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raon: 4 sarunmv. FEBRUARY 22. 1964- 1

“Yip, P.E.l.!”

Under the above heading, the Toronto Globe and Mail has this to say about a paragraph it spotted in our legislative Speech from the Throne:

“Cattle rustlers? In Prince.Ed- ward Island? So it appears. The thieving varmints have become 8 problem. and the P.E.I. government is moving to resolve it by com- pulsory branding or tattooing of livestock. But it seems odd to think of cattle rustling on an island so small (2,100 square miles). so flat (highest elevation 450 feet). and so firmly removed from the mainland (nine miles at the nearest point). When the rustlers swoop down. just where do they swoop down from? And with the critters copped. what direction is thataway ?"

Well, now, it's thisaway. Though we can’t just prove it, we have s sneaking suspicion that the var- mints come from Ontario, where word’s gotten around that we have the best beef cattle on the market and where there are a. lot of slick operators who will do anything to make a fast buck. ,

Don’t ask us how they swoop down! Maybe they come in jet planes equipped with new-fangled silencers. Maybe in submarines, or in travelling abattoirs disguised as furniture vans. Who knows? We're such a hospitable people down here we've welcomed all-comers, even Tor- on’ooniian-ts. without taking thought that we might be entertaining ras- cals of this kind. But we're on the alert now.

And we’ll thank the Globe and Mail to keep its remarks to itself about our being “so firmly remov- ed from the mainland." That isn't the way it goes at all. The main- land, up to now, has been firmly re- moved from us, and much to its detriment. This idea about our size making any difference to our im- portance is ‘all poppycock. Why else should Ottawa be so anxious to per- suade us to let it build a causeway across the Strait, so that the rest of Canada could have freer access to our shores?

The cattle rustlers. at least, are under no misunderstanding as to where the country's choice cattle are. They haven't waited for the causeway, which shows how enter- prising they are-. But they're going to have it harder from now on when we get our branding (or is it tat- tooting?) legislation through. We may even start lynching a few of them if the law doesn't work. But don't get us wrong! We're still as friendly to outsider as ever. They're the only class of tourists who won't be getting the welcome sign to the Cradle of Confederation this year.

The Old Pattern

According to an Ottawa corres- pondent of the Toronto Telegram. Mr. Diefenbaket. during the Con- aervative party's annual meeting. indicated he was not going to allow himself to be drawn Into an election campaign fought over the Canada Pension Plan. Moat 1300910 W099 days believe that an adequate pen- plop plan is natural in a modern aoeiaty; the dlaetflslnent is how it Illould be framed. An election cam- paign on the plan might cast the fllaeles as bait); uninpt any pension 355. which E. of causes. quite In-

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was for this reason

Montague, Albar

attack the government for failing to repeal the sales tax it imposed last year on building materials and production equipment. NDP Leader Douglas. in turn. based his non-confidence motion which was defeated yesterday on government failure to indicate a federal-provin- cial medical care plan.

It is recalled that at the last session, the Government weathered nine want-of-confidence motions. despite the fact that the Liberals are outnumbered 136 to 129 by the combined opposition. Is the same pattern to be followed this year. with the same results and with growing cynicism on the part of the public as to the motives behind these challenges for an electoral showdown which no party really wants?

According to The Telegram cor- respondent. Mr. Diefenbaker may be desirous of seeking a loophole for an election.‘and is trying to build up an issue that would swing the people behind him and cancel out the charge of obstruction. At 68, he must. have an election early if he hopes to make a comeback; but many members of his party. report- edly. do not want it to come at this time.

The key will lie. doubtless. in the government's performance at this new session. If its legislation, particularly its second budget. is good, the Commons will probably lose for a while the air of hysteria that gripped it for two years, and settle down to business.

Another factor, as our Toronto contemporary shrewdly observes. is the MP's high standard of life. At $18,000 a year, who wants to take the chance of being defeated? Elec- tions are still, as Sir John A. Mac- donald is credited with saying a century ago, as uncertain as horse races.

