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Riot”; WTl‘ES[IAT.':lANlT§RT 5. A Prolnising Start

Fe“ ancl artioiis have ever -'~ll3l'l‘ sCrut_in‘\’ 3; i’hf‘|2P Of l~'l'F.:lClF‘lll -ltitlll"l- son since he took office under the l'lal‘l'owlng Cll‘Clll‘l1.ll?lll!.‘t"S Of hi»: PW’ den-.:_:n1-‘,: a.:s:i.-‘siiiatioii. The whole Wm-1.1 ha; been watcliing to see how he will measure up to the exacting standards of statesman- ship; and it is to his credit that he

ii'i.eii's \wi‘i'l= luceii uorler such

seems to have made. so far. it perfect score. Particularly in what he has

called his “peace offensive" are the sm,-ls pn(‘n[]1‘aglng for a continuance of fhg ‘-3;-rt;-nil: li2.'1(‘l(=l'\'l‘lll'l given by President l{enuerl_v. indeed. be all- pears to be planning new moves in foreign p<illc'y that will (‘?ll‘l'_\' him

bpy-om] tho l(cmit=rl_V formula in

peacenialnng negotiations. According to the New York

Times. the President has “re,it=Ct-

ed" the argument of Dean Acheson that contioucrl and probably incon- clusive contacts with Moscow would further nnrlerrnine the NATO al- liance. He does not intend to limit. himgplf to tho wary. unavoirlably 5ll.<plc10ll.= defense nientality that has normally marked the American approach to the cold war.

H; j; quoted 3: liavlllg lﬁlfi “'99. German (‘hancellor I-Erhard that he would not be deterred from a search for new ideas and agree- ments by doubts in Robb or else- where about his ability to defend We:-tern. interests. The Germans are said to have offered no argu- ment to Mr. .lohn=on's plea that he be spared the customary lectures from Europe about the dangers of dealing with t"ommunlsts. He understood these dangers. he said. just as he unrlerstonrl the contrary dangers of drift. He asked the Ger- mans "to join the search instead of resisting it."

if these words correctly reflect the Pi'esirlent'= attitude. they im- ply his a\\‘;ll‘9ll‘3?.= of the fact that full military S3fP;:‘ll3l‘t‘l$~——-ll¢(‘FS=-‘Fl1‘}' as these may be-«are no defense against the (l3lll.Zt=l'.‘~' of a nuclear arms race. .\lrn-e attention. presum- ably. will be given at \\'ashing'tor. to the political side of l‘lPHt‘Pl‘l13l(- lug. which has tended. in the past to give way to purely military consirlorations.

Mr. Chevrier's Fate

With the i-esigzimtioo of Justice

lllmistar Lionel (".hevrier, write s Arthur Rlal<r~l_v in the .\lontreal Gazette, the House of toinmons

lost one of it: able:-t parliamentar- tans. His rleparturo was a testi- monial to the rlramatic. changes in the political climate in the Province of Quebec that have occiirrerl since the late Premier Dnplessis passed from the scene.

it way: .\ll'. fortune. or misfortune. to have been born in Eastern Ontario. a few mi les from the Quebec border. Rut these few miles proved to be of decisive importance. Had he been born on the Quebec side of this now-troubled frontier he would. in all probability. be well on his way to the Prime Ministe'ship of Ganada. As Mr Pearson's Quebec llsiitenant and as deputy Prime Minister. he was also Mr. Pearson's logical successor.

At. an earlier stage in his career Mr. Chevrier sought election in the Montreal riding of Laiirier. and was

t”bevrier's

- returned with a handsome majority.

The voters of Laurier kept electing him right. through the Diefenbaker years, when so many distinguished Quebec Liberals went down to de- fact. But. this achievement at no time meant as much as it seemed.

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However many trrrneu mt. unuvuvu won Montreal Laurier. he could not win acceptance as Quebec's spokes- man at Ottawa.

Toward the close of his Com- mons career he. seemed to operate half-heartedly. perhaps because of an uneasy awareness of this fact. lu the end he went. He had to he easerl out of office because he was not able to establish himself as a Quebecois: and as long as be lin- gered as the senior Quebec cabinet minister. Mr. Pearson couldn't desig- nate anyone else as his Quebec deputy.

