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APEC

That was a very fine-and, let us hope. profitable - discussion thaf representative members of the At- lantic Provinces Economic Council engaged in at the annual meeting of the Maritime Provinces Boards of Trade. Perhaps they did not accomp- lish very much in t.he way of decis- ion making; for, as Mr. Mann. the oxecutive manager, reminded the gathering. it will take a great deal ot hard work and much careful plan ning on the part of council members to bring ahoiit any great economic improvement in t.he four Provinces lX:PV'eIililPiESS. a good beginning has been made. and there is every reasor to believe that the good efforts now being made will be sustained for the. ultimate benefit of the whole reg- ion. Each Province has its own problems and its own special needs. The function of the APEC is to bring a common front to bear on these problems and needs. in the belief that what is good for one section is bound in the long run to have a broad impact on the general econo- mic situation.

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interesting p o l n t brought out in the discussion was the need for more reliance on local initiative and skill, and less on gov- ernmental subsidies of one kind and another. Governments can do a great deal-perhaps more than they are in the habit of doing--to encour- age industrial and agricultural de- velopment; bu-t any financial aid or technical assistance they can pro- vide is no satisfactory substitute for fuily mobilized resources of estab- lished industry and labour. ”Running its the Government" for everything is as unwise as it is unrewarding.

Another interesting point raised was the need for many more facts concerning the strengths and weak- nesses of'the Atlantic region. The ascertaining of these facts will be a big job in itself. and until they have been acquired. tabulated. and pro- perly appraised no great advance will be possible. This would seem to be one field in which the government departments, with their facilities for research. could be of real ser- vice to the Council.

Canada-U. 5. Relations

The second annual Canadian-Un- Ited States Conferenco recently held at Rochester. N. Y. was, so far as one may judge from reports, a great success. There is every reason to be- lieve that delegates from both sides of the border left the conference with a feoling that it had been well worth while and with a better under- standing of one another's particular problems. especially with respect to the administration of foreign policy. a subject in which there is consider- able riispari-ty as between the W-'0 countries. This was discussed at length; and the consensus seemed to be that the Canadian practice of re- uiring cabinet ministers to be mem-. her: of Parliament is more con- ducive to good administration in the foreign policy field than is the Am- erican system which maintains a rigid partition between the legisla- tive and executive branches of gov- ernment.

However that may be-doubtless there is much to be said for both systems-it was brought out at the conference that Canadian officials in general are more familiar with Am- orican practices and usages than American officials are with Cana- dian procedures. "One report says that when Dr. Francis Wilcox. chief of staff of the Senate Foreign Re- lations Committee. addressed the

oonference, the Canadian delegates

were able to discuss intelligently the points he raised; when, on the other hand. Donald Fleming of Canada woke on various technical aspects of Canadian foreign policy. the Ameri- ' dologatop found It very difficult

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simply that, man for man. Canadian officials are more politically astute. is, of course, a matter of opinion. But. since for good or ill. the two countries have to work side by side in many matters of foreign concern, it is only good sense that there should be mutual understanding of the techniques under which they operate. Which is just another way of saying that the annual Canadian- United States Conference serves a good and useful purpose. The Uni- versity of Rochester is to be com- mended for sponsoring the idea.

The Cancer Fund Appeal it is encouraging to be told by Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan, President of the P E. I. Division of the Canadian Cancer Society, that results of a na- lion-wide survey show that the peo- ple of this Province have a more comprehensive knowledge of the cancer problem than the people of any of the other nine Proviiices. As Dr. ll-lacMillan pointed out in a re- cent address, much of the credit for this state of affairs is..due to Mr. Maclnnis, educational director of the provincial organization, whose abil- ity in that particular field of pub- licity has received high commendat- tion from officials of the parent body. It is only right to add, how- ever. that Dr. Maclllillaii himself is responsible for much of the good work that has been accomplished. His consistent and indefatigable lab- ours in this field cannot be praised too highly. The fact that they are tied in with a busy general practice and a continuing schedule of public service in many forms does not ob- scure their altruistic character. The figures quoted by Dr. Mar Millan show that c.ancer is slowly but surely coming under scientific control. Each year sees new and bet- ter means of rcscai'ch. It remains high on the list of medical problems. however. and the need for public support is as great as ever. Once again, as in past years. all our citi- zens can be expected to give liber- ally to the annual appeal for funds to aid in this most important work.

Protecting Livestock

Many immigrants entering ('.an- atla bring with them meat and food products. Sometimes these are na- tional delicacies for relatives in Can- ada or the food is to be eaten during the long train journey to their final destination and the immigrants are innocent of any wrongdoing. Un- fortunately the virus of foreign dis- eases may be present in these meals and could be introduced in this man ner into Canada. The final result might well spell disaster to our live- stock industry. -

And so officers of the Health ol Animals Division, Canada Depart- ment of Agriculture. however much they may regret it. are forced to confiscate and destroy all such food That such confiscations reach quits- large quantities is shown from a three-day check at the port of Hal- ifax in June when 4i immigrants brought 211 pounds of this illegal food to Canada.

