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Railway Service

The reduction of the daily 035- sengor train service between Slim- merside and Tignish to a mixed service of three times weekly will be ‘disappointing to many of our citizens. notwithstandiniz that llll-‘ constitutes the better of two pro- posals presented by the CNR at hearings last. .\'ovember before the Board of Railway Commissioners. and that the Commission believes the new service will meet the re- quirements of railway patrons in the area.

,The Board has left open the door. however, for a further review of the service. If the railway finds after a year that the service exceeds the needs of the. area or if the pat, rons after a year feel it to be in- adequate, either may apply to have the situation reviewed.

A feature of the Commission's judgment to be commended is the full review it gives of the events leading up to the hearing. and of the hearing itself. which was in- stituted in view of the protests made against the railway’s proposed cancellation of the train service.

Communications protesting the change were received from the Royal Canadian Legion, Charlotte- town branch, from the heads of businesses in potato. fisheries and livestock industries, from the Prem- ier of the Province and members of the Legislature and House of Commons. and from the area in- volved, including a petition signed by some 100 people who are resi- dents along the line. It was the proportion assumed b_v these pro- tests that led to the Board's inquiry into the matter.

Something at least has been gained by the Board's recognition of the inadequac_v of the first rail- way proposal. It now remains to be seen whether. as the Board be- lieves, the service outlined in the second proposal will meet the needs of our shippers as well as a sched- uled daily service. In any case, it; is on a trial basis only.

Prompt Action Needed

Premier Shaw has intimated that the Government, and its law- yers, will examine the ruling of Judge Trainor in the County Court, as to the illegality of the sale of ‘ liquor to their members by clubs - and other establishments operating under permits issued by the Liquor - Commission. The sooner this is done the better. in the meantime there should be a clear statement from the Attorney General's department as to what steps are being taken now to enforce the law as interpreted by the Court in this case. We find it ‘hard to understand why this statement couldn't have been given yesterday in reply to Dr. Bonnell’s question in the Legislature.

As the judge's ruling states, it II_ for the Legislature alone to deter- name What changes in the law, if any. should be made. And. of course, there could be an appeal to a higher court to set aside the ruling that the Act does actually make illegal

’ .- there are no exceptions which Lﬂllld be ‘invoked to permit either sale of liquor acquired I permit of the kind in ques- ﬂxor the issuance of such permits ’-'*’fhe‘OaIumiIioii or anyone else.

A ’ "l'IIk-fl an «ample of the trouble also from patchwork legis- “ _juulpolnts upthe need for A . revision of the present {VII be recalled that when

first introduced to replace the old Prohibition Act, the Temperance Act (as it was then called) professed

to limit the sale of liquor to one

quart bottle per week. But it con- tained what appeared to be I. de- liberate ambiguity with respect to the authority of the Commission to issue special permits for social drinking purposes. .

One clause, for example, entitle the applicant ho purchase liquor “for the purpose named in the per- mit and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the permit. and of this Act, and the regula- tions." But the Act itself did not specify “the purpose named" in this particular type of permit, or the a mount piirchasable. and the “regulations" were interpreted as being such as the Commission should make with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. It was all pretty vague, and it has been left conveniently vague ever since.

One result was that for several years the clubs and organizations benefiting under special permit provisions sought as little publicity as possible, and indeed were quite unknown to a large proportion of the general public. Of late they have increased in number, have operated more openly, and have be- come more vocal; and of course the Southport Country Club case has thrown the issue wide open.

It is well that it should be thrown open. The law as it stands has been exposed as a farce. This presents a challenge to the government of the day which can no longer be ignored. A challenge on which it should act immediately—this time on a basis of equality for all classes of our people, and in accordance with the accepted standards of mod- ern society.

Wide Of The Mark

That usually well-informed pub- lication. “Letter-Review”_ waned weekly by the Review Company of Fort Erie Limited, surely got off on the wrong foot when it com- plained recently about the undue cost of the proposed Northumber- land Strait Causeway. “Taxpayers in the other nine provinces, who would have to pay the major share of the cost. if they were saddled with the scheme," it said, “are not enthusiastic about it. Mr. Diefen- baker did promise to have the causeway built, but that was a cam- paign promise that no one outside of P.E.I. could have taken very seriouslv."

