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The tributes paid to Premier Shaw last evening by his Conser- vatives colleagues were, naturally. not unmixed with political senti- It would be surprising if they weren’t, for the Premier has been responsible, very largely, for the two straight. wins which his party scored in the provincial field after a long period of wandering in the Opposition wilderness. Th e qualities he possesses, and the con.- fidence. he is capable of inspiring in the electorate. are assets that no party in its right mind could fail to appreciate.

The occasion last evening. how- ever, was of more than partisan in- terest. It was. chiefly, in celebration of the Premier‘s 75th birthday an- niversary, and this was something in which all our citizens could, in spirit, most heartily join. For we are. all. one way or another. indebt- ed to Walter Shaw for the years of service he has given to his native Province.

We do not recall that he ever showed any particular marks of immaturity in his younger day s, when. as deputy to successive min- isters of agriculture. he shouldered most of the burdens of that depart- ment and had energy for a lot of extraneous activities besides. But he has mellowed. like a good fiddle, with the. years. and ripened in wis- dom and experience. We occasionally have. a crow to pick with him. but that's another matter. He stands n0w at the summit of his career. and can say with Rabbi hen Ezra: “Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last, of life. for which the first was made."

Perhaps there will be higher summits to be scaled. and more hon- ors to be won; but we use the term in its political sense. and in rela- tion to the opportunities for public service which go with the key posit- ion of government leader. It is these opportunities. we believe. which Premier Shaw values most highly; and we wish him, along with con- tinued good health and spirits, every success in converting them into achievements.

Educational Roadblock

Under an arrangement recent- ly completed, Canadian school teach- ers can now move between Alberta, British Columbia. and Ontario with- out losing their pension rights. The portability of pensions for teachers in these provinces is probably only I first step in a process that will Ice portable pensions for teachers adopted as policy everywhere. This is all to the good, but it serves to call attention to another problem which should be tackled without further loss of time.

The number of pupils who move from province to province greatly exceeds the number of teachers; but. since there is no uniformity of curriculum across Canada. they lose their curriculum rights each time their parents make an interprovin- cial move If we can have portable pensions. why not portable courses?

The British North America Act g i v e s the provinces responsibility for education. But this statute should not be mIdI the excuse for failure to equIlizI educational stand- Irds between provinces. where the advantages It. so Ipparcnt to all concerned. As it is. different pm-

:mnc who. study different

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subjects If different times Inn con- sequently transfer student! may no- peat or miss some subjects. More- over. some provinces plIoI grate importance on cortIin cubjcctI then do others.

A mother of five school-age children goes into detail about this problem in an article in the current issue of Imperial Oil Review. Her investigations led .her to conclude that ‘20 per cent of the 110,000 students who annually move from one province to another have seri- ous difficulty adjusting to new cur- ricula. It produces failures and dropouts, puts a needless strain on students and parents and in some cases imposes the added financial burden of special tutoring.

There is clearly a crying need for some reasonable I m o u n t of standardization. but it threatens to be a long. slow process on a national scale. A few provinces could, how- ever, make a start, as has been done with portable pensions for teachers, and thus get the movement under way.

Hot Line To Moscow

The Geneva nuclear test ban conference. about which External Affairs Minister Green had such high hopes a few weeks ago, has proved a flop. The big rival powers couldn’t agree on the conditions, and each side blamed the other. But something did emerge which has intriguing possibilities. It came by way of a suggestion from the Unit- ed States to the Soviet Union that an open “hot” line be strung be- tween the Kremlin and the White House. so that in time of future crises communications could be Il- most instantaneous. This link Would be part of a system for preventing war between the two‘ nations by miscalculation or accident.

It seems like a very good idea indeed. it is recalled that at the most critical period of the Cuban crisis. when neither Washington nor Moscow knew for sure what the other might be planning. it be- came so necessary to speed com- munications that open radio broad- casts were used. The world teetered on the verge of nuclear war and slow diplomatic communications with its coding and decoding of mesages and endless translating in- creased the hazard.