His successor. whether Inimi- gration I\’li'ni.:.ter Guy Favreau or another. may well win the accept- ance that was denied in his case. But no other politician of stature has yet emerged in the (‘opinions who. like .\'li'. ("hevrier and the Rt. Hon L. St. Laurent before him. is the bilingual and. bicultural Faiiarlian on a large scale and who is at home with both languages and in both cultural enyiiwiiiiieiits.

His fate shows what a differ- ence a few miles can make.

A Backlog Of Work

Prime Minister Pearson's an- nouncemeiit that the next. session of Parliament will open on Febru- ary it? is a reminder that there is a backlog of important legislation awaiting the attention of the (‘om- rnons. and that there is ample: room for improvement on the past ses- sion so far as despatcb of business is concerned. The members will have had a good long holida_v~moi'e than most of us could afford to take over the Christmas season-— and it is hoped that they are now bent on earning their salary boost. and forgetting partisanship for a while in the public interest.

.\lr. Pearson has said that he has no intention of calling an early election and the experience of the last session suggests that he is in little danger of defeat on the floor of the l~louse. His government. how- ever. will be expected to show more responsibility in the preparation of legislation. and less of the haste that produced the blunders for which its so-called “60 days of decision" are chiefly remembered.

Among matters of importance awaiting attention are the contribu- tory pension sclieme. amendments to the Yiieiiiployment insurance Fund. implementation of some of the measures recommended in the .\'lacPherson (‘ommission report on railway traffic. and i'e.distribul.ion of Parliamentary seats. Numerous other bills of scarcely less import» ance are ready for introduction.

Genghis Rides Again

The Soviet lfnion and the Chinese Conimiinists have become involved in an interminable Argument about. Genghis Khan. the Mongolian con- queror who has been dead these past 737 years. The fact that he is still a live issue goes to show that history isn't altogether the "blink" that old Henry Ford thought it was.

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The (‘hinese have grown in- c.reasingl,\' rapturous in extolling what they call Genghis‘ achieve-

ment in “expan ding the multi- national state" and spreading cul- ture over large sections of the earth. They even find a precedent for the current friendship between Albania and (‘hina in the fact that he reaclied what is now Albania in his travels.

The Russians see it differently. Genghis Khan. they sa_v. was an aggressor. They find nothing cili- tural ln the fact that be burned and looted and killed across much of what is now Russia. His Mongol- ian horde. they sav. was made up

of criminals. The Chinese. they complain. distort llistorv, Fancy that. now! This last

charge. coming from the Kremlin. is surely a prime example of the pot calling the kettle black.

EDITORIAL NOTE

The ease with which revolvers, pistols, rifles and even machine guns may be acquired in the United States. amazes the press of Great Britain. Based upon the assassina- tion of President Kennedy. numer- ous articles have been published at- tempting to explain the predilection of Americans to ward in firearms. London hobbies, who have a tradi- tion of not being armed. recently re- jected a suggestion that they be furnished with guns in are the pollen in other countries

”MlRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL”

PEERAGE FOR ROY THOMSON

Across (‘anada as in Britain. the typical editorial reaction to news of the recent elevation to the peerage of Roy Thomson. Canadian publisher with world- wide Interests. appears to be the nne noted by The Telegraph- Journal. of Saint Johl1—-~ lllf-ll "ll couldn't have happened to a nio- er :u.\' "

Excerpts from editorials In other representative Canadian newspapers follow.

GRF1./tT GOOD NATURE

‘\lO‘\ITRF‘.Al. GAZETTE — Mr. Roy Thomson's name in the Qm=po‘= ,‘\‘e\v Year honors ls recognition of A most specta- cular career in modern journal- isn1.. He has allowed his edit- ors their freedom. saying that they, knowing local conditions. can best find the clam policies. If he can make their papers prrmperoiis. their independence will be all the greater. Nor need they worry if their views happen to conflict with his. "l can take care of myself." he said. No man has moved throuzh contro- varsy with greater znocl nature.

