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SAERDAY, Jan. 4, E55}

The Only Hope

That Russians and Americans ‘can get together in mutual help- fulness and understanding when they really give their minds to it was demonstrated by talks which have been going on in the United States between a group of Russian physicians and a group of American specialists. The ‘Russians—two men and two women, all experts in their respective fields——came to the Unit- ed, States on the invitation of Dr. Paul Dudley White, the famed he-‘art specialiast, and a number of his colleagues. -

While in the United States the Russians went to such well known medical centres as the ‘Lahey Clinic in Boston, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and the In- stitute of Physical Medicine and Re- habilitation in New York. In addit- ion, they visited factories where only disabled persons are employ- ed, university laboratories and var- ious State offices of health. They watched operations by leading sur- geons,“ exchanged ideas with their hosts and, in general, were much in- terested in American medical pract- ices. The Americans for their part were interested in reports which their guests gave regarding Russian techniques and procedures in certain medical and surgical facilities.

This is not the first time that‘ Russian and ‘American experts in non-political fields have entered into confidential and mutually agreeable exchanges. In literature, drama, education, and other cultural fields they have found that they have much in common, that differences in approach, where they exist, are less important than the interests and aims which make them kin. It is only in politics, it seems, that disagreements are allowed to ob- scure a formula for peace. If more

.physicians and more artists and mode educators can be encouraged

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to go back and forth, exchanging "

‘ideas and sharing knowledge, per-- haps ‘over a period of time - the diplomats, too, will see the advant- age of closer and more friendly re- lations. At any rate, it is the only ' hope there is for the future.

Should Be Appealecl '

Hope that the people of both the western and the Atlantic regions will appeal from- the Transport Board’s judgment granting the rail- ways a further increase in freight rates, is voiced strongly by the Winnipeg Free Press. '

The judgment is signed by Com- missioners Wardrope, MacPherson and Knowles. The present Chief Commissioner, Clarence 'Shepard., did not sit on the case and had no part in the judgment, because it began back in June 1956. The rail- ways then received an increase of 7 per cent, increased to 11 per cent in December. But on August 30, last, the railways increased this to

.10 per cent. The Board has now granted 3.6 per cent on the pre- vious 11 per cent bringing the total increase since June 1946 to 15 per cent. The grand total of rate in- creases since the end of the war now stands at 222.5 per cent. The pre- sent increase will cost the public $15 millions per year.

The major good point in the jug- ment is that what it grants is only about one-third of) the claim. On the debit side however, are very serious faults. For ten years the needs of the CPR have been cal- culated by the Transport Board on a fixed formula. The CPR has been given freight rates to cover‘ operating costs and fixed charges, dividends on preference and com- mon stock and a surplus, arbitrarily fixed, at $15,235,000 per year. The provinces have always resisted this item for surplus.

Second is -the so-called “tax equalization” fund. Under income tax regulations issued in 1954, cor- porations are allowed, under cer- ,tain circumstances, to defer part of their payments to the Government. In the case of the CPR, this means that the company can charge the public in freight rates for more

p

corporation tax than It actually pays, or may ‘ever have to pay. Since 1954, the CPR has accumulat- ed $25 millions in this way. The -amount in 1957, alone. was $9 millions.

The provinces contended that the CPR, being guaranteed its taxes as part of operating costs, .should not be allowed to charge the public for more than it actually must pay to the Government. With the additional surplus and that tax overcharge de- ducted, the CPR would not have shown any need for higher freight rates. Instead of a deficiency of $3 millions, there would have been an unneeded surplus of $8 millions. Since CPR figures are used as 1 yardstick in fixing freight rates generally, this would have meant a reduction of 5 per cent rather than an increase of 3.6 per cent.

The final point in the appeal, says the Free Press, would arise out of the statistics compiled by ._the Board and summarized in the judgment, which demonstrate in the most striking way the unfairness to the West and the Atlantic areas of flat percentage \ increases in freight rates. Other means, fair to

i all parts of the country, must be

found. We are in full accord with this contention, and trust that it will be strongly urged by the eight Provinces in appealing the Board's judgment ‘to the Federal Govern‘- ment.

Agricultural Exporls

Canada and other countries which do a big agriculture,-exports trade with Western Europe are a little worried over the possible ef- fects on this trade of the, European Common_ Market which goes operation early this year. However, in the opinion of experts who have

been conducting research into the& ‘question for GATI‘, it is a needless worry. Far from adversely affect-'

ing the export trade in agriculture, the Common Market ought to give it stimulus. So the experts say.

