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Old Home Week
The centre of attraction this week, is Charlottetown and the big Provin- cial Exhibition and Driving Park events which-constitute the tradition- al attractions of Old Home Week. It is the people, of course, that really make the Fair—homecoming Island- ers and visitors from all parts of Can- ada and the United States. The at- tendance this year promises to eclipse all past records and the program of events leaves little to be desired in competition and entertainment. In ad- dition to the {exciting harnessracing program anti vaudeville attractions, livestock exhibits and midway, the Women’s Institute as usual will have
a fine display, of handicrafts and oth- . . er exhibits in" “which great interest A is being taken. Nothing has been left ,
undone by the. Exhibition manage- ment to insure the success of the Fair, which of course will depend on the full co-operation of the weather man. ' I
‘ Thousands of former Islanders and others have made special efforts to be here for Old Home Week, and the proverbial hospitality of Charlotte-
\town will be taxed to the limit to
meet the requirements. Our citizens have always cheerfully cooperated in this respect. It is hoped, too, that special care will be taken to avoid- traffic accidents. This is one way in which ’we‘ can all help to make the week’s celebration memorable.
, About LobSlers
Maine lobster dealers have used the words “silly” and f‘preposterous”
: in describing, a suggestion) reportedly made att-hdineeting of APEC and.
the New "England council» to the ef- fect that all {Obsters caught in the
Atlanticaréabe marketed as “Maine 5 lobsters”; ‘3'“ , . ' ' " If the suggestion was really
[made—there appears to be some doubt of it—it was not only silly and preposterous. It was an unjustified
aspersion—perhaps an unintentional *
one—on the quality of lobsters caught in the Atlantic Provinces. The infer- ence, clearly, was that Maine lob- sters are superior to all the others: Thisis a myth, pure and simple, as is the belief among Newfoundland- ers that Newfoundland lobsters are “the best in the world”. ,
If Maine lobsters arc more in de- mand than those from other areas it is only because they have been ad-
vertised more extensively. To mil-
lions of people in the United States’ Midwest'a lobster means a “Maine” lobster. For the most part, they do not know that lobsters are caught in other places. This, of course, re-* fleets large-scale promotion. If RE. I. lobsters were given the same wide—and expensive—publicity, they would be just as popular. Their qual- ity is second to none.
Mr. Macmillan’s Prospects
Drew Middleton, the New York Times’ correspondent in London, re- ports that Prime Minister Macmillan is “riding high” on a wave‘of popul-' arity, following hisadroit handling of the latest Middle East crisis in face
'of bitter Labour criticism:
Mr. Middleton says that. the La- bourites‘ expected the crisis to devel- op into another “Suez” which was partly responsible. for Sir Anthony Eden’s retirement and whichhin Mr. Middleton’s words, “rocked the Con:
servative Party toits foundations?!
Instead, Mr. Macmillan, by insisting upon United Nations’ adjudication of the dispute, is stronger—so Mr. Mid- dleton says—than he has been at any
other time during his term of office. ’
This, added to‘ the brightening in Britain’s economic picture, has led to speculation that the Prime Minister might be planning to go to the coun- try this fall rather than wait ’anOther
year, when, conceivably, his star-
might be again on the wane. Mr. Middleton believes that in such an event the Conservatives would have a better than 50-50 chance of win- ning—a great change from the sit- uation a few months back when al- most every political observer thought that a Labour victory was inevitable.
It does'n’t‘matter a great deal to Canadians what party is in power in Britain. Both major parties are com- mited to strengthening of Common~ wealth ties and to expansion of Com-
monwealth trade. In foreign affairs there is actually very little differ- ence in their respective policies, des- pite Labour querulousness regarding the Conservative approach to pro- blems as they arise. For all that, we feel a little jubilant over the change for the better in Mr. Macmillan’s pro-
spects. He has held office in a very‘
trying period, and he has consistently adhered to what he believed to be right, despite the risk of political de—
feat. In all things he has upheld the
finest traditions of British statesman- ship. We think he deserves a break.
Youthful Sérvice
So much is heard these days about I
the alleged irresponsibility of young people that we fed] many of our read-
ers will welcome a dispatch from East ,
Orange, N .J . as published in the New York Times. It tells of a program that, with certain modifications to suit local conditions. might be adopt- ed in other places. _
“A group of teen-agers is provid- ing something new in treatment for patients at the Veterans Administra- tion hospital here. Hospital officials call it ‘morale therapy’. The young- sters are junior service volunteers and, number about 80 girls and 20 boys. The young hospital aides play chess and checkers, with patients, write their ‘letters, shop .for them, and help them get about ‘the halls and grounds. '
“The reaction of patients may be seen in comments such as the one made in the geriatic ward the other day: ‘Just think, these kids think enough of us old men togive up their own fun and come in and spend time with us. It makes us feel we haven’t been forgotten after all.’
