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ough to cover I full inquiry into our farm- ing economy. This industry has been sev- erely affected by recent economic trends. both at home and abroad. The personnel of the proposed Commission should include at least one agricultural authority, and every phase of the subject should be thoroughly studied.

It is to be assumed, of course. that all the necessary expenditures of government ihave been provided for in the new budget. No government can shirk its duty in this

taxpayers will”offset unwise cheeseparing

ls"? ' Valedictory V , . "We must all thank God that we have g" been allowed. each of us according to our

stations. to play a part in making these days memorable in the history of our race." The great man who spoke these words in the most critical period of a world war, yes- terday tendered to the Queen his resig- nation as Britain's Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, which Her Ma- jesty ”was graciously pleased to accept." Thus reads the official announcement, re-

Imotion aroused by the event.

"Short words are words host of all." It was thus Winston described his own approach to oratory: and the old words will serve. since he gave them such winged utterance. for his valedictory on this occasion. The House of Commons was disappointed that he 1 made no final speech as government leader; but what was there left to say? Words of inspiration for the future? They are al- . 5 ready on record. ”This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning." ”These

the greatest days our country has ever liv- ed." "In the past we have had a light which flickered. In the present we have I light which flames. In the future there will be a light which shines over all the land and seas." ”Let us not become weary nor lose confidence. Let us not fail in our duty. In times of stress. let us not flinch from danger." What more? A lifetime of valiant lchievement in the cause of world demo- cracy. What is democracy? He has told us. I-mphatically, what it is not. "Democracy II not based on violence or terrorism, bu on reason, on fair play, on freedom and re- specting other peoples rights as well as your own ambition. Democracy is not a harlot to be picked up on the street by a man with a tommy gun."

How much he has told us. in puns and

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are not dark days: these are great days-,

of essential services. But national expendi- tures today are on such a huge scale that the tendency has been rather in the reverse ldirection; a few thousand dollars seem of llittle consequence where millions are in- volved. and the Auditor General's annual report is replete with instances where eco- nomies could have been effected. The pub- lic. for the time being at least, will credit Mr. Harris with having wielded the shears wisely and judiciously in his estimates, and with giving away no more than he can afford in the tax cuts he has budgeted for.

vealing nothing of the tremendous public.

, Polar Expedition

Forty-six years ago Robert E. Peary, accomapnied by a Negro attendant. four Eskimos. and forty sledge dogs. reached the North Pole. It was the happy ending of an arduous journey which. with a number of interruptions and set- backs, had been in progress for almost ten years. The small group spent thirty

hours at the Pole, planting flags, measur- 7

lug ice and water depths, and, no doubt, congratulating one another on the success of their undertaking.

This week another band of explorers,

fourteen in all. most of whom are Arcticl

experts. are visiting the spot. They hope to stay a month, longer if necessary. and establish a scientific post complete with fall the modern gadgets. They are travel- lling by a DC 3 transport aircraft, a far lcry from the slow wooden ship used by lP9ary, and, if all goes well, will be no imore than three days on the trip from New York. leader of the expedition, says that, while .the usual research will be carried out-- iymeasuring the water depth, examining the :sea floor. studying weather conditions, izoological research. etc.-the most inter- Lesting experiment, because it has not been Eattempted before, will be the measuring lof ice depth from the air. No matter lhow high the pilot is flying, he will be

pamblcis as we” as 1" sober Speech! "A5 nlable to measure the thickness to within

today Admiral i

Mr. John Stanwell-Fletcher,l

youth." he recalled to the boys of his oldla ha” inch of accuracy. provided of

. . course, the device is all that the scientists kettle drum, but I was not musically gifted. -'claim it to be.

school

at Harrow, "I aspired to play

the .

So I gave up that ambition and transferred my aspiration to another part of the school orchestra. I wanted to be a conductor . . . Eventually. after a great deal of persever- ance. I rose to be the conductor of quite a considerable band. It was a very large band and played very strange and formidable lnstrumciits. The roar and thunder of its music rcsoiinrled throughout the world. We played all sorts of tunes and ended up the concr-rt with Rule Britanniai and 'God Save the K'iiiC'."

it mas in this way that he chose to sum up his own wartime sciyices. and it is in the sonic jaunty manner that he now L quits the podium of the political orchestra, ”””T imd t:il-zcs his place. without more ado, aniouz lllI' "iiicrc players". This is how he wants it. No holdup in the performance! Just a pruisc. and the music will start again. Time oiily for a low more words of vale- diciioii :i-' uc m-all them across the years: "Let Us thou move forward together in discliai'go of our mission and our fearing Cod and nothing else."