A report recently made public says that the new agreement, where- by free trade /will be the practice. among six countries, will in all prob- ability “speed the flight of labour from farm to factory" in Western Europe. The member countries will be confronted with a shrinking -farm labour force and-, consequently, will have to -import more foodstuffs. It is expected that there will be a de- cline of about 2 per cent annually in the labour force in the next few years. This, the report suggests, “will make a substantial contribut- ion to the improvement in the ex- port prospects of the Common Mar-

- ket’s traditional suppliers”.-

EDITORIAL NOTES

A research team -has discovered‘ that most farm accidents occur in the late morning and mid-afternoon. It- recommends a ten minute break between 10 and 10.30 am. and be- tween 2 and 2.30 in the afternoon.

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A new idea is being tried out in a large department store in Stock- holm, Sweden. One morning a week before the place opens for business office staffs and clerks numbering 2700 gather for prayers and wor- ship.

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Transport Department officials have announced that a huge expan- sion program for Canadian civilian aviation during the next ten years is in the planning stage. Plans call for an expenditure upwards of $1 billion‘, if parliamentary approval is forthcoming. Among the new projects is an airport near Halifax to cost between 10. and 15 million dollars.

1: 1- -n 67 farms last year received more

. than $50,000 each under the United

States soil bank plan, which pro-

vides so much an acre for land kept _

out of production. Biggest recipient was the Gary Farms of Colby, Kan- sas, a co-operative enterprise, which received nearly $280,000 for keep- ing 23,000 acres of wheat land idle. The maximum amount of $3000 to any one producer does not apply to farms operated by institutions and co-operatives. * 1: *

Still another British colony is being prepared for self-government and eventual independence. A state- ment from the Colonial Office in London says that talks between the United Kingdom Government V and representatives from Sierra Leone in Africa had gone satisfactorily. The next step, the statement adds, will be for the Sierra Leone Gov- ernment to submit the proposals for debate in the colony’: House of Re- presentatives.

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UNITED KINGDO Turn OI

IT'S A LONG STLEPI M OPINION The Year

By "Onlooker” Thomson Newspapers, London. England. Bureau

The turn of the year saw Bri- tain's Houses of Parliament quiet and slum-bering, still not over the Christmas recess. Bu-t behind the scenes there has been activity.

Cause of the activity — and cause of the fact that few of the top British cabinet ministers have not wandered far from Westminster during the few weeks respite over Christmas —- has been the need to study the “Seven Point‘ Peace Plan” sub- mitted by Russia to the West within a few ‘days of the N.A.T.0. Summit talks ending in Paris.

It is believed here that the

plan, put forward by K-hruschev.

on December 21 — and coupled with the warning that in the e- vent of ‘war Russia would answer any aggression _t h r e a t ’ with "crushing blows” -— will have as much impact as others that have been put forward with few var- ia-tions indeed. over the past few years —- ever since, in fact, it became obvious that N.A.T.O. had managed to get together a worthwhile fighting force.

This plan, say many experts. has an added disadvantage. It contains a clause calling for the signing of a non-aggression pact between the nations of the Wa.r- saw (Eastern) pact and the NATO countries. '

It has‘ been the jealously- guard- od contention of the NATO Alli- ance-ever since it was born that it has come into being'as a pure- ly defensive alliance, and that it has never h d any power ti) sign such 8. «treaty. If it did, it could irnmedia.-tely leave itself open to charges of being organized for offensive as well as defensive purposes. An army may be an ar- my, whichever way you 10 o k_ at it, but NATO wants to keep in- tact the attitude that although it would not strike the first blow it would be ready to retaliate for defence.

HOME TROUBLES

There will be more thought elsewhere in Westminster right now prompted by the last debate held in the House of Commons before the recess. You may say that the debates i-n the British Parliament this year have been relatively tame affairs. But the Very last day showed that the Old Parliamentary year was ca.p- able of going ‘out like a lion.