remaining approachable. ere- Earious. unpretentious He has few recreations outside his

work. nolhinz else in him could be better fun

A(‘(‘Ol.ADF. DESI-‘.R\'F’.D ‘.\fO\"l‘REtL STAR ~ Lord Thomson owns more than 70 newspapers in a half-rloren coun- tries He has not souzht to use this important propriotorial in- terest as many other press bar- ons in England have done—men

such as the late Lord ‘V'orthclit'- fe and Lord Beaverbronk. He is lhtPl'PslPt'l primarily in produc- tn: snort newspapers which poo. pie \\'|ll buy and his rehabilita- ton of The Sunday Times in Lonrlnn and The Scotsman in Edlnburtzh proves that he knows how to an about it_ His properties in (‘anada are not sit- llateri Ill the lartzer centres. but. his papers here perform their functions with due regard for those i ii r it e r responsibilities which the ownership of newspa- pers should involve. . . He has achieved great material success without departing from stand- ards relznrderl as both desirable and acceptable. The accolade now placed upon him is deserv- ed

PUTS HONESTY FIRST

OTTAWA JOURNAL —-There will be some rm-rriment back in Canada at this appointment but nobody will know that more than the man himself. Honesty is his strong suit... Roy Thomson has been a good newspaper man and the likelihood is that many of the Canadian papers he has bouzht and maintained would not today be in business had he not done so. He has remembered pretty well too his general pro- l'Y‘llSP not to interfere with editor- ial independence. FITS HIM WELL

TORONTO TELEGRAM——Wltli the issuance of the Queen‘: New Year's honor list. he has had I

TEST ROCKET

U.l-E. TRADE _

LONDON (Reuters) Brit- ain‘: exports have been increas- ing at a slower rate in the In! few months. the government’: Board of Trade said Monday. But at the same time Britain I trade up-the exceu ports over exports and ro- exports —wldenod. The up av- eraged £.40.00t).0tl| t8l#f.000.0m) a month during IM3, compared with l45.000.000 til.'H.000.000t a month In the last quarter wan zso.om,ooo ($177,0tl0.0o0l a month.

PURITY DAIRY “Punntu Prefer”

817 KOII Dill 4-71‘

’It Couldn't Happen To A Nicer Guy’

phenomenal career capped with the title of baron. proving—- as such other Canadians as Bona. Law. Lord Beaverbrook. Sir Ed- ward Peacock and Garfield Wes- ton did before btm— that there is something in the air of Eng- land that is good for men of en- terprise as well as poets. The title fits him well for it underlin- es the virtue of perseverance and confirms the chances of any man to fulfill ambition even though he be born in humble cir- cumstances. GOOD OF OTHERS

SARNIA OBSERVER —— in the sophisticated. highly developed field of British publishing. Mr. Thomson has made a mark that few thought was possible a de. cade ago. Two major instru- ments in this success have been his energy and his imagination. Through the Thomson Founda- tion and in other ways. he has I shown his readiness to use these same attributes for the good of others. and to contribute great sums as well. Roy Thomson has fairly earned the distinction that

as been given him. TELL THE TRUTH

WELLAND TRIBUNE -Those who really know Roy Thomson appreciate him particulrirly for; his rugged honesty. He made nol secret of the fact that the peerg age was perhaps a crowning am-l bition. We can't recall any otlieri person so honored being so‘ frank. His basic principles liavpl never cliantzerl. Many of his na- pers seldom see him. but they know well his creed."Opcrate your newspaper in the best inter- ests of the people of the com- muuit_v; tell the truth and re- port all news and liappenuigsl factually and without bias." .It can be guaranteecl that

the barony will in no way change Mr. Thomson's genial and earthy character. And it.

can be equally asserted that no

one will respect the honor more

proudly. or carry it with great

er distinction.

SHARE THE HAPPINESS WOODSTOCK SENTINEL-RF»

V1EW—- His old friends in Can-

. could obtain the baton of 5 mar-

ada. both within and without the Thomson Newspapers structure. will share his happiness. They will think neither the more nor the less of him. now he is a bar- on. To them. he will remain Roy Thomson. That. in itself. is a major title in the newspa per wo

FITTINGLY RECOGNIZED LONDON FREE PRESS —T'ne meteoric rise of Roy Thomson has been fittingly recognized by the bestnwal of a peeralze in the New Year's honor list. The Can- adian was already one of the world's outstanding press lords. but the royal action now gives him an official title... Certainly the career of Lord Thomson has demonstrated that there is a considerable degree of demo- nracy in the British House of Lords. Just as Napoleon used to boast that each soldier of France

slial. so it appears that humble oriein is no bar to the British peeraze. and the energetic. pub- lic-spirited and successful citiz- en can open all doors to advance- merit.