EDITORIAL NOTES

There is something new under the sun. after all. A Dutch econo mist says that a narrow margin of idle workers is necessary for the full and uninterrupted functioning of the national economy. He figures that 3". of the total labor force shoule be unemployed at any given time.

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Ever since the Voice of Americz started broadcasting to points he- hind the Iron Curtain the Russian.- have been doing their best to keel the messages out. They are still do- ing it; but since the Geneva meeting they have been rebrmidcasting the messages over their own networks: "so that the people can understand it". said one official. The next thing we shall bear is that they have off- ered to improve the content of the messages.

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This is the 15th anniversary of the fiercest day in the Battle of Britain. Hitler sent. over 1000 bomb- ers. each escorted by 5 fighters. 430 civilians were killed and 900 serious- ly wounded. Fires raged all over London. But 185 enemy planes were definitely destroyed; and. for the first time. so the records show. Hit- ler admitted that the British Air Force was far from defeat. While

the attacks continued for some time. V

the day marked the beginning of the end. The planned lnvaaion of Digllnd by lea was postponed in-

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EXHIBITION FLAG

Sir.--lie the Public Forum lct Ier from Mr. A. E. Mat'i.)illlf-lifl. Nine Mile Creek. Ct)llL'el'lling thc flag included in the photo of Pro mier Mathesun opening the Suuris luxliibition. Iyour paper on Sept llllit.

I"-T. MacDonald uas correct in saying the flag was flying upsidm down. but the Committee in charge noticed the error and later had it corrected.

There was auollicr hirge flzi; flown at the Souris Exliiliitiiin. but forluii:-itely the young lat.

managed to place it correctly. it would appear to me that a large number of our young people are not aware of the Iiistory. lhl correct use of our flag and lusi what it. really symboli7.cs. Some years ago i gave a talk befnr: a Service Club on the subject "The FlagaThe Union Jack." While I do not pretend to be an expert on the mailer I believe there was considerable infornia tinn contained in this paper and would be happy to supply a cop) to any school in P. E. island re questing same.

As soon as they are availab" I will also send a copy to Mr MacDonald for his perusal and. ' hope, his approval.

I am. Sir, etc.. .f. BRENTON ST. .IOHb r Presiding Officer. Souri;- Exhibition Souris. F. I-Z. I.

ISl.ANl)ERS ABROAD

Sir.---It was very kliid of ylll to print the verse amt account of our return to Boston. Many of lh(' boys here saw them and the), come in to comment on them in friendly ways. One such person is the daughter of Mr. Ronald M a cD n n a I d of Charlottetown. about whom i sent some Versc just. prior to my recent visit to the island. Many former Island- ers keep in close touch with their old home events through your paper. This also applies to the many friends of .lohn Gavin Mac Donaid. about whom the recent verse was published in a double issue. One of his old friends has the first verse I wrote to your paper on him in I906. when l was about is years old. He still has it in his bill fold all tied together with tape.

When I visited Mr. MacDonald he was very happy about thi latest verse. He is quite amnr' for such an old man and still sings his Gaelic songs with mucl feeling and clarity and truenesi of tone and lyrics. lie is a finr man!

The trip back was quite rugged through New Brunswick where it rained very hard right up to the Border. Many motorists pulled nff the traffic lane to wait it out because it. slowed down the wip- ers to the point of usefulness. It was fortunate that e had II strong electric motor peratinn ours and we went right through to St. Stephen: in sheets of rain with drop: as big an hallatones.

Very heavy rain fell here prior to that. Most cellar: were flood- ed and had to be pumped out. by power methodx. However. it is lovely now after I Labor my weekend that was the cause of many deaths throughout the coun-

try.

I am happy to report the fin? time we had on P.E.l. All the neighbors and friends were very kind. it make: It a real pleasure to visit the old home!

I am. Sir. ei.c.. PETER A. REILLY Bolton. Mass.

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Welcome, Visiting Boltlersl

Garganluan Tax Bites

By P.'itrick Nicholson

Mrs. Jolniuy Cauuck is finding that her already shrunken dollar will stretch less than ever before. as she does her marketing tlii: fall. Creeping inflation and llI(ifi0I' taxes are biting ever dccpcr inlt: our valued but devaiuing dollar.

The typical Canadian earning around 31.55 per hour. or 53.304 per year. with a wife and two young children. last year paid 8170 in persnnal income tax. His.cnn- tributiun to our four billion dollar plus federal budget nicked him less than three and a half dollars a week.

That's what he thinks.

