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Alberta Gas

There is a touch of ni_\ster_v to

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the l-‘cderal Go\ernniciit's decision‘

not to allow exportatioii oi .-\lbet'ta natural gas to the Ijniteti States. petiditig the report of a Royal (‘oin- mission inquiring iiito t‘aiiada's do- mestic needs. to _\|y_ Borden, the cliairtiiaii of the (‘om- nlisslorl. that report woti't be ready for at least twtt years. It will prob- alily take much loiigt-r, for H\ -.1 mit- Roval (‘omniissions work .-|(i\\\]_\. Mr. Borden tliitiks it would be impraticalile for the (‘oni- mission to make a prelimitiar_v re- port touching on the Alberta gas dispute until the whole field of energy sources has beeti explored.

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This means that it will be two years, perhaps lotiger, before Al- berta's gas interests will know

whether or not they will be allowed to export their product. This is a serious handicap to the provincial economy. if it seemed likely that the Commission's report will reveal ample domestic use for the gas. the Albertans would probably be con- tent to wait. But more experts seem to think that it will be matiy years before (‘anada will be able to use the available supply. Mean- while, Albertans fear, the United States’ market will be lost.

The dispute raises the question’ as to whether a Government has the moral right to cancel a commit- ment entered into by its predecessor, except in cases where it can be plainly shown that the commitment was contrary to the country's econ- omic interests. Would it not be bet- ter from an economic standpoint and wiser from the political point of view to allow the transmission of a specified amount of gas to the American company which is ready to receive it on the understanding that the supply would be cut off if and when the Commission brings in an unfavourable report‘? That would dispel the suspicion held in some quarters that the Federal (lov- ernment is opposed to the exporta- tion merely because the former Liberal Government favoured it. At the same time it would be lf‘SS severe on the ccoiioiny of Alberta. whose Government has been look- ing forward to this new export busi- ness and had made plans for ex- pediting it.

Uprooled People A recent issue of the St. John's Dailv .\'ews carries this dispatch from (Jrand Bank: “A single solitary horse is the sole resident of the For- tune Ray community of Bmnette Island today. The last four families vacated the island this week and moved here, completing an exodus which commenced several _\’t‘Hl‘.< Hi-Z0. and was accelerated in 1916 when twelve families moved and this year when the reitiaining eighteen households pulled up sticks and crossed to the mainland. lti former years over fifty fisheriticn families inhalijtod the nine miles out in the Bay. Brunette always provid- ed a good shore fishery and man) of the fishermen went to the banks in bankers and draggers. ilti\\'(‘\'f‘l‘. the islanders found they were forced to move when they were deprived of

modern living conveniences". This is in line with the New- foundland Govcrnnicnt's plan to bring about abandonment of hun- dreds of small isolated communities over a period of years and re-settle the residents in larger and more central localities. It is based on the hope thnt in places where medical and other facilities are easier to procure. the transplanted settlers will find a more congenial and less hazardous way of llfc._ The inten- uon_ of course is good. Whether the theory will work out well in practice for those people who agree to the poposed transfer-——there is no com- pulsion about it--is another ques-

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taken the bad with the good. and there was much of each. They had little some years; but their wants were few. When times were good ; they enjoyed life acwiding to their

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standards. They were happy and contented with their lot. When the fishery was poor and prices were low. they got along as best they could and hoped that next year would be better, as it frequently was. Now, those who go to the "big places" will expect more and they ate going to be disappointed when that more is not forthcoming. The tiovernmeiit, having coaxed them out of their isolated homes on pro- mises of better things, will have to assume more and more responsibility for their welfare when the fishery fails and economic drought lies on the bigger comniunities-as, indeed, t at the present time, according to all reports, it lies on Grand Batik and Fortune.

l'prootitig a people is a serious business. It can work in No ways. It cati improve their lot. or it can make it worse. Atid there is a pyschological factor which weighs heavily. In places like Biunctte. , lhli‘i_\'-Oi‘ forty families are usually a closely knit community. They help one another in distress and sing and dance with one another in times of good fortune. That is not the way of laiger cotnmutiities. Will the uprooted people fit in with the new and strange version of corporate life, or will they, from time to time, be filled with nostalgia as they find themselves, like the exile of old, “unable to sing the Lord's E song in a strange land"?