It was more than a. campaign promise on Mr. Diefenbaker’s part. It was a policy statement made by the Prime Minister of this country on the floor of the House of Com- mons. And it was preceded by the statement that the project had been found feasible both from the en- gineering and the economic stand- point. Which meant, of course, that the expenditure. amortized over a. period of years, would represent ll saving, not a waste. of the taxpay- ers‘ money.

If the Letter-Review editors would figure up the cost of main- taining the present CNR ferry ser- vice between Borden and Tormen- tine, plus the greatly increased cost involved in maintaining the service adequately in the years of heavier traffic to come, they would understand what. Mr. Diefenbaker was talking about, and why the present Liberal government of Mr. Pearson is now pushing the project through its preliminary planning stages. This is not surprising, in view of the fact that it was the Liberals who proposed the scheme in the first place.

EDITORIAL NOTES

To skimp on social welfare ser- vices today. comments an exchange. is merely to incur further costs to- morrow for prisons, hospitals. courts and other agencies of last resort-fer more costly media to cater for society's mistakes and mis- fortunes.

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In 1963 some 39,700 Canadians. men and women. emigrated to the United States and took up perman- ent residence. They were attracted by the better conditions of life in the United States, higher wages, and increased prospects. This loss is equal to paying to the United States 1 bonus of $188,500,000, the cost to Gcnadc of educating thou migrants that are leaving ‘us.

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91_'TAWA REPORT by Pam.-.l. Nicholson

Half A Century Of Distinguished Service

Guelph's "Golden Boy", the ‘ former prime minister of Austra- . time." he told me in a recent

Hon. George Alexander Drew has left Canada House in Lon- don, after serving more for over six years as High Commissioner for Canada in Britain.

Thus ends another chapter in a career which has seen half in century of distinguished service to this country. as Wo d ar One Gunner. as Alderman and Mayor of Guelph. as member the Ontario Legislature. as Pre- mier of Ontario. as member of the federal House of Commons. as the Progressive Conservative Party. and as dip- lomai.

There are many First War veterans who remember George Drew with affection and pride. He served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force from 1914. commanded the 16th Battery. was badly wounded in action and invalided home in 1917.

More recently. there are vet- erans of Parliament. who re- member with admiration “Gor-

ed- looking political general. He .

was the triumphant victor in the great Pipeline Debate of 1956. which did more than any other thing to cause the overthrow of the Liberal government.

AS PARLIAMENTARIAN

George Drew was the most ef- .

fcctlve and industrious Opposi-

tion Leader who has taunted any ‘

government here in the past 35

years. He seemed in he always -

on his feet in the House; a n d when he was on his feel. he was always in command of the sit- uation through his astonishing range of knowledge on every topic of the moment. He obvious- ly digested a mountain of study, as was evidenced by the quan- tity of papers. letters mcmoran- da and books always so apparent in his study at “Stornoway“, the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition.

In the course of his half cen- fury of service to his country. George Drew has known eight Prime Ministers of Canada. four of his own Conservative Party and four of the Liberal Party. He

has numbered among his friends - many prominent figures on the -

world stage. He was. for exam- ple, outstanding among the dip-

lomatic corps in England dur- 5

Inc the past six years. on ac- count of his unlisually close friendship with the royal family.

Such a lifetime of experience naturally contains the seeds an interesting a u to h i ography and this will he one of the occu- pations which will keep this ac- tive septuacenarian busy when

e is home in Canada SUNSHINE HOLIDAY

He is of course already the author of "Canada‘s Part in the Great War". "The. Truth about the War" and other examples of his vivid skill as a composer in the English lanlzuase. His com- mand over words coupled wl his abl lity to marshal facts clearly. to present an argument logically make him 8 persuasive orator. I well recall a wartime dinner In England when five British cabinet ministers and 3

PUBLIC FORU

‘Hill «Inn: ll ti on to Illa lllcnnlnn by correspondent: of questions of In- st urdln due not

of l to be critical

neon» ' lawn of eorrn-I FINN-4 I" -W l the school asks for the money to .