The Harris Budget

We are now into deficit budgeting at Ottawa. but from the taxpayer's point of view this is a matter of less importance than the tax cuts associated with it. The huge surpluses of the past few years in- volved in tax burden which many believed to be far loo onerous, and which affected the iiatiuniil economy by penalizing initia- tive in induslijv and boi'e heavily on wage earners as well. The new Finance Minister, Mr. Harris, seems to share this view. He spoke quite openly on the subject some time ago. and his budget, delivered yester- day in the ilousc of Commons, contains concrete evidence of his desire to remedy the situation.

The incpme tax reduction. averaging 10 per cent. and from 12 to 13 per cent for the

; majority of taxpayers, will perhaps be re- ceived with most general satisfaction. Cor- poration taxes are also lifted to some ex- tent. though this applies only to large com- pany incomes. The excise tax on new cars has been cut by 10 per cent. and the special 10 per cent tax on tires and tubes has been repealed. The tax cuts total S148.000.000 .f3i- the current fiscal year, and amount to In estimated S207,000.000 for I full year. 2 An interesting feature of the budget is ' I that I M!!! Commis-

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i From time to time there have been iMoscow reports to the effect that Soviet exploreis are in the habit of visiting the Pole regularly. In no instance, however, .has the claim been substantiated. So far as the records go. the Pole has been vis- iited only once since Admiral Peary's time: that was in May 1952 when a United States air force plane landed and stayed la couple of hours. Mr. Stanwell-Fletcher believes, however, that several groups of

Soviet scientists are now working in Illei

igcneral area of the Pole. He and his as- isociates hope to make contact with them for the exchange of scientific information. ilt may be that, since they will meet in

in spot where the importance of politicall them But the scandal of the modern world government in that sense

ideologies must seem dwarfed by ,grandeur and severity of the summit of the world. they will experience I fellow- ship based on a mutual curiosity concern- ing hitherto hldden mysteries.

EDITORIAL NOTES

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Word from Kansas City. M0., is That the Locomotive Development Company hopes soon to have perfected a modern locomotive engine on the diesel principle but powered by coal. It is expected that the new engine will be in operation late this year. No doubt Mr. Gordon of the C. N. R. is looking into the possibilities.

Usually, the fewer storms liners en-, counter lhe happier their skippersgaredl The other day, however, the Queen Eliz- -abeth was ordered into the Atlantic from ?Southampton to look for storms-the big- iger the better. The purpose was to test anti-roll devices recently installed. Ex- pcrts went along for the experience.

0 I O

The United Nations seems to have I fondness for playing with the alphabet. Associated with UN are ten specialized agencies, frequently referred to simply by initials. This is what the i this mean: ILO, International Labour ganization; FAO. Food and Agriculture Organization; UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organ- ization: BANK, Intematlonnl Bank for Reconstruction and Development; FUND, International Monetary Fund; UPU, Unl- versal Postal Union; WHO, World Health Organization; 1111, International Telecom-

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OTTAWA R EPORT

B By Patrick

A school here is auxcrusing for lieacliers at I salary of S2,-100 a year. This is lower than the re- 'munc-ration paid to ilie municipal employees who throw our garbage 'into the collecting trucks. This comparison may explain the basic reason for the increasing shame felt in Ottawa about our educa- ,lional system, especially if one ntmembers the time-honured Can- adian adage that "you get what you pay for”.

Teaching our children is I! re- isponsibility of the Proviiicial gov- ernments, not of the Federal gov- ernment. So it. is not as a political problem that Ottawa is anxious- ly contemplating our appallingly low educational standards. The problem is much nearer home: it is a personal problem to hund- reds of fathers who, in our shrink- ing world, are now being sent. abroad to represent Canada as diplomats or soldiers or business- ,men accompanied by their wives and children.

