Spear

7" Pe every week day morning (except Sun day and holidays) at 165 Prince Street,

statutory oe P.E.1., by Thomson Newspapers Ltd. B: offices at Summerside, Montague, Alberton

Td asenity by thowaen No apers wap Advertising Services: Toronto 425 University Ave. " ‘Giipire 3-8894; Montreal 640 Cathcart Street Uni- 6-5942; Western Office 1030 West Georgia psec Publishers Newspaper H Press. The Canadian the

use for repub- all news dispatches in this paper to

the Associated Press or Reuters local news published herein. All

republication of special dispaiches here reserved. Subscription rate:

per-.week by carrier. ©

by mail on rure! routes and areas

“The strongest memory is weaker ~~~ than the weakest. ink””. ‘RAGE

Bringing Us In Line

- The opening of the Legislature is always a matter of public interest, and today’s ceremonies will follow . the traditional colorful pattern, in keeping with the importante of the occasion. In addition, following the opening proceedings, there will be the presentation of a mace to the Speaker of the House by the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. While we have gotten ‘along heretofore without this symbol of royal authority, it will be a wel- come acquisition, bringing us in line -with other legislative bodies through- out the Commonwealth. ree In view of the rumors that the com- ing session is likely to be a pre-elec- tion one, with a new Opposition leader who has been dropping hints that he intends to make it a fighting one as well, we trust it will be understood by all concerned that the mace is strictly

a symbolic implement and not—as it |

was originally—a weapon of offense!’

|“ Tempting as it may be to use it on the

heads of stubborn opponents, this practice, over the centuries, has de ’ finitely come tobe regarded) as bar- barous, and should be frowned upon by party leaders on both sides. : In the old days, of course, it was mace ‘could armour like a hammer ona cocoanut shell. An an- cient Bayeux. Tapestry shows a

medieval bishop wielding ad of a sword, so as to the eanonical rule which | h

—men to-shed blood. It continued_in use as a weapon until the late 16th ~eentury, when it came.to be carried -as a sign of rank. But even the early -eeremonial maces were intended, ‘primarily, to protect the king’s per- “son, and were borne by the sergeant: -at-arms for that purpose. = * Jn fts evolution from a weapon to a :symbol, the royal arms was set on a ‘handle. Thereafter the: button was »surrounded. by a coronet, which by

the 17th century developed into an. vatched crown. At the same time the

,flanges of what had been the head “dwindled into decorative brackets, and the mace was carried upside down ‘with —the-crown—uppermost—w.h at had started as the head being held in the hand. ‘Phe mace’s pattern has remained standard in England since the Restoration, with the House of Lords

boasting two maces, one dating from the reign of William III. The silver

mace with crystal globe of the Lord High ‘Treasurer of Scotland, at Holy- rood palace, Edinburgh, was mad ~~about 1690. But the Lord Mayor of London also has a remarkable mace of-sceptre, of crystal and gold set

4

_» With pearls. _ ea _ Ours will be just as potent for the™

purpose for which it is intended, and

-is-a handsome gesture ey the part

_@f the Parliamentary Association to 7 provide for us in this manner.

ee * ee . 4 «Serious Situation : senior MP for Queéns, Mr.

acLean, pretty well disposed of De- ase Minister Hellyer’s argument

prosperity and high employment nted for the armed’ services cing short of manpower at this time. fr. MacLean suggested that there

ie Atlantic provinces alone to fill the ap in the armed forces if this career was still attractive to them.

)In any case, the policy followed by

‘heen glaringly inconsistent. Now ' is offering non-commissioned rs.and men of the armed forces | pay raise and re-engagement bon- ‘Of $200 a year if they remain. ‘hose signing on for another five-year hitch will get $1,000 cash. Those who ave time left in their present service

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2%, 1966. : overseas has to be reinforced from.

the _

large“button at the end of the mace’s ’.

fere enough unemployed people in -

department in recent months has ,

.

‘*monumental mistake.” He claimed

twelfth of $200, or $16.66 for each month left in their time. It is estimat- ed that this re-engagement bonus will cost $27,600,000 in the present fiscal year and $19,400,000 in 1966-67.