COMMANDING ROLE FREDERICTON GLEANER-— Roy Thomson has won a com-

manding position in British jour-} nalism. proportionately greater‘ even than he holds in Canada af- ter a brilliantly successful care- er . Canadians. like the British. will concratulate Roy Thomson warmly on his honor. and wish him continued success in 1944.

HONOR JIISTIFIED

SAINT JOHN TELEGRAPH JOURNAL He has by shrewd vision built up a vast newspaper- television- radio emnire in (‘an aide. the United States. Britain. Africa. the Caribbean alid var- lous other places aboai-d...Even his strongest competitors find it hard not to like this nersonﬂhlf Canadian. Canadians who have watched Mr. T h o msmrs meteoric rise to great inﬂuence and prestige will feel that his new honor is well justified. and that he will play a useful role in the House of Lords.

Stiffened Ear Bones

By Dr. Theodore R. Vnnnellen

Age is no barrier to the stapes operation for deafness caused by otosclerosiu, T h e oldest person to undergo this type of surgery. according to a report from the University of Southern California school of medicine. was a man of 91. Im- proved techniques deserve cre- dit for bringing the benefits of this procedure to more and more persons. The operation does not help those with oth er types of deal‘ no 3 5. hence the diaenosls must be accurate.

The amount of improve- ment vaties with the e 3: ts nt of the hearing loss before 3 ur- gery. Some regain essentl n l ly normal or serviceable hearing whereas others are able to hear close conversation but other- wise need a hearing aid. M0 at patients are satisfied with th 9 results when they know in ad- vance what to expect.

Otosclerosls is the most common form of deafness in young women. It begins be-

tween the ages of 18 and 40 and is hereditary and progressive. Stiffness tsclerosisl of the la st of the three bones tstapesl that transmit sound is responsible for hearing loss. Sound passes from the eardrum to the p a rt of the inner ear that Tl'HI1Si0l’l1’lo sound waves into nerve impul- ses which. in turn, go to the brain.

The stapes is so named be- cause it resembles the stirrup on a saddle. It is a ring that is horizontal on the part that re- ceives the foot of the rid e r. The stapes looks just. like its counterpart on the saddle.

The hearing loss in otosclero- sis is in the lower tones es- pecially; many victims have an associated ringing of the ears. Approximately 7 out of 10 will benefit by surgery.

Various procedures have been advocated in the in st 15 years but the latest centers about the footplate of the stapes, that fits into the oval window of the cochlea Inerve cenlerl. This structure must be loosened to allow sound conduction. But since the results of this pro- cedure are not always perma- nent. ear surgeons make a new stapes to replace the old. A foot- plate is made from a strip of vein which is attached to an ar- tificial arch. made of poly- ethylene or tantalum. The parts are so small. the entire opera- tion must be done under a spe- cial operatlng microscope.

FILTH ‘AND FUNGI

ST. writes: My mother - in- law claims fungal infec t l 0 us such as ringworm of the hands and plantai-‘s wart are due to filth. [don't believe it. Who is right’?

REPLY

You are. Fungi prefer moist. damp areas but they are not the product of dirt. antar warts are not caused by fungi. T heir growth is initiated by a vir ll s. usually over r e 2 i n n s silh- jecl to pressure or iniury.

MENTAL HYGIENE

‘\‘lrs. R writes: do you have a list of rules on promoting men- tal health?

REPLY

Our leaflet on migraine offers some common sense precepts on this siibiovit

INVESTIGATF.

A.L. writes: Why has h air grown in the armpits of my 6 - year - old daiIE!l1ler'.’

REPLY

Examination is suggested be- cause this condition may be a manifestation of precocious puberty caused usually by glan- dular disturbances.

THOSE "RAYS“ AGAIN

Mrs. T. N. writes: Do you have any information on r ay 3 coming from human eyes th at could cause physical damage to another person’? EPLY This question is for the scle- nce fiction editor. Today's Health Hint-

A little love from father also helps.