“Assigned originally to menial la- bgratory tasks, the junior volunteers s on proved their worth and, their duties were expanded. They prepar- ed surgical supplies under the super-
vision of nurses and took them to. , the various floo’rs. Once the young-., stars began moving about the core
ridors and establishing contacts with patients, the morale-building effect of their presence was felt. Patients who hadn’t laughed in years responded to thos'humour and bantering of the
According to the Direct- . or
fffVolunteers, the‘ ‘fresh enthusi- ~filivaciousness and gaiety of these boys" and girls bring a new brightness into the days of. many of
, our patients’.”
EDITORIAL, NOTES
Imperial Oil Ltd. is preparing to make another drilling in the West end of the Island. A third attempt is sometimes lucky. Let us hope it ,will be in this case. I ~ ' A
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Robert Murphy, President Eisen- hOWer’s special envoy in the. Middle East, is not to be.envied. Shrcwd dip- ldmat though he is, he, is sure of only one thing: wherever he goes ,he runs into trouble. ’
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Evidently, police protection for Her Royal Highness the Princess Margar- et left nothing to be desired. At one place in her itinerary a policeman noticed a man with a suspicious bulge under his arm and promptly took 'him 'into custody. Later, the man with the bulge indentified himself as a plain. clothes policemen, also on security
duty. -
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It seems unlikely now that a meet- 1
ing of heads of governments will be held in the foreseeable future: But. on the assumption that one is bound to take place sooner or later, seVeral towns have asked to be considered as possible sites for- the big event. Our ‘own opinion is that Summit, N.
,J. would be the proper place. A “Sum-
mit meeting in .Summit” would put a little imagination into the plan; and Heaven knows that a little imagina-
tion would not be out of place.
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In Canterbury, Engx, two men
‘ came before a court charged with
stealing several bottles of whiskey.
During the trial evidence disclosed-
that the culprits had poured the liq- uor on the ground in an [attempt to elude the police. The judge instruct- ed the police to lay an addit’pnal charge, that of public mischief. “It’s
bad enough”, he said, “to stealwhis- ’
key; it’s a shocking thing to throw it away”. “ a: at a
. A swiss scientist says that a skel-‘ eton unearthed in an Italian coal mine may prove‘that man’ did not descend from, apes after all. The theOry of man’s kinship with the apes will probably go the way of a lot of other pseudo—scientific speculations. Some scientists are beginning to look with favour on the simple pro- position laid down in the Book of Genesis—“So God created man in his own image”, '
’ KENNETH BRUCE
MAKING POOR PROGRESS
Some ~HOpelu| Aspects
By Lloyd McDonald Canadian Press Staff; Writer
A special session of the United Nations General Assembly while generally regarded as the least likely to succeed of all the pro- posed steps to ease tension in the Middle East, is not without hope— ful aspects.
While the Western powers feel a flood of oratory. will be the main result, Secretary - General
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sion by correspondents of question of
interest. The Guardian does not nosey.
larily endorse the opinion at corres- pendants.
DEPARTURE REGRETTED
Sin—At this time it is with a feeling of regret that the people of this Province of alliaiths see the Rev. Canon Moffatt, the Rector and Priest Incumbent of the Anglican Cathedrfl Church of St. Peter, take his departure for a Rectorship in Port Hope. On- tario. The Canon’s six years as
cure of souls“ at the Sildi‘qathe-c dral have beén years of fruitful-‘-
ness. As\ this man of God leaves our shores, his work in our midst will long be remembered.
I am, Sir, etc. STEWART Bedeque, VP.E.I. .
FREE BLOOD SERVICE
Sir,-Press ' despatohes in our-
papers during the 'past .few days have told of the excellent work being carried out by the Summer- .side Lions Club‘ in cooperation with the Lions Club in Los Angel— es, California, in which these fine service organizations are seek- ing to extend aid and comfort to Edgar You of Summerside who has undergone critical heart surgery. I noted with some inter- est that the Los Angeles Club had volunteered to obtain supplies of blood'to be used as trans-fusions are required.