Many such fathers are serving lat Canadian army camps and air lbases in Europe: or at Canadian Embassies in London, Paris and other European capitals: or they are representing their business in one of the Old Countries. Almost without exception. these are morti- fied to find that their little Johnny and his older sister Brenda, al- though the pride of Punkeydoodles Primary or of Hog's I-iollow High here in Canada. have to be clas- sed with children two years young- er than themselves when they go to school among the better-edu- catied Europeans.

CANADA EXCELS U. S. A.

Canadian families on similar temporary duty in the United States report that thhy are lucki- 'er. The same qualities which made little Johnny only average at Punkeydoodles. make him shine

Low Educational Standards

Nicholson

only could not read

hometown that. when asked:l ”what is the capital of Canada'?". only one could answer correct-l ly. while others replied Toronto. New York. OntaHo. Montreal. Massey or "don't know".

These examples all point to the same conclusion that Canada as I whole is no longer living up

to the wonderful cducatiunal tradi- available, 3, for 1955 skilled air. ”0"5 eamcd i" lmim” d3-V5 by ectinn of the affairs of the nation

the Maritimes. This is causing considerable anxiety among think- ing people in Ottawa. But the Federal government could do very little to improve educational standards, without causing a bowl from Provincial government jeal-

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Mass imports of rubber-soled shoes from low-wage countries are threatening the industry in Can- ada. To put it bluntly, someone is sneaking up on the sneaker trade. , -Cornwall Standhrd- Freeholder.

The proposed legislation in re- gard to penalties for drunk or dangerous driving. and in requir- ing several inovations in the line of safety, are all to the good. but we would like to see some steps taken for cracking down on those selfish drivers who will not low- er their headlights when meet- ing other cars. Glaringlheadlights caused many accidents and brought about many deaths.

-St. Thomas Times-Journal.

As the public learns more about the meaning of nuclear warfare, the desire for an end to the pres- ent arms race increases. This desire can be fulfilled only by international inspectorale; and this would really be the nucleus of I

as I scholar and I gentleman lamong his American contempor- aries. l

lNorth American education is wor- rylng Ottawa as much as it is shaming our neighbours.

A Canadian magazine editor re- cently blamed this trouble large-' Iy on the stinizincss of parents about school taxes. This, he sug- gested. stems from the North American tradition that ”if.you it, nor eat it, nor sell it at a profit. you are a, sucker to pay for lt".

This charge of stingincss about education seems unfair when one recalls the magnificent new school buildings sprouting across Can- ada. But the expenditure is per- haps misnpplled, so that we are metaphorically giving our child- ren an educational dinner of dry bread served on golden plates.

is In alarming fact that more money can be earned today by preparing Canadians for the next world than for this one. as the official tax statistics will show by comparing the average annual earnings of rnortlcians and school- teachers.

THAT OLD FALLACY

A Canadian recently returned here from Europe has repeated the silly myth that French par- ents make their little children drunk on red wine It theirimld- dIy meal. But IIII that observer had to admit thIt visiting CIn- Idlan children are no mat for their little French clIumIteI even though alcohol bu muued their brain; while the homework not in In hard thIt oven the CInIdlIn parents cannot aid their children with it.

A further point of unhappy com- pIrlIan reported bun occurs when the cream of our unlvcnlty und- uatlu clIII goes to Europe on Ieliolarshlpa. Even the Rhodes Scliolnr. honored here II tops of hlI college year. hIrd pressed to keep up with Brttlah High School n-Iduntu

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when lb:-y Iunnltanemuly enur lulnnd OI.-ford Unfnu-Ilty.

5 One.0ttIwI punt tails of the recent dlulooure Ibout I fourth

find: hlmnelfi

four yean younur thII hlinIclf.,

future world state. All offers of short cuts or easy solutions that do not take a first step toward

garded with sceptic-

hould be re . -London Observer.

S ism

it is merely a popular fallacy that anyone embarking on a tech- nological career has little nccd-to concern himself with niceties of expression and grammar. The intricate diversity of modern life and the phenomenal rise in know- ledge in every field of endeavor make it imperative that all be able to handle the language. In- ability to communicate properly brings with it the threat. not only of lowered standards in special- ized fields. but also of workers indifferent specialties being un- able to communicate inlclligibly with each other. -Edmonton Journal.