The occasion was a foreign af-

‘ fairs debate, the first at which

Prime Minister Tlacmjllan and his Foreign Secretary Selwyu Lloyd, had a chance ‘o fa.ce their colleagues and th e i r opponents s i n c e they brought back from Paris news that Britain was to house American I. termediate -— lhat is. 1500 mile range —; range Missiles.‘ . From his Party and from the Labour Ovp. Position benches Macmillan found 0I-lposi»tion- to the idea of Ameri- 03 Setting up bases here. In his OWII Party there is a hard core

‘of members, some 30 or so in

P_UBL|C FORUM

This column is open to the discus- sion by correspondent: of question of interest. The Guardian does not neces- sarily endorse tho opinion of corres- pondents_

PROVINCIAL DRUGGISTS

Sir,—The article appearing on December 31 regarding the Pro- vincial druggists was most inter- esting. To say the least that craft has made vast strides since the unrlersigned's grand-uncle in the person of the late Theophilus Des- Brisay, Esq. opened his Apol:ho- caries Hall in the- then DesBris- ay Building on the corner of Queen and Grafton Streets. It is noticeable the number of today’s drugglsts who received their train- ing with the historic firm nf Johnson and .‘loh_nson Drllgglfils. in their Viclnrian building on the corner of Prince and Kent Streets.

I am. Sir, etc..

KENNETH BRUCE STEWART Bedeque, P.E.I.

own Conservative '

number (The total varies with the occasion) who could perhaps be called the Isolationists of the party. The 30 or so made up the “Suez Group” alittle over a year ago that played no small part in ousting Sir Anthony Eden from his Prime Minister’s job. " Now the group are opposing the idea of American rockets in Bri- tain, because they say such. a move would increase British de- pendence on America —— apart from putting Britain a little more forward in the firing line should there be any future conflict.

LABOR OPPOSITION

More opposition has come, na- turally,‘ from the labor Opposi- tion who looked with envious eyes towards Norway and Denmark. both small countries and both members of the N‘.T0 set - up, who refused to have the rockets on their territory. They have gained plaudits from the Labour Party over here for their action, and the Laborites think that there is no reason why Britain should not follow suit. Why not they ask, Germany as a rocket base? Ar- guments presented by the rockets in Britain champions against the ’ use of Germany and the possibil- ity of German bases being rapid- ly over-run in the event of war have out little ice with the Lab- our Party. ‘

The majority of Britons, in fact regard the coming importation of rockets mor e as the "Suez Group” does —— an increased de- pendence on American aid in- stead of a strengthening of the “N.A.T.O. Line" that stretches from the tip of Norway to Turkey.

And it is likely that the opposi- tion parties — both the Labour and the up-and-coming Liberals — will make capital of the issue around election time, some tim this year or next. ~. ANOTHER FIGHT -

Another’ ticklish problem the

fore the next election; to decide whether to insist on more amal- gamation in the highly-successful British aircraft industry. The go- vernment wants more regrouping of the industry, so that majct pro- jects like the design, de .‘lopment and manufacture of new aircratf can go ahead more economically. The manufacturers want no such co-operation if they can help it.

A big stick is in the govern- men-t’s hand right now if they want to flourish it. They announ- ced in the summer that they were looking into designs for 20 nevi airliners for an eventual re- placement of the highly success- ful Viscount which has proved a world -beater not only on British runs, but on dozens of other

routes as well.

And it is possible lllllal. the con- tract may go to firms willing to work more closely together than they have been rather than to one of the big concerns. PURELY DOMESTIC

Those are some of the mat.-lers engaging the attention of some of the men of Britain as 1958 gets in- to its’ stride. 1 say "men of Bri- tain.” The first few days of Jan-

1

I government has got to solve be-

uary give the womenfolk over here plenty enough to worry a- bout, for it is then that the big- gest sales of the year get into their stride.

While Poppa his jollifica- tions over Christmas and New

Years, Momma saves‘ some of her enjoyment for hese first few days of Ja1..iary. London's West

end stores are full of women of all shapes and sizes and staying hun-

power all with the gleam of tors in their eyes,-

Frankly, women at sales li-me scare me, but they prove to me. yet again that -the females of Lon- don and Toronto, Paris and ~ for Zuzuland are, when it comes to bargain hunt- ing, sisters under the skin. . . .

all I know

Hypertension Not A Diseclse

By Herman N. Bundesen. M-D-

many persons who have hiih blood pressure who donl. even know what the term means. Id like to try to explain‘. Hypertension. or high blood pressure. is not a disease in it- self. but it is a symptom of some specific disorder. . Apart from your normal range. you have two levels of _blood pressure, the systolic and diastol-

1c.