It may be of some help to the Lions Club, and the g e n e 1' all public, ‘to know that the Ameri- can Red Cross will supply Cana- dian citizens with the needed blood at any time. if the Cana- dian citizen comes from an area where the. Canadian Red Cross maintains a free blood transfusion service. Our Society does the same for American visitors in Canada.
I am enclosing a clipping from the latest issue of the Red Cross News which ‘covers the situation quite completely.
Thanking you for the opportun- ity of putting the information be- fore your readers. '
I am, Sir, etc. F. A. S. JONES.
' Provincial Chairman
‘Red Cross Blood Donor Commit— , tee. (Enclosure)
Free Blood for Tourists —— Most citizens in communities where the Canadian Red Cross free blood transfusion service is in opera- tion are aware that. they may re- ceive free of cost any Whole blood
or blood products needed for“
transfusion therapy and that a similar service is available to them almost entirely throughout Canada, even in some hospitals not served by the Canadian Red
Cross plan. But it is more than‘
likely that few of them know that Canadians under treatment in American hospitals may receive free blood transfusions through a reciprocal agreement between the Canadian Red Cross Society and the American National Red Cross. Americans in hospitals in Canada also receive free trans— fusions through the Canadian Rcd Cross.
Canadians who receive blood transfusions in American hos- pitals should advise their doctor or the Canadian Red Cross Blood transfusion service in their pro- vince. This notice should specify the patient’s name and address, the name and address of the hos- pital, the name of the surgeon or principal physician and the number of transfusions given. The notification must be made within three months after the patient has left the hospital but as soon as possible after the
Dang Hammarskjold is understood to be pleased that the world or- ganization will thus continue to play a major part in an official capacity.
The Swedish diplomat on many past occasions has used the scope of his office in perhaps a broader sense than any formal wording
approved by the UN members
seemed to call for. And it Iis fiellt in the current 'situation he is likely to take personal steps again. BOLD ACTION _, In fact he already has‘been proceeding along this line during the hiatus which resulted from
’ the UN Security Council’s sus
pension of debate to allow out- side“ negotiations for the big- power summit conference which failed to materialize.
When the council broke off its meetings on the American-Brit- ish interventions in Lebanon and Jordan the secretary-general told the mernbors he. felt (mice, to use a vastler «301‘de
of a mum and half. before to’ :
build up the small UN observer corps in Lebanon in the hope of replacing the United States lumps and permitting their withdrawal.
This buildup has been slow and not yet extensive but the fact that it has proceeded at allwlth
the Security Council’s hands ,V‘ld'fi ’
«finally tied is a tribute to Ham- marskjold’s own efforts. MORAL EFFECT h
There were three possibilities for dealing with the Middle East Situation. One was the heads-oil government conference w h i c h
of Russia’s Premier Khrushchev. Second was action by the Seoul'- ity Council which of course was blocked—as it has been on such courtmversial occasions —— by the Soviet veto. The third was-the emergency assembly meeting.
This last stop removes the menace of the veto from the dis- cussion, since in the assauny a two - thirds majority vote pre-v vails, but in a legal way any ac- ‘tion approved by the assembly has only a kind of moral effect. Under the UN charterthe as- sembly of 81 member states can only' make “recomenda- tions” whereas the 11 - member Security Council “may take such action by air sea or land forces as may be uecewary to main- tlalin ror est oarin maetltmlao tain or restore international peace and security.”
The UN’s action in Korca was taken under this pr ision, but it escaped a Soviet to- only be-
boycotting the council sessions and refusing to vote. . SDLVED SUEZ
During the Middle East crisis of 1956 over the British-French- Israeli invasionaflof Egyptl, hm baggy”, because wthe Secur- ity Council was, vWWoundz And‘ the UN Emergenicy Force which has kept tho peace along the Egypt-lsnaelli border ever since was vthe creation of the assembly, working through the secretary general. v
Thus there is a precedent for concrete dispute - settling action on the part of the assembly de-
- spite the advisory function under
which it operates technic not 'which it' operates technically. This offers- the hope that in the current uneasiness the last alter. native may not be the least ef-
blew hot and cold at the whim
"Shor’r Speech
Prime Minister Diefenbaker has hinted at changes in the House of Commons. He would like to re- move the desks, shorten the spee- ches, and make the Hoouse of Commons once more a place for debate. '
Such changes are needed. Han- sard has as its title: “House of Commons Debates: Official Re- cord.” At times the debates may be quick and penetrating. But all too often speakers read what they say from “voluminous notes.”