Personal income tax ;u-counts for little more than a quarter nf the huge revenue collected by the Federal Government. The balance comes from hidden taxes conceal- ed in the price of almost every- thing we buy. And hidden taxes do not stop at the sales tax amt the excise tax and import duties. Somewhere in the cost of every article we buy is a share of. the corporation iax which the manu- facturer. the distributor and the retailer all pay.

Just how much of our wage dol- lar is actually nicked for taxes has never been calculated. The typical Canadian mentioned above

may blithely reckon that no more ,

than a nickel is nicked from each dollar. My guess is that the true bill is somewhere between iwcniy cents and two bits.

Then on top of that the Pro- vincial and Municipal governments each levy their toll. EXPLORING THE TAX D()l.l.AR

The most widely-lcvicd of these hidden taxes is the sales tr-v This yields about one-fifth of the entire fedcral government revenue.

"The origin of this large revenue in terms of individual products is almost a complete mystery." says the Canadian Tax Foundation. So that private detective in the field of taxation has set in work to un- cover this mystery. it has come up with some revealing figures.

in the year 1953. the Canadian Tax Foiindatioii was entirely im- nhle to trace 10 per cent or a huge 3ii6.000.000 of this tax revenue.

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If cools the fever of the ground And guards the desert waste. Give comfort to the thorny bush Outside of Eden placed.

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Tlicre are no official statistics of this tax. so the survey of the re- maining s668.000.(l00 revenue which the Foiiiidalioii could find was largely an iiitclligciit estimate.

'l”lic liiggcst bite in sales tax is taken from the purchasers of cloth- ing and personal effects. This nmiiiintcd to about S31 per average faniily.

The next largest bite falls upon the automobile industry. Motorists using private cars only paid some 390,000,000 during the year 1953 in sales tax on new cars. parts. and HHS.

The price of household furnish- H125 mid zipplimit-cs bought during that year included .S76.000.000 in. sales lax. which had to be paid by the nirinufacturcrs to the federal goveriiinciit.

Even soft drinks felt this bitc., Togctlicr with candy and chewing: gum. stiles of pop iicttcd the? government Sl7.0ll0,0t'l0 in sales tax. This was only one million dollars less than the total of this tax levied on sales of distilled liquors. Beer sales accounted for ii larizcr 326000.000. and this was exactly the same as the yield of this tax on tobacco products.

The tax. called the Manufactur- ers Sales Tax because it is imposed at the manufacturers level. not the retail sales level. was once de- Sffilted by a Minister of Finance as skipping esseiitials Yet it falls upon siich ”luxuries” as coffee. niarlzarine. tea. drugs. soaps and detergents. ft collected 835,000,000 from articles in these classes.

The Tax Foiiiitiation does not estimate the average bile made IW this tax into the ('0liSl.lnlf.'r.5 ilollar. it amounts to 10 per cent of the factory price of ii very wide range of products. This is possibly equivalent to nearly five cents on cvery dnllnr spent by the market. lug Mrs. ('anuck wlicrcvcr she goes and wlintcver she buys. Some art. Icles also cnrijv on top of this the excise tax, while nearly every im. ported article carries the customs duty as well.

As these taxes are all levied at the nianufacturers or wholesale level. their effect is in nearly every case magnified by the dis. lributnrs and retailers mark-up. The worst feature of the sales tax is that it is hidden: the second worst feature undoubtedly is that it costs the tnnsume anything up In 52 for each dollar yielded to the Federal Government. through this mark-up pyramid.

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Enjoy coins today.

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Mecfically Speaking

By Be N. Buaduea. M. D.

CITRUS FRUIT SUPPLIED SUI- STANCE FOR NEW DIIUG.

Black eyes and other black and blue mark: will no longer cauao embarrassment, evidently. because of a new discovery.

A New York doctor has found a way to help the body resist bruises and clear them up quickly once they do occur.

Dr, A. cc LL-htma-i ys the treatments are designed especial- ly for athletes. in -.n"r" of those treated in the tutu. be ex- plains. were a hit" II Madison Square Garden. down the street from Manhattan's Polyclin- ic Hospital. '

To Prevent Bruises To thwart bruising. he suggests

that athletes by g I '9 their encounters with hesperidiu-

especial'.y in the meaty sectiona- l i... u c... . 2-: Cl-

Used Jtogether. lliesc derivatives

from citrus fruit strengthen the ca -

in your body.

A bruise. you must understand. is mainly a mass of damaged cap- illaries which permit blood to leak into null unding tissues.-

Even if they are functioning well. capillaries will break under a heavy blow. However Dr. Lichtman reas- ops. healthy capillaries will resist damage better than fragile rues.