‘ he were completely overshadow- ! ed as speakers by the new Pre- , mier of Ontario. the impressive flooking Colonel Drew.

' He plans to live in his beloved ‘native Ontario. and has bought I a house near Toronto. But first. ; he has taken his wife Florenza. ; daughter of the late star of the 1 operatic world Edward Johnson.

of ‘, for a rest in the sunshine and

l warmth of Sicily. to complete ‘ her recovery from her recent ’ illness. “I am confident that she ; will regain her customary health

lletler. which will be good news Iindeed to their many friends. 1 They are due in Canada early in , May, in time to celebrate his 70th birthday here. His six years as “Mr. Canada" ; in Britain have been highlighted ‘ by his convincing defence Canadian trade policies and his ladvocacy of Canada as a new

.home for skilled emigrants. Typ- -

' ically in his farewell speech in 'London. he lashed out at the critics of Canada. accusing them

‘of uttering "unadulterated pop- ,

- and vitality in a very s is art l pycock." The Alaska Panhandle Chatham Daily News

The Columbia River powei

‘project is going through. The

pact was signed recently. Forgotten. however, is the

l fact that when the scheme was _

first mooted, suggestions w e r e

geous George“. the distinguish- made that the ‘i-‘Alaska P""‘h3“' ‘

‘ die‘ be made an item in the ne- ‘ gotiations.

This Alaska Panhandle is a strip of territory ext e n d i n 1 south from the main Alaska area in such a way as to cut off Nor- thern British Columbia from the Pacific seacoast.

‘territory. Czarisi rule was not l much of an -asset. to the terri- ' fory, nor was the territory itself . much of an asset in Russia. For lthat. was long before the cold l discoveries in that rcgion of the I orth. i British Columbia in the years I prior to Confederation‘ , some thought to the matter. He- lcords of the Legislature show , that Hon. Amor de Cosmos. lat- § er premier of British Columbia, ‘presented, and we believe put E through, a resolution urging the. British and Canadian govern- ‘ acquisition of Alaska. Sir John Macdonald. th e n - prime minister of Canada. docs , not seem to have been interest- ‘ ed. But Hon. W.l-I. Seward U.S. ‘secretary of state. saw oppor-

Alaska was orginally Russian *

gave:

ments of the day to negotiate the "

l tunity and. over strong opposi- .

tion in Congress. put through

the purchase of Alaska for. we «

His political foes contemptu- ously termed the purchase "Se- ward's Folly."

l So Alaska ceased to be Rus- .sian and became American Thcre remained a boundary dis- pute. which, after years of ar- izument, was about 1903 referred to an arbitration board compris-

believe. a triﬂe of $7,000,000.

three American “jurists re-

putc.“

The three jurists of repu te

could see only the Americ an

lside of the question. The two Canadians were just. as adam- ant. Bui the British negotiator.

Lord Alvcrstone. threw his sup-; port to the American contention. , and the award gave the disput- 1

ed territory to the_ United Stat-

s. Even in comparatively recent

times a resolution on the order i I. paper of the House of Commons urged negotiations with a view .

to so relocating the internation- al boundary as to give Canada 0 sufficiency of tldewatcr ports in economically advantageous loca-

tions to allow full development

; of Noriliern British Columbia. i But nothing came of that. And. we surmise. nothing ever will.

Public Inconsistent

i Guelph Reporter

Many people vdio are getting l very tax conscious are inclined about 30- called 1 "school frills." 1:. such criticism , justified? 1 J.A. MacDonald, chairmen of the Brentford Board of Educa- ‘ tion dealt with this question in his inaugural address. He said most of the criticism was com- ; in from a public that was in- lconsistent. in its attitude to- lward education compared with 1 its view to other aspects of l modern society. I "ln this progressive society." I he said. “we clamor for. and in- sist on social advancements, in- ldustrial improvements. cultural lexpannton and more let sure . hours-— and we pay the hlll. But

what do we do when someone 1 also. New methods. new conven- 3 .

l suggests educational improve- , meni'."' Need I ask? l “We have equipped our homes

I l

and raise a hue and cry when

lwlth every conceivable labor- savlng device on the market — .

not to Odllllll and cnndunllon Ibercl buy projectors and mm rm. aud_

. should be open longer hours and l f

lCl1lldl'Cl‘l spend more time in ,‘ them. ‘ "We provide our children with bicycles. bus tickets and auto lmoblles. movie theatres and ‘television. and decry the fact ‘ that they are in poor physical ,condition. But when the school

l board wants to provide a play- i

1 room... so that. an athletic pro- I gram might be provided— what happens?