As they speak, the House , if not empty already, may grow em- pty. But so far from the speaker feeling this desertion keenly, he expects it. He may not really be speaking to his fellow-members of the House; he may be Only dictating to Hansard. In due course, he-may circulate reprints of his faithfulness as their repres- entative. '
When he has finished speaking, he may disappear through the curtains into the Commons lobby. He may have little reason to fear that the next speaker will ans- wer him, or attackhis arguments The next speaker may have come with his prepared text. Often speech follows speech, with one taking little cognizance of ano- ther. » .
NOT DEBATING
Whatever this process may be called, it can scarcely be cal- led deba-ting. It ‘may be a pre- sentation of different views. But the speakers rarely come to grips. The clash of opinions, in- sofar as it may take place is a general clash, at times nomore than an accidental collision.
In hoping to refonm this con- ditjon Mr. Dielfenbalker is not deal- ing with something new. As long ago as 1900 it was being deplor- ed by Sir John Bourinot, then the Clerk of the House of Com- M“
transfusion ls recommended. It can be effected by the patient, his doctor or the hospital in a very routine manner. This plan is assuring to tourists who may re- quire blood transfusions during illness or accident while far from home. It is another instance of a hands-across—the-border ges- ture by two humanitarian organ- izations of two great. nations.
fective.
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mons. He said he had noticed 'a decided decadence in Canadian oratory during the preceding 20 years. V .
Sir John remarked: “Members make long speeches for Hans‘ard, and then circulate them to their constituencies. No paper reports them; no one listens.”
SPIRIT OF PARLIAMENT
Yet debating is supposed to pro- vide the very spirit, of , Par-lia- meut. Debate should be a testing. It should be essentially, even ne- cessarily, spontaneous. ’Prev‘ious preparation of serious argument is certainly desirable. But the: de- bate that results from such ar- gument ought to rise then and there; it ought to be an exchange on the floor of the house.
Mr. Dlefeubslker, is very right in his belief that true debating is discouraged by having .the members sit behind desks. Desks are useful pieces of furniture; but in a dcbating‘chamber. they are anomalous. Desks are for read-i ing and writing, not for speak- ing and debating“ ,
Here again,“ the defect that Mr. Diefenrbaker would remove is not new. About 50 years ago Harold Spender, the British parliamen— tary correspondent, was saying: “I would suggest to Canadian par liamentarian’s, that the most ef- ficient reform would be to take away the desks and compel. them to listen to one another.”
Mr. Diefembaker hinted that an- other reform would be the shor- tening of speeches. This Would be reform indeed. If properly carried out, it would not muzzle or curb the speeches more closely to the issues in debate.
Many a session has gone on va- guely, or with unimportant de- tails, then, in the rush towards , the end, really important legis-
lation is swept through without
proper consideration. If speeches were kept short and keen, they would come far closer to that de- finition of debates. which is sup- posed to be the official record of
Hansard.
If this were to happen, 'the
House of Commons m‘iht have a 'far better attendance, Hansard
would have far more readers, and
parliament would be far more . parliamentary.
cause Russia at thattime was .
TB Still A Big, Problem
By Herman N. Bundcscn, M. S.
HOW widespread is tuberculos- is these days?
In United States alone approx- imately 800,000 have TB, either in the active or inactive stages, and need medical supervismn.
And—this may surprise you—- between 50,000,000 and 55,000,000 persons are infected with the tu- berculosis germ, the tubercle ba- cillus.
ONE THIRD INFECTED
This means that about one-third of our population is infected. From the infected of today will come most of the active cases of tomorrow.
Each year about 90,000 new cas— es of TB are reported, almost 70,000 of them active caScs. Each year tuberculosis claims 14,000 American lives. "
Surprised by these statistics? I thought you would be.
We don’t hear much about TB these days. Modern methods of diagnOSiug and treating the dis- ease have enabled us to make an effective fight against it. Con- sequently, TB doesn't receive the widespread publicity it once did. LOOK AROUND
But lest you begin to think it no longer is a problem, just look around you. About one out of ev- ery three persons, remember, is infected right now. ' “
How can you tell whether you are one of them? It’s the easiest thing in the world. »
The tubemulln test and the chest x-lray are the principal in- strumeuts we use for finding TB. Both are available to you right now. .
Generally physicians recom- mend a tuberculin test first. This is.a simple skin test. in which a little tuberculin is inject- ed between' the layersof skinln
reveal active disease it does re- veal infection by the tubercle bacilli.