Some have proposed I telephone which President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev could use; but Mr. Kennedy apparently has in mind I teletype system instead. He in- dicated as much at a recent press conference. Direct verbal communi- cation would be fine if it wasn’t for the language barrier. Simultan- eous translations would be requir- ed. Teletype communications would be more definite, less open to mis- understanding. and more easily and concisely translated.

We don‘t know what Mr. Khrush- chev‘s reaction to this proposal will be: but. since he's always talking about wanting I summit confer- ence. we imagine he’ll have dif- ficulty in turning it down.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The Canada Year Book 1963 has just been received from the Do- minion Bureau of Statistics. More comprehensive than ever in its wealth of facts, figures and special articles. this edition runs to 1,231 pages and is invaluable as I refer- ence work on every phase of Can- ada’s history and development. It is indeed a library in itself, and at $5 cloth-bound ($3 paper-bound) can well be termed the biggest book bargain of the year.

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As long as the sun is shining or the stars are visible, ducks can find their way through unknown ter- ritory to their favorite pond. This has been proved by I zoologist at California University. who carried out experiments with young birds. To test their navigational ability. the scientists put some young ducks in I circular cage with vertical walls from which they could only see the sky. After leaving the duck- lings without water for I few hours. he placed I bowl of water in one of twelve compartments Irdund the sides of the cage. Hav- ing trained the birds to find water to the East. he found that they were Iblc to make their way to that point each time Is long II the Iky was clear and the sun visible from inside the cogs. Similarly It night, when the store were shining. the ducklingl found the right direction.

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"THE HECK WITH WORLD

AFFAIRS”

Body Changes With SeasOns

By Dr. 'l‘bcodorc I. VII Dellen

WEATHER Iffects thlth Ind most northerner! thI leIrned that the cold months bring their challenges. There are more accidents because of fewer hours of daylight I u d more hazardous roads and side- walks. In addition. we must face the medical problems peculiar to winter.

The human body seems to change with the seasons Ind diseases common in summer are likely to disappear who u autumn sets in and winter is not far off. Polio is replaced by influenza. Other disorders. such as heart disease. begin t mount. Winter also brings man- mIde hazards associated with overcrowding and air pollution.

Numerous infections spread by direct contact under crowd- ed conditions. Respiratory in- fections are easily p I s I I along in buses and subways. The same applies to homes and apartments where the occupants Ire packed in like sardines.

Air pollution irritates th e membranes. m a k in 3 them more susceptible to bacterial invasion. C h e m i c at contam- inants. fumes. and gases also aggravate existing diseases. es- pecially in the elderly. This is the price we pay for progress.

Some of the perils of winter cannot be overcome but many can be minimized or elimi- nated. Everyone with a respi- ratory infection should folio w the golden rule and do every- thing possible to avoid spread- ing the disease to others. Teach the children to do the same be- cause they are more susceptible to colds and usually bring them home.

Maintain I high resistance to infection by eating properly. practicing cleanliness. obtain- ing ample slee p. and avoid- ing excesses. Flu shots help prevent influenza and prompt treatment of a cold not only lessens the chance of compli-

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OT‘I'AWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Still Jockeying For Key Position

stupid little Nepisiguit Bill. These sixty days have been de- voted almost exclusively to par- tlsan twith each political party seek- ing the most favourable posture from which it can dash off into the expected electoral campaign with I flying start.

The House of Commons ha I before it. Bill 093. One Prime Minister. 20 Cabinet Ministers, |16 Parliamentary Secretaries, one Speaker and 224 other Members must give their at- tention to this proposal to build I new railway track linkin: an ore smelter to Nepisiguit Junc- tion. 15 miles away.

Lucky the land which is so peaceful .and prosperous th at it can devote that wealth of go- vernmental talent —— at the es- fimatcd price of $11.000 per our —— to such a trivial topic!