Those Sugar Prices

Sugar prices are still a source of annnoyance to the Canadian housewife. and since the last session of Parliament the government has been trying. unsuccessfully. to find a remedy for the problem. But good news was conveyed in a statement tabled by Trade and Commerce Minister Mitchell Sharp the other day to the effect that the existing tight supply situation is unlikely to last beyond the cuirrent crop year and might ease considerablyas the year progresses. The prospects, he says, are for a marked decline in prices by the end of the year.

After discussions with refiners. sugar beet producers and represent- atives of Commonwealth sugar pro- ducers. Mr. Sharp decided that this was not an opportune time to enter into any long-term arrangements for the supply of sugar to Canada from overseas producers.

In support of his stand he quot- ed a letter from the president of the Consumers Association of Canada. expressing concern lest govern- mental action be taken to conclude a long-term agreement with Com- monwealth producers to purchase sugar at an agreed price based on the present level of sugar prices. The association suggested that such an agreement would not be in the interests of Canadian consumers and would introduce undesirable rigidity in Canada's purchasrlng pol- icy.

The government. Mr. Sharp add- ed, will be looking for a more favor- ably opportunity to negotiate for sugar supplies. both external and domestic, and will also be working towards a more effective interna- tional agreement on sugar-“one that will afford adequate protect- ion to both consumers and produc- ers."

He didn't say how this was to be achieved; but if the situation rights itself the pressure for action will be eased and the Government, mean- time, can take credit for its good intentions.

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UNCHANGED IN THEIR WAYS

Greeks Ancl Turks On Cyprus

n the bumpy back roads of Cyprus is mile is reckoned as the disi.anci= a donkey can trav- el in an hour.

Amid gnarled olive groves. oxen drag wooden sleds around iflireshlng floors of hand - hewn stone. Farmers winnow grain by lossing it against the wind with wooden forks.

The way of life on the Medl- lerranean island has changed little in centuries. but age- old animosliies linger. too. Conflict between Greeks and Turks re- flects hostility that has simmer-

on Cyprus since the T u r ks subdued the predomin a n t l y Greek islanders in 1571. Earlier Cyprus was under the domina- lion of various Mediterranean civilizations.

About 78 percent of today's 590.000 Cypriotes are Greek in language. culture and religion. Eighteen percent are Turkish. Neither group has changed its language or customs to any ex- em.

LOYALTY TO GREECE Franc Shor. Senior Assistant Editor of National Geographic.

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who has visited Cyprus several times. reported:

“The persistence of loyalty to Greece is remarkable when you consider that. unless one re- gards the Byzantine Empire as Greek. Cyprus has had no com- mon soverelgnty with that na- tion for 2,300 years."

Turkish leaders on Cyprus ob- ject to any union. or Enosis. with Greece. They point out that the Turkish coast is 45 miles away, the Greek mainland 500 miles. Turkish Cypriotcs receni- ly have demanded that the in- dependent island be partition- ed between them and the Greeks.

“The Turkish- speaking min- ority. I found." Mr. Shor wrote, “had its own quarters in the larger cities. but in the country- side Greeks and Turks farmed side by side. frequently lending one another a hand or a tool during busy seasons. Until the unfortunate clashes of early 1956. Greeks and Turks for the most part lived separate but joined in each other's celebra- tions. intermarriage. while not common. was not unheard of."

PUBLIC

FORUM

CAR INSURANCE _

Sir.—— Please permit me space in your column to refer briefly to Inspector MacNeill‘s police report for 1963. Thirty-one per- sons kllled as the result of 26 accidents in which 30 vehicles were involved.

I ol. an insurance agent, but I wonder what percentage of these vehicles involved carried public liability, property dam- age or collision? Many people of today manage to save enough money to make a down pay- ment on a $100 car and then take to the highway to see how fast it can go, ignoring of course narrow cuttings, lcy con- ditions and other vehicles of a better class, and last but not least, carrying no insurance. How are we the insured protect- ed against this class? Now that our Legislature is In session I am sure the "powers that be" would be doing a wonderful job by following the example of some of our neighbouring prov- lnces by passing an act of com- pulsory insurance.