If you were well acquainted with the man we are talking a- bout. you would never believe what happened. for he in I shrewd business man. noted for his efficency. He lives in an I- parlment. house where the post- man shovea the mail Into chutes. At the other end' of the chutes there Ire boxel which house-hold- erl open with heyI. The other day thiI individual went out of town Ind took the mall box key with him. Knowing hlI wife had

no key. be mailed it back to at. -Fort WllllIm Times- Llournnl.

' WI lnllt think in terms of en- coui-Iglng I greater number of young CInIdlInI to enter the LII-med services: especially the R. C. A. I-1. which II the heart of our national defense. Ind which mnIt be expnndod if we In to -pull our full weight in the North. .'I'be proper place to do the In- :courIglng II in CInIdI'I high iachoola Ind nnlvenltiu. Ind the

iflesh do mind the things of the

pnoiiicaiiy, lspim but were so unaware of their in" m be camauy minded 15

The Age Old Story

For they that are after the flesh: but they that. are after the

the things of the spirit. death: but. to be spiritually mind- ed is life and hence.

ous of their increasingly restrict- ed field of responsibility. .

The long range implication of theidecline in education. even though it is more universally

and of its economy, which in turn would be reflected in lessen- ed prosperity for all Canadtarvi. This is the very real cause of the growing worry here about our methods of schooling today.

THE WAY

Let. those who object to this. state their allernative..lf Canada means anything. Canadians must be wil- ling and able to defend it. To do so. they must have-as they do not now-a firm policy for the use and disposition of manpowe . Failing such I policy. failing the determination lu do the best they can will what they have. they might as well quit and tell the Americans to take over Canada's defense. Which is about the same

thing as telling the Americans to take over Canada. -Toronto Globe and Mail.

The response of the voters in most. elections is usually quite dismal. and not all of those who withhold their votes can claim they do so because of nscience. The majority of those who neglect this civic duty do so because of lethargy. They just don't care. To reach these people by such, I means as proposed in this mo-

Medically Speaking Ilillllll N. IIIIUII. HID. VITAMIN C F03 IAIY

bloat bIblu like ornnae juleu Indwllldrinkitnndlly

Oi-Inge Juice. II I told you you- coItIinI vitamin C

terdly. . important put of I bIby'I diet. You can give your baby frozen or cInnod nice or juice from fresh oranges. Frozen or cnnned juice should be mixed with water which bu first been boiled Ind then allowed to cool.

If you me fresh oranges. sweet oranges Ire probIbly best. If you can't get sweet oranges, you might add just enough sugar to sweeten thegjuice.

Before Cutting 0i-Inge

Before cutting the orange. dip it. and the knife you use briefly into boiling water. Be sure you wipe them with I clean cloth. This will help get rid of my dirt and germ: which may be on them.

Some doctors advise straining the juice. You'll have to do this if you give the baby his juice from a bottle. Pour the juice through 2 fine 36-mesh strainer.

I think you will find it best to give your lot his orange juice right after he gets his cod-liver oil. That would be about 9 I. m. or an hour before his 10 o'clock feeding.

The baby will probably take his orange juice from I spoon. I told you how much to give him yes- terday, remember? However, if he refuses to take it this way. try giving it to him in I bottle.

Here are I couple of tips about this: '

When he first begins taking orange juice and only I few tea- spoonfuls are needed. dilute the juice with an equal amount of lukewarm water. The water. of course, must be either specially prepared baby water or bc""' water. By diluting it in this way, you make sure the baby gets all his juice. You can stop diluting it by the time he is getting more than four teaspoonfuls.

One more thing to remember. Don't. mix the juice with water that is too hot. Heat destroys many of the vitamins in the juice. by the time your baby is six months old. he'll probably drink his juice from I cup.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

J. C.: I am a sufferer from motion or car sickness. Could you advise the name of I drug for relief of this ailment?

Answer: The absence of fresh air is a factor in car or motion sickness. Constipation may '3- duce the condition, in some cases. Anyone who has migraine head- aches is also prone to this type of disturbance.

Some of the Intihistamtne drugs have definite value in this dis- order.

BRISBANE. Australia (Reuters) -Hundreds of suburban families fled their homes Tuesday as brown flood waters of the Brisbane river swept through low-lying suburbs- an aftermath of I cyclone which ravaged the South Queensland coast during the weekend. Part of the city was turned into I three- mile lake.