Economics are stubborn facts. But so. too, are the affections which people have nourished towards a deeply-rooted way of life, even though at times it be rugged and precarious. It is to be hoped that what has started out as a noble ex- periment in New'foundland will not develop into a refugee problem after the European pattern.

EDITORIAL NOTES

From the Soviet reaction to the recent NATO conference one fact is evident. A settlement of the Ger- man qustion is essential to progress toward a disarmament agreement.

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“The Duke of Portland has nam- ed a new strain of pigs after the Duchess of Devonshire. Iler Grace J said she felt highly honoured“. So runs a report from London. It is to be hoped that the pigs feel the same way about it.

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All Canadians will wish the Prime Minister a pleasatit and restful holiday in the Bahamas. Whatever anyone may think of the policies of his government, no one will deny that he has worked strenuously in the few‘ months he has been in office.

t it or Leaders of the various French political parties are talking about introducing legislation to make cer- tain changes in the Constitution. It is high time. Unless changes are tnade soon, France is likely to fall apart politically. As things are now. the (iovernmcnt has virtually powers, and the National Assembly is verging on bedlam.

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The Secretary-General of the Cu- itcd Nations has given timely rc- mintler of the. real issue at stake in the challenge of Soviet power. in a speech to the Royal Swedish .\cademy, he declared that Europe can make up for its loss in prestige only by regaining spiritual leader- ship. What is true of Europe is true | of the entire free world

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A Scottish educator thinks Can- ada stands in a position to become leader of the Western nations. Dr. Douglas M. McIntosh. director of education for Fife. says this coun- l tr_v's tremendous natural resources place it in the position of being able to command the respect of other l nations. That, of course, will depend on how we use our resources.

0 Q 0 In'Bmce Hutchison's "Canada.

Tomorrow's Giant" a prominent Ro- man (‘atholic churchman is quoted as saying that "relations between Quebec and English Canada are in- comparably better today than they have ever been". There is not the slightest reason why there should be any conflict at all. Nor would i there,be if a few demagogic politic-

inris on both sides were to mend

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ANOTHER STRAW

Agricultural Prospects

The (‘ountry Guidf. Winnipeg

"All the dynamic factors point to n period of growth and devel-, opinent and to shifts in produc- tion which will lend greater stab- ility to the industry. While agric- ulttire will h ave its ups and downs, over the long period the forces are favorable to higher and more stable farm incomes. in this setting, it would appear that the activities of govern- ments in relation to the indus- try should facilitate rather than direct. remain flexible. to meet short-run difficulties, without in- rigidities; and display ' ing those things which should not

done as I as to stand ready to promote the welfare of the large number of Canadians who will remain dependent on n- gricultural production." his optimism and advice is quoted from the Gordon Com- mission report on “Progress and rospects of Canadian Agricul- ture." which was released in No- vember. The full report is the work of several agricultural e- conomists. headed by Dr. W Drummond of the Ontario Agric- ultural College, ac- Kenzie of the University of Al- berta. The task of these two men and their colleagues was to at- tempt to determine and describe the way in which the agricultur- al industry in Canada will de- velop during the next 25 years.

The report begin ‘.‘-llll an anal- ysis of the changes in the outixit and organilation of the agric l- tural industry over the past 25 years, which was used as a bas- is for predicting future prospects betwct ..i anti l!‘.’iti anti tween i965 and I980. it is evi- dent from the study of what has taken place since i941. and par ticularly since 1946 that farming in Canada has been undergoing important and dynamic changes. Since l94l the area of farms has increased 25 per cent per acre. and 44 per cent per farm. He- tween lii-tti and 1953 the physical volume of output increased by 30 per cent and output per man-- hour by almost 75 per cent This. of course. was made possible in large measure by the reorganiz- ation of fartn boundaries result- ing in larger and more efficient farms. the much greater use of

machines and equipment, the mo c l 3'. I i'\iic1l"t-. l ol new techniques and the findings

of science. and the carrying of ‘ nunit :rs of lI\‘(‘Sll)(‘l(. The re ..t s .- I . I will contimic. This means. of course. that iarmcrs who their hllsln(‘.\\(‘s without ' kind are likely more commonplace. agriculture and other industries will become more interdependent. Turning to the demand for (‘a- nadian farm products. the out- standing point brought otit is that the market for meat and meat products and for eggs will be nu-ong throughout_the next 25-

