cloth, established centur- ies ago to look after the Sover- eign’s household «affairs, it will be investigating the‘ suitability of five men to keep pubs near Buck- ingham Palace.

It was.Charles II who decided that five inns near Whitehall Pal- ace —- where the monarch then stayed — should be under person- al control so that they were pro- perly conducted. The five pubs are still active —— the Silver Gross the Old Ship, the Clarence, the Old Shades and a building which now houses a number of clubs. And each year the innkeepers have to make an appearanace at Buckingham Palace so that their suitability can be checked.

Golicitlis Of The Bed!‘ World

National Geographic Society A

For anyone afraid of bears. A- laskans have sound advice: Scare

some creatures are afraid man. - _HAVE POOR. I’j\_"ESlGH'l’

Trouble stars when those two most dangerous mammals —-man and bear —— come upon each oth- er by surprise.

Keen of nose and ear. thebears have poor eyesight. Walking qui- etly upwind, a person can hap- pen on one unexpectedly. So the safe thing to do is to give the bruins plenty of warning.

l‘~lat.-iira1~i.sts who mu si -work closely with the bear- without dis- turbing Iihem need eyes in the back of iiheiir heads. Cecil E. Rhcde wrote in the National Geo-

of

Hoping that in the near lllllll‘(’ ,

graphic Magazine after a bear- expedition, “We had to he always on watch against their stiimblin; upon Us rlownwirid My neck muscles actually became sore from con- stant turning on lookout.” Much of the brown bears’ home territory is wild. and there is lit-

to diagnose his

When To Seek Doctor's Aid

By Herman N. Bunclesen. M.I).

EVERYONE. it seems, wants own ailments Each day my mail is filled with questions asking about symlr , toms of various illnesses.

A great many of them are con» 1 cerned with hypertension, or high blood pressure.

DON"l‘ DIAGNOSE _

Now I want to emphasize again that I don't want any of you diagnosing yolll‘ OWYI Symp‘ toms. But you should be awari of some of the most. commoi‘. symptoms of various diseases to realize that something is wrong and that it is time to consult your physician.

I doubt very much that Any of you _who are suffering f!‘0m hypertension can actually dias-. nose your symptoms. anyW8Y- ' The outward signs are generally too indistinct even for a doctor to make an accurate diagnosis on symptoms alone. FREQUENT HEADACHES ,

As in many other ailments.‘ headaches are the mostlcommon symptoms. Although they may occur’ at any time, a person with high blood pressure usually wakes with one in the morning.