; "Once again this double stan t dard applies. We want the music ‘ but we do not want to pay the l piper.

l "We have not to realize that ,when we ask for an advance- ! meni. in our standards our edu- lcational system must improve l iences. new concepts usually re-

sult in higher costs."

Our Yesterdays

(From the Guardian Files)

of E ceed the risks. After all,

in: three British negotiators and ‘

Ioccnnry_ The Guardian In unable to! color ma any so u nnrd-_ Ill letllen cnbinmed. l

Sir.— Premier Shaw speaking

to a farmers‘ meeting ‘in Sum- ‘

meratde a short time ago is re- ported to have llld that people now not only request that made plow but also their private entrance: or driveways.

May I ask Mr. Shaw where that is done?

Most of us would be well pleas- ed if after we have opened our drlveways the plow operator would leave them thus but such is not the cue.

Possibly Mr. Shaw will speak to the operators and have them leave driveways as found. All they would need to do- would be back up. insert the wing then go ahead and remove

pod b

the ‘top th e _i :- plow. Will It be done in future? we I! have In. I ma, lit, et.c., OOUNTRY COUIIN

l “'0 "lent The” are "ﬁns.- rnows AND DRWEWAYS l

lo-visual programs, or drapes in i TWENTY ‘ “W3 YEA” 550 black out light so we can lF°l’""'y 13' l ) , retaining of c tar t I ldn city am- I_ . fte t h bee l- l logs for pleasapter. brighter ',I,','Zs‘;‘I,' :3, 1:1,; ear.-,,.:mp 1i',;,y:,- WOVHDB ¢"Vl1'°'|m9“l- "0 l0“ﬂ°' E.A. Foster featured tonight’: ldo we build multi-story facIor- meeting of the Charlottetown I. But we complain th at Council. 1-lls Worship felt the schools spread out on one floor 3 Employment and Rglief com. are uneconoinical. mlttec had gone beyond its pow- "wp pg-odugg new Qnd béﬂgr on by hlflllﬂ ITIQII "Ill. ll! hld machinery. more efficient office “lid 0" 5903"” "'9" W59 00' Qqujpfnenh gnd wince when an ‘ Cﬂﬂugll W0l'k l0|' them l.O d0. lect ' t it t 3,, ,:}f,¢,§::w;,,¢e;,¢..pp“" on ‘ e trclnhfrom the mainland "We -i-b-We or -M‘-or cur .’.’i.‘.‘.’i°e"i.ll‘.'...'...‘.§‘l.’ f»";.."‘i."J..."'f.‘l tural centres, art galleries. sym- , the dc,” wu cahud by I.“ "'°"3’ ""°l‘"‘"" d""“‘ ’°°l°' ‘connections at Tormentlnc while t ' “ ' 5"" °"°“ ‘‘l°‘'l'‘°“- { the ferry lost 15 minutes on the M” "'9" "9 """¢' ll crossing due to ice condlt I o n I someone suggests {mural in the 3 ' from low at - school or - I 3.’-'.ii"3...'l' ll‘.'..."°J§""i‘l'°'..'.'.i“i'.' sfageln a gymnctorlum—- and !|. 1, p g H_ “mom, H" “W” ‘mm’. IV! V ra way often! “we have fouhtuufilb I lid achieved Ihortcinwotklng lioim. Mr. Ron ruled). we in coffee break: and longer holi- with the Boring Bunch. nag.-. days. But we insist that school: at Dopmuunt of Public Works.

"We design industrial bulld-

939 A lively disculelon over the l

Protective Labelling

Theodore -3. Van Dcllcn

ed at proper labeling of any pro- - duct that is “toxic. corrosive. ir- ritant, strongly sensitizing. flam- mable. or which generates pren- surc through heat. combustion. or other means. if It is capable of causing injury or lllneu to man."