year period. and. it will gain strength as the period lengtliens. he estimates indicate that by l9t‘i.'i total domestic consumption of each of red meats, poultry meat and eggs will be up by a- bout 40 per cent. and that by I980 the consumption of these same products will have doubled. In ge eral, demand for all major farm products will increase with rising pop ation an re incomes. llience. Canadian farmers. with ;the exception of what producers will become less concerned with .export markets. Thie report sug- gests that wheat exports will rise slowly, if at all, but are unlikely to al. FARM INCOME One of the highlights of the re- port to our mind is the approach taken to farm income. A serious l attempt has been made to differ- entiate between full-scale «com- mericali. small-scale and part - time farms and the income pro- blems of each. The study reveals that full-scale farms 4 those with gross sales in excess of SL200’. amounting to 62 per cent of the total number of farms in Can- .adn. accumt for 93 per cent of the total sales of farm products. and that. in contrast. part -time and small-scale farms. nearly 38 per cent of all farms, account for less titan 7 pm‘ cent til the total sales. As might be expected. average net incomes from agric- .ultursl operations on full - scale -farms are appreciably higher than the average net incomes for all farms.

For all Canada, full-scale oper- ations returned an annual net farm income of just under $4.200

r farm in the period 195i to 1955. which was 50 per cent high- er than the all-farm average of nearly 52.800. This is not intend- ed to mean that all full-scale farms (‘Iljtl_\'9(l a satisfactory lev- el of income in t e period. Nev-

ertheless, the study suggests and «

we concur. that the income prob- lcms of the fultscale. small-scale rate consideration and treatment. In dealing with income problems, which undoubtedly both farm organizations and gov- ernments should not lose sight of this fact.

The final part of the report is devoted to the problems of pro- duction and income. No attempt is made to present clear—cut an incontrovertible conclusions re- garding appropriate methods of reducing or eliminating the con- ditions which give rise to the

0 ems. but rather to present some suggestions which. in the opinion of the authors, warrant consideration.

To meet the problems. they stip- port and underline the need for maintenance of s national effort in agricultural reseafch; a wid- er development of the manage- ment approach to problems of the individual farm business; the supplying of information and out- ook services to agriculture; the continuation of the rearrange-

Former Co—opeircttion

Otla n A Toronto report savs the On- tario Government is thinking of \\llild"8\\1*'-E i..t..i inc 8(- . i. tion of farm marketing legisla- tion. will leave it to the farmers themselves to handle their own affairs. This. should it happen. might be

trend toward government - spon- sored dictntorship in the field of farm marketing.

But the question will be asked. and The Journal thinks rightly. whether the retreat

Co-operative marketing of agri- cnlturnl products can be good. Int it can cease to good an s dsnnernns develops

"Ii; Brother" esnpnlslsn. ‘net type of‘

Journal rnine We have come s long way in the democratic world since Syd! ney Smith said that the only right- ful business of s government was to “get i2 good men into a jury box." But while incredibly chann- ed social. political and econom- ic conditions have made the old theories of “lsissez-fnire" unwork- able. it still isn't true that we

need ! nose into everything.

The odd thing. perhaps the sad thing. is that there are so smart: us. sortie of them

-ed protagonists of free enterprl demanding laws to. put ' into farm mar

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will persist, .

the government sticking its ‘

mentof land holdings to reduce still further the number of farms, modifications in conditions for se- ‘curing farm credit; and the con- tinuation of a flexible price sup-‘ rt system. i They believe that the family farm is not inconsistent with the efficient use of resources. and that given a reasonable rate of improvement in technology, the avilable resources will permit pro- . ducers to meet the expanding re-‘ quirements without undue difficul- ‘ty. They. therefore. question the need for governments to become involved in the costly extension. of agricultural settlement, or to in - ductionduce increased produc- tion by large-scale public invest- ment in land improvement. Such programs. they argue. could have. the effect of upsetting the bal- ance between production and de- mand and lead to depressed pric- es and incomes. SOME RESERVATIONS irrespective of whether we a- gree in total with the findings. and we have sortie reservations. this has been a worthwhile un- dertaking. The study has brought into focus. a comprehensive pic- ture of the agricultural industry. as n whole. which can go a long way toward offsetting a fairly general lack of knowledge and un- derstanding of industry. Moreover. it has undoubtedly pro- vided some broad conclusions a- bout future prospects which will prove of value in shaping the in- dustry's future. We think the au- thors have underestimated the rapidity with which the changes in agriculture are taking place, Ind have given too little atten- tion to the impact on the indus- try of such factors as contract farming and vertical integration. However. we c a it along with them. that the forces favor- able to higher and more stable farm incornes.mnterinlize.