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NOTES BY

THE ‘WAY.

If Alexander Graham Bell had had a" teen-age daughter.

To a visitor a welcome uluully

he in cordial "and a cordial very wel-

never would have had a chance come.-St. Thomas Times-Jourh to test the telephone.- Montreal nal. far.

As far as careful research can

A small boy asked his tithe! if he had any work he could do

determine. there is not a single 3“'°"“d the h°“5° t° Tepleﬂlﬁll

automatic tooth brush in all 0 Russia. So that is another prob-

‘ his finances. The father assured

him that he could think of noth- ing. "Then." suggested the

lem Mr. Khrushchev will have to modern child. “how about put»

face after he solves the wheat shortage.-— Edmonton Journal.

ting me on re1ief?"— Gall Re. porter.

Deserving

Of Honor

Globe and Mail, Toronto

It is a little sad that Canada has no other means of honoring Governor-General George Van- ler than by making him a full general. He would have worn the first Canada Medal with dis- tinction. Yet in its way the mill- tary'honor is suitable. for Gen- eral Vaner's military service to Canada during the First World War was of the same high and courageous order as his civilian service has been since.

Soldier and diplomat. he has given his country the best. and never has he worked with great- er«dedlcation than as Governor- General.

n he was named to that

high position. there were those

who feared that it was chieﬂy because he was a French Call- adlan. and that his face would be turned to Quebec rather than to the nation. It was a ground- less fear. Governor - G eneral Vanler and his gracious wife have emerged as Canadians, who in their department have set an example to the whole country.

If French and English-spealb lng Canadians come to a new and brotherly understanding it will he in part because this wise and kindly couple have shown us how meaningless are our dif- ferences among people of good- will.

By Wciy Oi Excimple

Cape Breton Post

It has been pointed out m ore than once that. compared the Europeans. we are slothfut

Our Yesterdays

(From the Guardian Files)

January 7. I939

The Rocky Point Ferry was still operating yesterday despite the ice which closed Charlottetown with a sheet of armour. Constant use of the one lane by the ferry

kepta path open to Rocky

omt.

Last night the Week of Prayer service was under the auspices l of the British and Foreign Bible R Society and was h eld in St. l Paul's Parish Half. The presi- dent of the Society. Will i a m G. Hogg gave the report. Th e address was given by Rev. H.L. Denton.

TEN YEARS AGO January 7. 1954

At the regular meeting of the City School Board it was noted that a group of interested par- ents hacl repainted a classroom of West Kent School during the Chrlstmas holidays. even uslns New Year's Eve for one phase of the project! These parents had previously requested cer- tain changes to improve the classroom.

Over $l.000 was raised for the Y!\1(‘A malnten a n c 9 fund by women of the Ladies Auxilia r y of the it was reported by the president. Mrs. Merritt Forsythe. at the annual meeting fast n lght. The money she stated. was raised throuzh the serving of 5.000 meals and the holding of a spring tea.

when it comes to learning A lan- guage other tan our own.

in every Eucopen country. school children learn to speak, read and write a foreign lan- guage. more often English than another. as a matter of course.

Some Canadians actually be- come indignant at the suggestion that it would be smart as wetl as intelligent to learn French. On the other hand. some French- lanzuage Canadians resent the idea of acquiring a command of English. it's a token of our na- tional immaturity.

d more. the realization strikes home that the only sure way of learning a language oth- er than the native speech. is to begin iearning it in childhood- many believe the sooner the better.

This is an idea to be made ef- fective in 1964 in the city Nancy. France. Tliree- year-olds in the city's nursery schools are to be taught. English as well as French in the new year. The idea of this no doubt would raise ructions in Montreal separatist circles.

If the experiment in the French city proves successful it is said that it may be adopted at“. over France--- a logical and, it. scems. after all a reasonable country. Such a thing in Canada would be debated for years on end before we finally, if ever. got around to it.

Well. ‘.et's face it. even were we willing for nursery school tots to learn French as well as English. we would not be pre- pared for it. We lack teachers competent to teach young chi‘.- dren to speak French adequate- ly. We have a long way to go in education.

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