Once bruises are caused. Dr. Lichtman advises an injection of the purified enzyme trypsin. He prefers to give the injection in the buttock as soon as possible after the injury Although medi- cal science doesn't know why. the trypsin speeds to the affected area i and revert-"cs the inflammatory pro- CCSS. i

He reports that black eyes and other bruises suffered by boxers subsided in one to three days in- stead of the normal ten days to two weeks.

immediate treatment is impor- taut. Once the black and blue coloring sets in. Dr. Lichiman says. treatment is ineffective.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

C. T.: I had my gallbladder re- moved about eighteen months ago. Three weeks ago I developed a -lain in my stomach. under my 'ioulder blades and in the right side. What do you think could be causing this?

Answer: It is impossible to tell from the description given the cause for the pain. i

Frequently. following the remov- al of the gallbladder. pains due to spasm of the bile duct may occur. it is possible that a stone may have formed in the bileduct.

You are in need of a careful Judy to determine the exact cause for your difficulty.

Iago 4 Tho Guardian.

NOTES BY THE WAY

An authority on mac; travel atatael that the hardest part of a trip to another planet is getting the voyager: back again. How- ever this problem also occurs in earthly journeys. and in usually solved by wiring home for money. -Edmonton Journal.

Sttaiford. out. staged 1 Shake- speare Festival this year and from Sh-afford. 0iit.. went emissnries who bad part in successful Canad- ian productions. concerned that the Americans would outdo them. Their telegraplied report was a model: Conn. can't; Can. can."- Sher- booke Record. .

It In difficult to realize these days that "adventure" is not always an- aoclated with fast planes and auto- mobiles. The spirit of adventure can be just as much a part of "slower" things - in sailing ships, in the veers of research spent to conquer disease. or in that adventure open to us all: the acquiring of know- ledge and understanding of the tumultuous and fascinating world in which we live.-Hamilton Spec- tator.

From Australia mines word the New South Wales Milk Board, after much study, has chosen eight cows as the "happiest. most personable, and the best adjusted" in the state. These blissful bovincs are to be the stars in a "milky way" ex- hibition for children. To the many who are no more closely linked to the sources of milk than the milk bottles left on doorsteps. the role- valiun that cows can be "happy. etc.." might be startling. So great is the power of advertising a great majority would have said cows either are or are not "contented" -Cornwall Standard-Freeholder.

Fifty cents per caplia per year in develop the countiy's greatest iesource-good brains! It almost makes one cringe for his govern- ment to think about it. Many count- ries with a fraction of Canada's resources and opportunities do bet- ter. Generous federal aid to unj- versities would be our great chance to fulfil a basic need to democracy -that the best minds of the country be given every opportunity to de- velop, wherever they may be found. Federal aid. we believe. should be earmarked for the specific pur- pose of eiidowiiig bright young Canadians who can't find the where- withal to go In university. Our future development. in all fields. will depend about 75 percent on the employment of Canada's best intelligence. -Vancouver Province

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Drunk or impaired driving should be heavily punishable. but that is nof the only kind of driv. in; idiocy which merits harsh treatment. Penlalient speeding or persistent reckless driving rg almost u had. In both those sit :- tlons. in our opinion. . peated ot. fen.-ies'sbould lead inexorably In good. long suspension of licenses. and mandatory, not discretionary, suspension. Inaiatence on proper drivlng these days is not a dell. cats game of patty-cake in which somebody's tender feelings used to be conslde cd: It is a grim business in which the lives ,0! others are constantly involved. -Calgary Herald.

An! parent with a teen-age driver or drivers in the family knows the difficulty of keeping con. trol of the family car. It I; . problem on which parents need support of each other and perhaps of public officials. Some parents perhaps would elcome the back- ing of a law which ruled driver- of under 20 off the highway after l2 or 1 o'clock at night. This. how ever. would penalize many for the offenses of a few. lf extreme pro- posals are to be averted. the answer must be sought first in driver training with an emphasis on safety, in resolute parental con- trol. and in a sense of respon- sibility-whicli in this motor age has to be acquired early or else some privileges become too costly for society to sustain. Gall Re- porter.

Old Montreal is to lose one of her main characteristic; The city council had decided that in a few years there will be no more or those exterior stairs in certain parts of the city. The ban,will not apply to churches and government buildings where the staircases often have a certain beauty. but to those homes which continue to have a staircase for economy reasons. The outside staircases will be missed. not only by visitors who remember them as peculiar to Montreal but by the residents themselves. For they had long outgrown their first purpose as fire escapes. They alsn saved fuel by saving space inside the building. and they gave privacy to modest dwellings where th e apartment-owner could enjoy his own entry to his promises. Every old city liken to treasure its idiosyn- crasies. There will be miiny who will miss the jumble of staircase! on an old Montreal street.-Van couver Herald.

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Look over your Grocor's display of Is- ilcind Food Products. You will find qual- ity and variety second to none.

Tho Charlottetown Junior Board of1'rodo is pro- moting "ISLAND PRODUCTS WEEK" with tho co-

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