But Canada itself stands at its own Nepisinuit Junction to-

day. Will it puff off into the, l

underprivileged backwoods of surrounding New Brunswick? 1 Or will it force ahead on some new line of prosperity amid the puzzling unexplored jungle. of automation and the Transistor

It is argued that parliamen- tary consideration of this pro? posed extension of the Cana- dian National Railway system is the price which we must pay for our democratic system. Some voices here counter that in such case our system should be streamlined and updated. THE FUTILE 25TH

When our M.Ps go home for their Christmas adjournment. they will have sat in the C o m- mons for 60 working days. In fairness to them it can be said that nobody appreciates more than them that these 60 days have revealed our 25th Parlia- ment as being I futile exercise in government thus far. Noth- ing which It has done has offer- ed more immediate or more. constructive palliatives to our national problems than that

jockeying for position.

There are several reasons for

I In underlying uneasinesss among our politicians.

The most unnerving to them

ii! the disclosure last June that not one of our four national par- ties offercd the average Cana-

. dian voter what he wanted: this

is now coupled with the gu can

that the A.C.V. is still not suffi- ciently impressed by changed images of those par-

‘tles to give any one a solid working majority in I new elec- tion. What purposes would be served. then. by dissolving the

; futile 25th and electing I new

; parliament?

Then there Is the problem of ' personalities. This column has mentioned that every party lea- der today feels the hot breath of one or more rivals puffing down his neck. The Conservative "ma- chine" indignantly denies stor— ies that resolutions critical of the leadership will be aired at the January meeting of the na- tional executive here. Of course not; any party machine worthy of its pay can sweep such em- barrassments under But leaders are not made a n d unmade in general meeting: it is the talk in the closed rooms all over Canada. wherever two or more party supporters meet. which swells up into the process of democratic revolution.

the un-

the rug.

Sharp eyes on Parliament. Hill

I have not failed to note that I

PUBLIC

FORUM

ELECTORAL REFORM

Sim—Now that. the elec- tions are. over. I would like to give a few of my own personal Individual views and sugges— tions on “Electoral Reform.“ through the columns of your valued paper. I wish to make clear It the outset that I‘m writing for myself and not for any party or group nor for any other individual.

First, I believe that Provincial

ward Island and that Bye-Elec- tion days should be statutory holidays in the district in which they are held. This would give everyone I chance to vote at any time he or she wishes dur- ing the. day without my loss or lnconvenlence to employer or employee.

I believe that Provincial elec- tions should be held on I fixed certain day every four years

ad in the event of try-elec- tions becoming necessary due in a vacancy for any reason. they should be held on the same fixed certain day in the inter- vening or off-years: Ind if this day happened to full on Sunday or on I statutory holiday, the election would be held on the next free day. I think thls would be e uIlly fair to all par- ties. It won d cut out the possi- bility of snap elections and would give the Government in power more confidence and se- curity while in office hetwoeu elections. It would tlso have many other IdvantIgeI.

I think there 3:31“ be Offl-

clII Voters Lists III vain- clIl general Ind bye-election Ind thIt there houid be offl-

clIl numerator-I. one from eIch contesting only in each poll. Ind these cuumcntcn should mIrk cchrly on their Into than who Camcmon' m Ind tnIt tho-I outside the districts with M who u the dis-

trict be given I sufficient length of time and notice to get their names on the lists for the polls in which their property is situ- ated: and that these lists be fin- al and official and copies of them be mailed to each and every voter In the poll.

That the lists be closed on I set day before the elections. and that these lists be posted in cer- tain places as for Dominion el- ections and that for I week be- fore the lists are closed, there should be place in each Poll or District where cl- ectors could see the lists and have their names inserted if they were inadvertently omit-

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I think that everyone within the boide of any Electoral Dis- trict on Prince Edwurd Island over tho age of In years or 21 years Is the case may he should have I vote on Election Day without exception of any kind for may reason. And It should be seen to thIt everyone gets‘ I chance to get to the poll on that

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I believe that whatever chang- es Ire to be made in the num- ber of cIudldItII. there should be no less time so mem- bers. That the fifteen Districts. five in each County. with the sum boundIrth each sending two members to the Legislature should be continued Is it is now Ind if necessary have other members Iddcd in the more thickly populated Dietrich. Un- der no consideration should any County have less thI five Dis- trlctl Ind no District leII than two mom .