I am. Sir. .. EASTERN KINGS MORE IMPORTANT PROJECT

Slr.- I would like to take issue with Mr. Stewart's recent remarks pertaining to our pro- posed new Provlnclal Building. in the legislature on Wednesday is week.

He stated that there is a cry- ing need for this structure. Be that as it may. I feel there is.

‘ need for eomething far more important In this c i ty; namely. municipal or low rental housing.

Four million dollars is an ex- ceaalve amount of money to

is necessary. but why four million dollars? Couldn't a mu ure in the vicinity of two million dol- lars be erected and the other two million be invested in mun-

years ago. and they are still talking. . Should any readers disagree with my remarks. then contact your local welfare agency. Pro- testant or Catholic. They know the situation only too well.

In closing, a word of advice. Mr. Stewart. Don't worry over the termites not holding hands. If the bedbugs. cockroaches and their cousins ever unite. ih e whole darn city will be p u s lied Into the bay. Provincial Building and all!

I am. Sir etc.. C.J. MUYISE Charlottetown.

KILLING INITLATIVE sir,—Prermler Shaw baking‘ ln the House on the poor finan- cial deal he got from Ottawa. suggests that the main objective of our resources development program should be an education- one placing emphasis on th development of initiative and in- dependence‘ of our citizens. Two years ago over 1,000 dis-

from his doorstep thout a hearing when all they wanted was justice a fa l r play. in establish their own meat-packing plant. and getting their rightful share of markets. Nova Scotla buys twenty million dollars worth of meat yearly - but what good is that to Island farmers with no plant? A short ougli the country would enlighten government officials as

Greeks and Turks compete in traditional Cyipriote hospitality. A shepherd urged Mr. Shot to accompany him to his home. a mile away, for a glass of wine. When the editor explained that he did not have the time. th e shepherd unslung his goatskin with a calloused hand. and in- slsled that he drink.

"it Is not fitting for a guest to leave my land without refresh- ment." he said with a smile. FARMS ARE SMALL

About half the Cyprioles are farmers who ‘raise potatoes cit rus fruit. grapes for raisins and wine. and carobs_ a trce seed pod used as fodder. Most farms are small. the average about 1'.‘ acres.

Home industries survive ln farmhouses and cottages. The mouni.ain hamlet of Lefkara has been famous for centuries for the magnificent ‘acew o r it produced by women and sold by the menfolk. In the village of Phiti, women rely entirely on memory to weave intricate pat- terns into scarves and spreads.

Mining has been important on Cyprus since the Bronze Age when the island was a prime source of copper for weapons. Copper and iron pyrltes are ma- jor exports today.

In recent years. light industry has been expanded. one factory makes artificial teeth. including black sets exported to betel-

chewing countries or the Orient.

Our Yesterdays (From the Guardian Files) TWENTY - I-‘IVE YEARS AGO (I-"eiininfy :2. ms)

The Prince Edward Island Egg and Poultry Association in annual session today strongly endorsed the action taken by the Charlottetown Board of Trade in connection with e rates a n d charges on the proposed Wood Islands ferry. The resolution moved by Mr. . . Miachon Murray Harbour and seconded by . E.C. Holm. Desable, passed unanimously.

Mr. Earnest C. Holm, Desable was elected president of th e Prince Edward Island S h e e p Breeders Association at the an- nual meeting of the organiza-

and W.R. Shaw. unclutte- iown. was named secretary - treasurer. TEN YEARS AGO (February IS. 134)

The Navy announced today that the Seefury squadron V5870 at Summerslde will be deacti- vated March 30th. Te announ- cement was made by Rear Ad- miral R.E.S. Bllwell. flag offic- er at Atlantic cont. The move leaves Summerslde with only one group of Navy planes, Aven- ger Squadron 880.