Yet in the last 18 months, a‘depart- ment spokesman stated that 500 RCAF aircrew and 912 other military - personnel have been comipulsorily re- tired—with special honuses or grants —in a move to cut the strength of the armed forces to 110,000. The strength now is below that figure and still fal- ling, which accounts for the drastic efforts being made to reverse the trend. -

It is difficult not to agree with the former Conservative defense minister, Mr. Harkness, that the forced resigna- tions of highly trained personnel in. the armed services has been a

the forces are losing 7,200 men a year, that 20 to 25 of the navy’s ships are tied up for lack of personnel, that every army unit posted. for duty

units. remain in Canada. In one case army. had to be filled out by. artillery personnel. Mr. Hellyer had put out a “great deal of propa- ganda” about cost cutting, but de fense spending was going up at the same time that morale and efficiency were being threatened.

Parliament is entitled to a more satisfactory answer than it has so far received to these charges. If, indeed, there is an answer that doesn’t add up to an admission of bungling on a “monumental” scale. ;

Not Obsolete Ye

__--SEED CATALOGUE TIME

: »Remember that bright idea about |

“phasing out” our railway operations on condition that we get the cause- way? It’s dead and buried now, thank goodness, but we are reminded of it. every time we read of efforts being made to provide faster schedules for

cabinet which would introduce a new. high-speed train between Toronto and Montreal. It would be propelled by gas turbine engines capable of attain- ing a speed of 160 miles an hour. An ; estimate places travel time between the two major eastern cities at three

~and a@ half hours, the train averaging—

100 miles per hour.

Under consideration by the cabinet is the expenditure of $15 million needed. to build six trains to be ‘operated by Canadian National Rail- ways. Belief is held that they could be put into operation in the spring of next year in time to take care of traf- fic to.and from Expo ‘67 at Montreal. The trains now are being built for testing in the United States and the trains for Canadian use would be built in Canada by a subsidiary of the American company. ~~" '

In Japan and elsewhere super- speed trairis are already serving the public, It is logical that. in , Canada, where Jong distances separate our centres of population, improved tech- niques for rail transportation should

~ be developed. The projected Toronto- - Montreal service will mark the begin-

ning of a new transportation era for

us in this respect.

Back In 1847 .

It is interesting to recall that when our House of Assembly met for the first time in the present Provincial Building—back in 1847—one’ of the first items of business had to do with ‘the accommodation of the press.

The proprietors of The Reyal Gazette, of The Islander, and of The Morning News, forming the whole press of the colony, “fespectfully re- quested” that the House afford them “such accommodation a8 may be “deemed necessary”-in order that-the proceedings and debates might be. conveniently reported and given to

the public; they deeming it to be |-

“quite unnecessary to make any com- ment upon the importance of this pub- lic duty being discharged with con- venience“to the parties performing it,

or refer to the invariable attention |

shown to the matter’ in the ing- colonies.”

The House, evidently, was in agree- ment that there was no necessity of debating the obvious need for making such provision in the public interest. It accordingly ordered “that it be in- timated to the different printers that suitable accommodation will be pro- vided for them.”

Just a reminder that our newspaper tradition goes back a long way in this province. : 7

EDITORIAL NOTE Ani exchange suggests an easy way to prevent thousands of traffic fatal- ities: Figure out some way to have the use of car seat belts regarded as a status symbol, °

neighbor-

ST. MARY'S IN MISSOURI

- AChurchill

Five minutes by foot from St. Cathedral stood the

Me

morial.To

BE Ba : E

v Te

§ z j 3 Z

BE84a7

ll Fapedee Teen

g i

lis

i 3

Government officials are jack-

up the price of butter and

to the farmer. Why now are.

beef prices 30 ‘per cent

than six months ago? A short-

is in sight, that’s why.

Now may I-ask, is there a 0- lution for this serious,

system the farmer is c

:

fi i

j

ateeye sec

raaqe f ; E

dei i

z :

8 *

i

&

fLtLy Ey Fe ne ge

beds

i

t :

i

(0

: t

227 gig85

4> agee a

ages 3

3st

7 i

: i

oh

z i

i is

f i :

: 2

tlt

3 2 B:

nf

i

:

i

q = 2

f

i. ij

i

F i

= = 3 B

rhe chitlize

&

£ we

Fs

rt ;

he i! deta eet

cas

~

o's g

SRR reer! : 3 2g i Lp

i Regs

TEACHERS’ SEMINARS Sir,—We would like to publicly acknowledge our appreciation to

Freedom :

Diphtheria _. Still: With Us By Dr. Theodore R. ‘Van Dellen Diphtheria still is with us ac- cording to reports that reach

the public health department. | Formerly, the disease was rife

| at this time of the year in most)

| northern countries. It was the | great killer prior to immuniza- tion and carried off children of | the rich and poor with rapidity. Many of them were happy and ‘healthy one day. and dead the next. | A disease never is gone s0

i

| long as the seeds remain. Diph- theria appears in many forms.

as penicillin, tetracycline, and erythromycin. also are effective’ against the causative microbes. But they have no neutr; effect against the toxin manu- factured by the organism and, therefore, cannot be substituted “ for the antitoxin.