I think Ill thou mundane would be I“! hit to Ill putt“. to candidates. to I11 elector! Ind IId to

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cations but hastens recovery. (Dr. Van Dellen will answer questions on medical topics ' stamped, self- addressed enve- lope accompanies request.) DON'T BLAME FATE J. S. writes: Is there any truth in the statement that“ you were meant to be heavy, you will be heavy? REPLY

.— In

former Liberal Cabinet Minis- ter, absent since his defeat in the 1957 Liberal overthrow. has been quietly taking the political temperature among his party- mates. Hon. obert "Smiling Bob" Winters came here la st week to express his availability. After five profitable years in business. during which he struck it rich in the mining world. he can afford the costly patriotism of parliamentary duty. But he has not neglected the Liberal Party in the meanwhile. as the flourishing financial condition of the Liberal Party attests. largely thanks to the fund-rai- sing success of Ontario's “Li- beral Union chairman. Hon Robert Winters P.C." And he E. L. D. writes: Do the arter- returns here to find talk of a Li- I les of the heart. brain. and kid- -beral-NDP partnership cooking. i neys harden for I long time be- I

This is I good alibi but who decides whether a person I meant to be stout? The tall man with I big frame may be heavy but is not necessarily obese. as weight stems from muscle mass rather than from fat. On th e other hand. there are stout in- dividuals who feel better when overweight and who live I nor- mal life expectancy. Obeslty runs in some families but there is I question whether the condi- tion is hereditary or whether love for food is catching.

A LIFELONG PROCESS

The pot is really aboll on Pop fore they break? llament Hill. despite Nepisiguit. REPLY trivialitles. 1 It has been said that the Ir- :teries benin'to harden as soon :as we are. born. Evidence of this condition has been found in young men killed on the battle- field or in highway accidents. Ordinarily. arteriosclerosis may exist for years before causing trouble. A PINT A NIGHT

. .wrltes: Is ice cream fattening?l average about I pint I niizht.R

Our Yesterday’s lies)

(From the Guardian

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

December 21, 1937 An attempt was made early hts morning to burglarlze Toombs Wholesale warehouse on Lower Queen Street. The intruders fled on the approach of special city police officers. Entrance was believed to have been made through the skylight, which the burglars reached by means of I ladder

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If you mean. does ice cream contain calories. the answer is yes. It also is high in fats. which may raise your cholester- ol level.

James P. Cullen. yesterday

' NOTES BY THE WAYfi

quy IdVIutIch is but Daddy doesn't the to bolt them Be- ther on Christmas Eve. - Cal- gary Herold.

Uncle: “You from ~of today want to mIkc too much money. Do you know tht I was' ettlng when your aunt?" e- phew: “No. and I bet you didn't either." — Montreal Star

Time pIIIcI. TodIy'I kids Ind ycItcrdIy's ldds don't speak the some language. Dr. Charles E. Larsen. Mills College professor of history and government (was) Just back from I world Ful‘ bright tour. In his Ibscnce his young son inquired Ibout him and was told. ‘DIddy's goln g around the world." "Oh." the boy said with quickened inter- est. “how many times?" — Port- land Oregonian.

Books mbo wonderful mm for the children. Among the! r

l There's I line in where in crossing you no lose l I day and there's I line on the highway where crossing can lose you more than that —- ChIthIm News.

People who feel ill should II. ways consult I specialist. They may die all the same. but at least they will die with the lcorrecr diagnosis. —- Welland

Tribune.

i 11.3. Administration officials ;have been pushing p drive to

make manufacturers put more information on food lIbels so I consumers will be better pro. 1tected. One harassed IcnItor. , who prefers to be nameless. ‘ laid: “I’d rather vote for I law requiring consumers to read the labels we now have." - NEA ' Servrce.

In the view of Western intol- ligence sources, the rift be- tween Russia and Red China has become extremely serious.