ARTERIAL SYSTEM . _ Systolic is the pressure within an artery at the very moment your heart contracts to force the blood into your body’s arterial system.

Diastolic is the pressure within your arteries at the lowest level. or between the heartbeats at the moment when no blood is being pumped into your arteries.

This diastolic pressure, you see, represents the actual resistance to the blood flow within the ar- teries. This is a factor which your heart must overcome to keep your blood moving.

VARIOUS SIZES

Your blood vessels and arteries are various sizes and lengths of tube-like structures which form a vast network to carry the blood l_:hroug-hou-t your body.

The branch endings of the ar- teries are formed by minute web-like figures which we call ar- terioles. When these arterioles are narrowed or constricted, it naturally impedes the flow of blood from the artery.

Despite, ‘this the heart contin- ues to pump blood into the ar- teries at a normal or near-non mal rate. It’s easy to see why such a condition increases the blood pressure.

MUST FIND CAUSE

Yet curing it is not a simple matter, for the underlying cause must be established before it can be treated. -

Sometimes nephritis or maybe an enlarged prostate gland is the source of the trouble. Or perhaps

pets automatic release of urine.

so may be responsible.

ond in importance

time you knew just what it is. QUESTION AND ANSWER

oun YESTERDAYS

(From The Guardian Files)

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Jan. 4, 1933)

A new air mail service be- tween Charlottetown and the Magdalene Islands is to be in-

augurated shortly for the winter

’season. This service will take the ‘

I imagine there are a BT93‘-=

it is some obstruction which ham-

~Generally, the kidneys are in- volved in high blood pressure in some way, but other condtions al-

High blood pressure ranks sec- in helping make heart disease Amer-ican’s major cause of death. It’s about

D.T.: A-re maggots still being used in treating unclean wounds? Answer: As far as'I know. mag- gots are no longer being used for this purpose. Excellent/agents de- rived from enzymes, have been

devised .-to help clean wounds. ‘the Province. 0

moval. p ,

place of the Moncton - Magdalene '

air service of former years, and

will begin when the .S. S. Lov- att disconhinues on the Souris ‘- Magdalene Islands route.

Mr. W.L.R. Stewart, of the Ste- wart Construction Company, Sherbrooke, P.Q.. arrived in the City last evening for the open- ing of the new Prince of Wales College building which his firm constructed. Mr. Stewart expects to be in the City about a week.

TEN YEARS AGO (Jan. 4. 1948)

Local representatives of Canada Packers and the Swift Canadian Company. were unanimous in stating last night that the in- crease of four and a quarter cents to the producer of Grade A bacon hogs should mean a re- vival of the former flourishing condition of the hog industry in

MAXIMS ‘

When labor quarrels with capi- tal, or capital neglects the inter-

ests of labor, it is like the hand

thinking it does not need the eye, the ear or the brain.

QUEEN RANKED 7TlI

LONDON (Reuters) — Queen Ellzabeth’s televised Christmas

Day broadcast to the Common-.

wealth was rated. seventh in popu- larity among Christmas week television programs. The survey showed that more persons in Brit- ain tuned into features such as panel games. situation comedy and variety programs than to the Queen.

WHOPPING HEADACHE

BRANTFORD. Ont. JP)—Step- hen Palycia, 61.. started 1958 with a bad headache. Ha suffered bruises and head cuts when struck by a shunting freight train. Palycia was taking a shortcut through the Canadian National Railway yards Wednesday when a boxcar hit his left shoulder and spun him into another lane. He hit his head on the tracks.

DOOM DUST KILLS

LICE and TICKS ON ALL FARM LIVESTOCK

Ask for DOOM DUST AT YOUR FEED, HARD- WARE OR GENERAL STORE. The large 2 pound can sells for 79c. If your supplier does not have DOOM DUST just. send us his name and address with 500 (not stamps) and we will mail you one large 2 pound can at no further cost so that you ._ may have the opportunity of testing this new all ' Canadian product in your own herd or flock.

CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE

WOOL GROWERS LTD. Lennoxville, Quebec

All streets in the City were op- on to motor traffic over the week- 1 end as the result of a concentrat- ‘ ed drive in which four of the‘ Provincial Government machines and two of the City’s were in op- eration. The City is employing 35 men and ten trucks for snow re-

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