Police Constables R o b e rt Downe and

where they will enroll for a two weeks course at the Maritime Police school from March hi. to 1 ve ‘Rib I the sec- ond such course that Charlotte- town Police constables have at- tended.

Establishing Sex Status

by Dr. Tbeodoee R. Van belles The sex of the newborn la eas- lly . as a ride. but in one out of every 1000 births. the physician hesitates before say- ing, “It's a boy" or “It's a girl." Such an infant may be a pseudo- jumbled

liemuiphrodiite.

reproductive organs. Certain ex- ternal manifestations of b o t is sexes may be present and it is a question as to which predlmin-

eties

Such structures usually are rudimentary. Prior to the discov- ery of a way to make chromoso- mal aex determinations. physic- ians concluded occaslonally that I child was in is. only to be proved in error later. Such mil.- taken identity led to accidental

lranaveetlam. This not a per- version, as the victim and h l s family are aware of the true sex- ual identity.

What happens when the false identity has lasted for years and it becomes necessary to switch the sex after the child is school? There is only one thing to do. even though it provides a choice bit of gossip. Make th e change without delay, regard- less of the embarrassment of all concerned.

St. Louis plastic surgeons were consulted by the parents a 13-year-old who had the out-

ward appearance and s o c i a I status of a girl. The parents had reason to question the true sex of their offspring with the advent of adolescence.

Examination reveal a defor- mity of the outer parts, w h l ch resembled those of a normal girl. Special laboratory and other tests proved otherwise. Re- constructive surgery was advis- ed to establish the proper male sex. The operation was psychol- ogically acceptable to the patient who made immediate plans to recast his life as a boy. even to the selection of a he-man name. He decided on and pursued a masculine program that left no suggestion of femininity.

Th ' . a followup study on the young man in a issue of Siuige _ Gynecology and Obstetrics. He has the physique of e profess- ional football player. is married. and has one c 'ld

OVERACTIVE STOMACH

H. U. writes: What can be done for a stomach that a c t a too fast? Food shifts to the in- testine too soon. I have been

told. REPLY

Eat more proteins and fats. which take longer to d l ge s i. Don't drink fluids with meals. The anti-choliserglc dimigs used in peptic ulcer tend lo slow up the churning movements of the stomach and reduce acidity.

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Mrs. D. writes: My husband has fluid in his lungs and h is doctor draws it off each week. Does this fluld come from heart disease?

REPLY

This is doubtful because fluid from heart disease usually can be eliminated with digitalis and a diuretic. Go with your hu s- band next week, and ask his phy- sician to explain the cause. .

VOICE WON'T DEEPEN

E. P. writes: If an 11 - old girl is given a steroid for as- lhma, could it bring on male characteristics such as a husky voice?

REPLY

The voice will not change. un- less this girl is overtreated. Acne. superfluous hair. moon face might develop but these conditions disappear alter the hormone is discontinued.

CONSTIPATION

W. P. writes: Could drinking too little fluids lead to constipa- tion?

REPLY

This is one cause but lh ere are many others. TODAY'S HEALTH HINT-

Beware of the charlatan who promises a quick cure. NEW NUCLEAR TEST

W.ASlHTIlNGTON (APi— A nu- clear test related to the plough- ahare program of developing peaceful uses for nuclear explo- sives was conducted in Nevada Thursday, the U.S. Atomic En- ergy Commlsslon announced. The test was the first this year of a planned series to develop devices for use in possible later excavation experiments. It had an explosive power In the range equivalent to explosion of 11.000 to 110,000 tons of TNT.

COAL PRODUCTION More than 63,000,000 tons of re produced in 1962-63 ed India’: rapidly expand-

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THE WAT

opportunity may heck aeae. but temptation keeps Mocking.

on bectetot. _

Why b It that many people are against something always talk louder-than the people who are for ll?— Stratforcl Beacon - Herald.