The most severe type is in- volvement of the larynx (voice box). Swelling of the vocal

calls for intubation, a surgical procedure in which the wind- pipe is cut below the Adam's ap- ple and a tube is inserted to per- mit air to reach the lungs. Min- or degrees of obstruction are as- sociated with difficulty in brea- thing and*‘restlessness. _

In the past, so many suffered from this type of diphtheria that special rooms were set aside to do intubation. Many of our con- tagious disease. hospitals are now closed, but ‘it is interesting to walk down empty and ghost- like corridors with an old-timer recalling past experiences...

IRRITABLE COLON

E. D. writes: Do you have to go to a special doctor to find out

if you have a spastic bowel? REPLY ; A specialist is not required, as. most physicians are familiar with this phenomenon. Spastie 1 is notorious for mimick:. many other abdominal dis- torders. Hence a physician must =o to make the diag-

HEART FAILURE

by ventricle failure?

REPLY The ventricles of the heart are so weakened or over- stretched they no longer are capable of pumping the normal quota of blood. When the left ventricle fails, the individual develops at- tacks of shortness of breath or a sense of suffocation. Failure of the right ventricle produces

dropsy. ‘

(NOTE:, All correspondence te Dr. Van Dellen should be addressed’ to: Dr. ‘Theodore

Van Dellen, co Chicago Trib- une, Chicago, Illinois.)

tradition, thie at

eff Fae [ite Mieste eftea*sl

§

Fe aes ah

Oo c

fr (From The Guardian

TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO

| Sap-Rise Time

(Toronto _

York Times

| Monday, said:

-Britain’s Big Problem

e@

By Joseph MacSwain Canadian Press Staff, Washington

LONDON (CP)--Britain’s de- fence argument, bound up as it is with the old lion’s changing ‘place in the world, shows sighs of going on forever.

The defence white paper is- | sued Tuesday, causing dismay | throughout the Royal Navy, was | probably the most intensive ex- ercise of its kind ever under- taken ‘by Britain and occupied Defence Secretary Denis Healey for 14 months. :

But even before the review was published, Navy Minister Christopher Mayhew had re- o differences involv- , not only naval strategy, but broad defence policy.

And Prime Minister Wilson, before departing for Moscow a

“I believe that -this question of defence ought to be the sub- of a great.national debate, necessarily a party one—

2

gs 8

: z 3 <z 5 32 ss

5 oe! UE

: i 2228

Yet to some observers. the whole atmosphere of profound decision-making has an air of unreality and anti-climax.

The decision to buy U.S. F-111 _swing-wing planes has been a virtual certainty. since the gov-

Station Motor tuning and. ~ shampooing Towing ........,.. 6 unite Craning

ernment killed the British TSR. 2, That’ cancellation brought agonized complaints last year from the aircraft industry, which saw it as a capitulation to the U.S, industry. : The decision against building new aircraft carriers now-ap- pears to have come as a shat- tering blow to the admirals. But it is pointed out that Britain's

Tory _ budget of that ar, whic! more pre

Hot Water

Hot water at the turn of a

tap—300 gallons of het water in just 15 mtnutes.

Power -' WATER HEATER

Palmer Electric Ltd.

Mrs. J. writes: What is meant

FOR SURE WI

quicker cold

DIAL 894-7309

DG Beal

TRANSISTORIZED IGNITION NTER S

Standard on Daytona Sports Sedan, this system eliminates need

Discover the difference CRAFTSMANSHIP makes!

MARTIN'S GARAGE LIMITED.

WATCH THIS SPACE POR MORE STUDEBAKER EXTRAS

AT NO EXTRA COST

TARTING

254 QUEEN STREET

Montreal

Charlottetown to: __

Winn