Ilf a person reacts'to a tulber— culin test, we recommend a chest xcray. This is necessary to deter— mine if the disease is active
Recently, scientists at North- western University School of Me- dicine chelopcd a serologic test which may well prove valuable in the diagnosis of active dis- case. It is now under intensive study. .
We have several valuxabledrugs such as streptomycin, PAS and lso‘niazid with which we can gen- erally control TB pretty well. We need more and better drugs, of course.
But we also need .a vaccine which could be given to the en- tire population and which would not destroy the value of the tu- berculin test. Once we get that, you won’t have to worry about TB. Meanwhile, see your doctor about that tuberculin test tomor-
row. QUESTION 'AND ANSWER
Mrs. lL.J. ; My granddaughter was born with a receded lower jaw bone. Can this be corrected?
Answer: Usually, a child [with a receded lower jaw bone can have an operation performed to correct this dcfogmlty when she reaches fcwr» ase-
the forearm. While it does not re- .
r in the New york Herald Tribune.
A successidl man is one who earns more than his wife can spend. and a successful woman is one who can find such ,1 mm -Calgary Herald
A Munich hotel has posted I M , g . sign in each room: “Please be ~1mhmr: courteous to our employes. They are harder to get than guests." , , Abendzeitung, Munich). Gerh « many ,
In East Germany, candidate: . ‘ for-a university degree can no ‘ longer obtain diplomas until they , have worked for two months on _~ a farm and have learned to drive ‘ ‘ a tractor.——DeWeit,.Germally _.
The last home in Bruce County ‘ has given up its kerosene lam for hydro. We bet there’s a. few kept in reserve, though, in case f ‘ this new fangled stuff falls down. on the job—PetenbonoughExom- - iner ,
Although his sports car flipped ‘over and over like a ferric wheel when he lost control of it on 3,. . highway, .3 young Orangevllle cm. ver walked away from the lac. cdent only slghtly dazed. He was wearing a safety belt. Few mm. a. crisis may be inwolvedin such an - ’ accident. But befére they dis- . miss this one from their minds, they should consider safely belts for their own cars, in the light of present driving conditions.—‘-; Toronto Star ' 7
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CUM LAUDE ’48
They let me g6 with honors (if but few), w the neat pie-cuts'of tutored days , « behind me. , ' . - Plan first, work hard, give praise where praise is due, the speaker said. Great truths and love stillbliud me, . * . , some ten years later. My dip— : . ~ loma stayed , ' deep in the black momma. away upstairs " ' ’ ,. with points of unmet aunts and fine crocheted " V ' handwbrk of mothers. In this half-Score of years \ ‘ » Iplannedalot didleus,bilt- much more learned — ‘ ' met men I deemed. far wiser than am I, ' v gave credit where I, t it had been earned, , I. or dammed , nelitlheoint. . nor damned the ointment, till, . I’dmetthefly.' _ N Ithinkit speaks well for bu» mauity ' ~ ~ thatlcanpraisemoremeufllanm'. have praised me. r ' --Edsel Ford‘-
MAXIMS' 1
The man who commands ’3 ciently must have obeyed others , in the past. -
\ Hollywood Wes- terns h a v e always been disap: pointed Can-ads. The manner in which Canada opened be r great Western, plum: just doesn't
Montreal The makers of
\provide them with the material
they like.,So they find themselves confined to their American local-
es.
The difference licsvin the fact that in the American Ix est, the pioneers went out first. some— times accompanied by the Army but usually alone. Even the rail- roads arrived before the-law.
In Canada, the law arrived first, in the form of the North West Mounted Police, and the pioneers and the' railroads and ~the towns the railroads ' t came after, they grew in a untry of law.
The law that the Mounties en— forced was for all men, all colors. Indians from the American side of the border, fleeing from battl- es with the Us. Cavalry; were permitted taemporary sanctuary in Canada, but only if they gave up their arms and submitted completely to Canadian authority.
NWMP officer-s arranged treaty meetings for them with American authorities, so they could return peaceably to their American home ranges. It was in this at- mosphere of trust, under NWMP protection, that Canada made her own treaties with the Plains Indians on her own lands.
.A striking reminder of the at- titude of Canadian Indians to- ward “the Force" — now the Royal Canadian Mounted Police — i found in the current issue of “The Indian News,” quarterly magazine of Ottawa’s Indian Alf, fairs Branch. The issue contains many articles on Canadian In- dian achievements in scholarship .and public affairs and a picture of an RCMP officer, Constable Edward Brenton Kelly, of Sapdis,
The Age Old Story
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enter into temptation.. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. .
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