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l T——-—-— ] THOUGHTS OF A NEW YEAR Sir,— n w more days the present year will reach the sun- set of its life and with its pas- sing go our thoughts and deeds of another year. Standing on the gsngplank of this departing year we can look down the tide of life and see again the ports of our calls during the year. see our‘ thoughts. our broken vows. our : passions and our sins. We can al- .so see another new year coming lover the eastern horizon like a golden sunrise and our thoughts‘ and plans for the wonders we will do. From here we can see the past and the many things we neglected to e an :- gnin the hnrm we did to others. the lies we told and the time wast- ed at work. The times we neglect- ed our church duties. the shame! an misery we brought to our. homes and the homes of others by our notions and sins. We may i see ourselves in drunkeness and fits of passion. in sickness and impurity. and again we m _ see our dearest friend that was call- ’ ed, in t . From this review of s fading year at the door of eternity we can still turn to another new ye r glowing in the east like n gold- en sunrise. What will we do in‘

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Strange Cures By Suggestion

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TOM SAWYEB aﬂ Huck Finn. had nulls s «ll;

lered tin! rid of them and the following suggestions were made

Apply "spunk water" to the an in the middle of the woods midnight.

Half - cover n been with wart blood and b it n a cross- roads at midnight in the dark the moon.

IAGICAL CURES

Folklore is full of "magical cures" for warts. But don't laugh at them too heartily. Along about the end of the 19th century, Dr. J. Bonjour developed this meth- od of treating warts:

The patient was told to place his hand on a piece of paper. Then an outline of his hand was drawn and the position of the warts pencilled in.

After being blindfolded, he was told to touch the warts and then told never to touch them again.

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Finally, he was advised that the

warts would disappear in from 10 days to five weeks.

Dr. Bonjour claimed no failures in 30 years. He even began con- ducting treatments by mail.

ADDED OTHER TECHNIQUE A similar series of treatments was conducted in 927 by D

Bruno Bloch who added colored dye and a running motor to the technique.» Reliable statistics

v dnugnter of Mr. and Mrs.

show he had great success in re- moving warts

A careful follow - up study at 1'

the Zurich Hospital showed the

method successful in 78.5 . in addi- whose reputations can not be questioned. have em- ployed similar methods involving suggestion with quite successful results.

All of which tends to prove that the power of suggestion of- ten can eliminate warts.

Now is it important to under- stand that warts are infectious lesions caused by a virus«there is no psychic element involved in their formation.

SEVERAL THEORIES While we don't know exactly how an infection can be elimina-

ted by suggeirfon. we do have

several theories:

Since emotional factors can bring about changes in the blood vessels. it is thought suggestion might produce a spasm in these vessels, lowering the blood sup- ply to the wart. Or suggestion might have the same effect by lowering the blood pressure. .‘leurovasciilar mechanism chan- ges. such as pallor and blushing. may result in mical changes which prevent vir-

us activity.

Still another theory is that the changes are caused by release of histamine or scetylchollne under emotional stimulation.

At any rate, suggestion seems o cure many cases of warts.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

A.B.: I have s stomach ulcer that has not been cured with med- ical cnre. Do you think I should have surgery‘?

nswer: Most physicians are of the opinion surgery is definitely indicated in cases of ulcers of the stomach that do not respond to medical treatment.

The Age Old Story

My soul. wall than only upon

nlvntlonz he is

my defense; ‘I shall not be moved.

POST EARLY FOR SPACE

Once we were wayfarers. then seafarers. then sirfnrers.

We shall be spacefarers soon.