The label: of highly toxic lub- Itimcec are required by law to bear the words. DANGER. - POISON, printed in type no smaller than the largest on the label. In addition, I skull and croubones must appear in red on a contracting background. The mime and address of the manufacturer must be included. along with the common name of each ingredient, the hazard in- volved. the antidotes. firsf- cld measures, and the Itaiemen i. "Keep out of reach of children."

Laws referable to insecticides. fungicides, and rodentlcldes passed years ‘ago require th e manufacturers to list on the la- bel all active ingredients. The poison warning must be in lers large enough to be read by everyone. with a skull and crossboncs on the label. ‘ Proper labeling is a good start in the fight against accidental poisoning. It has two drawbacks. one is most victims of poisoning are pre-schoolers who cannot read. The other is that only five per cent of the 42.000 poisonlngs reported to the na- , iional clearing house for poison i control centers in 1961 were due . to insecticides such as DDT: the majority were caused by drugs such as aspirin. is the answer to

What i h i s , problem must learn to live with our pol- - sons so long as the benefits ex- t n o lmuch of anything can kill. in- ' eluding salt and alcohol. We are surrounded by these 1 potentially harmful compounds ; and it is up to parents to keep them away from smallfry. This ' is just as important as protect- il ing the child from fire, traffic , injuries, and falling out the win- dow. l PAIN MAY LESSEN S.S. writes: Once angina pec- l toi-is begins, is cure possible? ‘ REPLY

. Many persons with angina pec- l toris improve to such an extent I that exertion does not cause -‘chest pain. But the condition is l not cured because the coronary . arteries remain narrowed. V’:- l tims of this disease who develop l coronary thrombosis may it ot l suffer chest pain after the heart I attack possibly because of the l prolonged rest. l TIRED STUDENT L V. S. writes: My son is going ; to college and has to stay up late [ at night studying. The trouble is l he falls asleep before he in fin- liched. Are there pills he could ‘take to stay awake? l REPLY 3 Yes. but we do not recommend cm because there is no substi- tute for sleep. If your son is this tired, he may be overworked. ‘ poorly organized. or the courses are too much for him. INJECTIONS ARE BETTER .. S. writes: Please w rlfc about vitamin B12 pills. REPLY

> Vitamin B12 seldom is needed ; except as 8 tonic. This remedy I is lifesaving in pernicious ane- mia but it must be given hypo- dermically to bc cffectve. BEHIND THE EARS M. B. writes: What is a doctor looking for when he presses l back of the ears? { REPLY

Enlarged lymph glands in the

e. HINT- Poor circulation? Coddle your

eel.

. Ottawa. expects to begin making ' a survey today on the site of the } new Federal Building. Mr. Ken- ~ nedy will make an u n de r- 2 ground survey to determine the l nature of the soil and rock for- million with which the builders , will have to deal in placing the 1 foundation.

Today has been the coldest ~ day this winter when the meter- ological office recorded I tem- ; peraiure of 12 degrees below zero. The province is digging it- ; self out from a severe I n ow- ,‘ storm which seriously disrupted 1 traffic earlier this week. 4 NINE UNDER CROWN ‘ Nine the 18 member na- , tions of the Commonwealth are

held of state

of toxic hazards? We;

A NOTES av

ll-B lull that the II! to I03 in to avoid try- ing to no to sleep. Trylnl not to try lathe hard part. -- Ottawa

G4

There an some driven who never had I word from back not driven: they are delivery men.-— st. Catharine: Standard.

A political vromlu is one that goes in one your and out in o otlicr.- Bruiitford Expositor.

Even if money can ran in there’: very little it can any in then days. Cbntham News.

roman old handbook of; known as

m . doctor’: pay is stopped until the patient recovers." With some- think like tibia, who needs medl-

THE WAY

II a dciuocncn In on lung be allowed to feel inferior to anyone else. any: a pamphlet, Quite an. only feelings of. super. lorlty are ellowed.— Peterbor ough Examiner.

and fortune may follow you all your dayI— but really. it. not so bad ll long In it doesn't catch up with you.—Monlrea: Star.