Instead of one Communist camp. the Western alliance may soon have to deal with two. And while this is hearten- ing to Western military leaders who long have hoped for l ternal Communist Corrosion diplomats Ire worried. At- tempting to outfox one Com- munist force was difficult enough. Attempting to outsmart tWo Red Forces may call for I whole new set of plays.

For while the analysts now see the Moscow-Peking rift growing more explosive. there is no conclusion that an open break between Soviet Premier Khrushchev Ind China's Mao Tse-tung will shift Khrushchev onto the side of the West.

Kruschev is considered still harboring hope to destroy capitalism. He has been hurt in Cuba but his troops still are there and Washington doesn‘t hold out much hope that he will remove hem.

LOOKS FOR NEW OUTLET

He isn’t expected to make any new move in Berlin in the near future because of the danger that Berlin may turn into another Cuba. But he is

The Sino - Soviet Split

By Harold Morrison Canadian Press Staff Writer

alert for an

opportunity to move in elsewhere.

Khrushchev is considered wily- Mao more blunt and brutal Both are considered

dangerous for the West. though as President Kennedy has stated. the West may find it easier to live with Moscow than with Peking.

The two Communist capital: are hammering at each other with vicious verbal assaults. followed by gradual diplomatic withdrawals. The latest is the report of departure of some Soviet trade delegations from Chinese centres.

Professor Marshall Shulman of Harvard University, an au- thority on Soviet policy. be. lieves the Sine-Soviet album will continue despite open dis- agreements. But to Washington there Is I view that although there are a lot of pressures to prevent an open break. I split appears likely.

This Washington view sees no llkelihond of I Sino—Sovlet war.

The Moscow-Peking fight has emotional impact because it strikes at the heart of Commu- nist/ideology. A period of hu- man instability may develop as Communist adherents face two Meccas and wonder which

is authentic.

An ill wind in a Weekly maca- zine's garbled account of the stand taken by Adlai Stevenson in the Cuba crisis deliberations of President Kennedy‘s closest

good to prove that an oft-re- peated old adage is not mere cliche. this is to say, after all. not I trite phrase.

Thanks to the zeal of the Washington news hounds who enjoy nothing more than expos- ing the fallacy of I rlval's big scoop. the truth of Mr. Steven- son‘s part in the supposedly se- cret Security Council's ponder- lngs has been brought to light as it never would have had not some Is-yet~unidentified person sought to ruin the man who is President Kennedy‘s chief dele- gate to the United Nations.

The historical fact is that Stevenson from the start favor- ed the measures finally decided upon by the president for deal- ing with the Cuba missiles base crisis — the measures that were used and that succeeded. Measures rIshly favored by

others in the secret conclave,

advisers. finally blew com o '

A Mystery Story

Cape Breton Post

such an bombing the missile bI- ses without warning and with- out consultation with the Organ- ization of American States, were discarded.

The attempt by two journal- ists, both personal friends of the president, to destroy Stevenson, has exploded in their faces. In extenuatlon of them it may be said that they had trusted the word of someone who the be— lieved they had reason to trust. but. who since. in the blunt words used by Newsweek mI- gazine. has been proved I liar.

Thus. Washington which has been the setting for recent dra- matic fiction on the best-seller lists, has just witnessed I real life drama more exciting than any concocted by the novelists. The guessing game there con. ccrns which one of the White House circle “stabbed AdlIt in the back" The authors of the controversial article could not be expected to betray him. If they did it might be the m 0 st shocking disclosure to shake thI United States in generations. —— Cape Breton Post.

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TEN YEARS AGO December 21. 1952 Prince Edward Island joined with the other Maritime Pro- ln this year's record movement of Christmas trees to Eastern and Southern United States points. This Province contributed 13 carloIds of the trees moved by rIll. local CNR

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W. S. McMurtry. yesterday was named supervisor of the Vocational Training School - succeeding Ralph MIcLeIu, who has resigned to take up I con- tinuous naval duty as Personnel Selection Officer.

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