Not voynging fro In city to city or from coast. to co st.

But from planet to planet and

from moon to moon.

This is no fanciful flight of imag- ion

No strange. incredible. utterly different thing:

it will come by obstinate thought and calculation

And the old resolve to spread an expanding wing.

We shall see homes established on distant planets. Friends departing to take up a

post on Mars;

They will have perils to meet, but they will meet them.

As the early settlers did on Amer- ican shores.

We shall buy tickets inter. as now

we buy them

For n foreign vscntlon. reserve our sent or be

Then spending a holiday month 0 moon of Sam

Look tenderly back in shining Earth.

rn. our little

And those who decide they will not make the Journey

rernem a son up there or a favorite nie

Eagerly nwnlting

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I . And will scribble a line to catch the post for space.

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—Peter J. Henniker -Heston

OUR YESTERDAYS um. The one: no»

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NOTES BY THE’ WAT

sunsets really went the packaging which encloses uch of our foodstuffs.‘ If they do. that may be Plrt of the reason for the high cost of living. Do consumers really want the premiums offered with the sale of breakfast foods. and what not. Again, if they do, that must be part of the high cost of living.- Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

Do fancy so in

trict No. 6 at Halifax stating that No. 2 Battery, is! P.E.l. ‘Medium Brigade. Canadian Artu- t‘ in . . competitions for all Canada. (‘aptain George W. Craig was in command of the No. 2 Battery.

James Mac.\eill oi Borden. I student at the Summerside High School, risked his life yesterday afternoon to rescue little Flor- ence Vlcltinis. aged ll yeah. Am- brose Mclnnis, who broke through the ice on the'pon at the elec- tric light station.

Tl-ZN YEARS AGO Dec. 10 IM

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At a special meeting of the Sum- merside Town ouncil held last evening. a resol tion was unani- mou y passed authorizing the purchase by the Town of the Can- adian Legion property on Central Street for the sum of 815. . said he believed the property should be purchased since it was the only piece of large vacant land left in the cen- tre of the Town

Two United States Air Force planes were grounded at the Sum- merside Airport last evening. The regular plane from Harmon Field, Nf|d., arrived in the morning and was unnble to take off later in the day. Later in the day a plane from Goose Bay. Labrador also landed at the field. Both planes will probably leave this morning.

Two out of three new HFC

heath; Isis nnb Imp;-9‘;

018. n Deuou item adds; many cases even the car owno. is not entirely familiar with it: operation." We gathered as much Or. at least. the wrecker; do- ‘ﬁle Windsor Daily Star

ﬁltnlk the First or llle Second, C‘ any part of either of them

_ Illld. A thous and sputniks could fall and in lost even if they were wrappm up in s single bundle. But to lhq Russians, the Moscow claim 1: excellent hate fertilizer and ntiu.-. isher of the idea to go and 2

it.——Moose Jaw Times - Herald

are for ﬂuoridation. we dtf not pretend to know any mm, than any other voter on this But when after years of ('Xp(‘l‘lm(‘n1.. lion every public health. TTl(‘(lltnl dental organization warml- ndvocates ﬂuoridation we can’ see much room for argument W. are convinced that for en l\ year that fluoridation is pn-tpiin ed many thousands of ('lllli’lll‘n will be deprived of an |l'|i[itii‘lani protection against tt‘K)|ll (l('(‘El\ Vancouver Province ‘

Out of_lhe gay. mad ‘.’0'x in-on an adult population that .\'lll‘\l\(‘ii the depression in t e 30s and

‘riled for war in the 40's The teenagers today are no worse anti maybe a little better than lllt‘il counterparts of the past. At load more teenagers today enjoy ed“ cntionsi and cultural benefits am they will be the architects of 3 better world than the one lodav . adult population knew in it- youth.——Sudbury Star

It isn't surprising that Tort-it to's Public Library is inaugerai lng a new system of l’8ll’l€'\ln| borrowed books. During the past two years borrowers have failed to return 8,300 books to the librarv shelves. And no library can at- ford a loss of 320.000 3 year‘ or whntever the value of the missing volumes. The new system involv- es a collection agency that will check up on delinquent borrower: before the books became lost,

strayed or stolen.-—Port Arthur News-Chronicle

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