The no-called “problem of Grade l3" will not be solved by

fewer examinations clone. ‘nio-

real problem ll to make the year lens a feat of memory work and drudgery and more a lost of a student‘: intellect.-Ottawa Journal.

Domlnlquc Trlz. four. told his mother how he had kept his baby brother amused while she was out shopping: he had thrown papers out the window which I strange man had run to collect.

The “papers" were 8100 in hill! -

from his father‘: pay envelope. Police in Florange not been able to find the "collector." -—Biisle Press.

we? —

Refuses Humbler Role

Boris

By Canadian Press Staff wrller

The move by Taipei to break diplomatic relations with France has just about killed the "two- Chliias" idea before it could be- ‘ come a reality. _

This idea gained promlncnc following President Charles de Gaulle's recent announcement that he would recognize Commu-

Chlnese mainland. had worked in the ‘ oor to some sort of Chinese settlement by showing the world l that it was possible to carry‘ on diplomatic relations with both the mainland Chinese and the government of Formosa. } This might have led to grant- ing United Nations membership to Communist China without ox- pelllng the Nationalist govern- ment on Formosa. .

SITUATION UNPLEASANT V t But to continue representation I

Miskt-w and a possible source of future friction. Communist China has insisted from the start that she would fuse in exchange diplomatic recognition if it meant that Frallcc would recognize both the

.Communist government and the

r‘oi~niiisaii roclnie as representa- tives of China.

nounccd that (Is Gaulle's- gov- ernmvnt no longer regarded the Nationalist (‘hint-se as repre-

‘ scntini: (_‘hili.'l in Paris.

KEPT l‘R0.\llSE

llc (‘.:iullc, in loss! on the sur- face, has kept his promise that Fralu-0 did not want to sever relations with Tnipcl. Commu- nist (‘hina not her wish to have the F o r m o s ll n representa- tive drivcn out of Paris.

The dcvclopment now paves the way for full Clilnese-French co-operation in Asia no

in Paris, the Nationalist govern- , doubt will strengthen the pres- mcnt would have had to face 3 tine of Communist China and at the realistic fact that now it the same time place less signi- merely represents Formosa. a ll(‘all('f’ on the Formosan re- fact that the government of Chi- gimc. ang Kai-shek still refuses to ac- - It will also he more difficult gpt, ; to kccp Communist China out of Chlang, by refusing to accept ,the United Nations when the the more humble role in world ‘ question comes up in November. affairs, has in so doing played The UN members will be forced into the hands of de Gaulle and ‘ again to decide which govern- Communist China by relieving tmenl should represent 0 them of an unpleasant situation ‘ world's most populous coiintry.

Busy, Expensive Seaway Ottawa Journal

A few weeks ago the Si. Law- tolls by July l and the Govern-

nence Seaway Authority announ- mcni must he on the alert to (red with pride that 1963 had ‘ see corrective action is taken been a record year for traffic. . promptly.

Transport Minister Mcllrailhl announced with enthusiasm that bottlenecks on the seaway liys fem would be averted by some $180,000,000 being spent on twin locks for the Welland Canal.

The heavy movement of wheat to Russia was a factor in in- creased shipments on the canal in 1963, with much more to lol- low in 1964. i

All good news.

The bad news followed.

The authority now lets it be known that the scaway ls oper- ating at A loss. Revenues have - been so inadequate that the au- t . thority ls 805000.000 behind sch- ‘ eduled repayment of Interest on « a $345,000,000 loan from the Do- l minion Government.

By agreement. five years of operation were to pass before the seawey authorities in Cam- ada and the U.S. reported to their respective governments on

qulrcmenis of repayment. This is the year for report when, pre- crcase in tom

The taxpayer, whose money made the Canadian section of the leeway possible. will appre- ciate the viewpoint of Dr. Pierre Camu, vlce- president of the Canadian seawny authority. ex-

"Canadn, lent perhaps of all. cannot afford free services to all the world‘: ahips— any more than we can afford to charge toll: or fees that would the usefulneu of the canal."

Certainly Canada can't afford to go behind indefinitely at the rate of $65,000,000 in five years. The Canadian authority must make Its recommendation on

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